Arctic Chill Plunges into North America
Desperately cold weather is now gripping the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States, as well as interior Canada. The culprit is a familiar one: the polar vortex. A large area of low pressure and extremely cold air usually swirls over the Arctic, with strong counter-clockwise winds that trap the cold around the Pole. But disturbances in the jet … Continue reading
Fire and Ice: Australia Scorching at Nearly 50 °C While Russia Down to Nearly -60 °C
Relates to January 18, 2019 Parts of Russia again plunged towards -60 °C last night, while parts of Australia are in the middle of the summer and a strong heat wave, with temperatures approaching 50 °C. Yesterday, the difference between the two areas was over 100 °C! Temperatures plunged down to -57.5 °C in Delyankir (Oykmyakonski District, Sakha Republic) in … Continue reading
Scientists’ Come Up With New Strategy for Fight Global Warming; Dim the Sun
Scientists have come up with a new and ingenious way of fighting global warming: use chemicals to blot out the sun. Whether we’ll then have to fight (and do everything else) in the shade, the research doesn’t quite spell out. Since the world can’t seen to agree on reducing CO2 emissions, why not tackle the problem from the other end, … Continue reading
Unexpected Cold Wave Brings Snow to Northern Pakistan
An unexpected cold wave has tightened its trip in Abbottabad and Mansehra with places recording sub-zero temperatures. Due to the snowfall, the residents have been facing many problems, including power breakdown. Heavy rains have been lashing areas too. Here are some images of the northern areas in the wraps of snow: Atif Qayum Samaa IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE … Continue reading
North American Seeing the Most Snow Cover for Mid-October in 13 Years
It remains a confusing thing, we hear constantly of the warming but then this stuff keeps happening too. To me it more seems like a jet stream anomaly, puzzling really… via The Weather Channel: Snow is Covering More of North America Than Usual for October Meteorologist Heather Tesch looks at the snow in October. It’s covering more of North America … Continue reading
Dire Climate Change Report Issued, is this our Last Lap?
Humanity is on a crash course with the natural world, and for decades, climate scientists have been throwing up stop sign after stop sign. But no matter how many warnings we receive – and let’s be honest, at this point we have had far too many – no one is willing to put their foot down and pump the brakes. Well, it’s time … Continue reading
Chill of the Solar Minimum Now Being Recorded by Instrument onboard NASA’s TIMED Satellite
No more denying it or calling it conspiracy theory, the Solar Minimum that could lead to a mini ice age IS in process! via Space Weather Archive: The sun is entering one of the deepest Solar Minima of the Space Age. Sunspots have been absent for most of 2018, and the sun’s ultraviolet output has sharply dropped. New research shows … Continue reading
“Teeth-Chattering” Cold and Snowy Winter, Predicted by Farmer’s Almanac
This seems to be the prediction for all parts of the world that experience winter season. via wdbj7: The 2018-19 Farmer’s Almanac was published Monday and it’s safe to say that heavy winter coats, window scrapers and plenty of hot chocolate will be needed for much of the winter. This year’s almanac is predicting that winter 2018 will be “Colder-than-normal … Continue reading
Arctic Temperatures Below Normal 50 Days in a Row
While parts of the world is indeed experiencing heatwaves, the Artic, NOT so much! via Adapt 2030: From the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) it is now more than 50 Days in a Row Arctic Temperatures Below Normal. This is the entire 80N latitude to the North Pole 90N across the entire top of our planet. Hard to believe its the … Continue reading
Making the Connection Between Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the US
The last year has brought record-breaking natural disasters of all shapes and sizes to the U.S., from massive hurricanes in the Gulf to wildfires and flash-flooding in the Pacific. Though isolated in time and space, it would be an oversight to consider these events entirely unrelated. For years, climate scientists have been predicting more extreme weather as carbon emissions increase … Continue reading
