Posted on 12/08/2016 8:20:53 PM PST by Mariner
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters are sending chills down some spines with a prediction that much of the northern half of the United States could see frigid weather next week similar to life-threatening lows the polar vortex brought to parts of the country in 2014.
Anticipation of a freezing blast began to build this week when weather maps and forecast models showed similarities between next week's system and one that developed in January 2014.
"Upper-level atmosphere configuration very similar in scale & magnitude as infamous Jan 2014 #PolarVortex popularized by me and @afreedma," meteorologist Ryan Maue said on Twitter on Tuesday alongside maps comparing the two weather systems.
The southward shift in the polar vortex in 2014 brought the Midwest some of its coldest weather in two decades. Icy conditions snarled travel and thousands of flights were canceled or delayed.
Frigid temperatures combined with gusting winds to create life-threatening wind chills as low as 60 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (minus 51 Celsius) that killed at least nine people.
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You should be able to sell carbon credit certificates.
BFD it is December
This "polar vortex" thing used to be called an "Alberta clipper".
Also called:
Blue northers
Polar express
we are headed for a new ice age.
What happened to Alberta Clipper.
Good grief. Just call it an Earth tilt, short nights, and our turn.
In Texas and Oklahoma they used to be called Blue Northers.
All right. You win.
:^)
Nice shorts and sandals day today for me.
Wow! That takes balls.
The story behind it is incredible and yes, late 2016.
It has not reached above 0°F since Monday AM. Tonight’s low is -19°F and tomorrow’s high is a blistering -8°F. The two week forecast out to 12/22 shows the ‘warmest’ day to be only 19°F. Since the AGM pResidential candidate was defeated, I guess that AGM is gone, too. Too bad about AGM, I WANT A CHINOOK!
ISWYDT
They only missed it by 10 degrees. Pretty accurate for Wunderground Progresso’s.
Not only is global warming a hoax, it’s also true that there has never been proof of any negative impact from burning “fossil fuels” (which are really naturally replenishing and aren’t ancient, but that is another topic). Even “dirty coal” smoke is easily absorbed in the atmosphere.
So-called “smog” in the 60s was mainly due to a surge in volcanic eruptions and blamed on industry. The communists in the United States then passed ridiculous regulations in the 70s, waited for the volcanic activity to die down and then claimed to have “cleaned up” the air. Now, a new wave of volcanic activity in China is causing foul air in Beijing. But that is being covered up and the bad air is being blamed on power plants.
It’s the same drill now, except they are overlaying a “climate change” hoax because there are not enough convenient volcanos creating “smog” in Western countries.
Joe Bastardi predicted just this. In February!
Remember ‘Arctic Clippers’?
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