Solar Grand Solar Minimum part deux

Martinhouse

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Adapt 2030 just put up another video. it is titled "Cope with the Change". rt = 41:22

Don't know what it's about as I have not watched it yet. I wonder if it is a Part 2 to the videoposted a few days ago with Bob Kudla, the investment guy?
 

TxGal

Day by day
Sorry all, my internet has been spotty the last two days or so, was out again this morning....could be residual issues from the power outages...have no idea!

Up to a meter of snowfall in Sweden - Ice Age Now

Up to a meter of snowfall in Sweden
January 16, 2021 by Robert

Northern Sweden hit by worst snowstorm in more than a decade. Thousands lose power.

15 Jan 2021 – The heaviest snowstorm in over ten years limits the power supply in parts of Sweden

E.ON customers who continue to go without electricity are offered hotel accommodation.

E.ON employees have been on duty around the clock since the storm began on Monday to ease the situation in the affected regions and ensure the population’s electricity supply.

Despite difficult circumstances, E.ON has succeeded in ensuring that by Friday morning nearly all of the 12.000 households originally affected have access to power again. For E.ON customers who, despite intensive efforts, still have not had their power restored, the company will pay for overnight accommodation in hotel rooms until the power is back.

The snowstorm, which hit Västernorrland and Jämtland on Monday evening and lasted until Wednesday, led to widespread and persistent power outages in the region. Up to one meter of snow combined with strong winds caused trees to fall on power lines in many places, limiting the power supply.

In response, E.ON has brought in additional personnel from other parts of the country. Right now more than 100 service technicians are currently on site. Helicopters are inspecting power lines and assisting in removing the fallen trees, and mobile power generators are additionally providing power to E.ON customers.

As the affected areas are sparsely populated and some of the power lines are over 100 kilometers (60 miles) long, the situation on the ground is still challenging.

Heavy snowfall in Sweden: E.ON on duty around the clock
 

summerthyme

Administrator
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Meanwhile, in Western NY , we're having a very mild, open winter so far. We got a couple short lived storms, but it's been a blessing on all the 450 mile round trips across the State pulling a trailer.

It sounds like we'll be getting cold next weekend. The buyer of our farm has set up an ice making arrangement in our empty upper barn, but it hasn't even been staying below freezing, much less getting cold enough to make ice.

Not complaining!

Summerthyme
 

Martinhouse

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Just listened to the Adapt 2030 video that was posted last night. It was interesting in its own way, but not really GSM thread material.

It leaned more toward adapting to the societal changes that are or will be happening as the GSM progresses. It's one of the podcasts that can be considered audio only if one has any mending or other little chore that needs doing.
 

northern watch

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Arctic Blast Will Prop up European Energy Prices Into Spring
By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Jesper Starn, and Lars Paulsson
Bloomberg
January 16, 2021, 11:00 PM PST Updated on January 17, 2021, 12:51 AM PST

The first cold blast this winter that propelled European power and gas prices to their highest levels in years may be about to dissipate, but its impact will be felt for months to come.

From a snow storm in Madrid to record spikes in the U.K. power market as wind dropped -- the weather has been the main driver behind the rally. Bullish gas price forecasts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wood Mackenzie Ltd. indicate that the wild ride might not be over just yet.

It’s a stark change from a year ago when the pandemic paralyzed industrial activity and even spurred talk of gas prices following oil below zero because of an unprecedented glut. An increase in the roll out of vaccines may also drive economic recovery and spur demand.

A relatively rare weather phenomenon with the potential to disrupt the polar vortex -- the winds that usually keep cold air contained in the far north -- is threatening to send a further Arctic blast across North America, Europe and Asia from late January.

People turning up their heating could increase the depletion rate at the region’s gas stores going into spring. The knock-on effect is that summer prices will be buoyed by the demand to fill depleted fields and salt caverns ahead of next winter.

“The current cold spell in the northern hemisphere is paving way for a tighter global gas market throughout the year,” said Massimo Di Odoardo, director of European gas at WoodMac.

Goldman on Wednesday raised its forecast for the Dutch month-ahead contract, the regional benchmark, by 19%. Woodmac expects the average price to be 75% higher than last year, it said on Thursday.

European carbon prices traded at a record on Jan. 12. Fundamentals look more bullish this year than in 2020, Energy Aspects Ltd. said in a note.

“It’s been a very exciting start to the year and there’s every chance that the next few weeks and months will be extremely volatile too,” said Bo Palmgren, chief operating officer at Danish trading company MFT Energy A/S in Aarhus.

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If the cold weather persists over the next month, power prices in Germany and the Nordic market could gain as much as 10% because of the hike in demand, said Arne Bergvik, chief analyst at Swedish utility Jamtkraft AB.

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Except for a balmy start to next week, temperatures in northwest Europe are mainly forecast below seasonal norms for the next month. That should support everything from gas to power and carbon futures, which all reached new highs last week. The region’s normally steady supply of liquefied natural gas cargoes could also sail away to Asia, where gains beat even the Bitcoin rally to new highs.

The past week showed what the volatility is all about. An 18% jump on Tuesday in the benchmark contract was followed by the biggest plunge ever a day later. Prices moved at least 10% from the five-day average on 66 occasions over the last year, according to ICE Endex.

While traders love that kind of volatility, it could also work as a deterrent for some new consumers, said Nikos Tsafos, a natural gas analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

Despite the possibility for many more weeks of a demand-zapping lockdown in Germany, power prices in Europe’s biggest market are headed for the most expensive February since 2012. The Nordic market is even more bullish after prices jumped 39% this year. A smaller premium could potentially reduce the usual flows of power to the continent from the Nordic region.

“We have a completely reversed situation at the start of 2021 compared with a year ago when the weather was mild and wet,” said Bergvik at Jamtkraft. “If the cold and dry weather continues prices should go up.”

— With assistance by Vanessa Dezem, Andy Hoffman, and Guy Johnson

Arctic Blast Will Prop up European Energy Prices Into Spring - Bloomberg
 

TxGal

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Even more snow in Western Austria: - Ice Age Now

Even more snow in Western Austria:
January 17, 2021 by Robert

Avalanches, trees down, roads closed, train lines blocked. Search missions launched for avalanche victims…..

After the heavy snowfall, some roads and railways were still closed in Tyrol on Friday. An avalanche went off in Axamer Lizum in the late morning. Almost all of Tyrol has warning level 4 on the five-part scale.

Individual places such as Sölden in the Ötztal or St. Christoph am Arlberg were initially not accessible. In the Imst and Roppen area, around 200 households were without electricity on Friday morning.

