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You are talking about the west coast, I'm talking about anywhere west of the rockies. I haven't said the west coast a single time.
Despite the post to which you initially responded (mine) specified "west coast", in a thread entitled "East Coast v West Coast". You're arguing for the sake of argument.
I think you have it a bit backwards. A bit more gulf air would penetrate westward on occasion without the Rockies but weather rarely moves from east to west. As soon as you west of the Gulf of Mexico, annual precipitation drops quickly, well before the start of the Rockies. True it does get even drier in some places west of the Rockies, but there isn't much of gulf moisture to begin with. The gulf air moisture that does reach is responsible for the thunderstorms near the base of the Rockies, however.
What the Rockies do is induce a wave pattern in the atmosphere, encouraging weather to come more from the northwest in the winter than just west. This makes winters east of the rockies colder. There were a few threads on the weather forum about this:
Thats a good example. The 100th meridian is roughly the divide between east and west. What they are arguing about is nonsense anyway. The rocky mountains do exist and the occurrances are the rare tropical storms.
Thats a good example. The 100th meridian is roughly the divide between east and west. What they are arguing about is nonsense anyway. The rocky mountains do exist and the occurrances are the rare tropical storms.
Hah, not nonsense. More of a "what would america look like if" ... I have seen plenty of nonsense thread like, what would happen if X city would disappear...same scenario.
Hah, not nonsense. More of a "what would america look like if" ... I have seen plenty of nonsense thread like, what would happen if X city would disappear...same scenario.
Its a fantasy scenario just as the examples you mentioned were/are. The other point though is that high humidity from the gulf would be a rare occurrance north or west even without the rockies.
I figured so, but still interesting that all 50 states had temps below freezing on the same day. I bet that's rare.
I think it was last year or the year before when Florida got snow. Every state would have had snow but for some odd reason Hawaii didn't have any at the top of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa when they usually do LOL.
Just curious because I see people that have very strong opinions about coasts. Criteria is social ambiance, natural beauty and amenities. What is your preference?
East coast. I like the greenery and seasonal diversity. And the East coast has more states and far more interesting history. Jobs pay higher in most areas, too. And the people are more "real." The east coast also has more intellectualism than the west coast, which seems more focused on superficial things in life. The west coast is still a beautiful place though, but I found that people are on a different wavelength. More drugs, too. The east coast also has a 430-mile megalopolis (Boston to Washington). The west coast has nothing similar to that. The capital of the U.S. is on the east coast. The east coast is much more lit up at night than the west coast. And there's more cultural diversity and variance from metro area to metro area. It also has the largest city in the nation (NYC). And the metro areas are far better connected than those on the west coast, which tend to be very isolated.
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