January 10, 2010
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UNISYS North and West Hemisphere Infrared Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)
The satellite above clearly shows TWO (one on each coast of the USA) heat driven vortexes moving warmer air from the equatorial regions of Earth to the Arctic Circle and driving the denser and heavier air to the lower latitudes. The intense cold the USA is experiencing is due directly to displacement of frigid air over the lower latitudes. This is NOT normal, it is Human Induced Global Warming. Those are vortexes that are 'heat driven.' The vortexes have replaced the jet stream as the dominant force directing climate. It started in October 2002 and hasn't stopped yet.
This is the most recent map from USGS regarding current flooding in the country. The red dots mean there is currently moderately flooding, the purple dots are major flood events.
Click title to entry for map. It is an interactive map and one can click on any dot for updates. Thank you.
The frigid weather won't last much longer.
