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Bitter cold in Alaska and Europe; Alaska's -79°F reading bogus

Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 04:08 PM GMT del 31 Gennaio 2012

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Bitter cold temperatures gripped much of Alaska again this morning, and the month of January is setting numerous records for coldest January on record for much of northern Alaska. According to the Fairbanks weather office, here are the likely final rankings for January temperatures at select locations in Alaska during 2012:

Nome: coldest
Kotzebue: 2nd coldest
Barrow: not in top ten coldest
Galena: coldest
Bettles: coldest
Fairbanks: 5th coldest (coldest since 1971)

A major atmospheric jet stream pattern change is underway this week, though, which will bring more seasonable temperatures to Alaska by late in the week.

Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average as analyzed by the GFS model, for January 30, 2012. Remarkably cold air was present over northern Alaska, Eastern Europe, and Southern Asia, while very warm air was over the Central U.S. and much of Siberia.

European cold wave kills 58
Alaska isn't the only place suffering exceptionally cold temperatures this week. At least 58 people have died in the European cold wave over the past week, according to ABC News. Hardest hit was the Ukraine, where 30 people, most of them homeless, died.

Alaska's -79°F reading bogus
I reported in yesterday's post that a personal weather station located about 180 miles north of Fairbanks, the Jim River DOT site, apparently recorded a low temperature of -79°F Saturday morning (January 28, 2012). This is very close to the coldest temperature ever recorded in the U.S., a remarkable -80°F (-62.2°C) reading from Prospect Creek, AK (about a mile away from Jim Creek), on January 23, 1971. However, it turns out the that the electronic temperature sensor on the weather station at Jim Creek is only rated to -40°F. Furthermore, the voltage on the lithium battery that powers the stations drops dramatically below -50°F, resulting in bogus low temperatures. Here is the official work on the low temperatures at Jim River from the NWS:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...CLARIFICATION OF TEMPERATURES FROM JIM RIVER DOT CAMP...

TEMPERATURES THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JIM RIVER MAINTENANCE CAMP AT MILE 138 DALTON HIGHWAY...STATION JMTA2...HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS LOW AS 79 BELOW.

THE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT CORRECT. THE WEATHER STATION IN USE AT THE JIM RIVER DOT CAMP IS A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION THAT IS NOT RATED FOR TEMPERATURE COLDER THAN 40 BELOW. THE UNREALISTICALLY LOW TEMPERATURES ARE BELIEVED TO BE A FUNCTION OF THE BATTERY FAILING AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES.

THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STANDARD...TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT JIM RIVER DOT CAMP.

Jeff Masters

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Their getting hungry,poor guys

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Aurora Butterfly (speikiei)

This photo was taken during the latest CME solar energy to arrive from the sun. During this time we are also having our coldest temperatures of the winter, -55F when this photo was taken.

It seems that will wait till spring (snek)

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151. Patrap 12:30 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting flsky: NASA: "Global Warming Caused Mostly by Humans" Link FOLLOW: Green House on Twitter "This provides unequivocal evidence that the sun is not the dominant driver of global warming," said James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who led the research released Monday. On the Wall Street Journal's opinion page, 16 scientists recently said there's no need for drastic action to "decarbonize" the world's economy. "Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now," they wrote without providing data. Not so, according to U.S. government records. In December, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that all 11 years of the 21st century so far (2001–2011) rank among the 13 warmest in the 132-year period of record. The Hansen-led study, published in the December issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, said the magnitude of the Earth's energy imbalance is fundamental to climate science. If the imbalance is positive and more energy enters the system than exits, the Earth warms. If the imbalance is negative, the planet cools. The researchers concluded that the 0.58 watts per square meter imbalance implies that carbon dioxide levels need to be reduced to about 350 parts per million to restore the energy budget to equilibrium. They say the most recent measurements put CO2 levels at 392 parts per million and those concentrations are expected to keep rising. Scientists have been refining calculations of the Earth's energy imbalance for years, but NASA researchers say their newest estimate is an improvement because they had access to better measurements of ocean temperature Member Since: Luglio 3, 2005 Posts: 372 Comments: 111635

