Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect
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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:
The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.
There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?
The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.
The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:
Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spectacular+event/8185609/story.html The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.
The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.
This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.
Weston Ginther
Record-Breaking Arctic Warming Leaves Winners And Losers
December 2, 2011
A new report from a group of multination scientists says that the planet’s Arctic is moving into a warmer phase compared with previous years. And as with most all major environmental changes, there are both winners and losers as temperatures rise.
Researchers from 14 nations published the now famous Arctic Report Card on Thursday in which they stated that average air temperatures in the region were significantly elevated in 2011 compared with previous thirty years–on average some 2.5 degrees F (1.5 C) warmer to be precise. MORE
Zimbabwe : Dealing With Climate Change (NOV 28)
Sifelani Tsiko, 28 November 2011
The country was abuzz with talk over the sweltering heat. "Iyi ndiyo climate change chaiyo," a young woman remarked fanning himself with a hat in a street in the city centre. But does a mere variation in temperature mean that Zimbabwe is now experiencing climate change? MORE
Dec 5, 2011
Sevan Makaracı
Alberta, Canada - Windstorm wreaks havoc in Rocky View (Nov 27)
Wind speeds reaching close to 100 km/h ripped the roofs off several buildings, brought down power lines and sent debris flying in the village. The Beiseker Fire Station lost its corrugated metal roof in the early afternoon, according to local firefighter Jim Fox.
“It was really scary,” he said. “I have never seen wind like that before, it was more like a hurricane.” Fox, the lieutenant in charge at the fire station at the time, was preparing a second crew to assist at a Linden-area grass fire when he heard a horrifying sound. “All of a sudden, I opened the door and (the roof) peeled up and flew off and landed right in front of me,” said Fox. “It was like a freight train coming through.” Resident Fred Walters also lost a portion of his roof. The Walters were in Airdrie when it happened, arriving home to a missing roof, but took the event in stride. “It happens,” said Walters, a Town councilor. “It is an act of God, there is nothing you can do about it.” Fox said he witnessed the damage being done to the private home. “The roof… flew off when I was walking by,” he said. “It took the power line out like a butter knife.” Shaken, Fox said he felt lucky to be unharmed. “When I finally got home that night, I grabbed my kids and held them tight,” he said. Three large Dynagra grain bins were also knocked down in the storm and a Beiseker body shop’s roof peeled up, barely staying in place. Two other power lines were knocked down. The town of Irricana was also hit with the storm, although the damage wasn’t as severe. “There was damage to roof shingles on private residences,” said Town staffer Patty Malthouse. “A lot of older, bigger trees had branches down and were broken. Things were blowing around,” said Malthouse.
“It felt almost like gale force winds that we had never experienced before. It was unusual,” she said. Crossfield resident Dawn Cuthbertson said her town also experienced damage, fallen trees and damage to private residences and store fronts. Power was also knocked out in the evening. “It was the worst wind that I have ever seen and I have lived here for 10 years. It was extreme weather and it snuck up on us and lasted all day so the houses were being pummeled for eight hours.” Mayor Nathan Anderson said the fire department received about 40 wind-related calls, and close to 30 trees went down. “It was gale-force winds,” said Anderson. “It was relentless, it wouldn’t let up.” The winds wreaked havoc in other communities in southern Alberta.
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Dec 6, 2011
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Canada, Yukon’s storm broke weather records (DEC 6)
Monday’s storm in Yukon broke a variety of weather records around the territory.
High winds and rain sent temperatures up to 14 degrees in Burwash Landing. It was the warmest December day ever for the community on the shores of Kluane Lake.
The community of Haines Junction got the same temperatures, along with some gale-force winds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour.
Haines Junction resident Amy McKinnon says it made a mess of some yards in town.
“Yeah, it was really warm. We woke up to quite a windstorm as well, so there were stories about damaged roofs, trampolines that took flight, tents that ended up in the bush, downed trees all over town, power outages and I heard the winds peaked at over 114 kilometres per hour. So a little more excitement than we wanted,” said McKinnon.
