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The atmosphere is thicker at the Equator than it is at the pole. It grows gradually thinner as you travel north - which is why Tornado Alley is perfect for tornadoes, and why Tropical Storms thrive in specific latitudes (along with other reasons).
But, the atmosphere near the poles is too shallow to support thunderstorms. Thunderstorms need height to generate energy and become thunderstorms. We all it towering cumulus when it is tall - or even growing - but not tall enough or active enough to produce Lightning.
If we are recording lightning within 300 miles of the North Pole, that means the atmosphere is expanding seasonally (or being drawn north by jet stream flow) to allow for storms to form further and further north - which means there is more warm air further north to expand the atmosphere.
Weve known about this for years. The Earth wobbles around the sun. Every 10000 years or so its gonna get hotter.
The atmosphere is thicker at the Equator than it is at the pole. It grows gradually thinner as you travel north - which is why Tornado Alley is perfect for tornadoes, and why Tropical Storms thrive in specific latitudes (along with other reasons).
But, the atmosphere near the poles is too shallow to support thunderstorms. Thunderstorms need height to generate energy and become thunderstorms. We all it towering cumulus when it is tall - or even growing - but not tall enough or active enough to produce Lightning.
If we are recording lightning within 300 miles of the North Pole, that means the atmosphere is expanding seasonally (or being drawn north by jet stream flow) to allow for storms to form further and further north - which means there is more warm air further north to expand the atmosphere.
No lightning in cold weather?
I guess libs have changed physics and it is no longer applicable on earth.
His real prediction was that he could make a fortune with nonsense, and he was right.
I have to give Gore credit, he planned to use the gullible left to make a boat load of money, and it worked.
I'll admit, I'm a bit jealous.
Not how he got wealthy.
Gore netted about $70 million in Current TV's sale to Al Jazeera.
Gore exercised options on an incredible 59,000 shares of Apple Stock that had been granted to him because he had served on the company's board since 2003. He made about $30 million at $7.48 per share.
Gore netted about $70 million in Current TV's sale to Al Jazeera.
Gore exercised options on an incredible 59,000 shares of Apple Stock that had been granted to him because he had served on the company's board since 2003. He made about $30 million at $7.48 per share.
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