152. AtHomeInTX 12:35 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Don't look Ethel!!! er, Presslord. ;-) Been downright drizzly here today. The lakes are getting heavier rain. Always good to see that. May get more here later. Depending on which model verifies I guess. .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 452 PM CST TUE JAN 31 2012/ DISCUSSION... LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY/UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWED NOISY SW FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF COAST REGION DOWNSTREAM OF A MEAN LOW AMPLITUDE WRN CONUS TROF. AT THE SFC...STNG HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WITH AN AXIS STRETCHING WWD ALONG THE GULF COAST....WITH A CDFNT OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS EXTENDING FM NE KS TO THE TX PANHANDLE. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPTICK IN CONVECTIVE COVERAGE ACROSS EAST TEXAS...WHICH COINCIDES QUITE WELL WITH PROGGED EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF 850-700MB THETAE RIDGE. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DECENT RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE TOMORROW AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY CURRENTLY NEAR THE BAJA TRANSLATES THROUGH THE THE ARKLATEX...WITH RELATIVE DRYING IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE KNOCKING POPS DOWN TO JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE ON THURSDAY. FAIRLY GOOD CONSENSUS AMONG THE GLOBAL MODELS OF A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE FORMING OVER THE EPAC/WEST COAST...WITH A DOWNSTREAM UPPER LOW DEVELOPING AND BECOMING CUT OFF...OR NEARLY SO...OVER THE ROCKIES. THE RESULT AT THE SFC IS A LEE-SIDE LOW THAT TRACKS EAST THRU THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH A N-S ORIENTED CDFNT PROGGED TO BE SOMEWHERE OVER EAST TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT. GOOD LIFT COUPLED WITH A NWD SURGE OF MOISTURE LED TO INCREASING POPS A BIT FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. BEYOND THIS...THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES...AND THUS THE SURFACE FEATURES...CONTINUES TO BE A SOURCE OF DISAGREEMENT. FOR THIS FORECAST CYCLE...USED A BLEND OF HPC/GFS/GEM TO ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION THAT SHOWS A WEAKER FRONT CROSSING THE AREA ON SATURDAY THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. IT SHOULD BE NOTED...HOWEVER...THAT THE USUALLY RELIABLE ECMWF DOESN/T GET THE FRONT EAST OF OUR AREA UNTIL MONDAY...DEPICTING A LESS PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION WITH THE UPPER LOW THAN THE GFS OR GEM. SHOULD THIS PAN OUT...A WARMER AND RAINIER SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WOULD TRANSPIRE. Member Since: Agosto 24, 2010 Posts: 0 Comments: 3890

153. allancalderini 12:55 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting GTcooliebai: LOL, yeah that was crazy. Isidore had me fascinated, she went from a Cat 4 that was predicted to make landfall on the Gulf Coast to a tropical storm that took an unexpected turn towards the South into the Yucatan and dumped tremendous amounts of rainfall there. Isidore was used for men name not women name Member Since: Ottobre 15, 2011 Posts: 0 Comments: 2029

154. hydrus 12:58 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting allancalderini: Isidore was used for men name not women name One might think they would use Isidro as opposed to Isadore. I think they retired the name anyway. Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

155. Skyepony (Mod) 01:01 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
That fire at KSC looked good size on radar. It was announced to people out there that it was a controlled burn. Then some roads were closed & the tour bus stopped going out to the VAB & all. I tipped one off about it that stepped outside & was wowed by closeness & size. Looks really close to alot of stuff like headquarters, some industrial & visitor complex.. All must be well, no mention on the news. Member Since: Agosto 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29376

156. KoritheMan 01:17 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: One might think they would use Isidro as opposed to Isadore. I think they retired the name anyway. They did. Ike replaced it. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

157. hydrus 01:42 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: They did. Ike replaced it. Good evening Kori..Boy those I names dont seem to hang around to long do they. Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

