October 2026 general discussion

[vortex95]

16 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

That's extremely bad from an ecological perspective if you care about the natural environment.  Also creates more disease vectors, more allergies, damaging frosts/freeze cycles into the winter/spring. All this depends on how long this abnormal weather lasts. A few days is fine but anything over a week and problems compound. 

There are minuses for sure. 

One can pick and chose what to focus on (negative or positive) and have a field day w/ that, but what matters is the overall net-net after all is considered.

Concerning diseases/colds, they are less b/c ppl are outside more and open their windows in warm cool season wx, not confined indoors as much in closed spaces.  My point is there is overall balance in the mean.  The environment and life can handle it well long-term. It has for millions of years though much more radical times than recent decades.

And for very mild winters?  From a societal POV (lives and $$ saved/not spent), it is overwhelming positive.  See here:

Impacts of 1997–98 EI Niño–Generated Weather in the United States 
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/80/9/1520-0477_1999_080_1819_ioenog_2_0_co_2.xml
 

bams-1520-0477_1999_080_1819_ioenog_2_0_co_2.pdf

[vortex95]

8 hours ago, WinterWolf said:

What a day…Autumn at its best. Frost this morning…,67 now. 

@CoastalWx sez "BORING!"  He can't enjoy the quiet periods.  We all need a break from "KRAZEE" wx sometimes.

[WinterWolf]

I’m enjoying the quiet weather…cold mornings, mild to warm afternoons, and no rain to dirty my truck…I like that.  Washed it a week ago…still looks excellent.  Not too often that happens around here.