WATERLOO TECHNICAL SOCIETY

October 9, 2024

130 Years of Weather History

Description:  Weather is often in the news as climate change is in the political domain. Weather refers to short term atmospheric conditions while climate is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time. Climate change refers to long-term changes. At the time of this writing, climate alarmists claim that there are 4 years, 301 days and 18 hours left to limit global warming to an increase of 1.5 ° Centigrade.

 With this emerging crisis in the news and government policies shaped to meet this 1.5 ° C target, Ken has searched databases with 130 years of weather history to inform us of the long-term patterns in the weather. Notably, Ken will present data from these sources:

• GISS, Goddard Institute for Space Studies

• HadCRUT, dataset of worldwide monthly instrumental temperature records formed by combining the sea surface temperature records compiled by the Hadley Centre of the UK Met Office and the land surface air temperature records compiled by the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia

• HON, Hazardous Organic NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants)

• NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

• NCDC, National Climatic Data Center

• NHC, National Hurricane Center

• NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

• RSS, Weather RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are powerful tools for constantly tracking weather forecasts

• SPC, Storm Prediction Center

• UAH, University of Alabama, Huntsville

• USDA, US Department of Agriculture 

Reservations: reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org, by 11am Monday, October 7th

Social period: 5:30 P.M, September 11, 2024, Dinner: 6:00 P.M.

Program Chair: Steve Crouse

Guests are always welcome. We need your reservation to enable us to have a name tag for you as well as to send you a reminder in email. 

You are welcome to make a reservation for dinner or just come for the program. A program-only reservation is appreciated for a head count.