158. KoritheMan 01:44 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: Good evening Kori..Boy those I names dont seem to hang around to long do they. "I" storms in particular are notorious for being destructive. This is probably attributable to the fact that they appear most commonly during peak season. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

159. WxGeekVA 01:45 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: "I" storms in particular are notorious for being destructive. This is probably attributable to the fact that they appear most commonly during peak season. My favorite "I" storm was Isabel. That was the strongest tropical system I've been in so far. Member Since: Settembre 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3323

160. KoritheMan 01:46 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: My favorite "I" storm was Isabel. That was the strongest tropical system I've been in so far. If we're going by exciting storms, I choose Gustav. Nothing quite like standing out in 90 mph winds. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

161. hydrus 01:50 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: "I" storms in particular are notorious for being destructive. This is probably attributable to the fact that they appear most commonly during peak season. My thoughts precisely..Her are our retired friends..As of Apr 10 2011 Usually, the six lists of names for tropical storms and hurricanes repeat every six years. However, if there is an unusually large or damaging hurricane, the name is retired by the World Meteorological Organization hurricane committee because using it again could be considered insensitive. The hurricane name is then retired not used for at least ten years. Here is a list of hurricane names that have been retired. Retired Hurricane Names Alphabetically Agnes (1972) Alicia (1983) Allen (1980) Allison (2001) Andrew (1992) Anita (1977) Audrey (1957) Betsy (1965) Beulah (1967) Bob (1991) Camille (1969) Carla (1961) Carmen (1974) Carol (1954) Celia (1970) Cesar (1996) Charley (2004) Cleo (1964) Connie (1955) David (1979) Dean (2007) Dennis (2005) Diana (1990) Diane (1955) Donna (1960) Dora (1964) Edna (1968) Elena (1985) Eloise (1975) Fabian (2003) Felix (2007) Fifi (1974) Flora (1963) Floyd (1999) Fran (1996) Frances (2004) Frederic (1979) Georges (1998) Gilbert (1988) Gloria (1985) Gustav (2008) Hattie (1961) Hazel (1954) Hilda (1964) Hortense (1996) Hugo (1989) Igor (2010) Ike (2008) Inez (1966) Ione (1955) Iris (2001) Isabel (2003) Isidore (2002) Ivan (2004) Janet (1955) Jeanne (2004) Joan (1988) Juan (2003) Katrina (2005) Keith (2000) Klaus (1990) Lenny (1999) Lili (2002) Luis (1995) Marilyn (1995) Michelle (2001) Mitch (1998) Noel (2007) Opal (1995) Paloma (2008) Rita (2005) Roxanne (1995) Stan (2005) Tomas (2010) Wilma (2005) Retired Hurricane Names Chronologically 1954 - Carol 1954 - Hazel 1955 - Connie 1955 - Diane 1955 - Ione 1955 - Janet 1957 - Audrey 1960 - Donna 1961 - Carla 1961 - Hattie 1963 - Flora 1964 - Cleo 1964 - Dora 1964 - Hilda 1965 - Betsy 1966 - Inez 1967 - Beulah 1968 - Edna 1969 - Camille 1970 - Celia 1972 - Agnes 1974 - Carmen 1974 - Fifi 1975 - Eloise 1977 - Anita 1979 - David 1979 - Frederic 1980 - Allen 1983 - Alicia 1985 - Elena 1985 - Gloria 1988 - Gilbert 1988 - Joan 1989 - Hugo 1990 - Diana 1990 - Klaus 1991 - Bob 1992 - Andrew 1995 - Luis 1995 - Marilyn 1995 - Opal 1995 - Roxanne 1996 - Cesar 1996 - Fran 1996 - Hortense 1998 - Georges 1998 - Mitch 1999 - Floyd 1999 - Lenny 2000 - Keith 2001 - Allison 2001 - Iris 2001 - Michelle 2002 - Isidore 2002 - Lili 2003 - Fabian 2003 - Isabel 2003 - Juan 2004 - Charley 2004 - Frances 2004 - Ivan 2004 - Jeanne 2005 - Dennis 2005 - Katrina 2005 - Rita 2005 - Stan 2005 - Wilma 2007 - Dean 2007 - Felix 2007 - Noel 2008 - Gustav 2008 - Ike 2008 - Paloma 2010 - Igor 2010 - Tomas Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