Then a cold front sent temperatures plummeting and produced record snowfalls in some areas.
Temperature records were also set in Whitehorse, with four consecutive days above the December averages.....
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Dec 7, 2011
jorge namour
Record Cold in Reykjavík in December- ICELAND 08.12.2011
Only once in the past 60 years has the start of December been colder in Iceland’s capital than this year, in 1961, according to meteorologist Trausti Jónsson. One may even have to go as far back as 1936 when the frost lasted throughout the month to find records of similarly cold temperatures.
For some reason it hasn’t been common in a long time for the month to have a cold start and in fact there haven’t been many cold spells in Iceland in the past years, neither in December nor other months, Trausti wrote on his blog.
On Monday night, the frost measured -27.3°C (-17.1°F) at Neslandatangi by lake Mývatn in northeast Iceland, which is record cold for a single day in Iceland at least since 1949, Morgunblaðið* reports.
Tomorrow at noon, -11°C (12°F) is forecast for Reykjavík and similarly low temperatures in other regions.
However, on Sunday the temperatures are expected to rise, possibly leading to a slight thaw. Yet continued frost is predicted next week.
Operators of the capital ski resort at Mt. Bláfjöll plan to open it next weekend; in north Iceland slopes opened last Saturday.
http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Record_Cold_in_Re...
Dec 8, 2011
KM
here is a picture of what occurred in Scotland during the wind storm. Probably would occur during the Pole Shift.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/8943507/Par...
Dec 10, 2011
Sevan Makaracı
New Zealand, Sand storm engulfs Orewa streets (Dec 13)
High winds blasted sand dunes, sending clouds of grit to cover homes and gardens up to 200m inland.
The Hibiscus Coast Highway has looked like a beach track in parts of Orewa as high winds blasted sand dunes, sending clouds of grit to cover homes and gardens up to 200m inland. Yesterday, along the 3km Orewa Beach, picnic parties huddled behind vehicles to shelter from the sand storm while on the beach, pilots of sand yachts were thrilled at being able to reach speeds of 60 km/h. The lawn at the beach's playground was also clogged with the sand, which had built up to knee-height on the pathways above the beach. At the town's BP service station on Sunday, motorists were pelted with grit whipped up from drifts spread over the highway.
“It is unbelievable,” said beachfront resident Brett Proctor. “I've seen high winds in my five years here, but nothing as ... continuous as this.” His garden, six steps up from the beach, had been buried in sand and he was constantly washing a golden crust off his cars. Mr Proctor said the wind-blown sand came from heaps recently dumped at the foot of the esplanade by Auckland Council to replace a wave barrier of boulders. “It seems that sand was put there too early in the summer because the north-easterly winds have not finished yet.” Leanne Smith, of Destination Orewa Beach, said council works crews cleared away deep drifts of sand from clogged drains and covering bollards at the beach reserve and traffic islands....
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Dec 13, 2011
Selim KARABIYIK
U.S. sees most severe precipitation extremes on record in 2011 (so far); link to “superjets”?
Percent of U.S. covered by extremely wet or dry conditions during the January-November period between 1910-2011. (NOAA)Through November, 2011 has experienced the most extensive coverage of severe drought and abnormally wet conditions on record. This follows news that a record number of billion dollar weather disasters has occurred th....
NOAA’s Climate Extreme Index (CEI) reveals that (for the period covering January through November) 56% of the U.S. is experiencing either severe drought or extremely wet conditions, way above the historical average of 22% (hat tip, Jeff Masters, wunderground.com).
Percentage of U.S. affected by extremely wet (top) versus extremely dry conditions (bottom) between January and November from 1910 to 2011. (NOAA)1934, due almost exclusively to pervasive drought, is the only year which even comes close to 2011 in terms of the area affected by precipitation extremes. More than 50% of the country was afflicted by drought conditions in that Dust Bowl year.
2011 is somewhat unique in the historical record in that it ranks in the top 10 for both drought and heavy precipitation coverage. In many of the other extreme years, it was either usually wet or unusually dry, not both.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/us-se...
