We had a horrendous round of flash flooding in Luzerne County back in early July.
Storms Irene and Lee followed. There was record flooding on the Susquehanna and many of its tributaries.
In between, parts of the country were hit by drought and wildfires.
We didn't have a winter. Early spring was hot. Late spring was chilly and rainy.
Wildfires burn in Michigan and New Mexico right now.
Parts of Schuylkill County got hit with five inches of rain Saturday. The same thing happened in Northumberland and Columbia Counties on Sunday. More flash flooding.
It was hot yesterday, with temperatures about 15 degrees above normal.
We've already had two named Atlantic storms.
I'm sure there have been pockets of bad weather I've forgotten about.
What's going on here?
I can't believe all that pollution we're pumping into the atmosphere isn't changing things, but if there is global warming, it's gradual-- not sudden. We are not to confuse short term weather with long term climate.
Clearly something's happening.
Are 2011 and 2012 a little blip on the radar map of history, or should we get used to wild swings and a lot of bad weather?
