I heard this upcoming cold snap is a result of a super-typhoon moving north into the Bering Strait and "collapsing", with one result being a big kink in the jet stream that allows the cold air to push way south. Since global climate change models predict more severe hurricanes and typhoons, we may see this happen again. Perhaps the Weatherman can give more info.takesiteasy said:We spent today buttoning up for the first snowstorm of the winter. 6-10 inches expected tomorrow with sub-zero temps to follow in a week or so. Global warming has dislodged the polar vortex again and it is landing on our heads. We took the camper off the truck and tucked it away in the garage. We might take it out for a mid-winter trip but more than likely it will stay there until spring.
I have heard the connection of this coming weather event to typhoon Nuri. I was kind of joking about the global warming thing, but I have also heard that we should expect more extreme weather events due to climate change. Here is a link to a scientific paper that addresses the question. It seems the connection of specific storms to human-caused climate change is difficult to make, although other extreme events such as droughts can be confidently connected to climate change.highz said:I heard this upcoming cold snap is a result of a super-typhoon moving north into the Bering Strait and "collapsing", with one result being a big kink in the jet stream that allows the cold air to push way south. Since global climate change models predict more severe hurricanes and typhoons, we may see this happen again. Perhaps the Weatherman can give more info.
All the above Craig.craig333 said:If it wasn't for the song I'd have probably not even known about it. Didn't get much publicity here, or was I just too young when it happened?
Likewise.craig333 said:If it wasn't for the song I'd have probably not even known about it. Didn't get much publicity here, or was I just too young when it happened?
A few years ago the National G did a nice story about finding the wreck.MarkBC said:Likewise.
I remember the Gordon Lightfoot song when it came out, but I always assumed that it was about some long-ago, like 100-years-ago, ship sinking. I didn't realize that it was a folk song written about a contemporary event.
And the high today was just 27°F.MarkBC said:The low temperature this morning at my place in Bend was 8°F .
Sounds more like winter, Mr. BCMarkBC said:And the high today was just 27°F. It's been a while since we've had a below-freezing high.
Yep, in fact today's temps were lower than an average winter day.ski3pin said:Sounds more like winter, Mr. BC
Oh boy are you right! I can tell you about a freezing rain storm in Wisconsin that brought down trees and power poles. We were without power on the farm for over a week, no power and the vacuum pump for milking didn't work. Milking 40 cows by hand is quite a chore. You invite all your friends over but "the roads are too icy" was an honest excuse. My cousin and I pulled the hood on his bronco, put two 2x4's across above the engine where we attached the old vacuum pump and ran a belt to an engine pulley. It worked and ran two milking machines instead of the usual four. That was good enough and we milked that way for a week and saved the cows.MarkBC said:Freezing rain is the worst.