Lower Mainland Weather Central

[Bcasey25raptor]

Any predictions for this summer?

Think we'll hit any 30s?

[Porfiry]

Originally Posted by Bcasey25raptor

Any predictions for this summer?

Think we'll hit any 30s?

Looks possible.
http://weather.gc.ca/saisons/prob_e.html

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by Bcasey25raptor

Any predictions for this summer?

Think we'll hit any 30s?

Two months of uncomfortable humid heat followed by 11 months of rain. Book it.

[WaxItYourself]

Warmer waters off the coast due to the freakishly strong upcoming El Nino along with rather warm land-based temps followed by a dry winter with very little snow.

[Klazu]

Quite a rainstorm this week!

On the east coast of Vancouver Island, the City of Courtenay declared a state of emergency because of flooding. According to the city's website, Courtenay has been walloped with 200 mm of rain in the 36-hour period since the rainfall began Monday.

The city also said the Comox Lake Reservoir had risen about 1.5 metres by noon Tuesday, with water flowing into the reservoir at about 1,000 cubic metres per second — the equivalent of water from an Olympic-sized swimming pool entering the reservoir every 2.5 seconds.

Although B.C. Hydro has moved to lower the reservoir levels, the city said that at the current rate of rise, water will likely begin to spill over the dam Tuesday night.

Also very high tide expected today.

Crews in Vancouver are also sandbagging low-lying areas around Jericho Beach to prepare for a storm surge expected during a "king tide" Wednesday morning.

The B.C. Ministry of Environment said king tides are extreme high tides that happen about twice a year when the sun and moon's gravitational forces reinforce each other. The next king tide is expected to hit just as southwestern B.C. is being hammered by high winds and rain.

City spokesman Brian Crowe said king tides can approach five metres in elevation, or about one metre higher than a typical high tide, and can form storm surges when they are combined with low-pressure systems.

He said the sandbag work is a precaution because Wednesday's king tide is forecast for 5.5 metres, which is the same elevation of water that flooded a local park but spared nearby homes in 2012.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ower-1.2865656

[Klazu]

How about that sun, eh? Did anyone catch any rain last night? Just few drops in Yaletown. No thunder.

[CBeats]

It was super windy on the North Shore. Trees came down and branches were everywhere.

[Klazu]

Yeah, i saw that in the morning news. Was there any rain or just wind?

[Pinion]

There wasn't any wind or rain in Lower Lonsdale. Seemed to be only around Capilano river.

I was at Greek Days in Kits yesterday and it almost got rainy enough to chase people inside towards the evening.

Data right now have the eastern half of the north shore a full five degrees hotter than downtown. That's rare.

[GeeCee]

It's been over 30 quite frequently out here in Port Coquitlam. BC Hydro is gonna have a nice big bill for me next time around.

[trofirhen]

Things are a bit wacky over this side of the Atlantic, too.
Here in Paris, from Wednesday through Saturday, highs are forecast to be 39°C, with lows between 19°C and 26°C. That's hot !!
And the Climate Change is happening now, it seems, not a future event, open for debate. (Tell that to the Republicans in 2016)

[logicbomb]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Things are a bit wacky over this side of the Atlantic, too.
Here in Paris, from Wednesday through Saturday, highs are forecast to be 39°C, with lows between 19°C and 26°C. That's hot !!
And the Climate Change is happening now, it seems, not a future event, open for debate. (Tell that to the Republicans in 2016)

It is happening now. Anyone thinking otherwise is ridiculous.

We'll likely see the driest April-June period on the West Coast. Rivers and streams are running at historic lows.

With the addition of June, we have now gone 15 months with warmer than normal monthly average temperatures. That's even with the Environment Canada skewing the averages to eliminate any data from the 1970's.

Mankind may not be directly responsible (that's open for debate) but we should at least be doing our best to perhaps remedy anything that may be accelerating this change.

[csbvan]

Yeah, I don't think climate change's existence is at all controversial in Canada right? We (citizens of course, not certain governments) tend to be better at accepting data that is glaringly obvious...

As for the weather, it is hard to believe that later this week will be ever warmer than today and Saturday. With the added humidity today it was actually quite uncomfortable, especially for Vancouver. And that warm wind storm last night without any real rain was pretty bizarre. I'm wondering how many street trees will be lost with this dry stretch.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by csbvan

Yeah, I don't think climate change's existence is at all controversial in Canada right? We (citizens of course, not certain governments) tend to be better at accepting data that is glaringly obvious...

October 2015 will be the true test. We have a federal government in absolute denial, so if we re-elect them, what does that say?

[logan5]

Doesn't canada actually benefit from global warming?

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

October 2015 will be the true test. We have a federal government in absolute denial, so if we re-elect them, what does that say?

True enough

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

October 2015 will be the true test. We have a federal government in absolute denial, so if we re-elect them, what does that say?

It might say our first past the post voting system is undemocratic garbage, again. All of us voting NDP or Liberal would much rather have an NDP or Liberal prime minister than Harper again, but we have to collectively decide who's more likely to win based on what the media says.

[WaxItYourself]

Originally Posted by logan5

Doesn't canada actually benefit from global warming?

That is a common belief among the public. However certain areas of Canada are, and will in the future, have more severe droughts. With this comes things such as increased wildfires, greater tree losses, and so on. I don't really consider this a positive. And along with the bark beetle infestation due to a warming climate there will be a greater number of trees lost due to this.

http://www.crc.uqam.ca/Publication/2...Nov20_2011.pdf

http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/vi...xt=barkbeetles

Others areas of concern involve loss of fresh drinking water due to an increase in flooding in some areas. British Columbia for instance where precipitation is like to increase and has been. Loss of some fresh water fish populations due to this as well. And so on. One of the positive things in Canada under a warmer, CO2 increased, atmosphere is increased crop production.

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/...3013000000.pdf

[Pinion]

That's why they like to call it climate change instead of warming. It leads to unpredictability and extreme weather, not good for anyone.

[WarrenC12]

Global human civilization has arisen in part because of climate stability. The holocene era has kept the climate (and carbon) levels stable for the last ~12,000 years. This has allowed us to have predictable weather patterns, perfect for agriculture and setting up towns and cities.

Chaotic climate will turn us back into hunter-gatherer nomads... ok not really, but you get the point.