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Related: About this forumIf New York Freezes in January Blame Siberian Snow Now
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-24/if-new-york-freezes-in-january-blame-siberian-snow-now.htmlSnow falling over Siberia is raising the prospect for frigid temperatures in New York come January.
The weather half a world from Central Park can set off atmospheric events that result in icy air descending from the North Pole in December and January, driving U.S. temperatures down and natural gas and heating oil use up, according to Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmosphere & Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Its the best winter predictor that we have, Cohen said in a telephone interview. We havent made a forecast yet, but were watching it closely and the snow cover has definitely been above normal so far.
The more ground covered by snow across northern Europe and Asia at the end of October, the greater the chances of triggering a phenomenon known as the negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation. That would flood North America, Europe and East Asia with polar air and possibly erect a blocking effect in the North Atlantic that would bottle up the cold in the U.S.
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If New York Freezes in January Blame Siberian Snow Now (Original Post)
xchrom
Oct 2013
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)1. Weather guys already have forecast colder and wetter winter
for those of us east of the Mississippi.
Not good for those struggling to stay warm on smaller incomes...
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. yeah. i follow the farmer's almanac and they said the same. nt
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. Great! I feel a longer than normal hibernation may be in my near future.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. here's to a long winter's Nap!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. I venture out about mid-day once or twice a month to pick up fresh food.
That's enough for me.
Hate the cold even more as I age. [img][/img] Thank to DU my brain isn't turning to mush.
Hate the cold even more as I age. [img][/img] Thank to DU my brain isn't turning to mush.