Thursday, March 21, 2013

Punxsutawny Phil sentenced to DEATH: Ohio court indicts famous groundhog with misrepresentation of Spring after cold weather continues | Mail Online
Punxsutawney Phil, the famous Groundhog whose job it is to predict the start of Spring, has been sentenced to the death penalty after the rash of cold weather we've been having.
Polar Bear Blog – We Learned Something About Bears!
It was previously believed that a 50% ice concentration signified ‘breakup’ now it looks more like Churchill’s bears need only 20-30% ice cover. In the fall, they only need about 10% ice on Hudson Bay to leave… but if you’ve been reading polar bear alley for a while, you knew that too!
Here are a couple of weather experts who actually believe in climate change | Grist
The National Weather Service’s spring outlook, by the way? “Above-normal temperatures” for the vast majority of the country.

1 comment:

Sean said...

Take it easy on Punxsutawney Phil. He got a new computer for Christmas and has been running Global Circulation Models for seasonal forecasting guidance.