162. hydrus 01:54 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
The "C" names have it by one...Probably not for long tho. Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

163. WxGeekVA 01:54 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: My thoughts precisely..Her are our retired friends..As of Apr 10 2011 Usually, the six lists of names for tropical storms and hurricanes repeat every six years. However, if there is an unusually large or damaging hurricane, the name is retired by the World Meteorological Organization%u2019s hurricane committee because using it again could be considered insensitive. The hurricane name is then retired not used for at least ten years. Here is a list of hurricane names that have been retired. Retired Hurricane Names Alphabetically Agnes (1972) Alicia (1983) Allen (1980) Allison (2001) Andrew (1992) Anita (1977) Audrey (1957) Betsy (1965) Beulah (1967) Bob (1991) Camille (1969) Carla (1961) Carmen (1974) Carol (1954) Celia (1970) Cesar (1996) Charley (2004) Cleo (1964) Connie (1955) David (1979) Dean (2007) Dennis (2005) Diana (1990) Diane (1955) Donna (1960) Dora (1964) Edna (1968) Elena (1985) Eloise (1975) Fabian (2003) Felix (2007) Fifi (1974) Flora (1963) Floyd (1999) Fran (1996) Frances (2004) Frederic (1979) Georges (1998) Gilbert (1988) Gloria (1985) Gustav (2008) Hattie (1961) Hazel (1954) Hilda (1964) Hortense (1996) Hugo (1989) Igor (2010) Ike (2008) Inez (1966) Ione (1955) Iris (2001) Isabel (2003) Isidore (2002) Ivan (2004) Janet (1955) Jeanne (2004) Joan (1988) Juan (2003) Katrina (2005) Keith (2000) Klaus (1990) Lenny (1999) Lili (2002) Luis (1995) Marilyn (1995) Michelle (2001) Mitch (1998) Noel (2007) Opal (1995) Paloma (2008) Rita (2005) Roxanne (1995) Stan (2005) Tomas (2010) Wilma (2005) Retired Hurricane Names Chronologically 1954 - Carol 1954 - Hazel 1955 - Connie 1955 - Diane 1955 - Ione 1955 - Janet 1957 - Audrey 1960 - Donna 1961 - Carla 1961 - Hattie 1963 - Flora 1964 - Cleo 1964 - Dora 1964 - Hilda 1965 - Betsy 1966 - Inez 1967 - Beulah 1968 - Edna 1969 - Camille 1970 - Celia 1972 - Agnes 1974 - Carmen 1974 - Fifi 1975 - Eloise 1977 - Anita 1979 - David 1979 - Frederic 1980 - Allen 1983 - Alicia 1985 - Elena 1985 - Gloria 1988 - Gilbert 1988 - Joan 1989 - Hugo 1990 - Diana 1990 - Klaus 1991 - Bob 1992 - Andrew 1995 - Luis 1995 - Marilyn 1995 - Opal 1995 - Roxanne 1996 - Cesar 1996 - Fran 1996 - Hortense 1998 - Georges 1998 - Mitch 1999 - Floyd 1999 - Lenny 2000 - Keith 2001 - Allison 2001 - Iris 2001 - Michelle 2002 - Isidore 2002 - Lili 2003 - Fabian 2003 - Isabel 2003 - Juan 2004 - Charley 2004 - Frances 2004 - Ivan 2004 - Jeanne 2005 - Dennis 2005 - Katrina 2005 - Rita 2005 - Stan 2005 - Wilma 2007 - Dean 2007 - Felix 2007 - Noel 2008 - Gustav 2008 - Ike 2008 - Paloma 2010 - Igor 2010 - Tomas Don't forget Irene. Member Since: Settembre 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3323

164. KoritheMan 01:55 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: The "C" names have it by one...Probably not for long tho. I wonder if Wilma will retain that unique spot of being the only "W" storm retired? Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