The Lechtalstraße in Ausserfern, the Felbertauernstraße between Mittersill and Matrei in East Tyrol, the Ötztal Straße between Zwieselstein and the High Alpine Road and between Huben and Sölden and the Sellraintalstraße between Kühtai and Hagen were closed for the time being.

In rail traffic, trips over the Arlbeg and the Brenner are not permitted. The Arlbergbahn route remains closed due to the ongoing snowfall. The block was extended to the route from Bludenz to Ötztal on Friday morning, according to ÖBB. At the Brenner, the entire route to Innsbruck is interrupted for the time being. All around 280 employees are in the clearing operation, according to ÖBB press spokesman Christoph Gasser-Mair.

The route of tram line 6 in Innsbruck is also temporarily closed. Due to fallen trees, the Stubaitalbahn currently only runs to Kreith.

Sucheinsätze nach Lawinen in Axams und Hopfgarten, weiter gesperrte Bahnstrecken und Straßen | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
 

TxGal

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Switzerland - Almost 3 ft of snow in 24 hours and almost 7 ft since Wednesday - Ice Age Now

Switzerland – Almost 3 ft of snow in 24 hours and almost 7 ft since Wednesday
January 17, 2021 by Robert

These are record quantities that usually only occur every 20 years or so, experts said.

15 Jan 2021 – Some eastern parts of the country experienced up to 80 centimetres (almost 3 feet) of snowfall in 24 hours. Parts of the Goms valley on the border with Italy were cut off due to blocked roads.

Since Wednesday some parts of the Alps have received up to 2 metres (almost 7 feet) of fresh snow.

Some parts of the country are struggling to cope with the snow.

Zurich’s public transport company halted all tram and bus services in Switzerland’s biggest city on Friday, saying snow had brought down trees and blocked access to three vehicle depots overnight.

Authorities in Switzerland have warned of high avalanche risk in mountain regions after the heavy snowfall.

“High avalanche danger will be encountered over a wide area. Outside marked and open pistes a very dangerous avalanche situation will prevail,” warned the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in its avalanche bulletin for Friday.

There were several avalanches in the Bernese Oberland and the central canton of Uri on Thursday. There is a continuing risk for those living in these areas, as well as for winter sports enthusiasts.

Avalanche warnings as heavy snowfall hits Switzerland
 

TxGal

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The Oppenheimer Ranch Project has a new podcast out:

Record Snow Texas - Blizzard Recap, More Coming - Al Gore Bumming - Seismic Facts - Red Paint People - YouTube

Record Snow Texas - Blizzard Recap, More Coming - Al Gore Bumming - Seismic Facts - Red Paint People
5,296 views • Premiered 8 hours ago

View: https://youtu.be/8jSo48coRtM

Run time is 24:58

Synopsis provided:

Record Snow for the Lone Star State http://bit.ly/38Szhjs
Blizzard snow totals for Siouxland http://bit.ly/3syWO0F
Heavy snow, rain, gusty winds hit Northeast as California sees record heat, critical fire danger http://abcn.ws/3oP7UMV
Southwest Colorado could see snow late Monday, Tuesday http://bit.ly/3qvryxT
Could snow be incoming for Flagstaff after the driest year on record? http://bit.ly/38V1VjW
SNOWFALL ANALYSIS FROM THE LAST 72 HOURS https://www.weather.gov/crh/snowfall
GFS Model Total Snow US http://bit.ly/2KocLFQ
Gulf of Alaska Storm; High Winds and Fire Weather in California https://www.weather.gov/
GFS Model Europe http://bit.ly/332e83w
Reports Of Unexplained Shaking Rattles South Florida Residents On Friday http://cbsloc.al/38PG1Pb
Worldwide Volcano News http://bit.ly/2v9JJhO
Merapi volcano (Java, Indonesia): dangerous hot avalanches as lava dome continues to grow http://bit.ly/39KsMi7
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): massive block and ash flow creates billowing ash plume http://bit.ly/3nOex0E
Earthquake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters http://nbcnews.to/39EoSat
and more
 

TxGal

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Polar Cold leads to Record Breaking Electricity Consumption in Portugal + "Beast from the East 2" is building - Electroverse

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POLAR COLD LEADS TO RECORD BREAKING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN PORTUGAL + “BEAST FROM THE EAST 2” IS BUILDING
JANUARY 18, 2021 CAP ALLON

Arctic air has dipped deep into Europe of late, delivering record low temperatures and snow to many nations. From as far north as Sweden to as far south as central Spain, all-time cold records have been tumbling.

Portugal is also on the list, with its complex temperate maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic, the Continent AND the Mediterranean.

Last week, Portugal’s electricity consumption broke its all-time record high with natural gas consumption also exceeding historical benchmarks, according to data from REN (National Energy Networks).

The influx of polar cold is to blame for the record increase in energy consumption, according to Portugal’s manager of the energy networks. And I personally can vouch for the cold. Over the weekend, I recorded a low of -4.1C (24.6F) on my land in central Portugal. The nearest official weather station to me is located just a few miles away –situated at a higher elevation– and has an all-time record low of -3.9C (25F).

The maximum daily electricity consumption reached 185.1 GWh on Wednesday, January 13, surpassing the previous record set on January 11, 2010. Also, the highest peak in electricity consumption was also busted last week: 9,887 MW surpassed the old benchmark of 9,403 MW set in 2010.

In addition, a new all-time record for the highest consumption of natural gas was set this month. On Jan. 5, 299.1 GWh was logged, which comfortably beat-out the previous record of 269.9 GWh on Dec. 5, 2017. The highest peak in natural gas consumption was also broken, with a new reading of 14,874 MW.

This pattern of record-high energy consumption due to historically-low temperatures is being repeated across much of Europe, and across the majority of Asia as well. Across many nations, emergency production is being called upon, including the re-opening of sidelined coal-fired power plants.

See below for more:


“BEAST FROM THE EAST 2” INCOMING

Looking ahead, Europe’s recent chill will likely pale in comparison to the monster currently brewing to the north.

Stratospheric conditions over the Arctic are developing in such a way that cold records could not only be broken but utterly annihilated over the coming weeks. Looking at the North Pole’s 10hPa temperature chart (shown below), we can temps above the Arctic have risen sharply of late:


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Basically, temperatures over the North Pole rise like this when the Zonal winds in the stratosphere weaken (and vice-versa). This weakening of the Zonal winds occurs when the jet streams are loose — loose-flowing jets effectively unlock the frigid air usually trapped within the Arctic: the westerly Polar Night Jet (PNJ) is disrupted which can lead to a complete reversal of its flow and, after a few weeks lag, send Arctic air spilling southwards into the mid-latitudes:



This loose (meridional) jet stream flow occurs more frequently during times of low solar activity. The pattern also becomes more pronounced, meaning Arctic cold descends much further south than usual.

