Weather changes

[SkyWolf]

Originally posted by Clifra Jones
Then the government tells us "Don't use alot of water because we don't have enough!" Then it rains some more. I don't get it:confused:

Too many G.D. people for the water supply. Mostly south of you.

[Holden McGroin]

source

Anderton (1973) had previously identified 527 glaciers more than 0.1 km2 in area and estimated the volume of water stored as perennial snow and ice in the glaciers of the Southern Alps to be approximately 50 km3, with an area of 810 km2. Results from the present glacier inventory indicate that the total number of glaciers exceeding 0.01 km2 in area in the Southern Alps is 3,155 , with an estimated ice volume of 53.3 km3 and a total glacier area of 1,159 km2. In the Mount Whitcombe region 819 glaciers have been inventoried; 351  of these occur to the west of the main divide (Westland area) and the remaining 468  to the east of the main divide (Canterbury area). Many glaciers have areas close to 0.2 km2 , and 82 percent of the Canterbury glaciers are this size or smaller (fig. 3), while in Westland 70 percent of the glaciers are equal to or less than 0.2 km2 (fig. 4). Fifty percent of Canterbury glaciers are smaller than 0.06 km2, while 50 percent of Westland glaciers are smaller than 0.09 km2. Canterbury glaciers predominantly face south to southeast, and most Westland glaciers face between west and north (fig. 5).

I guess you're right... you don't have 50 freaking glaciers.

[Vulcan]

0.1 km2 is not a freakin glacier mate.

This is a glacier:

[Leslie]

Boroda, do not breathe that smog and leave the area if possible.  I don't know about what happens because I'm not a chemist.  From looking at some websites this is what I think might be expedient.  Peat bogs are vast producers of methane.  When methane combusts, one of the byproducts is ethane.  Ethane combustion produces sulfur dioxide.  That smoke is poisonous so get the hell outta there soon as you can.

If you can't leave, avoid breathing that smog by using a wet towel or something over your face.  The rains will dilute it considerably.  Please be careful.  It sounds like a dangerous situation to be taken seriously.  Mask off any vents to your house from outside, keep the windows rolled up in your car, and take precautions when going outdoors.




Les

[Angus]

So2???? Better take care.

As for glaciers, this is a glacier:



8.000 square kilometers. Retreating rapidly. Europs biggest Glacier.
And compared to the Greenland Glacier,- a mere dwarf.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Leslie
Boroda, do not breathe that smog and leave the area if possible.  I don't know about what happens because I'm not a chemist.  From looking at some websites this is what I think might be expedient.  Peat bogs are vast producers of methane.  When methane combusts, one of the byproducts is ethane.  Ethane combustion produces sulfur dioxide.  That smoke is poisonous so get the hell outta there soon as you can.

If you can't leave, avoid breathing that smog by using a wet towel or something over your face.  The rains will dilute it considerably.  Please be careful.  It sounds like a dangerous situation to be taken seriously.  Mask off any vents to your house from outside, keep the windows rolled up in your car, and take precautions when going outdoors.

Thank you, but it is not that bad, and in the North of Moscow where I live I don't smell it or see it. There are real troubles in districts where it burns, they even closed some federal highways near N. Novgorod...

Weather forecast for tomorrow is rain. I hope it will help. We survived 2002 when it was much worse, so don't worry

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Vulcan
0.1 km2 is not a freakin glacier mate.

This is a glacier:

I have seen smaller glaciers in Siberia. All things at place, including a small beautiful moraine lake All maybe like 3 football fields...

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Vulcan
0.1 km2 is not a freakin glacier mate.

Sorry, far be it from me to define the level at which ice begins to flow.  I was relying on those who make a career on the study of glaciers.

I bow to your gut feeling.

[SuperDud]

Originally posted by Angus
Our Icelandic glaciers are retreating  

Retreating??? Pfffttttt...sissy glaciers:p

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Angus
Our Icelandic glaciers are retreating - yet we had the coldest September in a 120 years or so.
Greenland's glaciers are also retreating.

And some are growing due to global warming

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/5283278.stm