The Weather Club is a residents-only club for The Villages, FL.
Club meetings: Every 3rd Thursday at 1:30 pm at Laurel Manor.
Scheduled Talks . . .
● October 17. Climate Change Calamity -- at 1 PM at Bridgeport
Recreation Center.
by John Shewchuk
-- Note alternate location.
Prior to this talk, there will be a Hurricane Milton review of what the media claimed would happen versus what actually happened. Also learn why Milton's effects where weaker than Hurricane Irma from 2017, which passed by as a Cat 1 storm.
Regarding the Climate Change Calamity ... Find out why we are in a climatic optimum where global warming and increasing CO2 benefit life on earth and in the seas. See how government data clearly show that all measures of severe weather are decreasing -- including hurricanes and tornadoes. Learn why corals and even polar bears are thriving, despite what you hear in the media. There is no climate change crisis -- just a climate education crisis.
● November 21. Carbon Dioxide - The Miracle Molecule -- at 1:30 PM at
Laurel Manor.
by John Shewchuk.
Find out why CO2 is not a pollutant, but necessary for all life on earth and in the seas. It was never a climate control knob, but instead is nature's most powerful plant food. Find out why CO2 warming is trivial, while increasing CO2 also produces global cooling effects. Also learn why we are in a CO2 famine, which is inhibiting our global ecosystems. We should celebrate CO2 -- not demonize it.
● December 19. Sea Level Rise & Ocean Heat -- at 1:30 PM at
Laurel Manor.
by John Shewchuk.
Find out how little the seas are actually rising and how big the misinformation from the media has become. We are still thawing out from the Little Ice Age from about 300 years ago and sea levels are expected to continue rising for at least another 100 years - which is still much less than seen in prior ice age cycles.
● January 16. We Live in the Pleistocene Ice Age -- at 1:30 PM at
Laurel Manor.
by John Shewchuk.
We live in the coldest period of Earth's 4.5 billion year history. It's called the Pleistocene Ice Age, which started 2.5 million years ago; and with few exceptions, each Ice Age glaciation gets colder and colder. Before the Pleistocene, the Earth had no permanent ice caps - but now we do. Even though we are in an Interglacial Warming Period, many glaciers continue to grow.
● February 20. Florida Weather 101 -- at 1:30 PM at
Laurel Manor.
by John Shewchuk.
Learn about heat-lightning, and why some storms have lightning while others don't. Learn why clouds move at different directions at different heights, and how sea-breezes control most of Florida's daily weather. Learn why dry-lines produce bigger storms, and why The Villages is in a tornado "dead zone" when it comes to Doppler weather radar warnings.
Lightning Note. Because Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S., you need to be aware of the risk that lightning poses to you and your property. Florida typically leads the nation each year in fatalities, injuries, and property damage. If your club or organization would like information about how to protect yourself and your property, you can request a presentation of the Lightning Tips for Villagers, which is a free, non-commercial, educational Power Point presentation.
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