The historically low solar activity we’re currently experiencing fully explains why these cold outbreaks are becoming more common. Furthermore, it is this forcing, along with increased cloud-cover due to an influx of Cosmic Rays, and oceanic influences such as the Beaufort Gyre, that are thought to be the immediate players in the onset of Ice Ages (Little or otherwise).

Looking at the North Pole’s 10hPa Zonal wind strength chart (shown below), the colored lines (turquoise & pinks) represent the four individual GFS runs taking us through to the middle of April — all four runs are predicting a sharp reduction in the Zonal winds at the end of January:

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More importantly though, a full blown SSW event already occurred this month: see the plunge at the beginning of January, and also note how it aligns with the sharp spike in temperatures in the North Pole’s 10hPa temp chart (shown 3 images up).

The impact of this event should be felt across the northern Hemisphere in the coming weeks, and latest GFS runs are picking up on a brutal invasion of polar cold as the calendar flips to February, particularly over Europe, ALL of transcontinental Russia, and western Canada:


Arctic outbreak – Feb 2, 2021 [tropicaltidbits.com].

Stay tuned for updates.

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).

Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.

Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.





Prepare accordinglylearn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.
 

northern watch

TB Fanatic
Freezing temps bring Europe traffic chaos, smog, avalanche
Extreme cold and snow have hit much of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland and snow blanketing most of the Turkish city of Istanbul

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press
18 January 2021, 10:01

NOTIFIED: Jan. 18, 2021



WARSAW, Poland -- Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul and smog spiking as more coal was being burned to generate heat.

In Switzerland, a skier who had been buried by an avalanche over the weekend died in a hospital of his injuries, authorities said Monday.


The country had issued avalanche warnings several days earlier after heavy snowfall. Officials said the skier and his two companions were buried by an avalanche while skiing off marked trails in the Gstaad area on Sunday. One man freed himself from the snow and then extricated one of the others, but the third man could only be found by rescue crews, who arrived later.

Temperatures dropped to minus 28 degrees Celsius (minus 18 Fahrenheit) in some Polish areas overnight, the coldest night in 11 years. Many trains were delayed on Monday after tracks at two Warsaw railway stations cracked.

Hand-in-hand with the cold came a spike in smog in Warsaw and other parts of Poland, as the cold prompted an increase in burning coal for heat. Air pollution levels were so high in Warsaw that city officials urged people to remain indoors.


Just across Poland's southwestern border, the Czech Republic experienced the coldest night this year with temperatures dropping below minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) in many places.

The lowest temperature — minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 16 Fahrenheit) — was recorded Monday in Orlicke Zahori, a mountainous village 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of Prague near the Polish border, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

The freezing weather was expected to be replaced by heavy snowfall in the northeastern Czech Republic, the institute said.

Wintry weather and freezing temperatures were reported throughout the Balkans, which has created problems with power supplies in Serbia and brought some snow even to Croatia’s Adriatic Sea islands.

In eastern Albania, temperatures dipped as low as minus 13 degrees Celsius (9 Fahrenheit) in Peshkopi, 110 kilometers (70 miles) east of the capital, Tirana. The deep freeze caused water pipes to freeze and created dangerous driving conditions. Icy roads in the city of Pogradec prevented firefighters from arriving in time to a home fire in which a man died early Monday.

In Istanbul, traffic was brought to a halt by the layer of snow covering the city, with cars stalled or skidding on the roads.

In Germany, fresh snow, slippery roads and fallen trees led to several car accidents on Sunday and overnight, the dpa news agency reported. A driver died in southwestern Germany after his car shot over a mound of snow.

The Nordic region also saw snow and subfreezing temperatures, with the coldest temperatures predictably recorded in the Arctic. Norway’s meteorological institute tweeted a tongue-in-cheek message on Monday, saying: “we encourage all knitting lovers to send woolen clothes to their friends in the north.”

In Denmark, police found 17 people ice bathing naked on Sunday in a lake near Roskilde, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Copenhagen. Everyone in the group, aged between 26 and 51, was preliminarily charged with violating pandemic restrictions limiting gatherings to five people. Police said they will all receive a fine, which is 2,500 kroner ($405) for first-time offenders.

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AP writers from across Europe contributed.

Freezing temps bring Europe traffic chaos, smog, avalanche - ABC News (go.com)
 
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TxGal

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Sea Ice Affects Ships In North China Ports - Ice Age Now

Sea Ice Affects Ships In North China Ports
January 18, 2021 by Robert

Temperatures across China have plunged to their lowest in decades, boosting demand for power and fuel to historic highs in the world’s largest energy consumer.

12 Jan 21 – “The sea ice situation is more severe this year than the same period in previous years,” said Wang Jun, a professor specialising in transport issues at Dalian Maritime University.

Expansion of sea ice makes it tougher for ships to berth and discharge at key energy product import terminals along the coast of northern Bohai Bay.

“It could impede sailing and docking for vessels, no matter how big they are.”

Sea ice stretches 45 to 55 nautical miles at Liaodong Bay and 10 to 20 nautical miles at Bohai Bay, close to levels that could prompt temporary bans on shipping.

Last weekend, the marine safety bureau in northern Hebei sent several tugboats to the aid of vessels, , trapped in sea ice that was one metre (three foot) thick, to help bring them to Caofeidian and Huanghua ports, state television said. The vessels included LNG tanker Clean Planet and coal bulk tanker Agia Eirini Force

 

TxGal

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Temperatures plunge to -73F in Siberia during Longest and Harshest Cold Spell on Record - Electroverse

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TEMPERATURES PLUNGE TO -73F IN SIBERIA DURING LONGEST AND HARSHEST COLD SPELL ON RECORD
JANUARY 19, 2021 CAP ALLON

An Arctic air mass has engulfed practically ALL of transcontinental Russia since the beginning of December, 2020 resulting to many regions suffering their longest stretches of subzero cold on record.

Siberia in particular is currently in the midst of an abnormally long and harsh period of subzero cold, even by Russia’s standards.

As reported by the Associated Press on Jan. 14, the temperature in the Yakutia region of eastern Russia dropped below -40F (-40C) during the first week of December and hasn’t climbed above that since.