Dec 14, 2011
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Mexican farmers despair over record drought
Dust blows across once fertile fields in north Mexico, where the worst drought in 70 years has left thousands of cattle dead and destroyed more than two million acres (almost one million hectares) of crops.
"It practically hasn't rained this year," said Ernesto Ruiz, a farmer in Satevo, in the border state of Chihuahua.
"It's sad to see the land like this," Ruiz added, observing the remains of his corn and sorghum fields.
Dry conditions have affected 1.7 million head of cattle, including 50,000 that have died, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
Northern states are suffering the most and seeing record levels of drought, including Chihuahua, neighboring Durango and the northwestern Baja California peninsula, along with their neighbors in the southwest United States.
Mexican meteorological services say the nine worst-affected states represent almost half the country. Southern areas have meanwhile recorded some of their wettest periods on record this year....
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Dec 14, 2011
Nancy Lieder
This article keeps getting posted as a blog but is considered a wobble related matter, posted as a comment here, thus.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/shock-as-re...
Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide – have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region.
The scale and volume of the methane release has astonished the head of the Russian research team who has been surveying the seabed of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf off northern Russia for nearly 20 years.
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Igor Semiletov, of the Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that he has never before witnessed the scale and force of the methane being released from beneath the Arctic seabed.
Dec 18, 2011
Sevan Makaracı
Tsunami or Wave Clouds in Alabama NEW ZETATALK
Posted by Nancy Lieder
Dec 20, 2011
Sevan Makaracı
Argentina hit by unprecedented heat wave
In many parts of the country the thermometer rose above 40 degrees, 10 degrees higher than usual during this time of year.
The country has dramatically increased power consumption due to intensified use of air conditioners, fans, and refrigerators.
In the cities of Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Chaco, Formosa, and Catamarca the expected temperature is 44 degrees Celsius and in Buenos Aires about 36 degrees.
Argentina, sudden heat wave, Dec 21
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a yellow alert this morning for the city of Buenos Aires and its surrounding areas, due to the sudden rise in temperatures this week.
Meanwhile, storm warnings were issued for the centre, south and northeastern areas of Buenos Aires province, southern Córdoba, south of Santa Fe and the northeastern area of La Pampa. Yellow alert is issued as a health warning, as the heat can be particularly dangerous for people aged over 65 and for babies and young children, and those suffering from terminal illnesses.
Dec 22, 2011
Derrick Johnson
More evidence of the wobble, no snow for the ski resorts in the east and western US this year compared to near record snow fall last year at this time for some of these resorts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/many-ski-areas-lack-an-essenti...
Dec 23, 2011
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Protracted cold spell claims 30 lives in Bangladesh
"The lowest temperature recorded so far since the outbreak of the spell is six degrees Celsius in Jessore which is not unusual for the season but this is for the first time in several years the cold wave continued to grip the country for so many days," a met office spokesman told PTI.
He warned that the current "mild to moderate cold wave" was likely to sweep particularly northern and southeastern regions over next several days.
A growing number of people were crowding hospitals and health facilities, with the season seeing a spurt in cold-related ailments like pneumonia and asthma. Unconfirmed reports said the cold wave so far has claimed up to 30 lives in different parts of the country. The latest such deaths were reported from Jessore where the cold overnight claimed two more lives. "We are in bad shape. Please do something for us," 55-year old Piochong Murong of Sualok area of Bandarban told PTI over phone. Reports said areas of the northwestern region had been shrouded in thick fog over the past few days, affecting the livelihood of many people. Thick fog also widely disrupted communication systems, with vehicles being affected by visibility issues. Ferry passengers appeared to be the worse sufferers as services in waterways had been suspended in several areas. The lowest temperature for the day in Jessore was recorded at eight degrees Celsius, while in Dhaka the mercury settled at the lowest mark of 12 degrees.
