A Bit Chilly in the USA & Canada

Trevor.Dennis  wrote In fact we have had three days of 35°C this week, thanks to Australia blowing hot air across the Tasman.

we have plenty of people blowing hot air...  this is an election weekend

stay warm guys

Our current frigid temperatures and the extreme heat in NZ/Oz were caused by a sudden blast of warm air in the Arctic, causing the Polar Vortex to split and to wander.  This article from Associate Press explains it pretty well.

Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks

So you can call it Global Warming or you can call it Climate Change. Please don’t call it Global Waming like our POTUS, who does not know how to spell.

I suppose POTUS pushed the "fridge" button (that's the red button near the read phone...) to make America cool again!

FYI: Formerly the red button was used to launch the nuclear war, but when Trump took over, people reprogrammed that button to launch the biggest refrigerator program ever.

Side effect: Illegal immigrants can't pass the wall of cold.

Alternate facts: Winter is coming!

Yeah, its a little chilly here, Trevor - we are still at -22°F at the moment. Didn’t get quite as cold as was predicted, with a low of about -24°F. The wind chill did hit a sustained -55 last night, but the wind has since calmed down.

We do have tomorrow morning to look forward to; prediction is -30. From there we start to warm up...there is even talk of +47°F and rain on Sunday. Where the heck does that come from? Then we are back to typical Iowa winter weather after that...If there really is such a thing as typical weather in Iowa

Got most of the snow around here and at the neighbors’ cleared yesterday late before the air got too cold. The wind got strong overnight a few times so there was a little to clean up this morning along with the other outdoor chores.

Its really not bad. We are used to cold and, usually, dress warm

Trevor.Dennis  wrote Is he smugly putting this forward as evidence to debunk Climate Change, or Global Warming as he repeatedly insists on calling it?  I have a feeling that he honestly doesn't know or care about the science, and how stupid it makes him look, and yet this man has the power to start a nuclear war!

Evidence to debunk Global Warming, Trevor? No, you misread his tweet — look a little closer. POTUS is asking about Global Waming.

All good here, Trevor.  I watched it start the day at -8F and blow snow, though much of the day was sunny.  It's -19F now and still blowing.  They say tomorrow it's going to get cold.  Good day, night, and day to stay inside. 

-Noel

Trevor.Dennis  wrote I hope you and yours all stay safe, and come though it OK, and if you'd like to share your experiences that would be cool.

It’s beautiful here, Trevor. This morning I walked a little less than two miles to pick up my car after it had service. It was 35°F (1.6°C) and was quite lovely. It’s snowing now and they are predicting icy roads, so we cancelled our dinner reservations and I’m just looking out the windows at the falling snow. Tomorrow is when the “feels like” drops down to -1°F

The coldest I’ve ever been was camping at 18,000 feet (549 meters). It was well below 0°F. I don’t have the numbers, probably not what you had at -40F/C. Brrr!

“Ladies” now, Trevor? Not lasses or lassies?

But seriously, I’ve never heard about not taking deep breaths and to minimize talking when it’s cold outside. I’m thinking it was said by someone who doesn’t spend any time outside in cold weather. Are the Iowa officials afraid our words will freeze in thought bubbles?

The midwest is expecting drastic temperatures with windchill, and some of what I am reading says that if the houses lose heat, they won’t be able to regain it. They are putting out a call to watch for the elderly and pets.

If our POTUS ever said anything that made sense, people would wonder if it was really him who was doing the talking and not a ventriloquist.

Were all doomed Capt. Mannering...