Over recent days, the mercury has sunk even further, to a staggering -58F (-50C), and beyond: “The main rule is not to stand in one place and to keep going and going,” was the advice given by Yakutsk resident Dmitry Kuznetsov.

View: https://twitter.com/yakutia/status/1351318210629537793

Run time is 0:49

Outside of a brief “warmup” to -24F (-31C) during the first few of days of January, the city of Yakutsk hasn’t registered a high temperature above 30F (minus 34C) since Dec. 8, 2020, reports accuweather.com — a new record.

Even colder air has settled into Delyankir, a small district located about 500 miles (800 km) to the northeast of Yakutsk. On Monday morning, Jan. 18, a low of -73F (-58.1C) was observed.

View: https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1351198531948867588


The breadth of the cold has been quite unprecedented, with record lows sweeping the entire 17.1 million km² Russian landmass, plus much of Europe, plus Greenland, plus a large portion of North America (particularly Canada).

And looking ahead, a further intensification of the cold is in the forecast.

The latest GFS run (shown below) reveals how far below normal these temperatures actually are — the “pinks” indicate 20C colder than average:



GFS 2m Temp Anomalies for Jan. 27 [tropicaltidbits.com].

Temperatures of -50 and below are forecast to continue across Siberia until the end of January, at least, while high above the Arctic something extraordinary could be brewing — there is the potential for not one, but two more splits to the Polar Vortex, notes @judah47 on Twitter:

View: https://twitter.com/judah47/status/1351170161395585025


As if things aren’t interesting enough already, by early February there is the potential for multiple Arctic air masses to engulf the entire Northern Hemisphere simultaneously.

That should wake a few sheep to the AGW ruse.

Stay tuned for updates.

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).

Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.

Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.





Prepare accordinglylearn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.
 

TxGal

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Heavy snowfall and extreme cold sweeps across Europe - Ice Age Now

Heavy snowfall and extreme cold sweeps across Europe
January 19, 2021 by Robert

Freezing temperatures crack railroad tracks in Poland, snow blankets most of the Turkish city of Istanbul.

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During the weekend and on Monday, January 18, most of Turkey was at the mercy of a cyclone that formed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

On January 19, the temperature in Istanbul at night dropped to -5 ..- 6ºC, in Ankara it was freezing to -13 ..- 15ºC. The temperature dropped below normal by 4-8 degrees. And in coming days, the cold in Turkey will continue.

Temperatures dropped to -28C (-18F) in parts of Poland, and many trains were delayed on Monday after tracks at two Warsaw railway stations cracked.

The cold prompted an increase in burning coal for heat. Air pollution levels were so high in Warsaw that city officials urged people to remain indoors.

Just across Poland’s southwestern border, temperatures in the Czech Republic dropped below minus 20C (-4F) in many places.

The lowest temperature, of -27C (-16F), was recorded Monday in Orlicke Zahori, a mountainous village 160 km (100 miles) east of Prague and near the Polish border, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

The freezing weather was expected to be replaced by heavy snowfall in the northeastern Czech Republic, the institute said.

In Albania, temperatures dropped to -13°C in Peshkopi, 110 km east of the capital Tirana. The freezing conditions have made driving dangerous and prevented firefighters in Pogradec from arriving at a home fire in time to save a man’s life.

A man also lost his life in Germany after his car shot over a mound of snow.

Three skiers in Switzerland were buried by an avalanche on Sunday. One man was able to free himself from the snow and assist another. The third man was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died.

One person also died on Saturday in the French Alps because of an avalanche while several others survived after being buried under snow, authorities said. Heavy snowfall which had “made the snowpack very unstable”.

Météo France said that the country’s average temperature during the first two weeks of January was 3.09°C — nearly 2°C below average for the month of January.

Freezing temps bring Europe traffic chaos, smog, avalanche - Breitbart

Heavy snowfall and extreme cold sweeps over Europe

Турция: от снегопадов к морозам: Метеоновости о погоде
 

TxGal

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Adapt 2030 has a new podcast out...seems to have relevance to the GSM:

What If Everything's Not Prefect Moving to 2023 ? - YouTube

What If Everything's Not Prefect Moving to 2023 ?
6,744 views • Jan 19, 2021

View: https://youtu.be/TEWIz5Nm4pQ

Run time is 30:47

Synopsis provided:

Does the world make sense, this instant shift from one way of life to another? What if there are cycles in the Sun that dictate the rise and fall of civilizations on Earth. Would you be told, obviously not, so that leaves all of us with the resources at hand to move through a multi-decade shift. Are you ready to think long term and multiplying your output.
 

TxGal

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The Oppenheimer Ranch Project has a new podcast out:

Temperatures Plunge To -73F In Siberia- Lake Effect Snow Machine Boom - Charlemagne Event Lesson - YouTube

Temperatures Plunge To -73F In Siberia- Lake Effect Snow Machine Boom - Charlemagne Event Lesson
2,598 views • Premiered 7 hours ago

View: https://youtu.be/qmcQ5lHdDCI

Run time is 17:31

Synopsis provided:

Lake effect snow increases - many upstate and CNY locations next http://bit.ly/3bUoCGV
Up to 12 inches of snow to land in Colorado within 24-hour period http://bit.ly/3p04CGB 1
0 Inches of Fresh Snow at Wolf Creek http://bit.ly/2XXsyyI
SNOWFALL ANALYSIS FROM THE LAST 48 https://www.weather.gov/crh/snowfall
GFS Model Total Snow US http://bit.ly/2Y2twtf Flash Flood and High Wind Threats in the West https://www.weather.gov/
GFS Model Total Snow Europe http://bit.ly/332e83w
What IS going on with the world's weather? http://dailym.ai/390f0ZG
POLAR COLD LEADS TO RECORD BREAKING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN PORTUGAL + “BEAST FROM THE EAST 2” IS BUILDING http://bit.ly/38Xcpzo
TEMPERATURES PLUNGE TO -73F IN SIBERIA DURING LONGEST AND HARSHEST COLD SPELL ON RECORD http://bit.ly/3o0dWsS
Kilauea Eruption @ One Month, Changes At Lava Vent (Jan. 19, 2021) https://bit.ly/3sGtl5a
Etna volcano update: Increasing activity, likely heading to another paroxysm http://bit.ly/2v9JJhO
Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (West Indies, St. Vincent): field work revealed current temperature at growing lava dome http://bit.ly/3oZwbjy
GOES X-Ray Flux https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/go...
and more
 

TxGal

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Another from the Oppenheimer Ranch Project:

