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Subscribe to RSSIn several areas of the country temperatures hovered around zero, but the coldest place being International Falls, Minn., where the temperature was -20 degrees. The conditions were especially difficult for those who work outside. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.
A full two-thirds of the country was in the grips of a blast of cold Arctic air Wednesday with temperatures falling to some of the lowest marks in years and wind chills plummeting to dangerously low levels.
The nation’s capital is experiencing what could be its coldest stretch in almost 10 years, according to NBC Washington’s Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer, and brutally cold weather and snow continued to hit much of the Northeast and Great Lakes area.
In the D.C. area Wednesday morning, temperatures were between 16 and 21 degrees with single-digit wind chills, according to the National Weather Service.
Elsewhere in the Northeast and New England, the coldest air in two years has blanketed the area with subzero wind chills moving in, a stark contrast from the mild weather residents had been experiencing this winter.
In Maine, the arctic air mass settling over the state caused temperatures to drop nearly 75 degrees in one week – following record highs on Monday -- the Bangor Daily News reported.
Meanwhile the National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings Wednesday for as far south as Florida.
And in the Midwest Wednesday, very cold highs ranging from 10 degrees below zero to five degrees above were forecast from North Dakota to northern Wisconsin.
Temperatures are expected to linger in the mid-20s for the rest of the week, and a moderation of temperatures wouldn’t come until early next week.
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The bitter weather has also brought with it some “impressive” snowfalls, according to Weather.com.
The airport in Erie, Pa., saw 16.3 inches of snow fall at the airport on Monday – the snowiest day there since Nov. 29, 1979, and making it snowiest January day on record. Other parts of the city saw up to 24 inches.
In New York state, Oswego County got up to 18 inches of snow Sunday through Monday morning, while 19 inches fell in Pulaski in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Ripley got 24.8 inches over the two days to Tuesday morning.
And parts of Michigan saw 10 inches of snow in the 48 hours ending Tuesday morning. Conditions were milder in other parts of the U.S. with temperatures expected to hit the 30s and 40s from western Nebraska to southern Kansas, and record highs are predicted in the Western U.S.
Cold wave has much the nation shivering. NBC's Chric Clackum reports.
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Really? It's cold in the NE? In the winter! Wow! Never heard of this happening before. Come on, why is headline news across the country.
Well, two things are for sure, over the next week.
Gas Stations will be making record profits, as people have to burn more gas, to keep motor vehicles operating. Yes, the Texas oil trillionairres will be VERY happy, with next months profits reports.
Also, the utilities monopolies. Man, will they be making a heavy haul. Their winter should be VERY GREEN, indeed.
The losers? The general public, which will watch its food, and medications, budgets "fly out the window", for gas, and electricity.
Yes, a very GOOD winter, for the billionairres!
And think of all of those greenies who were given and then frittered away billions of dollars of non-existant, new-debt money that our children will be enslaved to. Obama's Green/Government Complex buddies are all sitting in their 20,000 sq. ft. manions in the Virgin Islands while we all freeze and pay exorbitant prices per kilowatt/hour from those wind and solar energy projects that ACTUALLY did produce some electricity.
Global cooling can drive extreme temperatures in both directions. This is the coldest air mass in the past two years, which is showing a pattern. Computer models, showing the past two years out of the past 3 billion show a major change toward global cooling. This is going to destroy most of our food producing areas as this new ice age takes hold and advances. We must act now to save the planet!
ok, i'll bite ----- act..... how ????
If everyone just lit one little candle, it would amount to a lot of heat, and we must "Have Heat to Produce the Meat".
It would appear that over the last 40 years the seasons have moved forward by almost 2 months.
This clearly seen more and more with each summer and winter.
Why is this occurring?
Perhaps it is a natural course of the planets evolution at this particular time or something has triggered an almost 2 month offset of the planet or other elements in our solar system.
We should not only put are emphasis on how warm or colder it is becoming, but rather why is the warm and colder seasons being pushed forward by almost 2 months?
JMPO, but when is the last time you noticed winter over the last 2 decades in some countries having more rain or spring like weather conditions instead of 6 feet of snow in the month of November not the end of February?
This in itself is something we need too pay closer attention too why it is happening and continues to move ahead more and more each 10 years.
Another thing too look at is why when it happens is it getting warmer or colder then ever recorded before?
i think what you are referring to is known as climate shift. ------ why should we believe that the seasons will always be exactly where we want them to be ??? -------- the other possibility to consider is polar shift.
Do you have any idea whatsoever what 40 years out of the past 3 billion represents as a "pattern" in a scientific sense?
not a heck of a lot ---- however, it is no secret that 10,000 years ago, this continent was covered by a sheet of ice about 1 mile thick ----- one thing that is certain, is that the climate changes, and not always as slowly as we might wish to believe.
ronpal
Well yes and no.
