The Foods People Eat Weather and climate play a big role in the fruits and vegetables people eat. With limited growing seasons in some parts of the country, certain foods and vegetables are simply not growable and must be shipped from other states or countries. Weather patterns also impact the ocean – more than people realize – and can affect fish populations, the fisherman who harvest them and the people who consume them. Flood or drought conditions, as well as severe cold snaps and freezes, can wipe out entire crops. Weather Patterns and Jet Streams Most scientists and meteorologists posit that increased CO 2 and other greenhouse gases leaching into the atmosphere results in global warming, aka climate change, which many people often mistake as a simple increase in temperatures. Scientists have linked climate change with extreme weather conditions that include floods and droughts, lightning-strike wildfires, unusual heat waves and changes in the jet streams that circle the Earth. In the state of Virginia, for example, four of the state's biggest snowstorms have occurred in the last 10 years, more than likely due to climate changes's effects on weather.
This makes it easy to see the extent of significant weather. Sometimes, though, you just want to see what's happening right now. Go to the bottom of today's report and you'll find any reports received in the past 15 minutes. The reports are listed in UTC time so as to keep them in proper chronological order across state and time zone boundaries, but the local time is also shown to the right of the date. The chrono listing is also useful for watching the movement of major weather events across the ground. What do the figures in the synoptic report columns mean? This has a page of its own. figures in the AWS report columns mean? District: this is the name of the rainfall district in which the station is located. Station: The official Bureau name for the station's location. Date/Hour: The date is in year/month/day format (e. g. 20020906 is 6 Sept. 2002). Note that the report uses local time, including daylight saving time when that is in force. The 24-hour clock is used, and midnight is 00 hours.