Jay Reynolds
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At geoengineeringwatch.com, on 2 Nov. 2012, Dane Wigington has published an article titled “Heavy Wet Snow” Is Now Often The Norm
The Claim
Wigington begins by asking these questions:
To all of these questions, he offers one answer:
Did you notice that his leading questions all have a slight similarity? He uses the word "now" in all but the last one, implying that "now" is different from "then", some time back in the past. He repeats this over and over to drum that thought into your mind. Hey, it worked when he claimed hat contrails never persisted before, that aluminum in rain water wasn't there before, that Mt. Shasta didn't have much ordinary air traffic, and that soil pH is much higher than it used to be. Why not try it again? It worked (for some people) before.
One probem. Same problem. Big problem.
In each of these cases, and once again here, Dane offers no evidence for any such change. None at all.
Nothing about snow "then" and in fact, nothing about snow "now" either!
Instead, he jumps straight to the conclusion. "Artificial ice nucleation" is his answer, and that is his claim.
Examine the Claims
1. Q. "Why does the Weather Channel now so often refer to snow events as “heavy wet snow” events?"
A. Dane gives us no evidence for any change, and in fact doesn't cite any examples from the "Weather Channel".
2. Q."Have the laws of physics changed?"
A. No. Dane cites no changes.
3. Q. "Does ice now nucleate in the clouds at temperatures far higher than what natural laws have always dictated?"
A. Again, Dane cites no evidence.
4. Q. "Why does this “heavy wet snow” now occur so often in locations where the trees have not even begun to drop their leaves thus decimating them?"
A. While he again cites no evidence, there is a basis on which to dispute this claim as being abnormal.
Snow can be rated as "wet" or "dry" by measuring the amount of water contained in the snow.
http://www.scienceiq.com/facts/howmuchwaterinaninchofsnow.cfm
But why is this? Warmer air holds more moisture, colder air holds less. Warmer means wetter, colder means dryer, right? Well, getting back to his question, what sort of snowfall might you expect in early fall before the leaves fall, a warmer snow event, or an extremely cold snow event? If you guessed warmer, you got points, because you might expect warmer temperatures in the fall than you would in the dead of winter.
5. Q. "How can it begin to snow at temps in the 40s, high 40s, and even sometimes in the low 50′s?"
A. Well, for that one I will let accuweather answer in this short video, you may have to listen twice, as it goes very fast:
The Claim
Wigington begins by asking these questions:
Why does it now so often start snowing at temperatures far above freezing temperatures?
Why does the Weather Channel now so often refer to snow events as “heavy wet snow” events?
Have the laws of physics changed?
Does ice now nucleate in the clouds at temperatures far higher than what natural laws have always dictated?
Why does this “heavy wet snow” now occur so often in locations where the trees have not even begun to drop their leaves thus decimating them?
If the trees have not even started dropping their leaves, wouldn’t that indicate it has not yet become cold?
How can it begin to snow at temps in the 40s, high 40s, and even sometimes in the low 50′s?
Artificial ice nucleation is how.
Did you notice that his leading questions all have a slight similarity? He uses the word "now" in all but the last one, implying that "now" is different from "then", some time back in the past. He repeats this over and over to drum that thought into your mind. Hey, it worked when he claimed hat contrails never persisted before, that aluminum in rain water wasn't there before, that Mt. Shasta didn't have much ordinary air traffic, and that soil pH is much higher than it used to be. Why not try it again? It worked (for some people) before.
One probem. Same problem. Big problem.
In each of these cases, and once again here, Dane offers no evidence for any such change. None at all.
Nothing about snow "then" and in fact, nothing about snow "now" either!
Instead, he jumps straight to the conclusion. "Artificial ice nucleation" is his answer, and that is his claim.
Examine the Claims
1. Q. "Why does the Weather Channel now so often refer to snow events as “heavy wet snow” events?"
A. Dane gives us no evidence for any change, and in fact doesn't cite any examples from the "Weather Channel".
2. Q."Have the laws of physics changed?"
A. No. Dane cites no changes.
3. Q. "Does ice now nucleate in the clouds at temperatures far higher than what natural laws have always dictated?"
A. Again, Dane cites no evidence.
4. Q. "Why does this “heavy wet snow” now occur so often in locations where the trees have not even begun to drop their leaves thus decimating them?"
A. While he again cites no evidence, there is a basis on which to dispute this claim as being abnormal.
Snow can be rated as "wet" or "dry" by measuring the amount of water contained in the snow.
http://www.scienceiq.com/facts/howmuchwaterinaninchofsnow.cfm
You may have experienced wet and dry snow before, but in case you haven't, dry snow is powdery, blows around, and is hard to form into a snowball with the hands or to shovel because it slips off the shovel very easy. Wet snow is nothing new. Dry snow tends to form when temperatures are well below freezing, perhaps below 14F (-10C), while wet snow forms most commonly closer to freezing 32F (0C).Heavy, wet snow has a very high water content and 4 or 5 inches of heavy, wet snow can contain about one inch of water, while it may take 20 inches of dry, powdery snow to equal one inch of water.
But why is this? Warmer air holds more moisture, colder air holds less. Warmer means wetter, colder means dryer, right? Well, getting back to his question, what sort of snowfall might you expect in early fall before the leaves fall, a warmer snow event, or an extremely cold snow event? If you guessed warmer, you got points, because you might expect warmer temperatures in the fall than you would in the dead of winter.
5. Q. "How can it begin to snow at temps in the 40s, high 40s, and even sometimes in the low 50′s?"
A. Well, for that one I will let accuweather answer in this short video, you may have to listen twice, as it goes very fast:
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