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Some basics: What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Climate drives weather, not the other way around. (Climate is the hammer, weather is the nails.)
Most excess heat from warming is stored in the world's oceans.The total internal energy of the whole ocean is more than 1.6 x 10 to the 27th Joule, about 2000 times larger than the total internal energy 9.4 x 10 to the 23rd Joule of the whole atmosphere. ( defined with respect to 0 degrees Kelvin).
1/2° of extra heat, multiplied by the surface area of the oceans (139.4 million mi²) translates to a huge amount of "extra" energy to drive weather events. (A colossal hammer)
Climate changes both location and intensity of weather events. Thus, one area may experience more flooding than usual, while another, drought, so limiting data points to particular locales can be deceiving. (I had this discussing about fires and droughts on another thread. The poster insisted that local data was irrelevant, using State and national data to obscure local changes.)
Climate drives weather, not the other way around. (Climate is the hammer, weather is the nails.)
Most excess heat from warming is stored in the world's oceans.The total internal energy of the whole ocean is more than 1.6 x 10 to the 27th Joule, about 2000 times larger than the total internal energy 9.4 x 10 to the 23rd Joule of the whole atmosphere. ( defined with respect to 0 degrees Kelvin).
1/2° of extra heat, multiplied by the surface area of the oceans (139.4 million mi²) translates to a huge amount of "extra" energy to drive weather events. (A colossal hammer)
Climate changes both location and intensity of weather events. Thus, one area may experience more flooding than usual, while another, drought, so limiting data points to particular locales can be deceiving. (I had this discussing about fires and droughts on another thread. The poster insisted that local data was irrelevant, using State and national data to obscure local changes.)
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