The Media Is Primed To Report A Cold, Harsh Winter Even If Winter Is Not Out Of The Ordinary This Year -- October 24, 2021

Updates

October 25, 2021: right on cue, CNBC is now talking about a "warmer" winter. LOL. When I was growing up in North Dakota, it was difficult to tell the difference between -40°F and -42°F during the month of February.

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Sophia and I are tracking the global energy crisis, 2021 - 2022, at this site. 

News tonight: a colder winter threatens to worse Asia's energy crisis. 

Right now, there is a segment of the media that is primed to talk about the energy crisis this winter. "Everyone" agrees that if this winter is "colder than normal," there will be a crisis of historic proportions. 

I think that's all wrong.

The facts are:

• winters are cold. Period. Dot. Cold. Some winters are worse than others, but all winters are cold.
• there is already an energy deficit and prices are already high. And, according to my calendar, winter has not even begun. 

So, I think it's all wrong to suggest / imply that only if we have a colder winter than usual there will be a crisis of historic proportions.

Just "having winter" will be enough to cause huge problems. I guess the only question is when do the problems "really" begin? In November, or December? Or in January or  February?

The Farmers' Almanac, by the way, doesn't see a particularly unusual winter.  I suppose, looking at the map, The Farmers' Almanac suggests the winter in general will be typically cold, perhaps worse than usual over the Great Plains, extending into Texas. But nowhere does the Almanac suggest warmer than usual.

On top of that, as noted above, the media is primed to start reporting those stories, so even typical winter events, typical winter temperatures are likely to result in "the sky is falling" reporting. And unlike really hot weather, really cold weather -- especially with lots of snow -- provides great video for the evening network news programs.

Already, as noted above, we have China, Japan and South Korea already anticipating colder weather sooner. 

I think this will be fascinating to watch.

If there is no new Covid-19 surge, one might see "ice age" stories take Covid-19 off the front page. 

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