What NOAA Isn’t Saying About Snow and Ice « Watts Up With That?

By Steven Goddard

As reported on WUWT, NOAA is warning of “earlier snowmelt and extended ice-free seasons.” But what NOAA isn’t saying is that snow is falling earlier and heavier in the Northern Hemisphere. Rutgers University Global Snow Lab has reported that January was the sixth snowiest on record, and that six out of the last eight Januaries were above normal snowfall.

January, 2008 saw the second greatest snow extent ever recorded. December was the third snowiest on record in the Northern Hemisphere and seventeen out of last twenty-one Decembers were above normal snowfall. November was above normal snowfall and fifteen out of the last nineteen Novembers have had above average snowfall. October was the sixth snowiest October on record and seven out of the last ten Octobers have had above average snowfall.

Scientists: Global warming real despite harsh winter | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

"It's very easy for us to look out a window and say global warming is not happening," said Cornell University weather scientist Stephen J. Colluci. "Tell that to people who are living in areas where sea level rise will make them homeless."

Maryland - Collapse from snow folds last county dairy farm

Ed and Rhonda Crossland, owners of the last dairy farm in the county, are calling it quits after the weight of more than 2 feet of snow caused the collapse of half the roof on the 125-foot-long barn shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday. At the time of collapse, 38 head of dairy cattle were inside the single-story building, though none suffered serious injury.

Montana: North Seventh shop roof collapses under snow - Daily Chronicle

Garcia has owned Rising Sun Toyota Repair on North Seventh Avenue since 2003, and last Saturday afternoon one of his mechanics was going into work. But when the employee tried to open the door, it wouldn’t quite open right, and unfortunately for Garcia, hinges and knobs weren’t the problem.

“The roof had actually caved in,” Garcia said Monday.
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Bob Risk, chief building official with the city of Bozeman, said Monday his staff is still trying to figure out what did in the 4,800-square-foot building.

His staff is also noting that it is part of an unsettling trend in town.

“My understanding is this is only the second time this has happened,” Risk said, citing an informal survey of the building inspection office. “The first time was just a couple weeks ago.

Virginia: Snow causes roof to collapse in Pulaski - Roanoke.com

PULASKI -- Hazardous materials crews will be working for several days to clean up the mess left behind when the roof over an oil storage building in Pulaski collapsed from the weight of heavy snow over the weekend.

Colorado: Avalanche risk considerable as snow subsides

[caption] Gordon Lee, a mechanic with CRG Excavation, replaces a hub on a belly-dump trailer that is supporting the collapsed roof of a building Monday morning in Bayfield. The building, located at U.S Highway 160B and Community Lane, is the third structure where the roof has collapsed under the weight of snow. “There was substantial collapse but no injuries,” said Randy Larson, deputy chief of operations with the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District.

Washington, DC: Heavy, wet snow collapses greenhouse, Wikes Lumber roof - wtop.com

He estimates he lost $750,000 in plants and as much as $1 million in structural damage.