17 January 2014

So much for global warming

Nate Rawlings has a Time article about some unwelcome news:
In the first two weeks of 2014, much of the United States weathered a cold snap of unprecedented proportions, as a weather phenomenon known as the “polar vortex” shattered temperature records across the country. Just when you thought it was safe to look forward to February, another vortex is on the way.
Meteorologist Wes Junker broke down weather models in The Washington Post recently, predicting that from 21 January through the end of the month, temperatures in many parts of the US will be well below normal. Based on weather models, Junker is predicting that the polar vortex– a swath of bitterly cold, dense air– will move well south of its normal position and blast the northeast with more frigid temperatures. Throughout much of the country, he’s predicting temperatures twenty to thirty degrees below average.
According to Junker’s models, the most extreme cold is expected to hit about two weeks from now. One group that’s sure to be watching the weather are NFL executives. This year, the Meadowlands complex just outside New York City is playing host to the first Super Bowl in history that will be played outside in a northern city and, if the weather models hold, bitterly cold temperatures should descend on the city the week before the big game.
Rico says he wasn't planning on going to the Super Bowl anyway, and probably won't even watch it on television...

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