Coldest Month In A Century

Mail OnLine is reporting:

America is set for the coldest month of the century as weather forecasters predict yet another freezing blast of Arctic air - putting Super Bowl Sunday in jeopardy.

Teams have been warned to stay on high alert for changes to the scheduling of the first Super Bowl to be played in an open-air stadium.

Temperatures have already hit record lows, at times making parts of the U.S. colder than the North Pole, and are expected to plunge in the coming days.

Why did "they" ever even consider playing the Super Bowl in New Jersey in January/February? The "best and the brightest" never fail to amaze me. They must have been taken in by all this "global warming" talk. The decision was announced February 4, 2013.

It will be interesting to see:

• when the game is actually played; and,
• how many actually show up

According to the linked article, The game could be moved to the preceding Friday or Saturday or the following Monday if authorities decide the weather will constitute a danger to public health.

If earlier, this means folks will have to fly in, drive in, or ski in as early as Thursday and that will be the end of the pre-Super Bowl events. The pre-Super Bowl events are the money-makers; ten minutes after the end of the game, folks are trying to get out of Dodge as quickly as possible. I suppose clever entrepreneurs could market pre-Super Bowl events as post-Super Bowl events, but human nature .... not likely.

Moving it to Saturday, maybe, and moving it to Monday, maybe, but still incredibly challenging.

Think of security. New York police are now going to have to move security forward three or four days and extend plans for an additional day following Sunday just on a "what-if."

I always tell my granddaughters if you don't understand something, a) Google it, or, b) follow the money. In this case, googling does not provide an answer.

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In other global warming news, the Midwest is experiencing the snowiest month on record. None other than USA Today is reporting:

Hey Midwesterners: If you think it's been a snowy winter, you're right: Because of the ongoing parade of winter storms, several cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, have seen more snow than they typically get for the entire season.

Indianapolis, which has had almost 2 feet of snow this month, may see its single snowiest month in the city's history, where records go back to just after the Civil War.

(The snowiest month on record was January 1978, when 30.6 inches fell.)

If USA Today continues to report news like this, the editors could be subpoenaed, could find themselves indicted by some attorney general.   

Disclaimer: some of my comments are hyperbole, meant for entertainment, and, if the NSA is listening, and even if they aren't, some of my comments are not to be taken literally.

And then this: the ice jam along Pittsburgh's three rivers is the worst in decades...as least according to Drudge who links CBSPittsburgh. The ice is bad enough for shippers right now, but the real risk is the flooding. Of course, when that happens, it will be blamed on global warming, because it is "warming" that melts ice. I can't make this stuff up.