These patterns can be very complex. And local climate theoretically has the ability to mess with these climatic patterns. Sometimes it's a slow, gradual change over time; otherwise it might be a sudden change of things. Sometimes it's dramatic, other times it's just well, "plain". In bothe instances, we can often find the weather compelling if we were to just have the time to sit around and observe it for some prolonged periods of time. For example, the state of Michigan is a peninsula in the dead center of some of the largest reservoirs of fresh water. These generate so much snow at particular times of the year as compared to other regions of America. Yet, ironically, these lakes are the very reason for why the climate is mild. And at the same time, it can be pretty sunny. It's a mix of what we know as marine climate, and that of continental climate. We need to keep observing the climate in general, as well as local climates. And we should do this as long as we are alive. For it is an ongoing event. We can never know what it will bring about next; we must observe it for ever longer time periods. It's just something which I find compelling. And there are at least a couple of reasons for this.
The first is that climate is something that has tried peaking my interest really often.
The second is the very fact that the topic of climate change is raised in the first place. I am not someone who thinks that we as a society are having much influence on our weather. Why? Because there are also natural processes at work. And in my profound understanding of the environment, I have concluded that the effects opposed upon Earth by natural processes trump over anything that we are currently doing, or anything that we might do just about anytime in the distant future. This is something I've been trying to research for a really long while. And the fact is that, ironically, we have some serious abilities to cause changes in the environment. However, as a result, the Earth reacts to the changes. In other words, it counteracts for any climate change. And again, this can involve changes which are brought upon by natural processes themselves. Essentially, we then have what is called a cycle. So, how do these cycles work?
We have two main cycles that involve oceans that are thought to be key to the climate dilemma. One, the El Nino, which is the warming of the Pacific near the equator, has proven to cause floods in South America & has been responsible for major weather systems. The same can also be said about the opposite effect; which is called a La Nina, and which involves the Atlantic. This brings about more severe weather to some part of the US compared to El Nino. However, these cycles are not all that potent.
What if we were to release all of our Carbon into the air at once!?
Would we be screwed? Well, yes. Essentially that is true, so all of you who don't deny climate change can give a "sigh of relief" because there is truth to be told here. The amounts of Carbon can be actually substantially higher in the winter as opposed to the summer. And, the other thing is that increasing levels of Carbon gas has been proven to accelerate the growth of plants in a lab. And the experiment has in fact been controlled. In the winter, we just don't have any area photosynthesis to counteract this occurrence. So, the plants are partially responsible for cleaning up our atmosphere. However, that is not the only way our atmosphere becomes purified & is prevented from heating up;
There are other natural factors that contribute to this.
Increasing warmth results in the melting of ice. The more ice there is to be found in the oceans, the more the ocean is cooled down (partially). Also, let's look at the volcanic landscapes of Hawaii, for example. These are made up partially of the types of rocks that are responsible for consuming carbon gasses. And let's look at a further situation. Let's hypothetically assume that the Earth will warm up nonetheless.
A warming world effectively translates into one where there is increased evaporation. Would this have any influence? That's debatable, for sure. Increased cloud cover would cover up the sunlight. However, simultaneously, they would act as insulators, especially noticeable at night. Even without increased cloud cover, we would still have a world that's better insulated. This is because much of the world could be much more humid overall. And because of humidity... heat's ability to escape the surface can be greatly reduced. This is one reason for why it can be sixty degrees or so in Michigan, while at the same time it is about eighty or more in Alaska! Yes, this is based off of real facts. Still, water has been found to consume CO2. So this may explain the increase in deaths of marine animals. Increasing temperature, however, also causes increased evaporation, which may leave areas of the world drier than most others. The moisture might even rise so high up into the atmosphere as to never really come back down again.
What if much of the greenhouse gasses go up, and stay up, in the far reaches of our atmosphere!?
Warmer temperatures are also responsible for accelerated plant growth, regardless of whether the greenhouse gas concentrations have also increased or not. So, even such a situation would occur, then those plants which would still be receiving decent amounts of moisture, or precipitation would be producing oxygen via photosynthesis at much quicker rates. It is not too unlikely to that there may even be small isolated oasis' in which plants are thriving in conditions that are extremely beneficial to them as a result. Eventually, these plants are then likely to cool down our very own Earth!
How does water effect weather patterns?
When it comes to water , there are some truly intriguing things to explain. Water reflects much of the sun's UV radiation. Small bodies of water will usually warm up and cool down faster. However, I've noticed here in the great lakes that they heat up at least several times quicker than the much smaller ones in the mainland. Anyhow... the effects of climate from the great lakes are probably more noticeable and prominent than they might be from the ocean; sometime, however, the opposite also proves to be true. Here on the great lakes, calm water decreases the lakes' overall surface areas. After that, the water will probably not be quite as warm after a heat wave as it would be if it were otherwise choppy. Whether it's in the great lakes or in the oceans, whether the water's surface is choppy or calm, dictates the climate even further. Rough waters mean more mixing, in both the water and the air. The water can be pulled up from underneath, and warmed up, while the water on the top can be cooled down. Simultaneously, the atmosphere can become cooler as a result!
Did you know, however, that this mixing can also happen with our atmosphere? Now, weather patterns move incredibly quickly sometimes over bodies water. The most noticeable occurrence of this phenomenon is when a front passes. For example, when a cold front passes through, the storms associated with it cause mixing in the air. Denser air from behind the front pushes stronger against the leading edge of warmer air. And, as a result, the warmer air may be displaced. Because the cooler, denser, air tends to fall.
Here is something to leave you off with on a last note; where will you be more likely to detect increased amounts of CO2 concentrations; a place such as the tundra or the arctic, where there are vast untamed lands with very few inhabitants and not much vegetation. Or... will they be found in and around a bustling metropolis, where there are abundant ecosystems just "outside the door"?
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