IN 774 AD, THE SUN BLASTED EARTH WITH THE BIGGEST STORM IN 10,000 YEARS - IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SOON - YouTube

IN 774 AD, THE SUN BLASTED EARTH WITH THE BIGGEST STORM IN 10,000 YEARS - IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SOON
2,385 views • Premiered 8 hours ago

View: https://youtu.be/QPr18Devpv4

Run time is 8:50

Synopsis provided:

IN 774 AD, THE SUN BLASTED EARTH WITH THE BIGGEST STORM IN 10,000 YEARS http://bit.ly/3nkmlXK
774–775 carbon-14 spike http://bit.ly/38Zg14b
Researcher points to Sun as likely source of eighth-century 'Charlemagne event' http://bit.ly/3bY2s6K
The Charlemagne Event of 774-775 AD Was Caused by a Solar Storm http://bit.ly/36EuQFw
Superflare http://bit.ly/3o8qVcd
 

TxGal

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Antarctica suffering Coldest January Since 1978 + Global Sea Ice Growing Exponentially - Electroverse

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ANTARCTICA SUFFERING COLDEST JANUARY SINCE 1978 + GLOBAL SEA ICE GROWING EXPONENTIALLY
JANUARY 20, 2021 CAP ALLON

The start of 2021 in Antarctica has been an unusually chilly one. In fact, the first half of January has been the coldest since 1978, according to data compiled by @LpdlcRamirez and @peikko763 on Twitter.

As of Jan. 19, the month-to-date temperature anomaly across Antarctic is approx. -0.5C, making this the continents coldest first 3-or-so-weeks of Jan. since 1978 (solar minimum of cycle 20), according to research conducted by @peikko163 on Twitter, who also notes that the Southern Hemisphere as a whole is suffering anomalous January chills not seen since 2012.

But this chill of solar minimum isn’t just confined to the Southern Hemisphere either, the mercury ACROSS the planet is tumbling. In one month global temperatures dropped by a whopping 0.26C: from 0.53C above the 1981-2010 avg. in Nov. 2020 to just 0.27C above the avg. in Dec. 2020 (UAH). This drop was in spite of a warming Arctic–a region expected to “heat” during times of otherwise “global” cooling (more on that below).

The Sun appears to be sliding into its next Grand Solar Minimum cycle–a multidecadal spell of reduced solar output where the solar disc can be devoid of sunspots for months or even years at a time. The result on Earth’s climate will be one of violent swings between extremes due to a weakening of the jet streams: intense bursts of heat will linger in one area, while a teeth-chattering chill will dominate nearby, and then the regions will “switch” — it is this unpredictable chopping and changing that will hasten the failure of our modern food production systems: crops will fail, on a large scale, and famine could quickly ensue.

Overall, Earth’s temperature trends colder during a Grand Solar Minimum, as the Sun’s output sinks lower and lower (increased cloud nucleation being one likely forcing). However, not ALL regions experience the chill: as with the previous GSM (the Maunder Minimum 1645-1715), areas such as the Arctic, Alaska, and S. Greenland/N. Atlantic actually warmed while the rest of the planet cooled — NASA reveals the phenomenon in their Maunder Minimum temperature reconstruction map:



Temp change between 1780 (a year of normal solar activity) and 1680 (a year within the depths of the Maunder Minimum) — NASA.

GLOBAL SEA ICE GROWING

Antarctica’s unusual cold is having an impact on the its sea ice.

After being above average for much of the austral winter and spring, Antarctic sea ice extent has only increased-further into the summer months, to a level now tracking the 1979-1990 average.

In addition, sea ice extent at the south pole’s northern cousin, the Arctic, is also now growing exponentially: after a low starting point, Arctic Sea ice extent increased by 2.71 million km² (1.05 million m²) during the month of December. According to NSIDC data, this was a rate substantially greater than the 1981 to 2010 average December of 1.99 km² (780,000 m²). Furthermore, between Jan 5 and 17, Arctic sea ice experienced something of extra boon, gaining 966,000 km².

In conclusion, global ice (so Arctic + Antarctic combined) is now greater than anytime since 2016 with the recent exponential growth showing no signs of abating. The year 2021 is already giving the warm-mongers a headache.

Stay tuned for updates.

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).

Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.

Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.





Prepare accordinglylearn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.
 

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Bitter cold in Poland - Ice Age Now

Bitter cold in Poland
January 20, 2021 by Robert

Next comes the snow.

Temperature dropped to -30 degrees C on the night of 17/18 January 2021

Behind us is an exceptionally cold night on 17/18 January 2021 this winter season in Poland.

The temperature dropped to -19 / -28 degrees C in places, and even to -33 / -35 degrees C at the ground!

The lowest temperatures were recorded in the east, northeast and the center of the country.

The lowest temperature of -28 degrees Celsius in a meteorological cage at a height of 2 m was recorded at the border with Russia in Gołdap in the Warmia-Masuria Province.

It was also very cold in Suwałki in Podlasie, where -26 degrees Celsius was recorded.

Relatively little frost was recorded in the south-east, at the seaside and in the west of the country, which was related to the influence of the sea and the persistence of high cloud cover.

Today, on January 18, 2021, in the afternoon and evening, an occlusion front will enter Poland from the west, with snowfall, in places from the west turning into rain and snow.

It will start to get slippery on the roads and sidewalks.

Temperatura spadła poniżej -30 stopni. Od zachodu do Polski wkroczy odwilż, wcześniej spadnie śnieg. Od 20 stycznia 2021 dodatnia temperatura niemal w całym kraju | DobraPogoda24.pl

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Adapt 2030 has a new podcast out:

Food Strangeness Happening Around the World - YouTube

Food Strangeness Happening Around the World
6,882 views • Jan 21, 2021

View: https://youtu.be/3VxVYMKjq94

Run time is 11:12

Synopsis provided:

Record demand from China for corn and wheat, Argentina suspends all wheat exports after stopping all corn exports a month ago. Russia begins a 50 Euro tax per ton on wheat exports as Tyson foods fines $221 million for chicken price fixing. Fish farm theft in Australia with the EU unable to find any soft wheat to export, crop losses becoming more visible.
 

