Posted by Severe Weather Supplemental [Preparation and Readiness Post] on Friday, May 16, 2014
The effect is similar to an ice cube tray filled with water for prolonged time, then suddenly placed in extreme heat, such as on the stove. Not only is it easier to get the ice cubes out, but sometimes the entire ice tray will crack with it. The analog to the ice tray breaking is major infrastructure and structures, markedly ones that if they give way to that effect due to climate and other weather conditions such as wildfires, could be hazardous. Examples of these types of structures are supported roadways, and residential communities near slopes where mudslides could occur.
The central areas and MidAtlantic region of the U.S., underwent unusual prolonged cold and stormy conditions for most of early 2014. With global warming- be prepared for extreme heat, and extreme heat to make up for the heat that was not there, plus the prospect of forest fires, the fires likely more toward the western part of the U.S. Total effects of the situation, may include mudslides, sinkholes, and general effects of stretching or expanding of the earth, common sense imagery of what could occur could probably be imagined but not wholly accepted as practical.
Currently, San Diego in California is undergoing serious wildfires. Is that a sign for more of these types of events to come? A rough wildfire season. Thankfully technology to combat the fires is developed.
Altogether, the totality of everything that mainland U.S. is going to face up until the end of August 2014, might not have been experienced to that degree before.
Further reading:
http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/cgs_notes/note_33/Pages/index.aspxhttp://science.slashdot.org/story/14/03/29/0539230/geologists-warned-of-washington-state-mudslides-for-decadeshttp://www.worldissues360.com/index.php/causes-and-effects-of-mudslides-362/
