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neufer wrote:

Chris Peterson wrote:We haven't had any winter to speak of here in our part of Colorado.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91517 wrote:

[b][color=#0000FF]Even as the Eastern U.S. freezes, comparatively balmy conditions dominate other parts of the world. Europe, much of Asia, & the Middle East have been abnormally warm. In the southern hemisphere, Antarctica, eastern Australia, southern Africa, & the Horn of Africa have been warmer than usual, while the Amazon in South America, the Sahara in Africa, & western Australia were cool.[/color][/b]

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It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America
January 4, 2018

<<It is frigid in much of Canada and the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Daily low-temperature records have dropped like snowflakes. New Year’s polar plunges have been canceled due to the cold, and many people in the Southeast are in a battle to keep their pipes from freezing.

In the Western U.S., Alaska, Europe, and Asia—not so much. December and January have been abnormally warm for most of the world. People in California have been worrying about wildfires in what should be the wet season, and Alaskans are ice skating in T-shirts.

This temperature anomaly map is based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. It shows land surface temperatures (LSTs) from December 26, 2017 to January 2, 2018, compared to the 2001–2010 average for the same eight-day period. Red colors depict areas that were hotter than average; blues were colder than average. White pixels were normal, and gray pixels did not have enough data, most likely due to excessive cloud cover. Note that it depicts land surface temperatures, not air temperatures. Land surface temperatures reflect how hot the surface of the Earth would feel to the touch in a particular location. They can sometimes be significantly hotter or cooler than air temperatures. (To learn more about LSTs and air temperatures, read: Where is the Hottest Place on Earth?)

The map of North America underscores one of the realities of weather—when a cold snap hits one region, warmth often bakes another one. A giant meander (or Rossby wave) in the jet stream is the common thread that connects the warm weather west of the Rockies with the chill east of them. As the crest of a Rossby wave—a ridge—pushed unusually far toward Alaska in December, it dragged warm tropical air with it. In response, the other side of the wave—a trough—slid deep into the eastern United States, bringing pulses of dense, cold Arctic air south with it. The Rocky Mountains have boxed in much of the coldest, densest air, serving as a barrier between the cold and warm air masses.>>

geckzilla wrote:
Sky water falleth,
this confuseth the desert people

geckzilla wrote:Sky water falleth, this confuseth the desert people

bystander wrote:
GOES-16 Satellite Tracks East Coast Storm | NASA | 2018 Jan 04

Ann wrote: ↑Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:05 pm
This is what March 2018 looks like in Malmö.

I just read somewhere that some meteorologist thought that winter may continue throughout March in Scandinavia.

Ann wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:51 am
Art, you posted another video without giving us a hint on what it is about. I'm sorry to say that I never watch a video that someone has suggested to me without explaining what it is about, or explaining why I should see it. Okay, your video is about weather, but that is not enough to make me interested.

neufer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:40 pm

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

Ann wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:51 am
Art, you posted another video without giving us a hint on what it is about. I'm sorry to say that I never watch a video that someone has suggested to me without explaining what it is about, or explaining why I should see it. Okay, your video is about weather, but that is not enough to make me interested.

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:09 am
We have a big storm right now and Magic is very afraid of lightning; so she joined me here in the computer room! Normally she is shy around me; ( quite a mama's dog)! Hopefully a good bonding for us!

geckzilla wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:36 pm
I confess amusement that Art managed to cause Ann to express even that she felt even the slightest annoyance.

neufer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:11 pm

geckzilla wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:36 pm
I confess amusement that Art managed to cause Ann to express even that she felt even the slightest annoyance.

She's been none too pleased over my views on the Bard:

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 97#p282664

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