Boston's Winter Storm of the Century: Nemo
Updates
February 9, 2013: Boston nearly sets all-time record; currently Nemo ranks #5. And I think the traffic ban was the single most important factor that prevented more problems; along with shutting down the bus and subway system at the same time. People hunkered down and most did fine. The coastal areas were hit hardest with storm surge.
February 9, 2013: 40 inches of snow in Connecticut; at least five deaths;
February 9, 2013: Nemo sets a new, all-time snow record for Portland, Maine. The previous record was set in 1979. The "global warming" house of cards continues to topple. It is generally agreed that the warming stopped sixteen years ago.
February 9, 2013: It is being reported that total snowfall for this winter in Boston is now slightly above average for this time of the year, and there's at least six more weeks of winter. Mother Nature having the last laugh.
February 8, 12:37 am: Christian Science Monitor, up to 36 inches; winds of 65 mph; coastal floods;
February 7, 11:48 pm: CBS New York, blizzard warning.
February 7, 11:47 pm: weather channel update; historic storm?
February 7, 2:15 pm, CNBC weather: the talking head question -- "why is it so difficult getting a handle on this storm -- lots of snow, or no snow?" Okay, so the storm is less than 48 hours away and "they're" finding it difficult to even determine if there will be snow in NYC from this storm. On the other hand, with absolute surety they tell us the global temperature will be 3.5 degrees warmer in 2035.
February 7, 3:49 am statement:
Locations... much of New Hampshire eastward to central and
southern Maine excluding the immediate coast.
* Hazard types... heavy snow possible... with blowing a drifting.
* Accumulations... snow accumulation of 14 to 24 inches.
* Timing... snow will begin falling late tonight and continue
through at least Saturday morning. Snow will be heavy at times
Friday night into Saturday morning. The snow should taper off
and end Saturday afternoon.
Original Post
So, a year ago, to the best of my knowledge, no one predicted that the storm of the century would hit Boston in February, 2013, but yet, we know with certainty that the earth's temperature will increase 3.5 degrees by 2035 (the new slogan: "3.5 in '35"). Back in November, 2010, the Christian Science Monitor reported:
Global temperatures are projected rise 3.5 degrees C. over the next 25 years, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, meaning that governments worldwide will have failed in their pledge to hold global temperature at a 2-degree increase.So, a year ago not only did the East Coast state governments not prepare for Hurricane Sandy, but to the best of my knowledge there has been no planning this entire past year for this weekend's storm which we now learn at the last minute could be the winter storm of the century. Talk about a snow job. But yet we know that because we failed to pledge to hold the earth's temperature to only a 2.0-degree increase through 2035, we are now doomed to a 3.5-degree increase. ("We" failed to pledge when Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol.)
So, 3.5 degrees. Not 3.3 degrees or 3.7 degrees, but 3.5 degrees. Over 27 years or more -- depending how long ago this dire prediction was first forecast.
And I'm not exactly sure how much the difference between 3.5 degrees and 2.0 degrees really means -- for the arithmetically challenged, that's a 1.5 degree change. Over the next 25 years.
And still, no one has said what the "correct" temperature is for the earth is; and, who sets the thermostat. But whoever sets the thermostat, it appears there is good news for the faux environmentalists -- records indicate the earth quit warming 16 years ago. Now, we just have to worry about the earth cooling. Whatever.
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