Posted on 10/04/2010 9:26:02 PM PDT by DeFault User
Coldest winter in 1,000 years on its way
04 October, 2010, 22:20
After the record heat wave this summer, Russia's weather seems to have acquired a taste for the extreme.
Forecasters say this winter could be the coldest Europe has seen in the last 1,000 years.
The change is reportedly connected with the speed of the Gulf Stream, which has shrunk in half in just the last couple of years. Polish scientists say that it means the stream will not be able to compensate for the cold from the Arctic winds. According to them, when the stream is completely stopped, a new Ice Age will begin in Europe.
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So far, the results have been lower temperatures: for example, in Central Russia, they are a couple of degrees below the norm.
“Although the forecast for the next month is only 70 percent accurate, I find the cold winter scenario quite likely,” Vadim Zavodchenkov, a leading specialist at the Fobos weather center, told RT. “We will be able to judge with more certainty come November. As for last summer's heat, the statistical models that meteorologists use to draw up long-term forecasts aren't able to predict an anomaly like that.”
In order to meet the harsh winter head on, Moscow authorities are drawing up measures to help Muscovites survive the extreme cold.
Most of all, the government is concerned with homeless people who risk freezing to death if the forecast of the meteorologists come true. Social services and police are being ordered to take the situation under control even if they have to force the homeless to take help.
Moscow authorities have also started checking air conditioning systems in all socially important buildings. All the conditioners are being carefully cleaned from the remains of summer smog.
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Actually, the coldest winter in a while was about 350 years ago or 2500 years ago.
Apparently so from other articles out there. He freely admits that this past summer’s abnormally high temperatures in cannot be predicted by statistical models, he’s one of the few who openly admits this.
Statistical models are what the climate Nazi’s spew forth as “Hard and conclusive data for global warming.”. Which is absolute rubbish.
Nope, I truest the eastern European climatologists far more than the ones from the “Scientific” West on that topic these days.
The sun is sleeping with respect to magnetic and sunspot activity. Check out www.spaceweather.com
I'm pretty sure that's because of AGT -- anthropogenic global tilting. Many excellent computer models are available....
As I recall the first significant sign is to be the Island of Guam capsizing. I trust you will keep us advised if that happens.
Prayers for the Russian people, especially the homeless.
Can't wait till this cold snap is over.
Did you see this?
Howdy! I just about got gob-smacked by Tornadoes. Keep yer ears and eyes on. :^)
Did it twice myself. -40 is something that actually has to be experienced to be believed. Holy crap that's COLD.
Red Square at -10 is one heck of a walk
Never mind that, Vadim. To me that statement is completely meaningless.
Was the previous month's forecast 70% accurate? How about the previous 6 months?
70%?
I suspect not.
Prime Time Russia?
C'Mon...
They don't.
NOBODY has reliable, accurate worldwide weather records, going back farther than about 40 years. Even those (space-based) methods have had a few embarrasing "anomalies." Without actual world-wide (or even Soviet-wide) records, the statement is absurd.
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