165. hydrus 01:56 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: I wonder if Wilma will retain that unique spot of being the only "W" storm retired? LMAO....I fricken hope so.!...Jesus... Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

166. hydrus 01:58 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: Don't forget Irene. You are Right...So its a tie for first place...Dang Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

167. KoritheMan 02:04 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: LMAO....I fricken hope so!...Jesus... XD Or better yet, how about a Greek storm? Part of me thinks Beta would've gotten that treatment if the WMO actually had a backup plan. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

168. KEEPEROFTHEGATE (Mod) 02:07 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
9pm on a jan. night holding at 50f Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport Date: 9:00 PM EST Tuesday 31 January 2012 Condition: Cloudy Pressure: 29.80 inches Tendency: falling Visibility: 15 miles Air Quality Health Index: 3 Temperature: 50.0°F Dewpoint: 39.9°F Humidity: 68 % Wind: WSW 16 mph Member Since: Luglio 15, 2006 Posts: 144 Comments: 40670

169. hydrus 02:11 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: XD Or better yet, how about a Greek storm? Part of me thinks Beta would've gotten that treatment if the WMO actually had a backup plan. I have posted it before, after tracking storms during the 1983 Hurricane Season. I said to myself back then, that if we ever made it to the R or S storm, it would be epic. 2005 was nothing short of unbelievable. Never dreamed that I would live to see not only the W name retired, but that it would become a cat-5 and be one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the states. Incredible does not even cut it in my book... Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

170. wxmod 02:15 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
You folks sittin around waitin for hurricanes, what if Bill Gates gets his floating sea surface cooling pumps all over the world oceans; wouldn't that piss ya off. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id= can-tropical-cyclones-be-stoppedLink Member Since: Ottobre 4, 2011 Posts: 0 Comments: 1234

171. hydrus 02:15 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KEEPEROFTHEGATE: 9pm on a jan. night holding at 50f Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport Date: 9:00 PM EST Tuesday 31 January 2012 Condition: Cloudy Pressure: 29.80 inches Tendency: falling Visibility: 15 miles Air Quality Health Index: 3 Temperature: 50.0°F Dewpoint: 39.9°F Humidity: 68 % Wind: WSW 16 mph And today is Jan-31....I think somebody stole Mother Natures stash and she is a lil aggravated. Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

172. TropicalAnalystwx13 02:17 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
“In my weather career spanning four decades, I’ve never seen a year quite like 2011,” Jack Hayes, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service, says in a recorded statement regarding the report. “Sure we have had years with extreme flooding, extreme winter snowstorms and even extreme tornado outbreaks. But I can’t remember a year like this, in which we experienced record-breaking extremes of early every conceivable type of weather,” he says. And if the beginning of 2012 is any indicator, looks like we are in for more of such weather extremes in the coming months." Well...that can't be good. Member Since: Luglio 6, 2010 Posts: 89 Comments: 25359

173. hydrus 02:18 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting wxmod: You folks sittin around waitin for hurricanes, what if Bill Gates gets his floating sea surface cooling pumps all over the world oceans; wouldn't that piss ya off. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id= can-tropical-cyclones-be-stoppedLink If he does that, the atmosphere will explode or boil. Hurricanes keep the heat balance man, and it they dont form, da pressure cooker might pop. :o Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

174. KoritheMan 02:18 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting wxmod: You folks sittin around waitin for hurricanes, what if Bill Gates gets his floating sea surface cooling pumps all over the world oceans; wouldn't that piss ya off. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id= can-tropical-cyclones-be-stoppedLink Did somebody call cyclonebuster? Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

175. KoritheMan 02:19 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: “In my weather career spanning four decades, I’ve never seen a year quite like 2011,” Jack Hayes, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service, says in a recorded statement regarding the report. “Sure we have had years with extreme flooding, extreme winter snowstorms and even extreme tornado outbreaks. But I can’t remember a year like this, in which we experienced record-breaking extremes of early every conceivable type of weather,” he says. And if the beginning of 2012 is any indicator, looks like we are in for more of such weather extremes in the coming months." Well...that can't be good. In a warming world, this is inevitable. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

