Bill Patzert Quotes

The past three years have been a very large disturbance in the climate force. The Pacific is really the mother of these global climate systems -- and there has been a fundamental switch in the climate in the past two years. - Bill Patzert

The magic number is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. What we are seeing in the Atlantic right now is temperatures that are 82 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, almost two to four degrees above their normal temperatures. - Bill Patzert

The hurricanes naturally tend to move from east to west because of the rotation of the Earth. The northern part of the hurricane moves faster than the southern part of the hurricane, so they tend to move across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean and the United States. - Bill Patzert

Really, the ocean is simply the fuel tank for these great hurricanes, and right now, I would characterize the South Atlantic as high octane. - Bill Patzert

Much has been made of these little storms, but they've been sort of disappointing in terms of rainfall. Last winter we had a lot of rain, but this winter, essentially it's been cool and dry - with a little excitement throw in. - Bill Patzert

Just because you had a warm week, don't blame it on global warming. In actual fact we had a very cool spring, summer and fall. - Bill Patzert

It's a classic Santa Ana, arriving right on schedule. - Bill Patzert

If we look out into our future, global warming will have a longer impact, which makes it somewhat scary. - Bill Patzert

I call her the little lady with the big dry punch. - Bill Patzert

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