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Post by graywolf on Sept 3, 2013 13:13:33 GMT
So the Guardian haven't bothered to cover the potential humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South America - I wonder why that could be... I note that in the Guardian article, the winter weather didn't prove a problem for New Zealand's skiers. "Annah Dowsett, a spokeswoman for the Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields on Mount Ruapehu, said dumps of snow early in the ski season followed by weeks of pleasant weather provided the perfect conditions" Odd we got the reports of the 'early dump' but not the pleasant weather following???
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Post by cuttydyer on Sept 3, 2013 13:18:55 GMT
So the Guardian haven't bothered to cover the potential humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South America - I wonder why that could be... I note that in the Guardian article, the winter weather didn't prove a problem for New Zealand's skiers. "Annah Dowsett, a spokeswoman for the Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields on Mount Ruapehu, said dumps of snow early in the ski season followed by weeks of pleasant weather provided the perfect conditions" Odd we got the reports of the 'early dump' but not the pleasant weather following??? So "pleasant" weather in New Zealand is far more news worthy than the potential humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South America?
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Post by greenlandexile on Sept 3, 2013 14:53:40 GMT
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Post by magellan on Sept 3, 2013 16:45:10 GMT
So the Guardian haven't bothered to cover the potential humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South America - I wonder why that could be... I note that in the Guardian article, the winter weather didn't prove a problem for New Zealand's skiers. "Annah Dowsett, a spokeswoman for the Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields on Mount Ruapehu, said dumps of snow early in the ski season followed by weeks of pleasant weather provided the perfect conditions" Odd we got the reports of the 'early dump' but not the pleasant weather following??? And you probably believe the data as presented by NIWA is good as gold, The Guardian, a completely objective reporting agency, digs into every story to find opposing views.....NOT. wattsupwiththat.com/2010/08/16/new-zealands-niwa-sued-over-climate-data-adjustments/wattsupwiththat.com/2010/10/09/new-zealands-niwa-temperature-train-wreck/I decided to see what New Zealand temp records are stored at GISS, since we're told it is an International reference. The following are data stored through 2013 according to GISS. Note that 2013 Winter only includes June and July (typically gets updated in middle of month), and very few stations extend prior to 1950. August must be some unbelievably warm temps. Hansen must not have gotten the word to completely massacre NZ data. Further, NIWA has not updated their publicly available temp records since 2010, at least I could not locate it. Bottom line: New Zealand temperature data is a joke.
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Post by magellan on Sept 3, 2013 17:14:30 GMT
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Post by Ufasuperstorm on Sept 3, 2013 22:03:16 GMT
Antarctica warmest year? Are some in here insinuating with Antarctica's record high sea ice extent that somehow the cold ice covered interior is warmer then Antarctica's outer sea ice periphery? Or that some mechanism would cause the colder anomaly temps to stay over the ocean? Right because salt water has such a LOW heat capacity.
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Post by douglavers on Sept 4, 2013 5:52:34 GMT
Magellan
I thought Norfolk Island was part of Australia?
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Post by cuttydyer on Sept 4, 2013 8:02:01 GMT
With the largest continent down there posting it's warmest year I wonder if we should delay our woolies coming out this Autumn? I wouldn't advise selling your winter coat quite yet, have you not noticed the UK Winter trend over the last 15 years??? Data source: www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/data/download.htmlMet Cet UK all season trend annual anomalies:
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Post by greenlandexile on Sept 4, 2013 17:11:37 GMT
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Post by cuttydyer on Sept 5, 2013 8:01:21 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Sept 6, 2013 3:18:09 GMT
The Pacific Northwest is getting ready for an "unusual" cold-core event that slowly moves over our area. Expecting rain to be very, very heavy at times in the Cascades with the potential for slope failure. Oh oh. I don't like this
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Post by nautonnier on Sept 7, 2013 2:08:21 GMT
Joe Bastardi forecasting a cold shot into Northern plains
"Another shot of Canadian Club air on the way for the ne. Low temps 72 hours "
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Post by cuttydyer on Sept 10, 2013 11:01:27 GMT
NoTricksZone reports : Meteorologist Joe Bastardi in his Saturday Summary at the 7-minute mark looks at the latest NCEP NCAR global winter forecast for 2013/14. The charts point to another “brutal winter for Europe“. The forecast sees blocking and a negative NAO. Joe also tweeted that “SST analog package combined with low solar, and climate cycle (similar to early 50s) argue for nasty Euro Winter“. Video link: www.weatherbell.com/saturday-summary-september-7-2013
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Post by trbixler on Sept 10, 2013 14:22:43 GMT
Certainly not the IPCC or Obama. "Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicting Colder, Snowier Winter" "CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The other jury is in: A second periodical used for everything from predicting the weather to helping people lose weight agrees that this winter’s shaping up to be cold and snowy. The Dublin, N.H.-based Old Farmer’s Almanac which, at 222, is believed to be the oldest continuously published periodical in North America, is predicting that a drop in solar activity and a change in ocean patterns point to colder-than-average temperatures and higher-than-average snowfall totals. The 2013 edition officially comes out Tuesday. Last month, the Maine-based Farmer’s Almanac, said much the same. The younger cousin has been published for a mere 197 years. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a cold winter for every region but the lower Great Lakes, upper Midwest and the northern states of the Northeast." link
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Post by sigurdur on Sept 11, 2013 0:44:16 GMT
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