The joint storm of Igor and Julia are heading to Greenland. Can the President declare Earth a disaster area?

September 21, 2010
0130:15 z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (12 hour loop at title to entry - click here)

There is an enormous amount of air movement over the entire northwest hemisphere. 


There is another tropical wave off of Africa.

September 21, 2010  0017 GMT Atlantic Ocean Satellite  There was a significant arctic vortex that interacted with Igor and Julia to turn the storms to the Arctic Circle.  That appears to have been severely disrupted upon arrival of the heat from these storms.

Wave in Canada due to Igor.  I am certain these folks are not at all acquainted with these events caused by a tropical storm. 

Monday September 20, 2010 Bay Roberts NL , Canada

It seems obvious to me the arctic vortex is disrupted in the Atlatnic Ocean.  It is fairly consistent around the planet unitl it encounters 'mid' North American continent.  And it is severely interrupted all teh way to southern Greenland in this image.  The disruption extends to Europe and to Western China and russia.  Wow.

September 21, 2010

0124 gmt

North Pole Satellite Image

This is the water vapor satellite of the North Pole.  It is very obvious from this view there is profound disruption of the arctic vortex by Igor and Julia.  Greenland is easily noted.  The 'bright blue' color is noted to be disrupted not only over the North American continent but also over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.  To be noted the storms of the Gulf are contibuting to the Pacific 'dryness.'  In this satellite, the water vapor is not disturbed over Europe and Asia.  The navy blue color along the Arctic Ocean is a satellite anomally. 

September 21, 2010

2100 utc

Longitude 0 West and Latitude 90 North Water Vapor Satellite

Below is the 'raw' data of water vapor of the same time period.