Great Beach Weather in Tel Aviv

Though Friday, expect great beach weather. Highs will be in the upper 20's to lower 30's (°C), with lots of sunshine. The temperature trend will continue though the weekend, but both Saturday and Sunday have a chance of showers.

Weather Memories Growing Up

   Since I was 5 years old, I've been fascinated with weather. This is mostly due to the fact I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. I experienced all sorts of wild weather there. These many weather memories make me the weather geek I am today.

   One of my favorite memories would be walking outside in the middle of a blizzard. I could just remember how within minutes an area I dug free of snow would be covered with snow literally in minutes. I remember my parents wanting me to come in, but I just had to stay out, as the weather nut I was. I remember the snow blowers blowing, when I woke up. I remember going outside to see piles of snow everywhere.

   Another memory was when I was very young. My family and I were in a restaurant. When we walked outside, the sky was very Erie. Fallen trees were everywhere, blocking roads and everything. I believe 2 tornadoes had been confirmed, that day. In a similar event, I believe a combination of very heavy rainfall, and strong winds brought down trees.

   I remember a great blackout one summer. This was because of such extreme heat. It was such a weird feeling, coming home to my apartment that had no electricity. We had to find alternative sources of light.

   A more recent memory would be in the spring of 2009. It was late March, to be exact. I was moving to South Carolina. I remember there being a early but rather intense heatwave. I remembering it got to a scorching 93 degrees, on the last day we were in Brooklyn. The strange thing is that I don't remember this being the temperature recorded, thus the weather station must have been off by several degrees.

   One other memory I have is burning newspapers in the summer sun. (kids, please don't try this at home) The power of the sun just amazed me, as I lined up the magnifying glass perfectly, to get an area smoking on the newspaper, and eventually a flame! One time I was just too close to making a stupid mistake. I had added pine cones as well, and the flame was huge! The bad thing was that I was right near my house. I had to hurry inside to get a bucket of water, before things got out of control. 

I Met Brad Panovich (@wxbrad)

And yes, the rumor that he's taller in person is true! ;-)

Hanukkah Weather Forecast

Sources

 

Weather data: http://www.accuweather.com/en/il/jerusalem/213225/daily-weather-forecast/213225?day=7

 

Menorah picture: http://www.buckshappening.com/happy-chanukah-bucks-county

 

Partly cloudy weather symbol: http://www.ukweathernow.com/Weather-forecast-2012/Sheffield

My Stance on Climate Change

   I believe there is no so called "consensus" on Climate Change. The debate will continue for years to come, on Climate Change. What I question is the amount of warming is effected by humans, and the amount of warming effected by natural factors (the Sun, oceans being the biggest factors).  In my opinion, there is no question that humans do have an effect on climate, but the question is if this effect is minuscule, or substantial. My opinion has changed from months ago, when I believed with no question that Climate Change was 100% natural, and the idea of AGW was a hoax. We do not have enough data to support either opinion, and jump the gun. Tree ring data is just unreliable, to put that out there.
   When it comes to burning fossil fuels, I do believe we should cut down, but stopping all burning of fossil fuels would be a bad idea. Many people would lose their job in this case, causing the already bad unemployment rate to rise even more. Some happen to forget that CO2 is needed for life. Then again, too much CO2 wouldn't be the greatest idea. Just a bit more CO2 and plant-life will thrive. Crop season will last longer. Cold weather is worse than warm weather, if you think about it. Harsh cold could mean limited food, from crops. People's bills would be even higher, because of the use of heat, more often.
   I don't agree with extremists on either sides. Extremist activists bring up the idea of the Arctic being the only habitable place, in the future. They also show cities underwater, and call our current weather "dirty weather". Extremist skeptics go ahead and say we are heading into an Ice Age, relatively soon. Some get to the point to say that Earth's temperature will drop several degrees, over the next couple of decades. That's obviously over-hyped. Cooling still is not out of the question, with the current -PDO, and lessening Sun activity. Even the +AMO, which is to blame for some of the Arctic melting, is going negative, in 10 or so years. Anyways, I do expect a bit of cooling over the next few decades, but nothing too big. 

Today's Sunrise Collection (Fort Mill, SC)

Tonight's Sunset Collection (Fort Mill,SC)