176. TropicalAnalystwx13 02:23 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: In a warming world, this is inevitable. I don't want to die yet! :( Member Since: Luglio 6, 2010 Posts: 89 Comments: 25359

177. wxmod 02:24 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting bappit: Are those aerosols? Don't they increase albedo? I'd be less concerned about their effect on the weather than what they do to lungs and maybe the acidity of rain. Dear bappit, That photo shows just about every kind of toxic waste and aerosol available. It's acid, it's small particulates that go right into your bloodstream, and its chemical fog which forms around minute particles that are too light to rain. Drought is the order of the day. Then, on top of that, China has an office of weather modification on every street corner, and from there they proceed to screw up the whole world's weather. Member Since: Ottobre 4, 2011 Posts: 0 Comments: 1234

178. KoritheMan 02:24 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: I don't want to die yet! :( If it's any consolation, we won't care because we won't be conscious. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

179. hurricanehunter27 02:25 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: If it's any consolation, we won't care because we won't be conscious. To be honest I would not care anyway. Going out in a storm is they way I'd want to go. Member Since: Luglio 22, 2010 Posts: 1 Comments: 3473

181. KoritheMan 02:26 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hurricanehunter27: To be honest I would not care anyway. Going out in a storm is they way I'd want to go. Agreed. I told my dad "So they say the world ends this year. I hope I go out with a hurricane." Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

182. TropicalAnalystwx13 02:27 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: Agreed. I told my dad "So they say the world ends this year. I hope I go out with a hurricane." Hurricane? No...I'd rather get it over with. Tornado all the way. Member Since: Luglio 6, 2010 Posts: 89 Comments: 25359

183. hurricanehunter27 02:27 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting SPLbeater: bleak bill gates is an idiot. he has too much money, and thats getting to his head. Lol if hes and idiot than who can we call smart? Member Since: Luglio 22, 2010 Posts: 1 Comments: 3473

184. hydrus 02:27 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting KoritheMan: If it's any consolation, we won't care because we won't be conscious. What happens when we run out of Greek letters.? Start using expletives.? Hurricane B****,, Tropical Storm B.?...mabe.?...no.? Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments:** 14315

185. hurricanehunter27 02:28 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: Hurricane? No...I'd rather get it over with. Tornado all the way. How about a compromise, a hyper-cane. Member Since: Luglio 22, 2010 Posts: 1 Comments: 3473

186. TropicalAnalystwx13 02:28 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting SPLbeater: bleak bill gates is an idiot. he has too much money, and thats getting to his head. Bill Gates is the chairman of Microsoft. By no stretch of the imagination is he an idiot. Member Since: Luglio 6, 2010 Posts: 89 Comments: 25359

187. hurricanehunter27 02:28 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: What happens when we run out of Greek letters.? Start using expletives.? Hurricane Bastard,, Tropical Storm Bitch.?...mabe.?...no.? Did 4chan and Reddit take over the NOAA? Member Since: Luglio 22, 2010 Posts: 1 Comments: 3473

188. wxmod 02:30 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: If he does that, the atmosphere will explode or boil. Hurricanes keep the heat balance man, and it they dont form, da pressure cooker might pop. :o Better tell that to some rich guy! Member Since: Ottobre 4, 2011 Posts: 0 Comments: 1234

189. KoritheMan 02:30 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: What happens when we run out of Greek letters.? Start using expletives.? Hurricane B***,, Tropical Storm B*.?...mabe.?...no.? lmfao Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

190. hydrus 02:31 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hurricanehunter27: Lol if hes and idiot than who can we call smart? Goober from The Andy Griffith Show. Bevis... Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

