By P Gosselin on 31. December 2016
I keep hearing how the Arctic is warmer than normal, and so it’s a sure sign of “global warming”. Yet I came across a chart earlier today showing conditions over Siberia, which of course is a vast region. What’s interesting is the extent and sheer depth of the cold that has gripped this area: Chart […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 30. December 2016
A couple of days ago I reported here how Joe Bastardi warned that Europe would soon be turning cold and wintry. Well, he hasn’t backed off at all from that forecast and appears to be gaining more confidence with it. Although the timing may have shifted about a bit , the overall pattern remains: cold […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 27. December 2016
At his Weatherbell Daily Update (12/26) veteran meteorologist Joe Bastardi issued an Arctic weather heads up for Europe after the New Year: Look at this in the 11 to 16. This is indicating that the models think there’s going to be a lot of snow on the ground in the UK and all through western Europe.” The […]
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By P Gosselin on 23. December 2016
If President-elect Donald Trump is looking for places to cut costs, he might want to take a look at the National Weather Service’s seasonal forecasting unit. Yesterday at the Daily Update over at Weatherbell Analytics, veteran meteorologist Joe Bastardi looked at the season forecasts, generated by billion dollar super-computers, recently put out by NCEP. Turns out […]
Posted in Models, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 10. December 2016
Ice and cold were supposed to be a thing of the past, global warming theorists insisted some years ago. But that hasn’t been true. The problem is that the natural factors clearly dominate, and the experts had forgotten all about them. Winters with snow and ice are just as likely as they ever were in the […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 30. November 2016
Cold weather is forecast to remain over much of Europe for the foreseeable future. The 15-day forecast map for temperature at kachelmannwetter.com here shows what’s in store for Europe. It tells us that the continent will likely end the year on a cold note after having experienced a very warm September. Already vast areas on […]
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By P Gosselin on 18. November 2016
What follows is an interesting chart presented by Joe Bastardi’s Daily Update at Weatherbell Analytics. There’s been a lot of talk about the current warm weather conditions up in the high Arctic, but little talk about the impressive snow cover over the northern hemisphere and the extreme and vast cold over Russia and Siberia. What happened […]
Posted in Arctic, Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By Kenneth Richard on 14. November 2016
Over the course of years to decades, the heat contained in the ocean naturally undulates, with more or less upwelling cooler waters rising to the surface. Naturally-occuring El Niño (wind current) events greatly influence the prevention of cooler waters from upwelling to the surface; this phenomenon, in turn, ultimately elicits an overall surface warming event […]
Posted in Oceans, Solar, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 4. November 2016
Cold German October Germany’s Deutsche Wetterdienst (DWD) weather service reports the preliminary weather data for October. At a mean of 8.6°C, the month came in 0.6°C colder than normal (compared to the 1981-2010 mean) and even came in 0.4°C colder than the 1961-1990 mean. The DWD hints that natural variability factors are to blame for […]
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By P Gosselin on 30. October 2016
Seasonal forecasts are iffy. Right now, however, there are strengthening indicators showing winter brutality in the pipeline for Europe rushing at us like an express train. Don’t let the current relatively benign autumn conditions fool you. I’ve been following all of this over the past couple of weeks, and as a result decided last Friday to […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 22. October 2016
Yesterday veteran meteorologist Joe Bastardi brought to our attention an article by the Washington Post here, where it reports forecasters are warning that the coming winter “could get nasty” for the Washington D.C. area. Although the National Weather Service predicts “equal chances of a cold or mild winter”, private meteorologists warn the winter could get […]
Posted in Arctic, Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 7. October 2016
After days of uncertainty, Hurricane Matthew finally took a track taking it directly to Florida. It’s the first major category hurricane to hit the sunshine state (and the US, if I’m not mistaken) in almost 11 years. The last major hurricane to strike was Wilma in 2005. This 4000-day hiatus is a record since hurricane statistics began […]
Posted in Climate Politics, Hurricanes/Tornados, Weather |
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