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The Oppenheimer Ranch Project has a new podcast out:

Temperatures Plunge To -73F In Siberia- Lake Effect Snow Machine Boom - Charlemagne Event Lesson - YouTube

Temperatures Plunge To -73F In Siberia- Lake Effect Snow Machine Boom - Charlemagne Event Lesson
3,913 views • Premiered Jan 20, 2021

View: https://youtu.be/qmcQ5lHdDCI

Run time is 17:31

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Lake effect snow increases - many upstate and CNY locations next http://bit.ly/3bUoCGV
Up to 12 inches of snow to land in Colorado within 24-hour period http://bit.ly/3p04CGB
10 Inches of Fresh Snow at Wolf Creek http://bit.ly/2XXsyyI
SNOWFALL ANALYSIS FROM THE LAST 48 https://www.weather.gov/crh/snowfall
GFS Model Total Snow US http://bit.ly/2Y2twtf
Flash Flood and High Wind Threats in the West https://www.weather.gov/
GFS Model Total Snow Europe http://bit.ly/332e83w
What IS going on with the world's weather? http://dailym.ai/390f0ZG
POLAR COLD LEADS TO RECORD BREAKING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN PORTUGAL + “BEAST FROM THE EAST 2” IS BUILDING http://bit.ly/38Xcpzo
TEMPERATURES PLUNGE TO -73F IN SIBERIA DURING LONGEST AND HARSHEST COLD SPELL ON RECORD http://bit.ly/3o0dWsS
Kilauea Eruption @ One Month, Changes At Lava Vent (Jan. 19, 2021) https://bit.ly/3sGtl5a
Etna volcano update: Increasing activity, likely heading to another paroxysm http://bit.ly/2v9JJhO
Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (West Indies, St. Vincent): field work revealed current temperature at growing lava dome http://bit.ly/3oZwbjy
GOES X-Ray Flux https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/go...
Salmon Spawning in Upper Columbia River for first time in more than 80 years http://bit.ly/38XuoWn
A mysterious 'wobble' is moving Mars' poles around http://bit.ly/39RNYCZ
and more
 

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Rare Summer Snow Hits New Zealand + Global Cooling set to Intensify - Electroverse

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RARE SUMMER SNOW HITS NEW ZEALAND + GLOBAL COOLING SET TO INTENSIFY
JANUARY 21, 2021 CAP ALLON

An unusually unsettled summer is being experienced in Middle Earth, particularly on New Zealand’s South Island where substantial snow has blanketed the mountains over recent days and weeks.

There’s a fresh accumulation of pow-pow on the peaks around Queenstown this week, after conditions in the Lakes area allowed for flakes to settle.

Frigid polar air left Antarctica on Sunday, and it has lingered over Australasia ever-since. As reported by odt.co.nz, Weatherwatch says temperatures will continue to be down across New Zealand as a storm near Stewart Island slowly tracks eastwards, dredging up the cold. The forecaster elaborated, adding that temps would hold below average for the remainder of the week, with single-digit highs likely through parts of Otago and Southland.

The Remarkables ski area received 10cm (4 inches) of rare summer snow overnight Tuesday (shown below), with another 15cm (6 inches) in the immediate forecast.



Coronet Peak also saw around 10cm ( 4 inches) at its summit.

While the Cardrona Ski Field received similar totals (shown below).

View: https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1351319232336650241


Additional bouts of Antarctic air are forecast to hit New Zealand before the end of January, delivering yet more anomalous summer cold and snow to the nation’s peaks.

Meanwhile, neighboring Australia hasn’t fared much better.

Below-average temperatures have persisted down under over recent days, and more of the same is due next week–as visualized by the latest GFS run shown below (also, I still can’t quite fathom the breadth, severity, and duration of the extreme cold that has gripped –and is forecast to continue to grip– much of our planet over the past 2-or-so-months, particularly across the Northern Hemisphere):


“Global Cooling” — GFS 2m Temp Anomalies for Jan. 29 [tropicaltidbits.com].

HAWAIIAN SUMMITS SEE A DUSTING


Webcam image captured Tuesday morning by the Canada-France-Hawai’i Telescope on Maunakea.

The Hawaiian summits of Maunakea and Mauna Loa received a dusting of snow this week, resulting in the National Weather Service posting a winter weather advisory warning of an additional 1-2 inches.

As reported by westhawaiitoday.com, the Maunakea Access Road is currently closed to the public at the Visitor Information Station due to snow, freezing temperatures, and low visibility. Wintry conditions are forecast to continue throughout the week: “An upper level disturbance will keep clouds and snow showers in the forecast for the Big Island summits of Maunakea and Mauna Loa,” forecasters said Tuesday.


Webcam image at W.M. Keck Observatory showing dusting of snow on Maunakea.

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).

Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.

Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.





Prepare accordinglylearn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.
 

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Mongolia facing 'one of the most extreme winters on record' - Ice Age Now

Mongolia facing ‘one of the most extreme winters on record’
January 21, 2021 by Robert

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Mongolian Red Cross blames extreme winter on ‘climate change.’

21 Jan 2021 – Mongolia is facing one of the most extreme winters on record, with temperatures forecast to plummet to lows of -50C for days on end. This has triggered the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to release emergency funds to quickly assist some 2,000 vulnerable herder families.

The extreme winter – known as dzud – threatens the health and livelihoods of thousands of Mongolian herders living in the country’s remote central and southern provinces.

Hence, as a pre-emptive tactic, the Mongolian Red Cross Society has delivered cash assistance and livestock nutrition kits in target areas to assist them in meeting their immediate needs and save their livestock, which is the main source of livelihoods for the people of Mongolia.

The widespread cash grants and animal care kits given in anticipation of the extreme winter will prevent major stock and economic loss not only for the country but for families and communities themselves. This is so because horses, camels, goats, cattle and sheep for milk, cashmere, meat, and other livestock products are the only source of income for our herders.

The double impact of drought in the summer followed by harsh winters are what causes dzuds. Without rain in the summer, grass does not grow, and millions of farm animals cannot be properly fed to put on enough weight for survival during the winter. On top of that, farmers are not able to grow sufficient harvests to sustain them through the winter either.

Mongolian Red Cross Society Secretary General Bolormaa Nordov said, “Dzuds are devastating for the herder families who rely on their animals for almost everything, whether it’s meat and milk for food, or the cashmere and skins they sell to buy supplies or pay school fees. Losing their animals mean they can quickly fall into poverty.”

“Simply waiting for disasters to strike is no longer an option. Climate change is bringing more frequent and severe disasters and our anticipatory action approach is helping communities move from reacting after extreme weather events to preparing before these emergencies,” Ms Nordov said.

