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Half of the USA is covered in snow
Watts Up With That
Friday December 26, 2008
This is something you don’t see every day. We recently heard that Canada had a white Christmas EVERYWHERE, the first time in four decades. Here we see that the USA has an increased albedo (surface reflectivity) for about 1/2 of it’s land area. The increased albedo combined with low sun angle this time of year conspires to keep ice and snow unmelted.
Look for a long and extended winter weather pattern as we head towards the spring equinox, which can’t get here fast enough.
Here is a more colorful view of snow depth on Dec 25th from the National Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center:
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Jim G reports in comments:
On Dec 18th, the coverage was 59.4%
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December 26th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Do you know how snow works?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow
The type of snow depends on temperature. ‘Fatter’ type snowflakes mean it’s warmer(-2). So a lot of snow does’nt mean global warming is fake. It means there is a lot of evaporation somewhere in the world, then, in colder climates, it’s actually a bit warmer than usual(0- to minus 5 degrees celsius).
Snow is’nt about cold, it’s about hovering near the 0 celsius. Sometimes, canada does’nt get snow because it’s too cold(-30 to -40), it’s just icy.
December 26th, 2008 at 9:05 am
“”‘Fatter’ type snowflakes mean it’s warmer(-2). So a lot of snow does’nt mean global warming is fake. It means there is a lot of evaporation somewhere in the world, then, in colder climates, it’s actually a bit warmer than usual(0- to minus 5 degrees celsius).”"
Hahahahaha ROFLMAO
You are an idiot Kommie
December 26th, 2008 at 9:12 am
“snow isn’t about cold”
that’s pretty funny.
December 26th, 2008 at 9:55 am
It’s basic science guys…
The temperature of the air in the clouds affects the shape and type of the snow flake. This has to do with how fast the water freezes and crystallizes.
Celsius (°C)
Fahrenheit (°F)
Shape
0° to -4° 32° to 25° Thin plates
-4° to -6° 25° to 21° Ice needles
-6° to -10° 21° to 14° Hollow columns
-10° to -12° 14° to 10° Six-sided plates
-12° to -16° 10° to 3° Intricate dendrites
-16° to -22° 3° to – 8° Six-sided plates
-22° and below - 8° and below Hollow columns
December 26th, 2008 at 9:56 am
The temperature of the air in the clouds affects the shape and type of the snow flake. This has to do with how fast the water freezes and crystallizes.
Celsius (°C)
Fahrenheit (°F)
Shape
0° to -4° 32° to 25° Thin plates
-4° to -6° 25° to 21° Ice needles
-6° to -10° 21° to 14° Hollow columns
-10° to -12° 14° to 10° Six-sided plates
-12° to -16° 10° to 3° Intricate dendrites
-16° to -22° 3° to – 8° Six-sided plates
-22° and below - 8° and below Hollow columns
from this place… http://www.school-for-champion.....e/snow.htm
December 26th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I mean, sure, you need below 0 celsius weathers for snow, but the type of snow you get, if it stays on the ground, are factors determined by where below 0 it actually is. So saying “Canada got snow all over” is meaningless. That’s my point. And according to the ‘global warming/climate change’ estimates, north america is supposed to receive a lot more precipitation, with other parts of the world drying up.
So there.
Retards.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:47 am
“”I mean, sure, you need below 0 (SIC)celsius weathers for snow, but the type of snow you get, if it stays on the ground, are factors determined by where below 0 it actually is. So saying “Canada got snow all over” is meaningless. That’s my point. And according to the ‘global warming/climate change’ estimates, north (SIC)america is supposed to receive a lot more precipitation, with other parts of the world drying up.
So there.
Retards.”"
So according to you this “proves” 1st that global warming is occurring and that 2nd global warming is man made? How so? How does solar activity fit into this matter? Since the Earth is billions of years old the record is kinda muddy so how do you and Al Gore know for sure about ANYTHING?
Kommietzar you selected a rather odd name for yourself. Guess you decided to be a Communist and your love of Al Gore and his nonsense has replaced common sense. Clearly you made the wrong choice.
December 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
colt45: So according to you this “proves” 1st that global warming is occurring and that 2nd global warming is man made? How so? How does solar activity fit into this matter? Since the Earth is billions of years old the record is kinda muddy so how do you and Al Gore know for sure about ANYTHING?
I made no such claims. What I said is, the article claiming there was snow everywhere in canada did nothing to DISPROVE the global warming theory(AJ is trying to tie cold weather somewhere in the world to some kind of “HAHA! IT’S NOT WARMING HERE” juvenile chant). I think there is a lot of junk science being thrown around by non-scientists on every sides. But where I think you people are wrong, is when you say “I won’t change my bad consuming habits because I don’t want to pay a carbon tax”. I’m again’st a carbon tax, because I believe it’s useless, and the kind of solution that would lead to innaction, instead of clean energy research, change in packaging habits(look at all the plastic!), change to transport habits(linking personal freedom to a car to sell them has brainwashed everyone into their own trafic jam prison) etc. Carbon credits and bourse is just plain stupid, because it will move pollution to the poorest countries, where already toxic clouds are forming because of overindustrialization.
As for my alias, it’s just my sense of humor. You can believe whatever you want.
