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How a freak diversion of the jet stream is paralyzing the globe with freezing conditions
Mailonline, The Daily Mail ^ | 12-22-2010 | Naill Firth

Posted on 12/23/2010 7:23:18 PM PST by patriciaruth

The freezing conditions that have blasted Britain are being blamed on a series of weather patterns that are bringing Arctic temperatures to much of western Europe, California and even Australia.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1340436/Why-cold-warm-Greenland-Diverted-jet-stream-letting-icy-blast-Arctic.html#ixzz18ziHRJ26

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; climatechange; globalcooling; globalwarming
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Wow! Besides Germany of 1954-1956; and a few years in Indianapolis !956-1961) I lived in North Louisiana and southern Arkansas. And we had a few winters in North Louisiana and southern Arkansas that had some very severe ice storms, and them old houses without insulation or storm windows and doors were pretty cold.

We lived in Memphis TN from 1961-2000; on Christmas eve 1963 it came a blizzard from about 9 AM until 10 PM, total snow 14” to 16”(was -10 degrees for the next 5 days).

Right at the end of March 68, it had rained most of the day, started to snow about 2PM, I left work downtown about 5 PM, was about 6 to 8 inches of snow. It reached about 16” + that evening.

We can all say, “we still have weather”!


21 posted on 12/23/2010 8:28:20 PM PST by LetMarch (If a man knows the right way to live, and does not live it, there is no greater coward. (Anonymous)
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To: Inyo-Mono

Actually it IS very unusual to have snow at this time in Australia. Unlike the high Sierras, Australia’s mountains are old and worn, no higher than the Appalachians.


22 posted on 12/23/2010 8:30:16 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must-like men-undergo the fatigue of supporting it)
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To: patriciaruth

Snow in Atlanta for Christmas


23 posted on 12/23/2010 8:34:10 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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To: dalereed
I got snowed on in the Sierra’s on 4th of July about 60 years ago.

I live at the Sierra foothills and remember dad in his winter coat barbecuing in a snow storm on the 4th. In fact, I think I've seen snow at least once in every month of the year in the Sierras. Conversely, I remember an entire February when the temps were in the 90's. We were in shorts and t-shirts the whole month, then it was back to winter.

24 posted on 12/23/2010 8:34:46 PM PST by randog (Tap into America!)
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To: Bratch
This is just normal climate change. (No AGW)

JMHO "Change" carries a connotation of permanence and fits in with the AlGore agenda. Better to say "This is just the normal climate cycle."

25 posted on 12/23/2010 8:36:56 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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To: Whenifhow

“Check out these videos and the article link below.

Video
This strange weather phenomenon, which you will see in the video below, happened in Newfoundland where the waves were actually frozen as they crashed on the beach.

http://www.break.com/index/newfoundland_frozen_waves.html";
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As a canadian who grew up in Sask and has Newfy family members, that’s not shocking. I’ve seen it myself many years ago when my uncle was a lighthouse keeper. But I’ve told friends before my uncle saw once a sea lion turned almost white and thrown by the northeastern storms and the sea lion broke into pieces when it crashed into the reefs because it was frozen solid..


26 posted on 12/23/2010 8:37:42 PM PST by max americana
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To: Texas Fossil

Interesting note. As of today there have been 5 consecutive spotless days on the sun. Maybe the minimum is gonna stretch out a while longer.


27 posted on 12/23/2010 8:47:20 PM PST by Techster
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To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...

Thanks patriciaruth. We wouldn't have this problem if the stream were still driven by a propeller instead. Wait, what?
 
Catastrophism
 
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28 posted on 12/23/2010 8:51:32 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Techster

Never said it was an exact cycle. It never has been, and this is one of the longest bottoms on record. It did finally show some signs of life, looked like it would not.

I could use another good sunspot maximum. Still have a lot of places that I would like to work. I am not a paper collector though, like to wrag chew. Especially with techies.


29 posted on 12/23/2010 8:53:13 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: BerryDingle

That’s a good one!


30 posted on 12/23/2010 9:00:39 PM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: LetMarch
Right at the end of March 68, it had rained most of the day, started to snow about 2PM, I left work downtown about 5 PM, was about 6 to 8 inches of snow. It reached about 16” + that evening.

Interesting. You're recalling details from 42 years ago as though they only happened a few days ago.

31 posted on 12/23/2010 9:03:33 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar; All

I remember the big show of ‘47 in northern NJ. We had 27 inches. It was up to my chest. I was 9 years old. After my father dug a path to the street. I dug caves in the side walls of the path for my 15 month old brother to crawl into. What fun!!


32 posted on 12/23/2010 9:03:33 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: patriciaruth

Some boob...said it was from the oil spill...the gulf stream had been so badly damaged it was no longer flowing northward...when I heard that I thought...what planet does this guy live on...total bs..


33 posted on 12/23/2010 9:21:59 PM PST by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: shield
That great modern day philosopher, Roseann Roseannadanna, might have something to say about this: It's Always Something
34 posted on 12/23/2010 9:53:15 PM PST by tenger (It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. -Will Rogers)
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To: patriciaruth

Apparently NY is supposed to get rocked by this after Christmas. Though I’ve been checking radar every few hours and the cell that was pounding New England seems to have dissipated.


35 posted on 12/23/2010 10:14:35 PM PST by wastedyears (It has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with control.)
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To: Windflier

Believe me, I remember precise details from amazing weather events that far back. He’s not alone.


36 posted on 12/23/2010 10:15:21 PM PST by ottbmare (off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
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To: patriciaruth
Piers Corbyn is not always right, but he seems to be right more often then not. Here is his latest warning. Looks fairly bad to me. I know the experts have been having trouble predicting this next Christmas storm.

"You ain't seen nothing yet! says astrophysicist - Biggest blizzard in decades for Northeast USA 25-31 Dec

37 posted on 12/23/2010 10:35:44 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: Techster

How many hours/days/months does it take for a sunspot event to be felt on earth? Does it move at the speed of light?


38 posted on 12/23/2010 11:12:44 PM PST by kinghorse
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To: NonValueAdded
JMHO "Change" carries a connotation of permanence and fits in with the AlGore agenda. Better to say "This is just the normal climate cycle."
Agreed.

Climate cycle, FTW.

39 posted on 12/23/2010 11:41:59 PM PST by Bratch
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To: patriciaruth

I’m near Syracuse, NY and last week we got three feet of snow, the week before 4 feet. So it will definitely be a white Christmas. Some years we have no snow until January, or at least nothing substantial that sticks. That’s just how the weather is— unpredictable, but we’re always ready. Kids were mad they only got one day off in the last two weeks because we know how to deal with it. I have pictures of my dad from the blizzards of ‘66 and I think ‘78 and the snow is piled over his head and he was 6’ 4”! I don’t remember ‘66, but heard the stories how those with snowmobiles pulled together to help each other out, old people get food, etc. In ‘78 it was just fun and in ‘93 or ‘94 we got 5’ at the end of March. But they always give Buffalo all the credit for snow!


40 posted on 12/23/2010 11:53:16 PM PST by MacMattico
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