By Just imagine what the alarmists would be saying if this was a record heatwave?:
Record high snowfall blanketed the central part of the Korean peninsula on the first working day of 2010, Monday, causing massive flight cancellations and snarled road traffic.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said 25.8 centimeters of snow had fallen in Seoul, breaking the previous record of 25.6 centimeters set on Jan. 28, 1969. Weathermen said that the snowfall was the largest amount recorded in the capital since data were first collected in 1937.
“There is no disputing it’s the heaviest snowfall in a century,’’ a weatherman said.
The snow, which started to cover the central part of the peninsula including Seoul and Incheon from 5 a.m., halted in the evening, but the KMA forecast it will continue until Thursday on the west and south coasts and Jeju Island.
Incheon located 40 kilometers west of Seoul had 22.3 centimeters of snow during the period of time, marking the second largest amount there following 30 centimeters recorded on Dec. 22, 1973.
The administration issued a heavy snow alert for Seoul and the surrounding areas, where just over 17 centimeters of snow fell in just four hours. [Korea Times]
1:01 pm on January 4th, 2010 1
When the world records another hottest year ever this summer, I will remind you of your short-sightedness.
1:09 pm on January 4th, 2010 2
Its always the record cold weather that foretells of global warming. You cannot have one without the other. Thats why the hottest summer ever caused the coldest winter ever. Next year will be worse on both fronts with record heat as well as record cold again being recorded.
1:31 pm on January 4th, 2010 3
That's cool. But, I wonder if you will show up, and remind us you were wrong, if it just so happens not to be the hottest summer (year)?
1:59 pm on January 4th, 2010 4
There were some great shows during the snow fall of GREAT Korean drivers. Apparently, if you put the gas pedal to the floor, it will enhance your chances of getting up that grade – probably sideways.
I know it does not snow a lot in Seoul, but they have NO clue of what to do.
2:20 pm on January 4th, 2010 5
That just does not add up. Climate change is not seasonal.
If it IS, there is nothing that can be done about it anyway.
The sky is falling and Mars is calling. Pack your bags.
3:07 pm on January 4th, 2010 6
You should check out the 5 Freeway between LA and San Diego in a rain. California drivers just have no idea what to do in the rain, and you usually see no less than 5 accidents in an 1.5-hour drive. High comedy.
3:25 pm on January 4th, 2010 7
Weather is not climate, it is too bad the alarmists don't realize this. Then again the global warming religion has little to do with either the weather or climate.
3:26 pm on January 4th, 2010 8
But, but, but, I read in the newspaper that June, July, and August of this year had record ice melt in the arctic, altho less so in September. I suspect it will be even less so in October and November. (don't ask me how I know these things) Yet they said this was 'proof' of global warming.
3:37 pm on January 4th, 2010 9
Winter of 2009-2010 Could Be Worst in 25 Years
Posted 2010-01-04
Nearly the entire eastern half of the United States is enduring bitterly cold temperatures not experienced since 1985. Even Florida, which has been hovering around freezing le
By Jon Auciello
AccuWeather.comNearly the entire eastern half of the United States is enduring bitterly cold temperatures not experienced since 1985. Even Florida, which has been hovering around freezing levels overnight recently, is also feeling the almost-nationwide chill.
"It'll be like the great winters of the '60s and '70s," said AccuWeather.com Chief Meteorologist and Expert Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.
The last time a large swath of severely low temperatures struck the nation was in January 1985. That historic arctic outbreak had below-zero temperatures Fahrenheit stretching from Chicago eastward to New York City, and all the way south to Macon, Ga.
While Bastardi says the upcoming days will bring cold not seen since 1985 or 1982, he believes this winter is shaping up much that of like 1977-78. That winter, nearly all of the United States east of the Rockies had a cold October followed by a warm November, with the cold returning in December.
What is most interesting in this case is what followed, where the months from January through March can all be classified as very cold, relative to normal.
"If it stays this cold for this long, will the groundhog even want to come out on Feb. 2?" wonders Senior Vice President and Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.
This winter has already been rough for many areas of the country, with several blizzards dumping high accumulations of snow upon the Plains, mid-Atlantic and New England.
The cold air currently streaming across the Upper Midwest into the East and South will only compound the winter problems of the nation, especially since these depths have not been experienced across such a wide area simultaneously in decades.
Over the past 20-plus years, when below-normal cold periods have arrived in the winter they tend to have been limited to one region, according to Bastardi.
Temperatures have not been this low since the winter of 2002-03, which is known as the benchmark for frigid conditions in the last decade. However, that year the cold was not as widespread as what is happening now.
With the entire eastern half of the country in the throes of this arctic snap, this is shaping up to be the coldest winter in many people's memories.
Meh! Hottest summer, coldest winter. Bah Humbug! Its weather as usual.
5:09 pm on January 4th, 2010 10
"…he believes this winter is shaping up much that of like 1977-78"
And I have a National Geographic's and Popular Mechanics's magazines from that time frame with covers proclaiming the beginning of the next Ice Age! As I recall, it was all the rage.
It stirred up a great frenzy of media hype but that was about it. But, Al Gore and friends were paying attention, oh yes they were! By flip flopping constantly fluctuating data from around the globe (the same data re-interpreted); well we know what happened. They were able to manufacture Global Warming and viola! Not only could they use GW for their anti-capitalist agendas but personal profit was to be gained as well.
Ahoy Sea Shepard! Hello anti-G8 protestors! Terrorism is acceptable if it is a cause we agree with. Otherwise, not so much.
7:13 pm on January 4th, 2010 11
Guys, when we get 10 inches of snow in Canada, we're happy because it wasn't 2 feet of it.
7:16 pm on January 4th, 2010 12
The real problem is that half of the cars have bald tires.
7:31 pm on January 4th, 2010 13
Remember the "The Storm of the Century" of 1993? My friends and I laughed our asses off watching the American media's sensationalist coverage of the storm. I think New York got 10 inches and Maine got 15. In Canada, I don't even bother taking out the snow blower unless there's at least 12 inches of snow in the driveway (and that's only if the plow has pushed enough snow to block the entrance).
7:34 pm on January 4th, 2010 14
In any case. I love this storm. The winter isn't so damned bleak anymore. I also like the fact there are few cars on the road (I love driving in the snow).
7:38 pm on January 4th, 2010 15
I remember a storm around '78 where snowdrift was well over my house. I've seen many blizzards like that since, that that was the first.
9:08 pm on January 4th, 2010 16
Or science for that matter…
10:30 pm on January 4th, 2010 17
They will just get the CRU and their buddies to do the math to make sure it is the warmest summer or whatever else on record. Look at what they did with New Zealand and Australia’s temperature data:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/25/uh-oh-raw-data-in-new-zealand-tells-a-different-story-than-the-official-one/
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/08/the-smoking-gun-at-darwin-zero/
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/20/darwin-zero-before-and-after/
12:10 am on January 5th, 2010 18
Are there ANY snow plows in Korea?
12:18 am on January 5th, 2010 19
I saw a snow plow in Itaewon on 15 FEB 01. It was one of those tiny Korean garbage trucks with a plow mounted on the front and he was having a helluva time.
1:58 am on January 5th, 2010 20
Proof that WINTER had arrived.
3:23 am on January 5th, 2010 21
Yes, but the couple I've seen in nearly 20 years had the blade 6 inches off the road…Not exactly the most experienced snowplow drivers.
1:00 pm on January 5th, 2010 22
Yes record ice melts in the Arctic, and record ice expansion in the Antarctica. The total ice mass on the planet remained approximately the same.
1:24 pm on January 5th, 2010 23
Agree, whole heartedly.