Mongolian Extreme Winter Season (Dzud): In Pictures
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The Oppenheimer Ranch Project has a new podcast out:

2 Years Worth Of Rainfall To Hit The SouthWest Next Week - Volcanoes Awaken - Climate Change Is Back - YouTube

2 Years Worth Of Rainfall To Hit The SouthWest Next Week - Volcanoes Awaken - Climate Change Is Back
3,379 views • Premiered 8 hours ago

View: https://youtu.be/ir8y0LGPo9Y

Run time is 20:44

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2 years' worth of rainfall is possible in parts of Southern Cali next week http://cnn.it/3o7xOdN
Wetter Pattern to Bring Much-Needed Mountain Snow For Drought-Plagued West, Including California http://bit.ly/3p94k0b
Brace yourself for Upstate NY’s coldest weekend of the winter so far http://bit.ly/2MdXM1W
Next lake effect snow event to start Thursday evening & last through Saturday morning http://bit.ly/3c4t7ii
Snow, cold air move across Northeast Ohio http://bit.ly/2Y1jV6j
GFS Model Total Snow US http://bit.ly/3iIeQJC
Rain and Mountain Snow in the West; Lake Effect Snow in the Northeast https://www.weather.gov/
GFS Model Total Snow Europe http://bit.ly/3ofoGUx
7.0 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Southern Philippines http://bit.ly/3sJgO0O
Earthquake activity in Katla volcano https://icelandgeology.net/
Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): strong explosion; emissions to 23,000 ft http://bit.ly/3sMuojZ
Raung Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL120 https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/raun...
and more
 

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Mongolia suffering "most extreme winter on record" + Animals Freeze Solid in neighboring Kazakhstan - Electroverse

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MONGOLIA SUFFERING “MOST EXTREME WINTER ON RECORD” + ANIMALS FREEZE SOLID IN NEIGHBORING KAZAKHSTAN
JANUARY 22, 2021 CAP ALLON

The record cold currently sweeping much of our planet is NOT due to anthropogenic global warming, and the impressive snow-mass currently building is NOT at all linked to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide — given the ludicrous mainstream claims of late, I felt I should start with that.

To recap: low solar activity is weakening the jet streams reverting their flow to more of a wavy “meridional” one which is dragging polar cold anomalously far south in the NH, and usually far north in the SH. Added to this, reduced solar output also results in an influx of cloud-nucleating cosmic rays, and with clouds being Earth’s sunshade this further amplifies the cooling, as well as increasing localized precipitation. While thirdly, building snowpack and advancing glacial ice is increasing the albedo effect. These are just three of the ‘known’ forcings at play, there are of course many more, including a volcanic uptick, and a reduction in TSI.

Following the stark global temperature drop at the end of 2020, record cold is persisting across much of the Northern Hemisphere: transcontinental Russia is currently locked under a mass of brutal Arctic air which has driven temperature departures 20C below what were already harsh winter averages.

A weak and wavy jet stream has driven this polar chill as far south as India and China where record-high LNG imports have been called upon to help stave off the cold.

Between Russia and China resides the huge nations of Mongolia and Kazakhstan–huge in terms of “total area” that is, with the latter being the ninth largest country on the planet at 2,749,900 km2.

Mongolia is facing one of its “most extreme winters on record,” reports media.ifrc.org, with lows of -50C (-58F) suffered for days and weeks on end. And looking ahead, local forecasts are calling for an intensification of the cold.

The extreme wintry winter –known as dzud— threatens the health and livelihoods of thousands of Mongolian herders living in the country’s remote central and southern provinces, and as a result the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has release preemptive emergency funds to assist some 2,000 vulnerable herder families.


Mongolian Red Cross distributing relief ahead of the intensifying dzud.

Laughably though, the Mongolian Red Cross is blaming this year’s extreme winter on ‘global warming’, with their Secretary General Bolormaa Nordov saying: “Simply waiting for disasters to strike is no longer an option. Climate change is bringing more frequent and severe disasters and our anticipatory action approach is helping communities move from reacting after extreme weather events to preparing before these emergencies.”


Both “global warming” and “COVID-19” being suffered in Mongolia.

Meanwhile in neighboring Kazakhstan, ‘anthropogenic global warming’ has been busy freezing animals to death.

Eerie videos are appearing online showing hares, dogs, sheep and foxes all frozen solid amid plunging temperatures of as low as -56C (-68F)the scenes resemble the ‘mummified’ Siberian mammoths found with food still in their mouths during the onset of the previous Ice Age.

View: https://youtu.be/IxkyVr5qvv4
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The authenticity of the above video has been called into question, but animals frozen ‘upright’ –the main gripe of those doubting the footage– is not unprecedented (plus I’m not convinced a person could be so unhinged as to set this up). Below is another video from Kazakhstan, shot back in 2018:

View: https://youtu.be/WIJhmr0369I
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The freezing conditions come just days after a thermometer in remote Siberia logged a low of -58.3C (-73F). And while the official weather station in Oymyakon, a rural locality of the Sakha Republic, Russia recently surpassed that with a low of -59C (-74.2F), locals were adamant the mercury sank lower: their thermometers reportedly bottomed-out at -67C (-88.6F) which, if correct, would be among the coldest temps ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, coming perilously close to the only recently confirmed all-time NH low of -69.6C (-93.3F) observed in Greenland on Dec. 22, 1992.

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).

Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.

Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.





Prepare accordinglylearn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.
 

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Surging Grain Prices Fuel Surprise Farm Recovery; Higher commodity prices are benefiting grain farmers but could lead to higher prices at the grocery store

Friday, January 22, 2021, 8:37 AM ET
By Jesse Newman
Wall Street Journal

A crop glut that battered American farmers is subsiding, fueling an unexpected recovery in the U.S. Farm Belt following a years long agricultural recession.

Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat have soared to their highest levels in more than six years as dry weather and strong export demand from China drain U.S. stockpiles.

The rising commodity prices are rippling through the food chain, helping drive a sharp increase in U.S. farm income and lifting the prospects for a swath of rural businesses, from grain traders to equipment manufacturers and fertilizer suppliers.

At the same time, the revival in the grain sector is boosting costs and pressuring profit margins for producers of food and fuel that soak up vast quantities of U.S. corn and soybeans each year, and likely will drive increases in food prices for consumers, some food executives say.

It is a dramatic reversal from recent years in which bumper harvests swelled U.S. grain supplies, pushing prices lower and slashing farmers' incomes. A wave of bankruptcies swept Midwestern farms, followed by trade disputes and the coronavirus pandemic, which deepened farmers' struggles.

Now, China's push to increase pork production and fulfill recent trade commitments are propelling huge volumes of U.S. crops overseas. American food processors and manufacturers also are racing to ensure they have adequate grain and oilseed supplies to meet burgeoning consumer demand. Inventories of corn, soybeans and wheat are on track this season to hit their lowest in at least six years, according to U.S. Agriculture Department forecasts.

