NASA monitors the 'new normal' of sea ice

[Boiler 45,727]

I don't but I do accept that higher you are more likely to snow.

[Dakine10 5,452]

I don't but I do accept that higher you are more likely to snow.

As do I, but it's been a common talk-about-the-weather topic around here that winters overall are not what they used to be.

[Boiler 45,727]

I had the fire going this evening, cold.

[TBoneTX 45,580]

Still over 90 F. by day (and, by heat index, almost that at night) in Texas.

[Dakine10 5,452]

I had the fire going this evening, cold.

Still ~70 degrees down here in the evening. Could go south any time though.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Still over 90 F. by day (and, by heat index, almost that at night) in Texas.

One of the nice things about Texas is, if you end up going to Hell, you won't have to complain about the weather.

[TBoneTX 45,580]

We have two seasons: Summer, and January.

Of course, the state is so big that the weather differs drastically (Dalhart vs. Brownsville, e.g.).

And what did Davy Crockett or someone allegedly say? "You may all go to Hell, and I shall go to Texas."

Edited August 24, 2016 by TBoneTX

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I don't but I do accept that higher you are more likely to snow.

I think I will get high today then

I don't but I do accept that higher you are more likely to snow.

I think I will get high today then

[Neonred 3,577]

... Cities like Tampa are only 3-4 feet above sea level...

Maybe you would have more credibility here if you did not make up stats and try to pass them off as facts.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Maybe you would have more credibility here if you did not make up stats and try to pass them off as facts.

Distance above sea level is not a statistic, although I admit I read the sea level map wrong. The high point of Tampa is 48 feet above sea level, the low points at sea level. None of that actually changes the facts, which are that major coastal areas are at risk, and they would be stupid not to address those problems now.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Maybe you would have more credibility here if you did not make up stats and try to pass them off as facts.

Distance above sea level is not a statistic, although I admit I read the sea level map wrong. The high point of Tampa is 48 feet above sea level, the low points at sea level. None of that actually changes the facts, which are that major coastal areas are at risk, and they would be stupid not to address those problems now.

credibility

noun

1. the quality of being believable or worthy of trust:

Dakine is usually spot on with his assessments and if he isn't he is big enough to admit a mistake. That IS the definition of credibility.

[John Miller 761]

Distance above sea level is not a statistic, although I admit I read the sea level map wrong. The high point of Tampa is 48 feet above sea level, the low points at sea level. None of that actually changes the facts, which are that major coastal areas are at risk, and they would be stupid not to address those problems now.

Any good rain these days and south Tampa is land under. That's just become a fact of life.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Any good rain these days and south Tampa is land under. That's just become a fact of life.

I too have been looking at property in the Tampa area as a possible retirement location. Love the area but the potential for flooding is a big concern.

Edited August 24, 2016 by Teddy B

[John Miller 761]

I too have been looking at property in the Tampa area as a possible retirement location. Love the area but the potential for flooding is a big concern.

Flood insurance as well. There are enough areas outside the flood zones, however, where flooding isn't really much of a concern at all. But with ever more development occuring, that might change sooner rather than later also. Population growth is staggering.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Flood insurance as well. There are enough areas outside the flood zones, however, where flooding isn't really much of a concern at all. But with ever more development occuring, that might change sooner rather than later also. Population growth is staggering.

I'm well versed on flood insurance requirements and how FEMA designates flood zones. When I purchased my current home 6 years ago the house and the surrounding area were not in a mandatory flood zone and there were no requirements for me to carry flood insurance. About a year after I purchased the home FEMA went through the area and changed the flood zone designations and now my house is in a mandatory flood zone and I am required to carry flood insurance because a part of my property is 4 inches below the new flood plane. If not for the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act signed into law by Obama in 2012, I would be paying at least triple what I am paying now for my flood insurance and the home values in my area would have dipped substantially as well. I'm looking to avoid any flood insurance requirements in any future home purchases.

Edited August 24, 2016 by Teddy B