Damage In Tolland Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I am a proud denier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I am a proud denier lol That's not a surprise. If it's anything like your forecasts we should expect the opposite to actually occur. For someone who loves weather extremes I'm surprised you're not fully on board with a whacked out climate regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The Earth goes through cycles of warming and cooling, always has and always will. No doubt we certainly enhanced the latest warming cycle we went through. Did climate change...well sure, going by definitions you can make cases and prove that there were and have been recent shifts...but what does all that mean? Well we don't know...sample size is just way to small. We can't say climate change or recent warmth will lead to more extreme weather or less extreme weather b/c we don't have much history to compare too. For my final speech in public speaking it has to be an informative speech...persuade and my topic is going to be with climate change and my stance is what I said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 lol That's not a surprise. If it's anything like your forecasts we should expect the opposite to actually occur. For someone who loves weather extremes I'm surprised you're not fully on board with a whacked out climate regime. We've had wx extremes since the beginning of time. It's cyclical. Warming will turn to cooling soon enough. Perhaps this year. At any rate. There will always be extreme wx events. It's all about being in the right place at the right time , whether it's 1888, 1938 , or Oct 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 We've had wx extremes since the beginning of time. It's cyclical. Warming will turn to cooling soon enough. Perhaps this year. At any rate. There will always be extreme wx events. It's all about being in the right place at the right time , whether it's 1888, 1938 , or Oct 2011 When the AMO flips the global warming alarmists will be in for a big surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 One year ago today. If you have 10-15 min...I highly recommend you read this. This poor family lived down the street from where I used to live and the feeling of walking by the house with my son, knowing they lost theirs was numbing. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/12/loss-and-love/a19pcWz6WF5nNozPPItwYI/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 When the AMO flips the global warming alarmists will be in for a big surprisewell how do you explain the big rise in temps during the 1980's when the AMO was negative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduggs Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Sleeting in Albany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Sleeting in Albany.Nam/rpm had that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduggs Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Snow mixing in now. Mostly snow in fact. I expected a longer period of sleet based on forecast model soundings. 36.3F so not accumulating down in the valley, but the hills are colder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 well how do you explain the big rise in temps during the 1980's when the AMO was negative? The warming cycle was still going strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Will, What kind of spider is this? One of the biggest I've ever seen in CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Will, What kind of spider is this? One of the biggest I've ever seen in CT I can't really make out a lot of detail on the body, but a fairly common big spider around New England is the wolf spider. Where did you see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I can't really make out a lot of detail on the body, but a fairly common big spider around New England is the wolf spider. Where did you see it? At my job (skating rink) inside a locker room. I thought wolf spiders were usually brown though? This was all black. Maybe I can zoom in on the photo and post a better sjot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Zoomed on shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Should have had my flash on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It doesn't even look that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It doesn't even look that big. It was big to me. One of the kids at the camp volunteered to get it out but I told her not to touch it b/c it might bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 We have wolf spiders - mostly dark gray in color - with abdomens 1/2" wide and legspan approaching 2". Knock them off the wall and they make a distinct thud when they hit the porch. Their webs are easily strong enough to catch sizable wasps - wouldn't be surprised if they would hold a hummingbird, at least for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 We have wolf spiders - mostly dark gray in color - with abdomens 1/2" wide and legspan approaching 2". Knock them off the wall and they make a distinct thud when they hit the porch. Their webs are easily strong enough to catch sizable wasps - wouldn't be surprised if they would hold a hummingbird, at least for a bit. They bite too I believe. Very vicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Zoomed on shot We found and captured one of those in our driveway once. I say we, because I personally wouldn't touch it. We concluded it was some type of wolf spider. Legs to legs, it was approximaly the size of my clenched fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 This is really scary...and I took a poop in hat same locker room several hours later b/c my stomach hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hmmmmm it's tough, no web nearby right? From what I can see in that picture it looks like a relatively dark bodied wolf spider. It looks like it has a lighter patch right at the center of the "head"? The overall ratio of cephalothorax to abdomen as well as leg thickness in proportion to body certainly looks similar to the wolf spiders I've seen. It could be something else, but that's my best guess based on the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They bite too I believe. Very vicious They're not *supposed* to be aggressive, but they will definitely bite if they feel threatened. I sure as hell wouldn't go near one voluntarily lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hmmmmm it's tough, no web nearby right? From what I can see in that picture it looks like a relatively dark bodied wolf spider. It looks like it has a lighter patch right at the center of the "head"? The overall ratio of cephalothorax to abdomen as well as leg thickness in proportion to body certainly looks similar to the wolf spiders I've seen as well. It could be something else, but that's my best guess based on the image. There was no web. After everyone started lookin at it, t decided to start crawling and hit under a little thing...someone then tried to get it in a cup but it fell then it hid in a crack between the wall and floor. 20 min later it came back out and it was captured. It did have a lighter patch right bear it's head. It's so weird...I see some crazy spiders there and I don't know why. It's not in an area surrounded by woods and I only like a few miles up the road and never see anything like them in a house. This thing freaked me out though. I was afraid to get close b/c it could have jumped in my face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They're not *supposed* to be aggressive, but they will definitely bite if they feel threatened. I sure as hell wouldn't go near one voluntarily lol. This 10 year old girl wanted to pick it up haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wiz, remember when I posted a pic of that camel spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wiz, remember when I posted a pic of that camel spider. Thank God no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wiz you should come down to the museum,we have this really cool bug animatronic exhibit which includes a 10 foot high by 20 foot tarantula. I shot this video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wiz, look up tarantula hawk wasps. They'll keep you safe in this world of arachno-terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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