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UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)
The weather system is rather tenacious.
The Infrared Satellite might make a better picture to realize the turbulence of this storm.
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December 10, 20131430:20z
UNISYS Infrared Satellite of north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)
The left side of both satellites exhibits what looks like a tornado. It is a high tropospheric storm which is causing Hawaii rain and wind. That same part of the system will become a vortex of the Arctic Oscillation and will continue to pull water vapor from the warmer tropics.
Small craft warnings on the southeast side of the islands.
The part of this weather system causing problems in the Midwest to the east coast is due to the two fronts coming together primarily over Kansas.
The southern front is carrying heat and the northern from is cold. Therefore, weather bringing precipitation and wind all week.
State by State Look at Wintery Weather (click here)
December 9
The Associated Press
For days, temperatures have plunged across a large portion of the United States, accompanied by a storm system that's brought sleet, snow, ice or a combination of all three. The weather has been a factor in several deaths and has caused treacherous travel conditions and the cancellation of thousands of flights.
CALIFORNIA
Citrus farmers in California's Central Valley dodged the brunt of the seemingly never-ending winter storm. They used wind machines over the weekend to prevent crop freezes when temperatures dropped into the upper 20s.
MARYLAND
Utilities said more than 19,000 customers were without power early Monday in Maryland due to the wintry storm. Baltimore officials cancelled the mayor's annual Christmas parade Sunday because of snow and dangerous road conditions.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts commuters faced a light covering of snow Monday morning. Much of the state experienced at least a dusting of snow, but that was expected to turn over to rain as the day progressed, with temperatures at about 40 degrees.
With all the cold weather, the temperatures aren't really that cold. The temperatures in this front maintains a majority of above zero temperatures. It feels colder than it is because of the high amount of water vapor in the storm.
NEW JERSEY
Forecasters said Southern New Jersey experienced up to 11 inches of snow overnight, and motorists faced slippery conditions as rain replaced snow statewide. State police said two people died in a car crash on an icy Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County.
Parts of the state where temperatures are at or below freezing remain under a winter weather advisory because of the possibility of ice. The state Transportation Department treated highways with salt and imposed speed restrictions on some roads.
The rain was expected to taper off by Monday evening with the potential for light snow with cold temperatures on Tuesday.
PENNSYLVANIA
A storm system that blanketed Pennsylvania with several inches of snow began to leave the state Monday morning. The flakes changed to rain in Philadelphia, making for slushy streets downtown. City schools were expected to operate on a normal schedule, and transportation officials said regional rail was operating on or close to schedule.
March 23, 2013
Wilkins Ice Shelf, Antarctica
An ice shelf (click here) is a thick plate of ice attached to a coastline on one side and floating over the ocean on the other side. Many ice shelves fringe Antarctica, including the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula, which underwent a series of breakup events in 1998, 2008, and 2009.
Just as earthquakes can sometimes leave landscapes more prone to future quakes, the breakups on the Wilkins Ice Shelf left it vulnerable to further disintegration. In addition, the sea ice that had long pressed the shelf up against the coastline moved out, putting the remnants of the shelf in direct contact with open water. Ocean waves went to work on the ice, and in early 2013 the fracturing continued.
Acquired March 23, 2013, this high-resolution image from the WorldView-2 satellite shows a portion of the Wilkins Ice Shelf and a large assemblage of icebergs and sea ice just off the shelf front....
I've discussed this before. Earth's warming actually causes the atmosphere to be colder before it gets hotter. The reason is because large losses of ice RELEASE cold temperatures as they melt. The ice releases those cold temperatures in order to melt. The air temperatures and it's effect on weather will cause counter intuitive ideas about the Climate Crisis. How is it so cold, if Earth is warming?
World Record Cold Reported in Antarctica (click here)
...Try 135.8 degrees F below zero; that's 93.2 degrees below zero Celsius, which sounds only slightly toastier. Better yet, don't try it. That's so cold scientists say it hurts to breathe.
A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature, as recorded by satellite. It happened in August 2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees.
The old record, as measured by thermometers, is -128.6 degrees, set in Vostok, Antarctica, in 1983.
Ice scientist Ted Scambos at the National Snow and Ice Data Center said the new record is "50 degrees colder than anything that has ever been seen in Alaska or Siberia or certainly North Dakota."...
Within in this blog are records of temperatures across Antarctica. The recording on the blog was on a daily basis in most instances. The coldest temperatures were noted at Vostok, the Russian station on the high ice. The coldest recorded on this blog over years of observation was 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
I've discussed this before. Earth's warming actually causes the atmosphere to be colder before it gets hotter. The reason is because large losses of ice RELEASE cold temperatures as they melt. The ice releases those cold temperatures in order to melt. The air temperatures and it's effect on weather will cause counter intuitive ideas about the Climate Crisis. How is it so cold, if Earth is warming?
World Record Cold Reported in Antarctica (click here)
...Try 135.8 degrees F below zero; that's 93.2 degrees below zero Celsius, which sounds only slightly toastier. Better yet, don't try it. That's so cold scientists say it hurts to breathe.
A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature, as recorded by satellite. It happened in August 2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees.
The old record, as measured by thermometers, is -128.6 degrees, set in Vostok, Antarctica, in 1983.
Ice scientist Ted Scambos at the National Snow and Ice Data Center said the new record is "50 degrees colder than anything that has ever been seen in Alaska or Siberia or certainly North Dakota."...
Within in this blog are records of temperatures across Antarctica. The recording on the blog was on a daily basis in most instances. The coldest temperatures were noted at Vostok, the Russian station on the high ice. The coldest recorded on this blog over years of observation was 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
These frigid temperatures Antarctica is experiencing is due to the loss of large amounts of ice. It is the Austral Summer in Antarctica. By all rights, the southern hemisphere should be recording warmer than usual temperatures. However, it is the complete opposite with Antarctica because of the release of cold from it's melting ice.
The coldest daytime temperatures is the south island of Tasmania. It is 16 degrees C or 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
This is still autumn in Australia, winter begins December 21, 2013. Those are very warm temperatures in Australia for autumn temperatures. Tasmania is not very far from the Antarctica coast. I think that is the most proof anyone needs to understand the Climate Crisis is real and complicated.
The New Zealand Herald's videos never translate well here, but, it worth listening to.
WeatherWatch: (DEC 09) Sunnier weather returning (click here)
There are still a few rain clouds circling New Zealand but higher pressure this week and weekend means many areas should be drier. A few showers will pop up here and there, mostly western and southern areas of the South Island – but a few northern areas may see a few showers too. Driest areas look to be inland, east and north eastern regions. While we can’t yet see Christmas Day the weather pattern leading up to it will be similar to what we’ve had over the past 4 weeks.
"...crazy weather all around the world...."