December 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
This is just the tip of the iceberg… (sorry, I couldn’t resist)
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December 26th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
#1 — the “snow line” (snow to the north, no snow to the south) is usually just south of Des Moines, Iowa. The map above shows it to now be in the middle of Missouri. That would seem to indicate more cold, as it has to be below freezing for the snow to not melt. That is, the colder weather is reaching farther south. Here in southern Minnesota we have already have had morning lows of 10 below Fahrenheit or lower; that normally doesn’t happen here until well into January. By the way, we had snow here with the temps near zero F — that kind of snow is very light (you could blow it away with a leaf blower), but it’s still snow. It can snow at colder temps than that, too. And finally, you usually get snow with a cold front coming in, so it snows at temps in the 20s, and then, once it has snowed, the cold comes in. Snow on the ground is therefore a good indicator of cold. I don’t care what Wiki says, I’ve lived with this for nearly 60 years, and I know how it works.
December 26th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Watch what happens to solid H2O when it “warms” up.
December 27th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Actually global warming could be said to be man made in that it was made up by man.
It’s a hoax.
90% of measured temperatures are wrong because of poorly situated measuring stations.
What has been measured is almost certainly the urban heat island effect and nothing to do with cows farting or increasing a trace atmospheric gas known as CO2.
But like all good religions, you can’t shake the faith of converts.
December 27th, 2008 at 6:47 am
This might be the cause of the floods that we’ve been promised world-wide for early 2009. All that melting ice and snow will have to go somewhere….
December 27th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Did you all note the added reflectivity that this huge amount of snow cover is giving. The more reflecting the planet does, the colder the planet gets. When you have huge snow or ice cover like this, the planet cools and very quickly, it is one of those loop feeding things. Simply put the longer this stuff sits on the ground, the faster the planet will cool and the more snow will fall and on and on. Ice ages don’t take thousands of years to arrive, they are found by the ice cores to arrive suddenly, like someone pushed a button. The land mass in the northern hemisphere is always the cause of this, as it can hold so much snow and therefore has the ability to cause this. It is only early winter, this could be far more devastating then any imagined global warming.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Reflectivity increases with the addition of aluminum oxide from the chemtrail spraying. We have snow here every year, but I haven’t seen a SNOWFLAKE that looks like a SNOWFLAKE in years. Instead they have no design really, just little chunks of snow.
December 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
As an elder, I can tell you …this used to be called winter when I was a kid. Dont be alarmed…it will melt come spring.
Yes there will be lots of floods in spring…this is also something that happens every year. This flooding is not a bad thing…it brings new minerals to the land.
Because this planet often floods in the spring melts…we have, in the past..believe it or not, often recommended that people not build in the flood planes.
It is far better to leave those areas wide open around water run offs, creeks, streams, rivers and lakes. It not only helps the water quality but it allows all of the creatures of the planet access to water, not just the rich or those that got there first.
If we clean up the garbage and stop polluting and plant more variety in our forestry efforts, we will find the planet will heal herself and we will all be happier and healthier.
It starts in our own neighborhoods and at home.
We are the ones we have been waiting for. We can do this..yes we can.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
They’re lucky! The other half is blanketed with propaganda.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:24 am
WOW, THAT’S SPOOKY !!! MAYBE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBAL WARMING, &
WE’RE NOT TAKING THE GOVERNMENTS SERIOUSLY ENUFF. LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL !!!!!!!
WE’RE FIGHTING AN INFOWAR FOLKS.
LET’S UNITE, AND FIGHT, FOR OUR RIGHTS.
POWER 2 THE PEOPLE, 4 THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
December 28th, 2008 at 6:35 am
To the guy who said this used to pass for winter I seriously doubt arizonians know what sno is, don<t tell em las vegas had snow in your day, its just not even close and spare us our environemental propaganda as well
December 28th, 2008 at 6:38 am
okay I cheched and it<s actuallt the worst storm in 30 years, there used to be snow in lasvegas, never knew that but this is really something that just totally destroys the global warming hoax
December 28th, 2008 at 8:46 am
the snow and ice is melting in minnesota. unless the weather changes, it will be spring here in a few days.
December 28th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Kommietzar: Now I understand completely.
The climate in Las Vegas and New Orleans are actually warming up and this is why they had record snowfalls. Let me guess where you studied the science related to this – The PSYOP unit. Global warming is as exposed and you are.
December 29th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Don’t volcanoes cause global warming? Maybe we should just cap them. Yeah, and while we’re at it we can put this reflective plastic on the deserts!
Yeah, we are God. We have it made!
December 29th, 2008 at 10:41 am
All the media where I live (in the South) are headlining this, heavy snow and big storms up north, etc. Who cares? It snows up north every year and you can take that to the bank. I get the latest on all the Chicago and Spokane weather, to my chagrin. Why should I care? I’d never go anywhere it was cold and snowing. And more big news is on the way–when it warms up, all the snow will melt and then there will be floods to report on endlessly by bug-eyed hairspray media shriekers.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I guess this must be the imaginary climate change right Alex? It’s not “global warming” you idiot. But hey, don’t let the facts and established science change your immutable opinion.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
most climatoligist that are not recieving government grants
or money from left wing interests do not believe in global warming
it is utter nonsense
December 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
It was not snow, it was actually an under-cover CIA Transport Plane in flight delivering cocaine to the United States and then the hatch by accident opened and all that cocaine at 20,000 feet fell to the ground.