"There's euphoria over [grain] prices," said Illinois farmer David Brown, on a trip to his local grain elevator to sell soybeans. "There's a feeling out there saying 'game on, we're back.'"

Large harvests or a slowdown in U.S. crop shipments to China could dampen the rally in grain markets, though industry analysts say rebuilding domestic stockpiles to comfortable levels could potentially keep prices high for up to two years.

Higher crop prices combined with record federal aid from the Trump administration pushed farmers' incomes last year to their highest since 2013 even after the pandemic upended the U.S. farm sector, according to a USDA forecast. U.S. farm income will top $119 billion in 2020, the USDA said, the second-highest in nominal terms.

Farmers emboldened by the turnaround could sow crops this spring over the largest area since 2014, some agricultural economists and analysts say, planting corn and soybeans on millions of acres kept out of production by regional wet weather the past two seasons.

Businesses across the agricultural supply chain stand to benefit, as newly flush farmers who have delayed purchases spring for new tractors or higher-yielding seeds. The activity could boost profits for farm-equipment maker Deere & Co . and seed and pesticide suppliers such as Corteva Inc .

"Farmers are going to be bidding for farm ground, replacing combines and talking about ways to put another 10 bushels per acre into their bins," said Michael Swanson, agricultural economist at Wells Fargo & Co., a major farm lender.

Stronger commodity markets already are pushing up farmland values, according to farmers, lenders and land managers. David Englund , chief executive of Farmers National Company, said the farm-management company last fall sold some parcels of land at prices that neared those last seen in 2012 , during the last farm boom.

Growing global demand is also lifting the fortunes of grain giants such as Archer Daniels Midland Co . and Bunge Ltd ., which trade crops and process them into food. Both companies cited stronger exports as a factor behind rising profits last fall.

Farmers' windfall is reviving the outlook for other rural businesses and organizations whose fates are closely tied to agriculture, said Andrew McDermid, owner of a hardware store in Kulm, N.D. Customer debts at Mr. McDermid's store are half what they were at this time last year, he said, and the town's fire department is anticipating an uptick in donations after a 25% drop over the last five years.

A turnaround on grain farms will mean high prices for others. U.S. livestock producers and poultry farmers this year could see a 27% jump in prices for grain, the main cost of raising animals, said Will Sawyer, an economist for agricultural lender CoBank. Higher feed costs will also boost expenses for U.S. meat companies such as Tyson Foods Inc . and Pilgrim's Pride Corp .

Ethanol plants that suffered from a sharp drop-off in demand during the pandemic now face climbing prices for corn, their main raw material.

Some U.S. food manufacturers and grocers say consumers likely will see higher food prices due to rising commodity costs. Other major grain exporters have taken steps to curb food-price inflation: Russia has said it would raise duties on grain exports for several months this spring, and Argentina temporarily halted corn exports earlier this year.

Still, Minnesota farmer George Goblish said higher grain prices are welcome after six lean years, enabling him to consider replacing a combine he has kept running for 13 years.

"Some of the stress is gone," said Mr. Goblish.

Deere last fall raised expectations for profits this year in anticipation of better demand from U.S. farmers for its tractors and harvesting combines.

Mr. Goblish, who also sells crop-seed to nearby farmers, said a feeling of relief is palpable among his customers too. "They don't bicker so much when I tell them what the seed cost is," he said.

Write to Jesse Newman at jesse.newman@wsj.com

Surging Grain Prices Fuel Surprise Farm Recovery - WSJ
 

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Not much out there yet this morning...there is an Adapt 2030 podcast out, but I'm not sure it's GSM material...I'll keep checking.
 

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Unbelievable supercell storm hit Lleida in Spain with winds of 150 km/h -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net

Unbelievable supercell storm hit Lleida in Spain with winds of 150 km/h

Daily Weather
YouTube
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:51 UTC

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Storm front caused by the storm Hortense as it passes through Tàrrega (Lleida).

The front has left strong gusts of wind of more than 190 km / h, hail and snow in the mountains

It has crossed a good part of the NE peninsula and the Balearic Islands.

View: https://youtu.be/YQ5PcypCUcI
Run time is 4:46
 

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Freak storm causes damage across the island of Majorca, Spain -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net

Freak storm causes damage across the island of Majorca, Spain

Majorca Daily Bulletin
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:59 UTC

Storm Hortense causes damage.
Storm Hortense causes damage.

High winds and rains battered the island this morning as storm "Hortensia" hit Mallorca At the Parc Bit technology park eyewitnesses spoke of cars being damaged by falling trees and debris.

The high winds and bad weather also caused traffic havoc across the island and disrupted the demonstration over bar and restaurant closures.

In central Palma palm trees in the Paseo Marítimo and Plaza de la Reina were damaged by the high winds.

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The Palma Met Office is reported that the unstable weather will continue throughout the weekend with winds of up to 70 kilometres an hour being forecast.

Motorists have been warned to drive with caution.

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La Niña awakens, here's the surprising target for the cold
Tyler Hamilton
The Weather Network
Meteorologist

Friday, January 22nd 2021, 2:25 pm - The colder pattern won't be unwelcome in parts of California already grappling with 2021's wildfire season.

The long-awaited La Niña pattern is finally emerging across parts of North America – but there's a surprising path some of that cold is about to take.

A weakening of the polar vortex has frigid air on the move and shunting it toward lower latitudes (ask Siberia). A swirling mass of Siberian air will spill southward across a big swath of the Pacific Ocean.

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Although it doesn't accumulate (unless on a ship or weather buoy), our numerical weather models still show 'phantom' snow accumulation on water – essentially, how much would accumulate if there was land beneath it.

Check this out:

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The theme will be for an upper trough to stall over the Gulf of Alaska for the next couple of weeks. This cold air will inevitably slide down California; consequently, it will make some tricky forecasts for British Columbia over the coming weeks.

These storms won't be of the typical mild Pacific air variety; they'll ingest the secret ingredient, Siberian air.

Thankfully, this is good news for residents of California, as the state's forest fire season is off to an atypically early start in the winter season.

These winter wildfires are normally dampened during the wet season, but small fires paired with strong winds have been the theme throughout early 2021.

In fact, some of the fires are likely re-developing from the massive complex of lightning fires from the summer of 2020. With such pronounced troughing, it's possible an atmospheric river makes an appearance for the state before month's end.


The Weather Network - La Niña awakens, here's the surprising target for the cold
 
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