0730.15z
UNISYS Water Vapor West and North Hemisphere (click title for 12 hour loop)
There are two vortices, one on the east coast and one on the west coast of the USA.
The one on the west coast of the USA is more than interesting. It has found enough 'heat energy' from the dense carbon dioxide blanket to fuel an entire 'system' in a single location on Earth.
What is truly tragic is the density of the water vapor surrounding Earth. Since so many of the ice fields and the caps have melted the water vapor is in the troposphere and hence torrential rains and or enormous snow falls. I find it interesting it is primarily raining over most of the continent on the second day of winter in the northern hemisphere.
December 22, 2010 at 0730.15z of the GOES (Geostationary) West Satellite of UNISYS. (click here for 12 hour loop)
What is really unfortunately interesting about this hemispheric system is the fact there are not only two vortices at work, but, an enormous amount of air mass off the equator carrying more and more water vapor to the terrestrial continent.
December 22, 2010 at 0730.15z of a GOES East UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite. (click here for 12 hour loop)
When observing the movement of the 'high pressure' (dark area across the Caribbean and Gulf) in relation to the vortex, it is becoming smaller in a short period of time. Why would that be? Why would this huge high pressure system simply disappear?
Well.
The high pressure is being INCORPORATED into the massive, ionic, low pressure vortex. Amazing, isn't it? The vortex is so hot, resulting in a velocity capable of pulling that 'high pressure' mass directly into the circulation system.
Now. Anyone. That doesn't have respect for the power and dynamics of that monster. That Earth System. Then that 'anyone' is nothing more than a fool.