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Re: New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase in next two decades

From dvus <dven1@adelphia.net>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase in next two decades
Date 2015-12-03 04:40 -0500
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On 11/26/2015 8:54 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:

>> New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase
>> in next two decades
>>> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-metric-european-strong-decades.html
>>
>>
>>> Scientists have developed a new method to model heat wave magnitude
>>> that takes both the duration and the intensity of the heat wave into
>>> account.
>>>
>>> The new metric?the Heat Wave Magnitude Index daily (HWMId)?indicates
>>> that a little-studied heat wave in Finland in 1972 had the same
>>> extent and magnitude of the 2003 European heat wave that is
>>> considered the second strongest heat wave since 1950.
>>>
>>> The findings are published today, 27th November 2015, in the journal
>>> Environmental Research Letters.
>>>
>>> The researchers have also shown that heat waves are likely to
>>> increase both in severity and number during the next two decades.
>
> The weather can not be accurately predicted 5 days out; two decades
> is pure fantasy.

I've noticed that the most popular phrases describing the supposed 
warming warnings are "likely", "could", "might" and "perhaps".

"Maybe" if some of the predictions of the Global Warming crew ever come 
true they'll start using stronger language.

-- 
dvus

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New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase in next two decades Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 19:38 -0600
  Re: New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase in next two decades jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-27 01:54 +0000
    Re: New metric mapping top 10 European heat waves predicts strong increase in next two decades dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-12-03 04:40 -0500

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