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Dec 23, 2011
Sevan Makaracı
STORMS pelted Victorians with hailstones as big as billiard balls (Australia, Dec 26)
Storms pelted Victorians with hailstones as big as billiard balls during a wild Christmas Day barrage. The damage bill could run into tens of millions of dollars after hundreds of cars were bombarded, windows in homes and businesses were smashed and roofing was torn away. The State Emergency Service was called to more than 2500 jobs when a series of storm cells intensified dramatically in Melbourne in the afternoon. The worst was a tornado that hit Fiskville, near Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for many parts of Victoria throughout the afternoon and evening, but the weather was expected to improve ahead of today's Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Early this morning, a severe weather warning remained current for parts of southern New South Wales, including Wagga Wagga, Albury, Deniliquin, Cobar, Broken Hill and Wentworth. Around Melbourne yesterday, most calls to the SES were from Keilor Park, Keilor Downs and Taylors Lakes. Parts of Eltham and Greensborough were hit more than once and planes were grounded at Melbourne Airport. Lightning hit the 3AW transmission tower, knocking out its analogue signal and putting it off air to most listeners. About 77 passengers on a flight out of Darwin spent almost four hours at Sale airport after Qantas decided it was unsafe to fly into Melbourne. Metro warned commuters to expect major train delays, with most lines disrupted, and advised passengers to defer non-essential travel. The storm blacked out more than 5000 homes in Port Melbourne, Ballarat, Armadale, Toorak and South Melbourne as families sat down to Christmas dinner. A family in Apollo Rd, Taylors Lakes, had nine cars damaged and roof tiles and outdoor lights broken when the storm hit about 3.30pm. Robyn Sullivan said the hailstones had been almost as big as tennis balls.
“It was like a roar as it came through,” she said. “I've never heard anything like it.”
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Dec 26, 2011
Howard
Record High at the S. Pole on Christmas - 25 degrees above normal
"The South Pole, where temperatures this time of year (the southern hemisphere's summer) tend to be around minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit, set a record high on Christmas Day with a whopping 9.9F... Winds came in from an unusual direction on Christmas Day, bringing with them relative warmth that started to raise temperatures rapidly at 6 a.m. The warmth was only around for the day, and within a few days it was back to normal: minus 15F or so." Source
Dec 30, 2011
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Warm temperatures surprise Environment Canada (Jan 3)
Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips admits it. They were wrong.
What was once supposed to a colder than normal winter has turned out to be very much the opposite, with some surprisingly warm temperatures this week and for the foreseeable future.
“It is, in a way, a most bizarre situation,” he said.
Phillips says that warm air is pumping up from the United States and there's not really an end in sight.
“This week, I see nothing but temperatures above the freezing mark and that wonderful Saskatchewan sun,” he said.
With sunshine, regina is supposed to get up to 4 C Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday's forecast is calling for 6 C.
“You know what’s even more shocking than the six degrees on Thursday is the minimum temperature of zero degrees. That should be -23 C,” he said.
On the same day it'll be even warmer in Moose Jaw. They're calling for a high of 10 C.
As for Saskatoon, the city is supposed to see a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 1 C Tuesday and 2 C on Wednesday.
Phillips admits he's a little gun-shy about sharing spring and summer predictions because winter was so off base but right now, he says models are showing those seasons will be drier and warmer than normal.
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Jan 5, 2012
Howard
More Than 1,000 Record Highs Set this Week
"More than one thousand record high temperatures were set across the U.S. this week. In fact, the total of record highs set over the past seven days is 1,166. On Thursday, 336 record highs were recorded across the Plains and Midwest."
Jan 6, 2012
Weston Ginther
Flooding Rainfall to Continue in Brazil
Jan 7, 2012
Weeks of abnormally heavy rainfall have left parts of eastern Brazil under muddy flood waters that have left thousands homeless....
...To make matters worse, a dam broke near Campos de Goytacazes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, forcing thousands of people from their homes. Water rushing downstream from the broken dam left a gaping hole in a nearby highway....
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flooding-rainfall-to-con...
Plains Shatter Warm Weather Records, Set HISTORIC High Temperatures
Jan 6th, 2012
...More than 300 record high temperatures were set in 21 U.S. states Thursday...
