100 Million Years Ago
100 million years ago Los Angeles was a much different place. It was underwater! The water was much warmer than it is today. Today the water temperature off the coast is around 60 degrees Fahrenheit; 100 million years ago the water temperature was much warmer somewhere around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Los Angeles is underwater so it would have had a steady temperature pretty much year-round. Since the climate was much more tropical it can be assumed that the average amount of precipitation was much greater than it is currently. Right now LA averages less than 20 inches of rainfall each year; 100 million years ago this number was probably three times that amount or 60 inches plus a year.
Current Average Temperatures (weather.com)
Current Average Precipitation
Past Average Temperatures
In the future it looks as though Los Angeles will once again be underwater. Not only will it be under water but it will have moved closer to the equator. So the water temperature will be even warmer. My guess would be about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The earth will be in a warming period so it stands to reason that the water temperature will be much warmer and being located closer to the equator will only amplify this. The average annual precipitation will be much greater than it is today probably 60 or more inches each year. This is due to the tropical nature of the climate and the new location (closer to the equator).
The Future?
Future Average Temperatures
No comments:
Post a Comment