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It's Been One of the Most Miserable Starts to Winter on Record in Many Parts of the USA

posted by martyb on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the misery-loves-company dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

It's already one of the coldest and snowiest starts to the winter season in parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Plains, and we haven't finished November yet.

According to the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI) from the Midwest Regional Climate Center, 74 cities from New England to the Plains and Rockies have seen an extreme season-to-date of cold and snow as of Nov. 27.

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Cities categorized as having an extreme winter, so far, ranked in the 99th percentile of the index for Nov. 27.

A combination of persistent cold from the Northeast to the Plains and a pair of expansive winter storms, Avery and then Bruce, gave this winter season a fast start.

https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2018-11-27-winter-misery-index-awssi-extreme-start-november-2018

Solar cycle 24 was exceptionally weak and cycle 25 is shaping up to be similar. Some have predicted that, if the trend continues, Earth may experience a "mini ice age" soon due to increased cloud formation reflecting the warming light from the sun: https://astronomynow.com/2015/07/17/diminishing-solar-activity-may-bring-new-ice-age-by-2030/

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 30 2018, @02:56PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 30 2018, @02:56PM (#768283) Journal

    Not sure whether you deserve +1 funny or +1 hilarious. Doesn't matter though, 'cause I can't find the hilarious button.

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  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday December 01 2018, @07:13AM (1 child)

    by aristarchus (2645) on Saturday December 01 2018, @07:13AM (#768572) Journal

    Doesn't matter though, 'cause I can't find the hilarious button.

    That will happen more and more, Runaway, as you mentally deteriorate right in front of God and everybody here on SolylentNews. I can understand how you cannot find the "Hilaryioius" button, your engrams having been fried by Faux News. And I can understand how you cannot find the "funny" button", since your sense of humor is conservative, which means you can only make funny by denigrating others, you lowlife hillbilly pig fucker! Oh, oh dear! Did I stoop to your level? And you cannot recognize it as such? You really need to just shut the fuck up, Runaway, your "opinions" are of no use to anyone but your own pathetic self esteem. And if you did not understand the parent post, I suggest you, 1. Learn Engllsh and 2. practice reading comprehension. But beyond that, just shut the fuck up, because your opinions are of no matter except that they are your opinions, and the only reason they are even that is that SoylentNews does not censor anyone, not matter how fucked-in-the-head, Batshit-crazy, or just plain khallow they are. Looking for the "Rural Arkansawian Hillbilly totally snookered by an Australian con-man and a New York Real Estate con artist. How dumb do you have to be to fall for BOTH of these, Runaway, you ignorant slut?

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 01 2018, @09:34AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday December 01 2018, @09:34AM (#768587) Journal

      That will happen more and more, Runaway

      The voice of experience.