...areas experienced temperatures 40 degrees above average...
...Across the U.S., almost one thousand high temperature records have been broken or tied this January, and more than 1,400 in the last week....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/plain...
'Rare' Mild Weather Continues
Jan 4th, 2012
...According to the National Weather Service, this year’s mild winter has been unusual, and it may continue...
...“It’s rare,” she said...
Jan 8, 2012
Stra
Remarkably dry and warm winter due to record extreme jet stream configuration
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=...
WHILE READING THE ARTICLE KEEP IN MIND THERE MIGHT BE BITS AND PIECES OF DISINFO SPREAD AROUND!
Here's the first, interesting paragraph:
"Flowers are sprouting in January in New Hampshire, the Sierra Mountains in California are nearly snow-free, and lakes in much of Michigan still have not frozen. It's 2012, and the new year is ringing in another ridiculously wacky winter for the U.S. In Fargo, North Dakota yesterday, the mercury soared to 55°F, breaking a 1908 record for warmest January day in recorded history. More than 99% of North Dakota had no snow on the ground this morning, and over 95% of the country that normally has snow at this time of year had below-average snow cover. High temperatures in Nebraska yesterday were in the 60s, more than 30° above average. Storm activity has been almost nil over the past week over the entire U.S., with the jet stream bottled up far to the north in Canada. It has been remarkable to look at the radar display day after day and see virtually no echoes, and it is very likely that this has been the driest first week of January in U.S. recorded history. Portions of northern New England, the Upper Midwest, and the mountains of the Western U.S. that are normally under a foot of more of snow by now have no snow, or just a dusting of less than an inch. Approximately half of the U.S. had temperatures at least 5°F above average during the month of December, with portions of North Dakota and Minnesota seeing temperatures 9°F above average. The strangely warm and dry start to winter is not limited to the U.S--all of continental Europe experienced well above-average temperatures during December."
The following two pictures with temperature deviations for the month of Dec 2011 in my opinion nicely portray the effect of the wobble.
Jan 8, 2012
Sevan Makaracı
Unprecedented cold wave, India, Jan 9
The Maharashtra government today declared a state of emergency in the city of Mumbai as it recorded a low of 20 degrees Celsius. Speaking at a press conference, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said, "This is unprecedented in the city of Mumbai".
Nonetheless, the government is committed to helping the citizens of Mumbai cope with such frigid weather. We have asked for the central government to and suppliers in Ludhiana to ship stocks of sweaters, blankets and coal so that citizens can stay warm. I am sure the famed Mumbai spirit will shine through and this too shall pass." Mumbai is traditionally used to much warmer climate which ranges from "Man I feel like a cheese burst pizza to OMFG THIS CITY IS LIKE A FRICKIN CONCENTRATION CAMP!" and citizens have been trying to grapple with these lows the best they can. Mr DeCosta from Bandra had this to say. "I have been living in Mumbai since 70 years and I have never seen it become so cold. The last time I saw so many random people light fires infront of their house it turned out to be a riot. I'm hoping the government pulls through with their promises" .....
Jan 10, 2012
KM
For the last few weeks the sun has been coming up in the SE, and along with this, temperatures here in Saskatchewan have been very mild feeling like Spring. Temperatures have ranged from -10 Celcius at night to +10 during the day. Today, have noticed the sun coming up in the East, and checked the temperature forcast for today, it will be mild, but tonight will start going down, and we will start getting colder temperatures. Tomorrow it is supposed to get to -18 Celcius during the day, more to what the temperature is supposed to be at this time of year!
Jan 10, 2012
Howard
Desperate situation brewing in Alaska...
Alaska Towns Running Out of Fuel
"It's not just the towns of Nome and Cordova struggling through what's been a wicked winter in Alaska; at least two more towns are running low on fuel, and parts of the state face blizzard warnings on Tuesday, with gusts up to 95 mph predicted in the Anchorage area.
A seafaring fuel convoy has been trying to reach Nome but two smaller villages are even closer to running out, the Alaska Daily News reported Tuesday.
