Coldest winter in 1,000 years on its way
Published 04 October, 2010, 22:20
After the record heat wave this summer, Russia's weather seems to have acquired a taste for the extreme.
Forecasters say this winter could be the coldest Europe has seen in the last 1,000 years.
The change is reportedly connected with the speed of the Gulf Stream, which has shrunk in half in just the last couple of years. Polish scientists say that it means the stream will not be able to compensate for the cold from the Arctic winds. According to them, when the stream is completely stopped, a new Ice Age will begin in Europe.
More at Linkand then there's this:
Winter-time temperatures will be below average for much of the northern United States, Pacific northwest, a good chunk of the western United States as well as the Great Lakes states and the Northeast. Brutally cold temperatures, perhaps the coldest in the United States will be felt over portions of the Pacific Northwest, extreme northern plains including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota as well as portions of Southern Canada. Severe arctic outbreaks will be quite likely first originating across Alaska, Siberian and western Canada then sliding southeastward first encompassing the Pacific Northwest, portions of the western United States then movineast east northeast across the northern plains, Great Lakes states, and a very small portion of the northeast. In fact, temperature could be so severe they could be smashing records in the far north in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota. In fact, even the Pacific Northwest could go through a few severe arctic outbreaks, nothing like they have seen for many years, even in 2008. A far cry of where they have been last winter where they experienced a relatively mild winter. On the other side of the spectrum, much above average temps and above average temperatures will be felt across the southeastern United States and portions of the Mid Atlantic due to the strong ridge that will be in place throughout portions of the winter. But don't despair! I am expecting at least one major arctic outbreak that couldbe so strong it could penetrate the southeast and middle Atlantic states and some bitter temperatures couldbe felt down in those regions, but by far the coldest regions should remain to the north of the southeast and to the northwest in the middle Atlantic states. If you live anywhere i just mentioned in the below average temps, get those new parka's because it's gonna be a brutal winter!
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