191. HadesGodWyvern 02:31 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Tropical Cyclone Bulletin TROPICAL CYCLONE IGGY, CATEGORY TWO (11U) 9:00 AM WST February 1 2012 ================================= At 8:00 AM WST, Tropical Cyclone Iggy, Category Two (979 hPa) located at 26.0S 107.6E or 620 km west southwest of Carnarvon and 760 km west northwest of Geraldton has 10 minute sustained winds of 50 knots with gusts of 70 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving south at 10 knots. Dvorak Intensity: T3.0/3.5/S/0.0/24 HRS Storm Force Winds ================= 35 NM from the center Gale Force Winds -------------------- 100 NM from the center in northeastern quadrant 70 NM from the center in northwestern quadrant 100 NM from the center in southeastern quadrant 70 NM from the center in southwestern quadrant Forecast and Intensity ====================== 12 HRS: 28.0S 108.2E - 40 knots (CAT 1) 24 HRS: 29.0S 110.2E - 35 knots (CAT 1) 48 HRS: 29.5S 114.6E - 30 knots (TROPICAL LOW) 72 HRS: 28.5S 120.2E - 20 knots (TROPICAL LOW) Additional Information ======================= Subjective Dvorak DTs have been hovering between 3.0 and 3.5 for a considerable time now. For a period overnight the DTs clearly reached 3.5 and 50 kn winds were observed on the ASCAT pass at 14Z. Since that time there has been a slight decrease in the organization and degree of curvature. Although DTs of 3.5 can be obtained on some recent images most analyses produce DT3.0. ADT went back up to CI 4.1 overnight when it detected an eye scene and although raw DTs are down at 2.3-2.8 over the last 6 hours the CI is still coming down from the overnight peak and is at 3.8. AMSU intensity estimates at 19Z were around 65 knots 10-min mean. Final intensity estimate is 50 knots 10-min mean. Although Iggy is now in a climatologically unfavorable region for TCs, Sea surface temperatures are 25-26C [warmer than normal], the shear remains low and there is favorable outflow aloft. The low shear is also protecting the core of the cyclone from the dry air at the system's periphery. During Wednesday the convection should struggle as Iggy begins to move over waters less than 24C. Models show good agreement on the track with the majority taking the remnant system towards the west coast on Thursday. There are no indications that gales could be maintained through to landfall. The next tropical cyclone advice from Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center on TC IGGY will be issued at 7:30 AM UTC.. Member Since: Maggio 24, 2006 Posts: 43 Comments: 36691

192. KoritheMan 02:31 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: Hurricane? No...I'd rather get it over with. Tornado all the way. Consider me a risk taker. Unless said risk involves drowning by storm surge. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

193. WxGeekVA 02:31 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting hydrus: What happens when we run out of Greek letters.? Start using expletives.? Hurricane Bastard,, Tropical Storm Bitch.?...mabe.?...no.? ... Member Since: Settembre 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3323

194. HadesGodWyvern 02:32 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Fiji Meteorological Services Tropical Disturbance Advisory #10 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07F 12:00 PM FST February 1 2012 ====================================== At 0:00 AM UTC, Tropical Depression 07F (997 hPa) located at 18.3S 172.7E has 10 minute sustained winds of 30 knots. The depression is reported as moving southeast at 15 knots. Position poor based on multisatellite visible/infrared imagery with animation and peripheral observation. Organization has improved in the past 12 hours. Convection remains persistent in the last 24 hours. System lies south of 250 hpa ridge axis, downstream of an upper trough and just north of the 250 hpa jet. Depression lies in a region of low to moderate shear and is being steered to the southeast by a deep layer mean northwesterly wind flow. Sea surface temperature is around 27-28C Dvorak analysis based on 0.40 wrap yields. Final Dvorak based on DT. MET and PT agrees. Dvorak Intensity: T2.5/2.5/D0.5/24hrs Global models are intensifying the system and moving it southeastwards then southwest. Potential for this system to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 12 to 24 hours is moderate to high. The next tropical cyclone advisory from Fiji Meteorological Services will be issued at 8:30 AM UTC.. Member Since: Maggio 24, 2006 Posts: 43 Comments: 36691

195. hurricanehunter27 02:32 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: What about Hurricane F*tard? lol I can tell we are having way to much fun with this already. Member Since: Luglio 22, 2010 Posts: 1 Comments: 3473

