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It's only late August, but it's starting to look a lot like winter at Sunshine Village, Alberta
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The image top is from the Pitztal glacier which is scheduled to open for its eight-month 2018-19 ski season a fortnight today on September 15th.
According to the local newspaper Merkez TV, bad weather had blocked the highway leading to the resorts. This phenomenon surprised the local residents. They removed snow on cameras while on the road.
It is noted that the snow rained for about 10 minutes. And the air temperature in the region for a few hours dropped to 7 degrees. Authorities warned local residents about the approaching disaster.
And drivers and pedestrians are asked to be careful on the roads.
© NOAANorth American temperatures on December 10, 2016
"On 'Il meteo', an Italian weather forecast website, they continue talking about solar minimum and cooling," says Dr Poletto. "The funny thing: they say the sun is "unusually" weak, showing no knowledge about long term solar cycles. Going on in the article, however, they mention Maunder minimum, the little ice age, and other cold periods."
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Here's my (Robert's) attempt to paraphrase the Italian website:
The Sun appears unusually tired, because sunspots on its surface are not visible and seems destined to remain rather low for the next days. This continues a trend since the beginning of 2018, because there have already been 108 days this year without stains (without sunspots). That makes us reflect, because all of 2017 had only 110 "spotless" days ( without stains ).
Should we be concerned? Well, scholars say there is a close correlation between solar activity and our climate, and an "off" sun could have quite negative repercussions. This is not a fantasy, as it has happened in the past.
Cody Peak on 28 August, 2018
"Arctic air, bitter winds, widespread snow": Farmers almanac predicting another brutal winter for US
© DPABaffling pictures emerged of August snow in Austria and Germany
"Contrary to some stories floating around on the internet, our time-tested, long-range formula is pointing towards a very long, cold and snow-filled winter," Farmer's Almanac editor Peter Geiger said in a statement. "We stand by our forecast and formula, which accurately predicted most of the winter storms last year as well as this summer's steamy, hot conditions."
Utilizing its mathematical and astronomical formula that Geiger said was developed in 1818, the winter of 2018 and 2019 will feature "arctic air, blustery, bitter winds, sharp drops in temperatures, and widespread snow showers and squalls," with a particularly nasty snowstorm predicted for March 20-23.
Geiger said it's likely that snow will begin in December and wintry conditions will delay the onset of spring into late March.
Comment: In an ominous sign of what's in store this winter in the Northern hemisphere, communities from Austria to America are already seeing the first signs of snow:
- Snow follows record breaking May heatwave in northern Sweden
- Parts of Austria and Germany covered in 40cm of snow as temperatures drop 15 degrees after August heatwave
- Global cooling: Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming gets its first glimpse of winter... in August
- Global cooling: August snowfall for Canmore, Banff and other Alberta mountain communities
- Areas in Australia recording coldest temps in more than a decade
- 'Intense' cold and snow in southern Brazil
The Wyoming ski area received several inches of snow at the top of the mountain leaving resort employees fully bundled in winter jackets and snow goggles.
According to JHMR, those closely watching the storm are excited by predictions "for another pulse of the storm... showing potential snow totals of 4-8 inches in the mountains into Tuesday morning."
The blue line shows Greenland ice-mass balance as of today. It is far, far greater than the mean - the average, if you will - from 1981 to 2010 (dark grey line).
I doubt that you'll see this reported by the mainstream media.
Comment: We're already seeing crop failures due to climate disruption, and if we do see a repeat of previous "little ice ages", then the planet is sorely prepared: