As of now though, there is no volcanic eruption anywhere near Tambora that could cause a Year without a summer.
This winter was like the winter of 1977. That year there was a killer heat wave in the summer in the Northeast.
Also there is a strong El Nino possibly coming. Unfortunately, it may allow the fraudsters to “adjust” their numbers to make 2014 or 2015 the warmest year on record ending the pause.
“This winter was like the winter of 1977. That year there was a killer heat wave in the summer in the Northeast.”
Plebe Summer at Annapolis that year. They were rolling midshipmen suffering from dehydration out of Bancroft Hall almost every night. Strange as it may seem that was when the effects seemed to kick-in — right around “Lights-Out”.
Come morning Roll Call it was so “All Present & Accounted For with X number at Walter Reed (and or Bethesda).
Where in the Northeast? I lived in Binghamton, NY in 1977...rained all summer and cool...both 76 and 77. Winters of 76-77 and 77-78 were numbingly cold...I know; I had to deliver newspapers in that cold. Summer of 78 was pleasant, summer of 79 was not too warm or cold; just right. Summer of 80 was HOT!...Summer of 81 was coolish, summer of 82 started warmish but cooled early...Summer 83 started warm after a very long winter, very short spring,hot weather but cool from mid june ‘till early July, then it was blast furnace heat from July all the way to 10/1 when a line of thunderstorms knocked down trees in Binghamton and fall abruptly started in earnest!
From the authors link - In 2013, erupting volcanoes included Italy's Mount Etna, Alaska's Mount Pavlof, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung, Argentina's Volcán Copahue, and a new island emerging off the coast of Nishinoshima, Japan.
He is stating that volcanic activity in 2013 caused the cold winter in US Midwest and East. And implies that continued activity will cause a cold summer. The solar sunspot trend has been down the past two cycles. Cycle 23 peaked about 70% as strong as cycle 22. Cycle 24 has peaked about 55 to 60 % as strong as cycle 23. So the solar trend is down for the past 20 years. There has been historical evidence that states volcanic activity during down solar trends can occur during the mini-ice ages.
The question is whether the current weak solar peak activity will be enough to stop the 20 year decline in solar activity. There is no way it can do that while volcanic activity is higher then normal. The solar peak is not strong enough. My guess is a summer similar to last year but slightly cooler.
There is a monkey wrench however in the works that is way beyond the scope of this article. That could lead to more rain and much colder temps.