Global "Chilling"

[Tim Hancock]

-8 F this morning in NW Ohio. Snow Day off from work!!! Tonight it is forecast to hit -17 which is very close to an all time record low for this part of Ohio. Most businesses and all schools are shut down due to 10" of snow last night. I love the snow, but the 40 mph wind gusts coupled with the sub zero temps made plowing drifts this morning almost brutal.

Sub zero again tomorrow then back up in the teens for Weds. I am guessing I won't be playing on the snowmobile until then. After several crappy winters with little snow, it is nice to finally have "real" winter back thanks to global "chilling".

[Tim Hancock]

Beautiful winter scene looking out my hangar window this morning.


Cutting a path to the hangar building with the old '66 Melroe Bobcat 444.

[kach22i]

It's cold in Michigan too, just spent 10-15 minutes outside, felt it was dangerous to do more.

On the opposite side of the world (Global - winter somewhere, summer somewhere else):

Thousands of bats killed by hot weather in Queensland
Thousands of bats killed by hot weather in Queensland | World news | theguardian.com

“There are still bodies everywhere and probably a couple of thousand dead animals,” said Miles, adding he’d not seen anything like it in the eight years he’d worked as a rescuer. He said Woodford residents had told him it reached 48C (118.4 F) at the weekend.

[sammyg2]

Yoy guys are gonna LOVE seeing what the weather is like for the natl championship today.
Should be down to 74 by game time.

[ckelly78z]

I'm down near Findlay, Ohio, and was actually able to get the ole diesel Superduty started this morning and make it to work, they decided to close up shop about lunch time, so I came home. About 200 yds beyond my driveway, some young girl (nurse going to work) tried to ramp her Dodge Caliber over a drift and promptly high centered it. I and another guy worked on digging her out for about 1/2 hour till another guy showed up and we were able to push her out.

OMG, even with a facemask, full carharts, gloves and layers, that f'ing wind cut right through me. It's currently -10 degrees with 30-40mph winds so figure -40 windchill on a sunny day.

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

OMG, even with a facemask, full carharts, gloves and layers, that f'ing wind cut right through me. It's currently -10 degrees with 30-40mph winds so figure -40 windchill on a sunny day.

Its wicked. The wind just burns. I was just out salting the driveway. We only got a dusting of snow here in C-bus.

[cairns]

I've been in Thailand for the past week and will be here for a few more.....92 yesterday.

[red-beard]

Hell is actually freezing over tonight. It will be below 30 degrees for over 12 hours. Doom is here!

[gearya]

Polar Vortex: Climate Change Could Be the Cause of Record Cold Weather | TIME.com

[sammyg2]

I got up this morning and had a cup of coffee. Scientists immediately blamed that action on global warming.

[cstreit]

Originally Posted by gearya

Polar Vortex: Climate Change Could Be the Cause of Record Cold Weather | TIME.com

Jeez even Time magazine doesn't bother to fricken fact check any more. Seriously... Journalism is DEAD.

The polar vortex is nothing new.... This is NOT a new atmospheric phenomena as a polar vortex ALWAYS exists at the polar regions of earth, but a piece of the main vortex has broken off and is being sent southward by the jet stream. Also nothing new.

I just laugh. First it was "global warming". Then "climate change" and now "Its colder because it's warmer..."

200 years of temp history is a nanosecond in the global temp cycles of this planet.

[gearya]

You should try actually READING some time!

The claim is that CHANGES in the polar vortex, caused by global warming, are causing the unusual storms.

Do you get your talking points from Tesoro like sammy does?

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by gearya

You should try actually READING some time!

The claim is that CHANGES in the polar vortex, caused by global warming, are causing the unusual storms.

Do you get your talking points from Tesoro like sammy does?

Chris, just ban him and get it over with (both log-in ID's). Anything else having to do with him is just a waste of effort.

[ltusler]

HEADLINE USA
Its Farking Winter!
More on the pussification of America later.

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by cstreit

200 years of temp history is a nanosecond in the global temp cycles of this planet.

Thank you.

[Joe Bob]

[Iciclehead]

Polar Vortex: Iciclehead Could Be the Cause of Record Cold Weather | Kindergarten News

[cstreit]

Originally Posted by gearya

You should try actually READING some time!

The claim is that CHANGES in the polar vortex, caused by global warming, are causing the unusual storms.

Do you get your talking points from Tesoro like sammy does?

Nope. Got family member who was a top egghead at NOAA for 40 years, another who is a well respected geologist, grandfather a physicist, and through actually coming to my own conclusions byreading, speaking, and thinking.

...but then you have *internet* facts so I guess I must be crazy. :-)

[Shaun @ Tru6]

it was 57 here today, which is ridiculous for January. now it's cold, supposed to be in the teens tomorrow.

When I lived in MN, we cut wood in -10 to -20 windchild, not a big deal. Had to in -70 windchill once, 10 minutes outside, 20 minutes inside was all you could do.

[stealthn]

Panzies


Us Canadians are having a good chuckle, I love the "it's minus 10F but with the windchill it's -61F"

It was -23F Sunday, we went tobogganing...