196. Patrap 02:33 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
please, its a explicit rule.. WunderBlogs - Standards The WunderBlogs are a forum for our members to express their opinions and ideas about weather, the outdoors, and nearly everything. Some blogs, such as Dr. Masters' Blog, have special community standards that apply only to them. For the blogs at large, as well as special or featured blogs, our Terms of Service apply. Please remain within the bounds of the Terms of Service. This document will strive to provide pointers for operating within the Wunderground community. Rules of the Road 1.Please do not carry on personal disputes in the blogs. 2.Threats, intimidation, especially that which extends into the real world will be dealt with by extreme action. 3.Foul language is not allowed. 4.Please avoid topics that would be considered adults only. Many children come to this site looking for information about the weather. 5.Do not circumvent administrative action by creating new users, etc. 6.No spam. please modify those posts with quoted Language as well Member Since: Luglio 3, 2005 Posts: 372 Comments: 111635

197. hydrus 02:34 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: Bill Gates is the chairman of Microsoft. By no stretch of the imagination is he an idiot. Mr. Gates has given huge amounts of money to organizations that help millions of human beings.....I want to be an idiot when i grow up.....yyyyaaayyyyyyyyy!!! Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

198. sunlinepr 02:37 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Published: January 31st, 2012 at 12:20 AM EDT \|By Enenews Admin Report: “High level radiation cloud” detected passing over New Zealand city — Peaks reached an “incredible” 1.89 microSv/h Source: Peter Daley Date: 29th January 2012 I have been in contact with a person In New Zealand who just sent me information of a detection of a high level radiation cloud passing over Dunedin New Zealand. You will find a copy of his email correspondence below. This chart is the recorded background radiation level during this event. Visual observation saw peaks reach an incredible 1.89 uS/Hr ! Read complete report.....[...] Link Member Since: Agosto 2, 2010 Posts: 19 Comments: 8447

199. hydrus 02:37 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting Patrap: please, its a explicit rule.. WunderBlogs - Standards The WunderBlogs are a forum for our members to express their opinions and ideas about weather, the outdoors, and nearly everything. Some blogs, such as Dr. Masters' Blog, have special community standards that apply only to them. For the blogs at large, as well as special or featured blogs, our Terms of Service apply. Please remain within the bounds of the Terms of Service. This document will strive to provide pointers for operating within the Wunderground community. Rules of the Road Please do not carry on personal disputes in the blogs. Threats, intimidation, especially that which extends into the real world will be dealt with by extreme action. Foul language is not allowed. Please avoid topics that would be considered adults only. Many children come to this site looking for information about the weather. Do not circumvent administrative action by creating new users, etc. No spam. If it was my post Pat, I apologize..You know I keep my posts civil, even when it gets really deep...:) Member Since: Settembre 27, 2007 Posts: 1 Comments: 14315

200. KoritheMan 02:37 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting Patrap: please modify those posts with quoted Language as well Just for you Pat. Just for you. Member Since: Marzo 7, 2007 Posts: 411 Comments: 15475

201. WxGeekVA 02:37 AM GMT del 01 Febbraio 2012
Quoting Patrap: please, its a explicit rule.. WunderBlogs - Standards The WunderBlogs are a forum for our members to express their opinions and ideas about weather, the outdoors, and nearly everything. Some blogs, such as Dr. Masters' Blog, have special community standards that apply only to them. For the blogs at large, as well as special or featured blogs, our Terms of Service apply. Please remain within the bounds of the Terms of Service. This document will strive to provide pointers for operating within the Wunderground community. Rules of the Road 1.Please do not carry on personal disputes in the blogs. 2.Threats, intimidation, especially that which extends into the real world will be dealt with by extreme action. 3.Foul language is not allowed. 4.Please avoid topics that would be considered adults only. Many children come to this site looking for information about the weather. 5.Do not circumvent administrative action by creating new users, etc. 6.No spam. please modify those posts with quoted Language as well good point. fixed my original post. Member Since: Settembre 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3323

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