Mild summer weather

Yeah, we have Hunting Island.... Same Deal. You don't Need a boat, but it helps. I don't go up there and expect to have it to myself. Its a giant state park reserve, clearly on a map...

And every tourist publication in OC MD has AI listed on it. It's no secret.

 

Ohh, and the weather has been hot as **** down here. Not sure if you guys are praising the weather because its been mild up there, or hot, or what. I don't know what yall consider "great weekend weather" other than no rain... Last summer was my first summer here and they called it "mild"... The weather hovers right around 88-90 on a daily. I spent 30 minutes by the beach helping setup this emergency show we had. It took about 30 seconds for swamp ass to set in... Mix that in with 86 degree water and you got yourself one hot tomale.

 

Here ya go Zach re: Norfolk

Not my research or final opinion on the matter...just a little cut/paste

 

^^^^^Interesting, esp the residual sinking from glacial retreat and Impact Crater.

 

Thanks. #3 seems like the most valid... Cause everything else seems like the same problems everyone will have from Miami to New Foundland....

 

The glacial retreat was what the whole thing was about on the show I watched. That is what sparked the conversation, but they just said why Norfolk is doomed, but never said why. You would think it would effect everyone equally that is along the coastline....

I would think that places like Manhattan, that are covered in concrete would have issues like this, sinking and such... Don't they have to dig out an equal amount of weight from NYC when they build?

Like, you build a building that adds 350,000 tons, you have to remove 350,000 tons of weight from the earth to balance it... I heard that a long time ago.. Any truth to that?

 

Manhattan wouldn't be affected by this because it was covered by the glacier (the person that gets out of bed in the analogy). Only spots south of Long Island should have this residual sinking.

 

Well, I think parts of Manhattan are sinking, maybe not to that degree, but I think NY is pretty F**ked in general in the event of sea level rise. As far as causes for sinking, idk, but I'd guess that bedrock(or lack thereof) has something do do with it...but man, that asteroid impact must've been nuts! Pretty sure one of, if not the largets, asteroid impact that we're aware of.

 

Large sections of Lower Manhattan are built on fill, those are the areas most susceptible to sea level rise.

 

Probably "karma" for taking it away from a bunch of drunk Redskins with a trunk full of junk jewelry.

 

mild summer weather??now wtf does that mean??

am I the only one whos been getting tornado and flash flood alerts every 2 hrs?or mid 90s with 100% humidity every single day.and it looks like we been getting waves every week mid week so im at work and cant surf.this summer sucks.winter was a lot better.

 

We've had a few storms up here in southern NE, but for the most part the humidity hasn't been bad and even on hot days there seems to be relief at night. Some really impressive storms last night.

 

When I went to surfside a couple of weeks ago it actually wasn't that bad. I wonder if it gets better the further south you go.

 

been getting T-storm and hard S-wind influenced swells for the last few days and its been fun albeit choppy. I haven't had to water the garden since Arthur so bonus points! I am getting 5 or 6 succulent tomatoes/day from my one raised bed. tis good times

 

For those interested, the below Jan 13, 2014, NY Times article explains much of this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/s...ith-sea-level-rise-sooner-not-later.html?_r=0

 

Yes sir, hoping to go out sat or sunday. I am ready!

 

Here's another article on Norfolk flooding/sinking. This one's from today's Virginian Pilot. A lot of building was done on built-up swamplands. Could DC be next?
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/07/old-maps-show-why-norfolks-often-waterlogged

 

sure. thats easy.
why do you think they call it tidewater?

 

This summer has been brutal, weather wise. Had the worse rain/thunder event a few nights ago. Thunder and lightening lasted about 4 straight hours, dumped everywhere. Lost a lost of my plants out front from it.... But it has been hot as fish grease down here in the SE. Last summer was a cake walk. This sh** is straight Tabasco now. Had to wait until the sun went down last night to fix up my garden. Laid hardwood all weekend in the house, thank god for A/C, but felt like I was going to die using the saw, even in the shade.

Brutal summer for us. Every day for a week, the weather reads: 93 (or so), feels like 110. No sh**, feels like its in the hundreds every day....

First year I lived here, we had ZERO winter. Like, it was in the 60s to 80s every day, then a nice relaxing summer, usually stayed in the mid eighties.... But this year, we have a freakishly FREEZING winter, but SC standards. Even iced over once. And now this summer. Man, nuts.

 

Nice read. Thanks. Sounds like DC and Bmore aren't too far behind. But those photos are nuts.

Here was an interesting comment on the bottom of that:
THIS IS NOT "SEA LEVEL RISE"
Submitted by Wm D Tabor DDS on Sun, 07/27/2014 at 7:02 am.
It is Norfolk sinking.

First, there is geologic subsidence, the Mid Atlantic region generally and our area in particular, are sinking relative to the rest of the continent. Then, the material used to fill the old wetlands compacts and settles over time.

If the actual sea level did not change a millimeter, that would go on nonetheless.

Actual sea levels are rising, but very little of that can be attributed to human activity. CO2 levels did not rise above pre-industrial levels until the 1960s and the rate of rise has not significantly increased since then.

http://tinyurl.com/nerpf9p

So, Norfolk must plan for RELATIVE sea level rise, but it is mostly a natural process beyond our control.