Do you think the climate in the Ohio area is becoming more tropical?
817201
I have to agree with you, although I do not live in Ohio.  I live in MN.  I wouldn't say that things are 'tropical', but things are definitely changing around the globe.  Like you, I remember as a child having deep amounts of heavy snow for long periods of time.  Snow drift as high as 8 feet!  The last 10 years snow amounts have never compared to what we got in the '80's.  Although now days, we don't get snow that melts away by noon.....That is probably because MN is slightly more north that Ohio.  Also, it really depends on the system that is passing through.  \nGood question....\nHope you get some fun answers!
223987
Yes, but climate has changed over many years on a cyclical basis.  There have been droughts years, flood years, warmer years, colder ones, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, etc.  The weather field is relatively new and climate has not been studied for more than a hundred years or so.  Scientists don't really know for sure what climate cycles have occurred over the ages, outside of the big ones - like when the earth froze or the ice caps melted. \n\nI don't think there will be a big one in the next hundred years, but who knows for sure.
464741
Oh sure then.\nAnd I'll tell you what...\nBetween weather changes and Global Warming, a substantial number of upheavals are occurring in the life styles of many species, some to their unfortunate extinction when they change patterns and can't survive within the changed environment anyway.\nMankind is both a blessing and a curse!
323261
I don't agree with that conclusion.\n\nIf what you said were true, then it would follow that states with four seasons would, similarly, be more progressive, correct?\n\nHowever, Southern California is a desert, and also one of the more progressive areas in America.\n\nI belive you're confusing cause and effect.  Many of the countries in similar regions (and thus with similar weather patterns) will share political and societal ideas.  However, the two are not related.
631385
Hype? The truth is that the earth is warming up and the climate is changing.
549506
Global warming and it is closer to the equator.
1072776
One thing is sure...\nThere are too many incidents and events and facts around that just makes it impossible to avoid the issue.\n\nWinters are shorter, summers are hotter and the increase does not need the help of scientific expertise... Just in the last 5yrs was enough to witness major weather modifications.\n\nThink of the number of Hurricanes just in Florida, the Eeastern  the Golf Coast states of the USA\n\nThe increase in Tornadoes...\nThe villages being moved away from shores in Alaska and some places in Canada.\nGaciers that used to melt at a rate of a couple of feet a year are now melting in terms of Kilometers and miles away PER YEAR.\n\n---\n\nBeing realist is not being doomsday... At least by addressing the issues we are feeling we are part of the game and can do something about it and we can even laugh through the process.
413293
In the part of Wisconsin US where I'm at it is sunny with a few clouds once in a while. Our neighbor was mowing lawn today (I think he's the first person in the neighborhood so far.\n\nEnjoy the storms you're getting, it's been pretty dry up here lately (for the most part(
214613
Weather patterns change in cycles.  We can expect another active hurricane season this year, in eight years you'll probably see a relatively passive hurricane season.
299755
I've been there. Its sorta like NORTH-SOUTH Hemisphere. Its either 1 degree celicus or 92 degrees Farenheit. Trust me...BE PREPARED!
458551
I'm sorry it's about 70 degrees and sunny in ohio...maybe you should move, but beware our winters get cold
406224
a climate similar to those found on and around the equator.
662087
water temperature is a biggie..and more recently..since they've been collecting data on hurricanes for around 30 years now...they're using trend maps to try to see any kind of pattern in Hurricane occurances each year\n\nthere are "ups" and "downs" when it comes to the numbers of hurricanes each year..and this up/down period lasts for several years...we are currently in one of hte "up" periods..and using that past history..correlated with water temperatures off the coast of africa and the location/temperature of the jet stream..its fairly safe to assume a good number..due to large amounts of moisture down there..and the always predictable convective activity (what starts hurricanes..a lifting force that gets the clouds to build)
410623
its the same here in ohio.....dark and wet....i like it...
630719
Global warming is definately here! Just take a look at all the weird weather going on. First, the number of hurricanes and tornadoes is getting higher and higher each year and not only that but they are becoming stronger. Hurricanes are gaining intensity each year and tornadoes are becoming a very frequent thing where I live. The reason the hurricanes and tornadoes are becoming more and more frequent is because any time you add heat to a tornado or hurricane they gain strength. You can see that global warming is here because the ocean waters are getting warmer, causing sea levels to rise from melting poles and because of this category 2 and 3 hurricanes are almost non existant. They are all at least category fours. Hope that helped!
143171
I'm in Cincinnati, and in case you're not familiar with the weather here, it changes every day. Today it's about 40 degrees. Yesterday it was 10 degrees. Tomorrow the forecast says 50 degrees. The temperature is supposed to drop back down again this weekend.... so random.
1009255
well, scientists and meteorologists theorise that because of global warming, the ocean's waters are getting warmer and causing more hurricanes and tropical storms to spawn. also, the earth is the warmest it's been in over 2000 years. all you need to know, WE BEAT THE RECORD! :P