"We're running pretty low," said Kobuk Mayor Edward Gooden Jr. The town of some 100 residents was trying to clear its airstrip in hopes that a fuel plane could arrive shortly.
In Noatak, population 500, the town's store ran out of heatling oil last Saturday and locals are taking their snowmachines to gather wood for burning or to drive a nearby town to buy fuel.
"My husband and I are using our fish rack woods to heat up our home because it's so cold to go out and get wood," said Noatak resident Hilda Booth.
Both towns hope to get fuel in the next day or two but the shortages reflect the extremely harsh winter. The cold streak in Noatak includes temperatures of minus 45 degrees in recent days.
In Anchorage, a blizzard warning was issued Tuesday for the outskirts of Alaska's largest city. Up to 28 inches of snow were predicted through late Tuesday, along with winds from 55 to 70 mph.
Ancorage has already seen some 81 inches of snow this season -- double the norm.
And it's not just Anchorage.
"Many areas of Alaska are under severe-weather warnings this morning, with blizzard conditions and heavy snow from western Alaska and portions of the Interior all the way to Haines in Southeast," the Anchorage Daily News reported.
As accustomed to harsh winters as Alaskans are, this one seems to be taking a toll.
"Is this the winter of Mother Nature's discontent?" asked AlaskaDispatch.com. "Those living in Alaska have to wonder. It's like the poor old gal has gone schizophrenic. There really is no other explanation for the weather extremes witnessed in the north this year."
As for Cordova, the fishing town where 50 National Guard troops are helping shovel snow off roofs and roads, this winter has been dubbed "Snowpocalypse 2012."
How bad is it there? "Since November 1st we have received 44.24” of rain and 176” of snow," the city stated on its website. "Do the math!"
Seafaring Fuel Convoys Slowed by Thick Ice
"The pace of a seagoing fuel convoy slowed on Monday as thick ice threatened the hull of the tanker carrying an emergency shipment of diesel and gasoline for the town of Nome.
"The worst case scenario is the ice becomes too much for the progress, and we aren't going to make it to Nome," said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.
The 370-foot tanker Renda, a Russian-flagged tanker hauling 1.3 million gallons of fuel, had been scheduled to arrive by Tuesday (Jan 10), accompanied by the U.S. Healy icebrearker. But the Coast Guard on Monday said the convoy's speed had been halved to 2 mph and that it had no estimated time of arrival with the ships still some 165 miles out.
The town of about 3,500 people on the western Alaska coastline did not get its last pre-winter fuel delivery because of a massive storm. If the delivery is not made, the city likely will run short of fuel supplies before another barge delivery can be made in spring."
Jan 10, 2012
bill
Argentina faces a continuous drought
Buenos Aires has been baking in the summer heat, with the temperatures reaching well into the mid to high 30Cs. At the end of last week, the Argentine capital had officially reached a high of 38C, which is 9C above their average. Heat wave warnings have been in effect for days, and health officials are recommending that people stay out of the sun and stay hydrated.
It's not just in Buenos Aires where people have been struggling to cope in the hot weather. In the western and northern provinces the temperatures have been even higher and are expected to exceed 40C over the next few days.
The farmlands of Argentina’s Pampas region have been hit particularly hard by the summer’s heat this year, but it is not only the high temperatures that the country has been dealing with, there has also been the continuing drought.
The major food producing region is looking at dismal prospects for their summer harvest. Analysts have calculated that approximately 50% of the corn crops have already been lost this season. Soy production, which is the country’s main source of income, is also at risk.
The Argentina National Weather Service is reporting that the rainfall for southern Cordoba, Santa Fe and areas west of Buenos Aires is 80 per cent less than what it should be for this time of year.
The Pampas growing region on average receives approximately 1,000mm of rain a year, the majority of that occurs in the summer. For this past December, the rainfall amount was only a sparse 10 to 50mm.
Over the next few weeks a substantial amount of rain is needed in order to save the rest of this season’s crops, but despite the next weather system pushing through, forecasters are only predicting approximately 20 to 25mm.
