DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Marine science officials say a high number of turtle turtles found stranded on beaches from north Florida to Georgia may be caused by an unusually long period of winter weather.
The Tanana river ice is 36.7 inches thick as May 2nd, 2013Nenana Ice Classic - Breakup log
The ice is still solid from bank to bank, no visable signs of water. The temperatures have been in the mid to lower 30's from Wednesday April 23rd thru Thursday May 2nd during the day, and dropping down to the mid 20's in the evenings. The temperatures are supposed to remain about the same for the next couple of days. The 5 day forecast for the Nenana area is to remain the same thru Tuesday May 7th, then warming up to the low 40's and the lower 50's by next Wednesday.
20-Apr 1940Flashback: River ice in Alaska: “pretty good proxy for climate change in the 20th century” | Watts Up With That?
[March 2000] David Parker, at the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research in Berkshire, says ultimately, British children could have only virtual experience of snow. Via the internet, they might wonder at polar scenes – or eventually “feel” virtual cold.
Wednesday afternoon, part of the roof at the Bredenbury hockey rink caved in due to excess amounts of snow.
BERLIN (AP) -- An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.
Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning. [Via Marc Morano]
Thanks to the recent cold weather, Good Friday might be a bad Friday for residents counting on holding a traditional crawfish boil.John Lewis selling fake daffodils as cold snap causes flower shortage (From News Shopper)
RETAILER John Lewis is selling fake daffodils for the first time as the relentless cold weather delays the arrival of the spring blooms.Cold snap killing first swallows - Independent.ie
the problem is that they feed on flying insects and there is a considerable lack of these because of the cold weatherWheat Trades Near Five-Week High as Cold Weather Threatens Crop - Businessweek
Wheat traded near a five-week high as freezing weather threatened the winter crop in the U.S., the world’s largest shipper.
for some schools in New England the wintry weather is causing headaches.
As of March 19, New Hampshire's SAU 19 has accumulated six snow days. An additional two days had delayed openings. With make-up days now added to their calendar, the last day of school has been pushed to June 28.
ISLAMABAD: All the land routes to Malamjabba stand blocked as it received record a snowfall with over 10 feet in the hill station on Tuesday‚ Geo News reported.
The City of Montreal said snow removal is going to take longer than expected following Thursday's record snowfall.
Michel Frenette, a spokesman for the city, said snow removal will take about nine days to accomplish.
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Three thousand people are working to clear the snow.
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Despite the added days, he said he estimates the removal will cost about $25 million.
According to Environment Canada, Montreal was covered by a record-breaking 47 centimetres of snow on Thursday.
"It's a historical storm," said Réné Héroux from Environment Canada. "We've never had this much snow in a day. In 1971, there was a lot of snow, but it was over more than a day."
HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT MOUNT BAKER.2006: Lack Of Snow Cancels Big Mt. Baker Ski Race
"Hopefully we'll have a lot more snow next year. Hopefully it's not going to be a trend of global warming that's regular," said skier, Clark Fessenden.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Frigid cold in Interior Alaska is taking a toll on North Pole's Christmas in Ice event.
Temperatures of 40 below zero are hampering artists trying to craft their ice masterpieces. They are having to deal with broken tools and snapped electrical cords. Even some of the exhibits are reacting negatively to the cold. [Via SC]
This is the exact opposite of what the IPCC forecazst
On different places roads in Pakistan have blocked due to heavy snowfall.
After heavy snowfall Chaman’s road contact with whole country has disconnected. Snow fall also is continuing in upper areas of Azad Kashmir.
Local farmers and some 300 workers rushed to repair almost 400 vegetable greenhouses, covering an estimated area of about 23.5 hectares, which were damaged by the worst snowstorms in 50 years2007: Climate change heating up China faster than rest of the world - report
Winter Storm Athena getting its act together over upper-Midwest, will have extremely heavy snow, accums of feet: pic.twitter.com/2B1M1aoL
Snow in North Iceland in early September is not unheard of but snowfall of two to three meters overnight at this time of year—when the sheep are still in highland pastures—is highly unusual.
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Snowbound commuters is serious but thousands of sheep buried alive in snowdrifts is nothing short of disastrous.
Farmers in North Iceland, who may be looking at losing their entire livestock, aided by search and rescue workers and other volunteers, have trekked the mountains in difficult conditions day after day to rescue the trapped sheep.
Armed with long sticks as used to look for people buried in avalanches, they have succeeded in finding hundreds of sheep. Although not all have survived, most of these amazingly hardy creatures were alive after days in icy graves.
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Farmers say they have never experienced anything like this in their lifetime and hope they never will again.
Reader D. Bishop writes:
Mt. Bachelor ski area in central Oregon hit a seasonal snowfall of 500" (so far), compared with the average of 387".
The forecast is for more snow through the weekend.
Flashback:
2005 ---- "The West's snow resources are already declining as the climate warms."
I wish I had kept a screen shot; after last season, the Mt. Bachelor website had this quote:
"Mt. Bachelor recorded 665 inches of snow this La Nina season, besting the previous record of 606 inches set during the similar La Nina winter of 1998-1999."
Up to a third of some Champagne vineyards have been affected by heavy frosts earlier this month.
"The world's energy system is being pushed to breaking point," Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, writes in today's Guardian. "Our addiction to fossil fuels grows stronger each year. Many clean energy technologies are available but they are not being deployed quickly enough to avert potentially disastrous consequences."On current form, she warns, the world is on track for warming of 6C by the end of the century – a level that would create catastrophe, wiping out agriculture in many areas and rendering swathes of the globe uninhabitable, as well as raising sea levels and causing mass migration, according to scientists.
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