While global warming is a major issue around the globe resulting in food shortages and pollution causing health problems, along with severe weather, let’s look at a global warming issue in a less serious nature.
I live in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. As I am writing this article I have not seen the sun for four straight days. Here is the striking contrast; inside the city of Saint John, which sits on the Bay of Fundy, there has been a huge fog bank that has sat here for the better part of the past two weeks. Inside the city the temperature has hovered around 15C/58 F in the middle of the day. Yes, this is July! 50 miles inland the temperature has been between 28C/82F and 32 C/90 F midday in sunshine.
The fog is formed when warm, humid air moves off the land and over the cold Fundy waters. As the air cools, it condenses to form millions of microscopic water droplets in the air. The Bay of Fundy is among the foggiest areas of the world, especially during the summer. In Saint John fog occurs on more than one quarter of the days of the year and 36% of the time in July according to data from Environment Canada. The waters of the North Atlantic Ocean are cold - seldom exceeding 8C/46 F, even during the summer .The Bay of Fundy takes in this chilled volume twice a day through currents from the North Atlantic maintaining a relatively constant water temperature. It is like liquid ice in fact. Saint John, New Brunswick is officially Canada's second-most foggy city. Ironically there was a huge cruise ship in the city yesterday and no one could even see it in the harbor!
As the North American summers will get more hot and humid due to global warming, areas along the Bay of Fundy will get more persistent fog. Some people love the fog and cool temperatures, but I am one that will be spending more time inland in the future.