The system does at least bring some good news in terms of heat: this next frontal boundary will drop temperatures significantly, and Buenos Aires will be seeing only highs in the low 20s by the end of the week.
Jan 11, 2012
Howard
Mid-Winter Tornado Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina
"RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A mid-winter tornado has struck a small western North Carolina community, injuring 10 people, two seriously, authorities said on Thursday.
The violent storm hit Ellenboro, in Rutherford County, about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday and the destruction extended over a three-mile area, said Tommy Blanton with the county's emergency management office.
At least 15 people were injured, nine homes destroyed and another 47 damaged. The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado with winds around 115 mph hit Rutherford and Burke counties late Wednesday afternoon as a cold front moved through the western Carolinas.
Crews were working on Thursday to clear debris and restore power, he said.
Asked if the storm was a tornado, Pat Tanner, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Greer, South Carolina, said: "As far as we know, it was."
He said a mid-winter tornado would not be unusual since temperatures in the region have been about 10 degrees above normal for the past month or so.
Most tornadoes take place in the spring."
And in North Carolina, an average of 1 per year:
Jan 12, 2012
Andrey Eroshin
Record winter temperatures in Russia
Jan 11, 2012
Russia has had wild temperature swings this winter with an unusually balmy 9.5 degrees Celsius (49.1 degrees Fahrenheit) in the north-western city of Kaliningrad, a record, and -56 degrees in Siberia on Wednesday.
"The start of winter in Kaliningrad was unusually warm. On January 2, the temperature stood at 9.5 degrees Celsius, a record for January since the start of meteorological data," the local weather office said.
The pattern was set to continue this week, it said.
The Gulf of Finland off the port of Saint Petersburg did not freeze this year until January 9, a 100-year record, the ministry of emergency situations said.
But eastern Siberia was freezing.
"In Yakutia we recorded -56 degrees Celsius and -40 in the Far East," Itar-Tass news agency quoted local meteorological offices as saying.
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Record_winter_temperatures_in_Rus...
Jan 15, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-cruise-ship-runs-aground...
This should be here.
Comment by Nancy Lieder8 hours ago
Will add this to the 1/21 Q&A info but posting early here ...
SOZT
The wobble induced North Sea storms are due to the pumping action of the wobble,
http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue273.htm
where the N Pole leans to the left for sunrise in Europe and then to the right for sunset in Europe. Thus the largest wave in to hit the Irish shores was registered at 2:00 pm.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/record-size-wave-hits-irish-shor...
But Europe also participate when the most violent push of the wobble occurs, when the Sun is high over the Pacific and Europe is in the dead of night. The globe is pushed violently north as the magnetic N Pole of Earth comes up over the horizon and is pushed away by Planet X. When this happens the globe is pushed SOUTHWARD on the opposite side of the globe, as the globe rolls as one.
What does this do to the rocky shores of Italy and any hapless ships moored or traveling just off the coast? The land is pushed UNDER the water, and the ship suddenly finds itself on rocks it though safely at a distance. Though obvious to the populace watching in amazement where the Sun is found these days, the Earth wobble is not something allowed into print. Thus the ship’s captain, desperate to explain what occurred, is at a loss and casting about to blame navigation equipment failure.
EOZT
Jan 15, 2012
Sevan Makaracı
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians suffering grave hunger crisis (Jan 16)
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians, legendary for their endurance in long-distance running, are reeling from a devastating food shortage caused by a record freeze and long drought, officials say.
The Mexican Red Cross and regional and federal government agencies mobilized Monday to send emergency supplies to the mountains in the northern state of Chihuahua, where the Tarahumara live, usually in rudimentary conditions.
Part of the outpouring of help came after reports circulated of the mass suicide of 50 or more members of the community, desperate and despondent over not being able to feed their families. The reports of suicide were quickly denied by state government officials.
But the hunger is real.
Even in the best of times, the Tarahumara live on the sustenance farming of corn and beans. Parts of Chihuahua, however, have endured for months the most severe drought in 70 years and, more recently, a hard freeze.....