On the yes side of this argument one could say:
We know through past history of the Earths evolution that these shifts have occurred before caused by natural and disastrous implications from outer space, but this time we are living on the planet thus the next time it happens over the course of many years it could cause a great deal of changes that will effect not only are planets environment but us as well.
On the no position of this argument is why or what is causing it too happen much quicker this time around meaning are we the element that is changing it somehow?
That is the real question I guess we need to figure out before life on this planet becomes uninhabitable for our species.
anything is possible ---- a significant volcano eruption could throw us into a nuclear winter, making it impossible to grow crops. --------- when that layer of ice started melting, some event made it occur faster than one might expect ---- huge chunks of ice broke off, hitting the ground and creating intense dust, which is believed to be what caused the extinction of the wooly mammoths.
ronpal
Very true.
There are many natural factors in this climate shift argument that could indeed send us off packing, but is there anything we can do too slow it down or even prevent it?
I do not know as of now, but we really need to begin thinking about it.
We may not be able too stop some natural events, but we may be contributing to them happening more then they should.
This is a debatable topic that is sure.
no, i do not believe there is anything we puny humans can do to reverse what is the natural cycle. ------ even if some of this change is human-caused, the overall change is natural, and inevitable.
Too khenk:
I know your questioning is somewhat telling me I am stupid to make such a claim, but I must deal within the timeline I live using the past historical references as I stated in my comment plus the fact that over the last 40 years I personally as with many others have noticed a somewhat speedy movement which as you state took place over billions of years.
I do not say your wrong because it is or has been proven, but my argument in using my time line and the 40 year timeline is that we have noticed it happening more and more in this last 40 years.
So I look at what we have done in the last 40 50 years and wonder did we cause some of what is happening now?
Look at how many nuclear bombs we have set off during the late 40s and 50s plus all the movement in a now 7 billion population.
We could be part of the reason for this climate change, event, shift etc.
Then again I could be very very mistaken, and I hope I am for all our sakes.
if humans are a factor in climate change, then population increase is an associated factor, but not one which advocates wish to address.
ronpal
I gather your comment is very close too the truth.
We can only wait or take snapshots of how quickly this event is occurring during each of our life times with what we have to base it on and the tools.
I guess time will give us the true answers.
We may not like what we find whether it be natural or human, so in saying this I end my discussion on this topic at least on this vine for now, but I am in some agreement with what you are putting forward.
Cheers and have a good day.
Ban the cold. If it saves just one life, it would be worth it.
OMG it's getting Cold in Winter.. Someone call Obama
Big F*cking Deal we had that about 3 weeks ago here NM and no news about it then
So you've done all your research Bean? No need to look any further? So I assume you read the Senate Report on Global Warming? Over 700 scientists testifying the evidence is not conclusive enough for a variety of reasons. I've even given you the link below. It's a fascinating report, whatever you believe.
Since you have concluded your research, I guess you know about the OPPOSITE climate change occuring in the southern hemisphere? That over the past three years, Antarctic sea ice has steadily grown further than ever recorded. Remember, absolute cold dominates the universe. Earth is well-versed in this reality. There is mounting evidence of a pending ice age.
Good science never stops Bean, you must always keep your eyes open and believe what you see, not see what you believe.
you don't here Canada b*tchin' about either they have it most of the winter
Sorry people ! I just can't believe a damn thing that comes out of Al Gores mouth !!!!!!!
What's all this talk about Global Swarming? Bees have been socializing like this for millions of years and it has nothing to do with humans burning fossil fuels!
The Earth is cooling and evidence for anthromorphic climate change is inconclusive. In fact, evidence is mounting of an impending ice age...take a look at theories as to why the southern hemisphere has been steadily and dramaticlly cooling the past four years.
Here is a link to an excellent hearing where over 700 scientists, including Nobel Laureates and a host of atmospheric, climate and other natural science experts dispute that the evidence is conclusive. Whatever you believe, the report is fascinating.
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If this and Sandy fon't wake people up to gloabal warming, nothing will.
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Bidem in 2016.
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Nothing will.
Read a little more than liberal garbage. Even the "scientists" who support lolbal warming/climate change have said that Sandy's effect was a rare combination of natural factors: tropical storm (NOT hurricane when it did the damage) combining with another system to move it an unexpected direction, and the tides created by the moon (although this factor could have been even worse). And finally, people living along a coastline, in the path of danger, too close to the potential for tidal damage. In short, stupid people caused the massive losses.
I know it is warming up... the President made sure to tell me it was warming up yesterday... over and over.
Now, ship some tax money into some anti global warming sham company... quick, its cold out.
I find it funny that this is considered cold. Here in good old Idaho temperatures have been in the -20's. That's right NEGATIVE 20's. Our school district doesn't have snow days, it has cold days. Our temperatures reach the negative 40's and the bus diesel gels so school is cancelled. -1 is considered warm compared to the frigid temperatures of the arctic west coast. Snow does not dictate cold...if it's warm enough to snow...it's not freezing.
