The NY Times Thinks It Is The ‘End Of Snow’ For the Olympics: Reality Check: ‘Snow is doing just fine in the Northern Hemisphere’
The NY Times Thinks It Is The “End Of Snow” For the Olympics
Some guy at NY Times Thinks It Is The “End Of Snow” For the Olympics.
“In the last 47 years, a million square miles of spring snow cover has disappeared from the Northern Hemisphere”
I suspect the “author” used 47 years because the Rutgers Snow Lab’s data for the Northern Hemisphere starts in 1967 (2014 – 47).
Now the Olympics usually runs in February, so lets look at snow cover data for February.
2013 in February certainly had less snow than 1967 (47 years ago).
But 2013 had a lot more than 1968. About 3.5 million sq km more in fact according the Rutgers snow lab.
And 2010-2013 were the probably snowiest 4 years ever. The late 1970s would be the snowiest 3 years (but that was the coldest winter in US history)
1989 to 2002 looked bad for snow. But that was a long time ago. Warmists do tend to live in the past.
Looking at that graph I would have to conclude that there is no end of snow. Snow is doing just fine in the Northern Hemisphere.
However, the lack of snow does somewhat coincide with the AMO in February being very low. But it has nothing to do with CO2.
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‘Historic winter’: Great Lakes record ice cover spreading rapidly
Lake Superior sets new ice-cover record
http://iceagenow.info/2014/02/lake-superior-sets-ice-cover-record/
Total Great Lakes ice cover is “soaring,” says meteorologist Mark Torregrossa. “It is going to be close, but we may be living in a historic winter with regards to amount of Great Lakes ice.”
Satellite image shows a broad view of Great Lakes ice. Image courtesy of NASA
Lake Superior is now 92 percent frozen, toppling a 20-year-old record of 91 percent set on Feb. 5, 1994. That statistic helped total Great Lakes ice cover soar, and we can expect to see more form in coming days.
The air temperatures this past week averaged around five degrees below normal for the Great Lakes area.
As of February 5, 2014, the entire Great Lakes system is now reportedly covered 77 percent with ice, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Let’s look at each individual lake.
Lake Superior – Almost frozen over (92 percent covered with ice).
Lake Michigan – Now 51 percent covered with ice. Coyotes were seen walking on the ice just offshore of Chicago this week. This makes us wonder if the lakes freeze over totally, will animals from Canada be able to cross over Lake Huron or Lake Superior, and enter Michigan.
Lake Huron – Ice cover rocketed up an additional 14 percent this week, climbing to a total ice cover of 86 percent. At that rate, Lake Huron could be almost frozen over, or frozen over by the end of next week.
Lake Erie – The shallowest of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie has an average depth of 62 feet and a maximum depth of 210 feet. It also has the least volume of any Great Lake, with 116 cubic miles of water. So it should come as no surprise that Lake Erie is 96 percent covered with ice.
Lake Ontario – Although Lake Ontario is the smallest Great Lake when it comes to surface area, its average depth of 283 feet makes it the second deepest Great Lake behind Lake Superior. Lake Ontario actually holds more than three times the amount of water when compared to Lake Erie. Lake Ontario is only 32 percent covered in ice.
Will ice continue to grow?
The ice cover should continue to grow at a rapid rate based on temperatures expected in the next few weeks.
It is going to be close, but we may be living in a historic winter …
Over two-thirds of the continental USA covered with snow
Over two-thirds of the continental USA covered with snow
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/02/07/over-two-thirds-of-the-continental-usa-covered-with-snow/
Readers may recall our story from Dec 15th, 2013: Over half the USA covered in snow, the most in 11 years Now, it’ even more. See the map and the 3D image: February 7, 2014 Area Covered By Snow: 67.4% Area Covered Last Month: 48.1% The map is from NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote […]
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NYT: The End of Snow?
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is on track to have highest minimum in modern satellite era! – ‘Sea Ice Extent is 27.4% above normal as of Feb 7 2014’
…Cold periods have more extreme weather: Former CRU Dir. HH Lamb came to conclusion: ‘There was a greater intensity, and a greater frequency, of intense storm development during the Little Ice Age’
…CFACT to EPA: Proposed power plant regs nothing less than industrial sabotage
…Geologist: Obama Misled on Climate Change Facts – ‘CO2 is totally beneficial to life on Earth’
http://politix.topix.com/story/10271-obama-misled-on-climate-change-facts…