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Jan 17, 2012
jorge namour
South Africa can expect 'strange weather' Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Johannesburg - South Africans in most parts of the country should prepare themselves for heavy rain and “strange weather” in February, March and April, the South African Weather Service says.
In addition, winter will begin earlier than usual.
The only regions that will receive much less rain over these three months are the central and northwestern parts of Limpopo, the northwestern parts of Mpumalanga and the Southern Cape, said Cobus Olivier, scientist and long-term forecaster at the SA Weather Service.
He said it was possible that all the rain forecast for the three months from February to April could actually fall in February.
Heavy flooding would then occur in February and the other two months would then be drier than usual.
Olivier’s weather models also show that winter would start in April.
“We will therefore begin feeling the cold early in winter.”
Between 75mm and 150mm rain was measured between midnight on Monday evening to 20:00 on Tuesday in the Lowveld in Mpumalanga and a flood warning was issued in the area, reported Buks Viljoen.
A low water bridge over the Komati River near Tenbosch (Hectorspruit) was flooded, as was another on the Driekoppies road at One Tree Hill near the Jeppes Reef border post.
At Matsulu near Kaapmuiden, a shack collapsed due to the rain
The weather models furthermore indicate that heavy rain will continue to fall in large parts of the country up until June, except in a stretch running from north to south in Mpumalanga (the Highveld), the Northern and Southern Cape.
The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands could expect heavy rain in especially May and June while less rain was expected over the rest of the country.
“We are dealing with strange weather systems here,” said Olivier.
Dr Linda Makuleni, executive head of the SA Weather Service said at COP 17 in December that floods in South Africa at the beginning of 2011 could definitely be attributed to climate change.
http://sawdis1.blogspot.com/2012/01/south-africa-can-expect-strange...
Jan 18, 2012
bill
South Islanders have been chilled to the bone by midsummer snow, ha...
South Islanders have been chilled to the bone by midsummer snow, hail and sleet, but the unusual cold snap should give way to warm, fine weather until Friday.
Forecasters said the cold interruption to summer would be brief, and dry, settled conditions should return this afternoon.
A front which generated wet, cold weather for most of the country yesterday would move off the top of the North Island overnight, leaving only scattered showers on the east coast of both islands.
MetService forecaster Paul Mallinson said temperatures would gradually rise again to around 21C in the North Island.
"Monday is like a recovery day with high pressure building in and showers along the east coast, then it's back to summer on Tuesday and Wednesday, with high pressure settling in."
The fine conditions would begin to fade on Thursday. Mr Mallinson said another front could bring cold air and heavy rain to the South Island, and the cool southerly change would arrive in Auckland on Friday
But the bad patch of weather should pass by late Saturday, with settled, balmy conditions expected in Auckland for most of the holiday weekend.
The MetService predicted that the 172nd Auckland Anniversary Regatta on the Hauraki Gulf and the third Laneway Festival in Wyndham Quarter would take place in ideal summer conditions.
Northerly winds were expected to drag warm air from the Pacific, pushing the thermostat to 24C.
The improved outlook follows a bizarre weekend in which a fast-moving front saw thermometers drop up to 10C across New Zealand yesterday.
Weatherwatch analyst Philip Duncan said yesterday's set-up was similar to the conditions that caused a snowstorm in August - a high near Tasmania and a deepening low in the Southern Ocean which interacted to create a cold southerly.
Christchurch and Kaikoura fell to 9C during the day yesterday, 14C lower than the average temperature for January.
Christchurch barely climbed above 12C all day.
Mr Duncan said snow settled on Porters Pass in Canterbury and sleet and hail fell on Arthurs Pass.
"People are saying they're lighting fires in Christchurch and getting their heat pumps on - it feels like the middle of winter."
Swimmers can still expect a colder-than-normal dip in the ocean, with coastal water temperatures around 19C - slightly below average for this time of year.
The warmest waters were around the Bay of Islands and Coromandel
Jan 23, 2012