Rod Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Summer high temps on North America are lower than they were 90 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 "Snowfalls will be a thing of the past." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 15, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mainecat said: No climate changes goin on...look the other way. Just a thought here.....why don’t they freeze in cold climates like Maine? Asking for a friend. So was it climate change in the past when southern Texas was colder than now or just this time? I don't think its very much of a stretch to think that Windmills built for Maine have some differences in design than southern Texas. https://www.valleycentral.com/weather/looking-back-at-the-coldest-february-temperatures-on-record-for-the-rio-grande-valley/ Top 10 Coldest Temperatures for Brownsville Area for the month of February Rank Temperature Date 1 12° February 13, 1899 2 16° February 12, 1899 3 18° February 14, 1899 4 22° February 1, 1951 4 (tied) 22° February 13, 1905 4 (tied) 22° February 17, 1895 4 (tied) 22° February 16, 1895 4 (tied) 22° February 14, 1895 4 (tied) 22° February 8, 1895 10 24° February 2, 1917 Edited February 15, 2021 by Highmark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Mainecat said: No climate changes goin on...look the other way. Just a thought here.....why don’t they freeze in cold climates like Maine? Asking for a friend. 4 hours ago, irv said: It's always been happening and always will. Do you think throwing money at it will change the cycle? Have you heard the word cyclical. Look it up. https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/education/climate-primer/natural-climate-cycles#:~:text=Cyclical variations in the Earth's,mechanisms and cycles operating together. How will giving more money to politicians effect climate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Why is it cold in Texas dumb fuck? I just told you you stupid fuck!!! For the same reason it sometimes gets cold in Florida and ruins the Orange crops. There is a split in the polar votex and a daughter vortex is setup over the center of North America stretching from far northern Canada to Texas. This is dropping cold air out of the upper atmosphere into this area. https://herald-review.com/news/science/what-is-the-polar-vortex-and-how-can-plunge-into-america/video_22e6e2f3-ad3a-58a0-ac27-ef0657a5d4a9.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted February 15, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Rigid1 said: https://www.weather.gov/fwd/1929snow Because it happens, happened almost a 100 years ago too,..most snow they have ever gotten..65" You guys are just wasting your time, he thinks natural gas is clean energy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said: You guys are just wasting your time, he thinks natural gas is clean energy. He thinks what he is told to think. Let's not pretend he's this stupid all by himself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 15, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Zambroski said: He thinks what he is told to think. Let's not pretend he's this stupid all by himself. He usually posts a meme from duhground when he gets his marching orders. I think we are witnessing what happens when he thinks up something all by himself.... I must add it is pretty goddamn entertaining when he forms his own conclusion all by himself!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC.Morrison Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 11:25 AM, jtssrx said: That picture is from Sweden...2016. Not Texas 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, XC.Morrison said: That picture is from Sweden...2016. Not Texas 2021. The wind turbines in Wisconsin are humming along during this little cold snap. Texas once again failed to upgrade their “superior” energy delivery grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, XC.Morrison said: That picture is from Sweden...2016. Not Texas 2021. Actually I've seen a few places say 2014... Regardless they still do this on wind turbines that haven't been upgraded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC.Morrison Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dave said: Actually I've seen a few places say 2014... Regardless they still do this on wind turbines that haven't been upgraded. Before taking off, the helicopter hovering overhead probably needed its rotor blades de-iced too. They probably have ground based systems for that but how funny would it be to see one helicopter getting de-iced by another helicopter? I hate having to de-ice my car though, that’s never funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, XC.Morrison said: Before taking off, the helicopter hovering overhead probably needed its rotor blades de-iced too. They probably have ground based systems for that but how funny would it be to see one helicopter getting de-iced by another helicopter? I hate having to de-ice my car though, that’s never funny. They de ice planes all the time....the picture still stands as evidence regardless because the turbines are frozen in Texas whether they de iced them or not really doesn't matter. Edited February 16, 2021 by Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The power outages caused by storm damage were compounded by planned rolling blackouts designed to prevent a further collapse of Texas’s unique electric grid, which — unlike the grid in the rest of the United States — operates only within the state’s boundaries and is therefore immune to federal regulation, but leaves it unable to import power from other states when disaster strikes. They get what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 There are several hundred windmills about an hour south of me. Never heard of them freezing. We had the same storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, Anler said: There are several hundred windmills about an hour south of me. Never heard of them freezing. We had the same storm. Maybe they've got the heated blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 17, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Mainecat said: The power outages caused by storm damage were compounded by planned rolling blackouts designed to prevent a further collapse of Texas’s unique electric grid, which — unlike the grid in the rest of the United States — operates only within the state’s boundaries and is therefore immune to federal regulation, but leaves it unable to import power from other states when disaster strikes. They get what they want. They are interconnected to other regions.... Texas isn’t on a island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, BOHICA said: They are interconnected to other regions.... Texas isn’t on a island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 17, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 Gas lines to refineries and power plants are freezing. Nothing in Texas is designed or built to operate in the cold they are seeing including the petroleum infrastructure. It’s not just a windmill issue. Generating units across fuel types have been forced offline — including some wind production — and pipeline freezes are impeding the flow of natural gas and crude oil. Texas is the largest crude oil and natural gas producer in the U.S. and has 30 refineries, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Andy Lipow, president of Texas-based Lipow Oil Associates, said that of the 2.6 million people in Texas without power on Monday, only 70,000 were impacted by downed power lines or trees. He estimates that a million barrels per day of crude oil production has been taken offline, roughly 40% to 50% of natural gas production in the Permian Basin has been shut in, and about 50% of wind power production is down thanks to frozen blades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC.Morrison Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Dave said: They de ice planes all the time....the picture still stands as evidence regardless because the turbines are frozen in Texas whether they de iced them or not really doesn't matter. So far I haven’t seen any explanation of what de-icing techniques were used, ERCOT hasn’t released that information yet. Might be a good use for the Jewish space lasers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BOHICA said: Gas lines to refineries and power plants are freezing. Nothing in Texas is designed or built to operate in the cold they are seeing including the petroleum infrastructure. It’s not just a windmill issue. Generating units across fuel types have been forced offline — including some wind production — and pipeline freezes are impeding the flow of natural gas and crude oil. Texas is the largest crude oil and natural gas producer in the U.S. and has 30 refineries, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Andy Lipow, president of Texas-based Lipow Oil Associates, said that of the 2.6 million people in Texas without power on Monday, only 70,000 were impacted by downed power lines or trees. He estimates that a million barrels per day of crude oil production has been taken offline, roughly 40% to 50% of natural gas production in the Permian Basin has been shut in, and about 50% of wind power production is down thanks to frozen blades. Fucking global warming sucks...we're all gonna freeze to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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