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Maybe I'm more sensitive to it than most, but when I stepped outside this morning I noticed that it was slightly darker than recent mornings at the same time. I know that the sun is rising a little later every day as we drift toward autumn, but today was the first day that it actually seemed a little darker, and that has me thinking about colder times ahead...but how much colder? Here are a few stories from around the world from the past week. From the BBC: "Almost 250 children under the age of five have died in a wave of intensely cold weather in Peru". "This year, freezing temperatures have arrived almost 3 months earlier than usual." From CBC news: "Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday (July 7 into July 8) with reports of frost throughout the province (in southeast Canada)." "...a meteorologist with Environment Canada said that to his knowledge, frost has never been reported before in July in Prince Edward Island."
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Another morning, another record low temperature in International Falls.
Temperatures in the northern Minnesota city fell to 35 degrees Monday morning - easily breaking the old daily record of 39, set on July 13, 2007, according to the National Weather Service.
It's the second consecutive day of record-low temperatures in International Falls; the morning low on Sunday also was 35 degrees. Monday's low was the eighth record daily low temperature recorded in the city this year.
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More from the "weather is not climate department". Emphasis below mine. And it is having an effect not only on crops but tourism in the Northeast US. - Anthony
Statement as of 4:00 PM EDT on July 9, 2009
record event report ... corrected
National Weather Service Gray ME
400 PM EDT Thursday Jul 09 2009
... More record cold weather for Portland Maine...
The temperature at the Portland jetport only reached 58 degrees
yesterday. This set a record for the coldest high temperature on
July 7th. The old record was 59 degrees set in 1961. To put this in
another perspective... the normal low temperature for July 7th is 58
degrees.
The low temperature on Wednesday was 55 degrees. This produced a
range of only 3 degrees between the high and low temperatures which
is a record for the smallest daily range in temperatures on July
7th. The old record was a 4 degree spread set in 1963 and 1995.
The 3 degree daily temperature range yesterday also tied the record
for the smallest daily temperature range for any day in July. The
record was established on July 16th, 1961 and occurred five more
times before this year.
The average temperature yesterday was 57 degrees... which tied 1961
as the coldest average temperature for July 7th.
Children die from pneumonia and other respiratory infections every year during the winter months particularly in Peru's southern Andes.
But this year freezing temperatures arrived almost three months earlier than usual.
Experts blame climate change for the early arrival of intense cold which began in March.
Comment: Of course man made CO2 has raised the global temperatures so high that winter came three months early in Peru. Those mysterious experts that only the BBC has access to blame it on global warming. Could it be anything else? New York is setting records for coolest June, Los Angeles, Phoenix, the U.S. upper midwest through the Great Lakes and in to Canada, New Zealand, South America... All recording records for cool temperatures. How in the world is man made global warming cooling the entire planet?
Winter in the region does not usually begin until June.
The extreme cold, which has brought snow, hail, freezing temperatures and strong winds, has killed more children than recorded annually for the past four years.
But this year freezing temperatures arrived almost three months earlier than usual.
Experts blame climate change for the early arrival of intense cold which began in March.
Comment: Of course man made CO2 has raised the global temperatures so high that winter came three months early in Peru. Those mysterious experts that only the BBC has access to blame it on global warming. Could it be anything else? New York is setting records for coolest June, Los Angeles, Phoenix, the U.S. upper midwest through the Great Lakes and in to Canada, New Zealand, South America... All recording records for cool temperatures. How in the world is man made global warming cooling the entire planet?
Winter in the region does not usually begin until June.
The extreme cold, which has brought snow, hail, freezing temperatures and strong winds, has killed more children than recorded annually for the past four years.
The way the body wall of the growing embryo folds inwards helps to explain how the reptiles achieve their unique body shape.
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Date-Time:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 15:34:25 UTC
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 08:34:25 AM at epicenter
Location:
22.861°N, 108.110°W
Depth:
23.5 km (14.6 miles)
Distances:
162 km (101 miles) E (97°) from San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
171 km (106 miles) SW (227°) from La Cruz, Sinaloa, Mexico
178 km (110 miles) WSW (257°) from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
1003 km (623 miles) WNW (294°) from MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
An undersea earthquake off La Jolla rattled parts of the county Saturday morning, but there were no reports of damages or injuries.
The quake, which measured a magnitude 4.0, struck at 7:34 a.m. about 19 miles southwest of La Jolla and 22 miles west of Coronado, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake, which measured a magnitude 4.0, struck at 7:34 a.m. about 19 miles southwest of La Jolla and 22 miles west of Coronado, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 2.0 magnitude earthquake struck Friday morning near Cleburne, the latest in a series of low-intensity tremors in that area.
Friday's quake was registered at 6:58 a.m. and was centered four miles east of Cleburne. At least six other earthquakes have been recorded since June 2 in the city about 30 miles south of Fort Worth.
Geological researchers from Southern Methodist University are working with city officials to determine whether citywide gas drilling, which began about six years ago, is causing the quakes.
The quakes, unusual for this part of Texas, have originated about three miles beneath the ground, while most of the drilling occurs about a mile deep.
Friday's quake was registered at 6:58 a.m. and was centered four miles east of Cleburne. At least six other earthquakes have been recorded since June 2 in the city about 30 miles south of Fort Worth.
Geological researchers from Southern Methodist University are working with city officials to determine whether citywide gas drilling, which began about six years ago, is causing the quakes.
The quakes, unusual for this part of Texas, have originated about three miles beneath the ground, while most of the drilling occurs about a mile deep.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 06:12:47 UTC
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 01:12:47 AM at epicenter
Location:
14.990°S, 70.421°W
Depth:
201.6 km (125.3 miles) set by location program
Distances:
60 km (40 miles) NNW of Juliaca, Peru
200 km (125 miles) NE of Arequipa, Peru
230 km (145 miles) SE of Cuzco, Peru
785 km (485 miles) ESE of Lima, Peru
© US Geological Survey
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 03:01:16 UTC
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 10:01:16 PM at epicenter
Location:
25.158°N, 106.618°W
Depth:
46.8 km (29.1 miles)
Distances:
87 km (54 miles) ENE (63°) from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
100 km (62 miles) NE (51°) from Costa Rica, Sinaloa, Mexico
109 km (68 miles) ENE (59°) from Campo Gobierno, Sinaloa, Mexico
997 km (620 miles) NW (311°) from MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
