Author Topic: ITS SNOWING>>>HARD>>>>AGAIN!!! (Read 5568 times)

costi · « **Reply #40 on:** February 16, 2010, 11:21:52 AM »

@harpy - looking at the pics, it's the same here.

As for the salt freezing - if the temperature goes down enough, even water with salt will freeze, IIRC below -5 or -7 is enough.

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Global Warming/Climate change will actually cause snow storms. Because of the increased energy in the atmosphere, it can cause it to snow in the Sahara and have a heat wave in Alaska. That is how climate change and global warming work. It causes extreme weather and climate shifts initially. It doesn't just get 'hotter'.

Climate change is indeed happening, but whether it's caused by humans or not, remains to be seen.

Just a footnote; lots of snow and temperatures way below zero are normal in my part of the world. The previous couple of years with warm winters were, technically speaking, not normal.
Winters like this year were absolutely normal and noone made a fuss about it and called it a crisis.

In the winter of 1978/79 we had what is now called "the winter of the century". It was -30C during the day and there was so much snow that tunnels dug in the snow for trains, buses etc. were higher than said trains

WingZero8788 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:27:21 AM »

Yeah, we had some pretty heavy snow storms here in Oklahoma but recently haven't had anything. It's just been a bit cold and windy. I for one am ready from the spring season.

Xtras · « **Reply #42 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:39:11 AM »

We had the most snow in one day ever here in Dallas on 2-12-10. It was great. School was cancelled for a few days too, so that combined with president's day made for a 5 day weekend.

WingZero8788 · « **Reply #43 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:44:19 AM »

Lucky you. I still had to work. That sucked, especially driving in 10 inches of snow with a rear wheel drive truck. Oh well, shit happens. At least my job put me up in a hotel to make it easier.

Ixarku · « **Reply #44 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:57:36 AM »

I'm sick of the damned cold already and I don't even live anywhere where it gets cold enough to even become inconvenient. I feel bad for you folks further north of me for having to deal with the Eskimo weather.

WingZero8788 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:52:59 AM »

The cold normally doesn't bother me, but it's a bit unusual to have two big snow storms only two to three weeks apart that made it hard to get around.

harpy · « **Reply #46 on:** February 17, 2010, 08:31:38 AM »

Quote from: costi on February 16, 2010, 11:21:52 AM

@harpy - looking at the pics, it's the same here.

As for the salt freezing - if the temperature goes down enough, even water with salt will freeze, IIRC below -5 or -7 is enough.

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Global Warming/Climate change will actually cause snow storms. Because of the increased energy in the atmosphere, it can cause it to snow in the Sahara and have a heat wave in Alaska. That is how climate change and global warming work. It causes extreme weather and climate shifts initially. It doesn't just get 'hotter'.

Climate change is indeed happening, but whether it's caused by humans or not, remains to be seen.
Just a footnote; lots of snow and temperatures way below zero are normal in my part of the world. The previous couple of years with warm winters were, technically speaking, not normal.
Winters like this year were absolutely normal and noone made a fuss about it and called it a crisis.

In the winter of 1978/79 we had what is now called "the winter of the century". It was -30C during the day and there was so much snow that tunnels dug in the snow for trains, buses etc. were higher than said trains

well now it makes sens that salt only made the ice problem worst

It was -20 or so most of the time, now its getting warmer, its mostly something like -10 C and they promise that it will be -5 - 0 C.
Its not like we complain that it was so cold, hitting -30 from time to time during day and night more often, but darn its unpleasant anyhow. The thing we complain about is, that summer gets colder. Its like 1-2 weeks of really hot weather sometimes hitting +30 during the day and sometimes closing to that number during the the night, but then its so damp that its impossible to breath, that darn feeling that the storm is coming, but it never comes to relief the darn heat. And after that its cold. I really miss warm summer nights

Xtras · « **Reply #47 on:** February 17, 2010, 07:26:17 PM »

Cold weather doesn't really bother me, but it sure as heck makes it harder to get up in the morning.

BuriaL · « **Reply #48 on:** February 17, 2010, 09:51:40 PM »

Its around 1 meter snow around here. Only minus 5-10c right now. Earlier in winter it were -30c.
Ive found a new sound i really hate at 05:00 or later in the morning.

I found this the other day. Made me laugh.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35354694#35354694

indifference · « **Reply #49 on:** February 18, 2010, 12:47:38 AM »

Quote from: BuriaL on February 17, 2010, 09:51:40 PM

Its around 1 meter snow around here. Only minus 5-10c right now. Earlier in winter it were -30c.
Ive found a new sound i really hate at 05:00 or later in the morning.
(click to show/hide)

Agreed. I've heard them going outside my window at 00:00-03:00 recently... and though I am not a violent person, I have been ready to flip out if they didn't stop. *Laughs* It freaks the dog out too!

mgz · « **Reply #50 on:** February 18, 2010, 04:51:54 PM »

they dont even wake me up love how heavy i sleep

zurukitsune · « **Reply #51 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:31:25 PM »

i hate snow. im originally from Ohio, where (as others from Ohio know) snow is quite common during the winter. but now, im in Jersey and for some odd reason, there is still snow on the ground from last week or so from our "record-breaking snow fall". i wish it would fucking melt already >_< i hate it. rumor has it were supposed to get more...ugh.

harpy · « **Reply #52 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:44:07 PM »

oh it was really nice weather today - it was snowing in the morning then it was raining and now it is under 0 C and it looks like it will be snowing. I sic and tired of all that darn snow. Its been a month or more since I have seen old nice ground....

costi · « **Reply #53 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:49:55 AM »

In Poland it's been >0 during the day for the past week, at it seems it'll stay that way. It's still below zero during the night, which means the snow is melting rather slowly(which is a blessing, if it started to melt very fast we'd get flooded).

DaggerLite · « **Reply #54 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:09:28 PM »

Gah, trapped inside because of some snow. Traffic and industries coming to a standstill. Silly countries.

harpy · « **Reply #55 on:** February 26, 2010, 12:27:29 PM »

Its starting to get >0 during the day here as well and the snow is melting rather slow, thou I don't think that will prevent us from getting flooded anyway. We get flooded every year, just this year this will be a bit worst then usually. Well I do not understand why they can not ship the darn snow somewhere outside the old city. The streets are flooded in some places already, in the the old city canal water level have been higher in last few years then before, and it looks like it will be even higher this year, not to even speak of what will happen to the river that runs through the city. Not to even speak about the regions a bit down from the city where the dar river will ruin and flood everything when the ice will start to break. Well I dont live there, and I kind of live in a safe zone, so I dont really care I just hope that the roads will not get to badly flooded...

cloudenvy · « **Reply #56 on:** February 26, 2010, 07:51:41 PM »

why is the rest of the US getting snow and in Maine I only had to use my snow shovel once this year.

I WANT TO MAKE SNOW DRAGON BALLS IN MY YARD DAMIT

grill · « **Reply #57 on:** February 27, 2010, 05:28:24 AM »

3-5 DM of snow here in sweden... and i'm not even in a bad spot...

Amaya3 · « **Reply #58 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:06:16 PM »

And now Maine has a mud season. Whooooo.

kurandoinu · « **Reply #59 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:17:48 PM »

... This topic is over a year old. I'm pretty sure we expected the weather to change in that time.

* kurandoinu facepalms