Where is the "Global Warming"? There is no such thing as Global Warming, it's called seasonal change!! It's Winter, It's January...hey people, it's going to be cold!!! You live up north, it's going to be colder, you live in the south, it's going to be cold and chilly! When Summer gets here, it's going to be hot and miserable, get use to it!
Typical whining from the east coast, get over it. Its been cold here for 5 days.
It is amusing to read the different posts regarding global warming, etc. At least it isn't about gun control!!! I don't know if we can blame it on global warming or not but it is damn cold here in NH...right now it is up to 5 degrees; and it is going to be like this for a couple of days. I do however remember years ago when it was -20 or more as the daytime high for several days at a time. Very glad it isn't like that now.
The DOD has put the US Navy Task Force Climate Change on Facebook-to get deniers into the conversation. Go Friend it! The host(s) are brilliant!! The military has been on board with climate change. It is a pity that deniers will listen to fossil fuel financed manufactured "news". There will come a time when even at night, when the sun goes down, the temperatures will stay the same. Think about how hot that will be. Think about the drought in KS and the entire midwest and the hot winds blowing and blowing and blowing, and the depletion of the ogallala aquifer because of deeper wells. It must be disheartening to scientists to deal with such willful ignorance. The fact we have wasted 30 years of time knowing climate change was coming down the pike, and not dealing with it, electing oil presidents like Bush, will come back and kick us all in the a**.......
Last time I looked, the Navy and DoD are part of the federal government. If the federal government can profit from supporting climate change hysteria, they certainly will and ARE.
The federal government is NOT a reliable source of factual information.
Far worse than "oil presidents" is the current incompetent.
How do you explain the fact that there hasn't been any increase in temps over the past 16 years?
@ Veteran 55 and skeptical 2345-Are you serious???There has been in increase in high averages around the globe! The oceans are holding heat, as well. The current melting of the icecaps is of great concern because the dark water will absorb ever more sunlight than the white frozen caps, which currently reflect the sunlight back into space. As for the idea that the pentagon would go in on some crazy hoax, good God! That is conspiracy theory overdrive. What is real to a person like you???One thing the US has had is great scientists. They work with the military often in joint evercises if they are civilian or they are hired by the DOD. The innovation of gps and the internet were both created by the military and shared with the free-market....However free that is.
last week in los angeles thos same freezing cold was out here. i told my cousin in detroit michigan that it was 48 degrees in los angeles ..she laughed at me and said to me "are you crazy that is a heatwave in michigan lol" i laughed. thank God im i live in sunny california.
So, does the north polar ice cap melt in these temperatures?
If I remember right, it's always gotten cold in January and February this time of the year. So why do you think this is not the normal thing?
Climate change, when viewed from a much larger scale shows that the earth goes through warming and cooling periods with temperatures warmer and cooler than they are today.
Alarmists, would rather people not look at the overall science, only that which took place during the "Industrial Revolution".
While humans can contribute to changes within the climate, with all we've done over the last century, we still do so on such a relatively small scale, that it's nearly insignificant.
www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
Glogal Warming? What the heck do scientist know? Their just starting a rumor to screw with our heads. Of course they could be right? If they are right it's probably too late already so f&#* it.
that is true ---- even if humans are a part of the climate change, there is nothing significant we can do to slow down the overall natural change.
Yes, we are still in climate change and the globe is warming. Sorry liberals, it's not for the reason head Professor Gore and his Hollywood jet setting hypocritical do-gooders would want you to believe. The earth is still in a natural warming state from the last ice age (wow, just how did those ice sheets retreat way back then?). CFC's do directly affect the ozone, hence, restrictions were put in place in the 80's (yes, the 80's); most scientists believe the ozone will recover. However, flutuations will occur due to volcanic activity, which also deplete ozone. Although burning of carbon based fuels is of no help; the natural release of methane and its effect has been ignored by liberals; after all, it's had to tax something that occurs naturally. But until Gore can find a way to stop the axis of the earth from making it's 20,000 year wobble rotation (like a spinning top that's slowing), or the variation in axis tilt, we will not stop warming or cooling periods which is the predominant factor in climate change.
Axial precession?
And we're about 18,000 years into that wobble rotation.
The 20,000 number varies though sometimes going as high as 24,000 years, so we could have anywhere from 2,000-6,000 years of relative warmth, to be followed by another ice age.
We are on the back end of the warming period, so it's easy to conclude that we are now relatively warmer than we were hundreds, even a few thousands of years ago. In fact, it's been repeated over and over in the history of the earth, that it is actually the warming that causes the global cooling that ushers in an ice age, most of which last relatively short periods of time, compared to the length of warming periods.