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Bizarro Earth

Supernova theory explains global warming, extinction events, ice ages says engineer

Kenneth Richard
No Tricks Zone
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:27 UTC
Do Supernova Events Cause Extreme Climate Changes?
"Global warming will not be reduced by reducing man made CO2 emissions" - Dr. William Sokeland
Ice Core Temps
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In recent years, mass die-offs of large animals - like the sudden deaths of 211,000 endangered antelopes within a matter of weeks - have been described as "mysterious" and remain largely unexplained.

Determining the cause of the retreat to ice ages and the abrupt warmings that spawned the interglacial periods has remained controversial for many decades.

Dr. William Sokeland, a heat transfer expert and thermal engineer from the University of Florida, has published a paper in the Journal of Earth Science and Engineering that proposes rapid ice melt events and ice age terminations, extreme weather events leading to mass die-offs, and even modern global warming can be traced to (or at least correlate well with) supernova impact events.

The perspectives and conclusions of researchers who claim to have found strong correlations that could explain such wide-ranging geological phenomena as the causes of glacials/interglacials, modern temperatures, and mysterious large animal die-offs should at least be considered...while maintaining a healthy level of skepticism, of course.

Discovery - if that is potentially what is occurring here - is worth a look.
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Snowflake Cold

Mid-October temperatures have plummeted in the US since 1965

Tony Heller
The Deplorable Climate Science Blog
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:00 UTC
USA historic October temperatures
Prior to 1965, October 18 was a very warm day in the US, but after 1965 temperatures plummeted and never recovered.
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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall hits northwest China county, causing losses


CCTV+
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:23 UTC
A car is covered by snow in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 9, 2017
A car is covered by snow in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 9, 2017
A heavy snow hit Jingtai County in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday and Monday, disrupting life and causing losses to farmers.

The temperature plummet by up to 10 degrees Celsius as accumulated snow reached 25 centimeters. The snow left broken tree branches on roads and disrupted the traffic. "The sudden snow brought us much inconvenience. It covered many vehicles and makes it inconvenient for us to go out," said Zhang Yuanfang, a local resident.

The snow also left ice on several provincial highway sections as the fast-falling temperature brought dense fog that reduced visibility to less than 50 meters. It also caused huge economic losses to local farmers. One farm suffered loss of over one million yuan after more than 200 sheep were buried under the shed amid the snow.


Comment: See also: Early snow sighted in the mountains of China

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Snowflake

Saturday snowstorm dumps over 7 inches of snow on Idaho Falls, Idaho; multiple power outages reported


Idaho State Journal
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:02 UTC
snow
© Chris Berry
A snowstorm dumped over seven inches of snow on the Idaho Fall area Saturday morning and temporarily shut down Interstate 15 in Pocatello.

Idaho State Police reported around 9:40 a.m. that multiple wrecks on Interstate 15 between mile markers 67 and 69 in Pocatello were blocking the freeway. Motorists were advised to use alternate routes until the interstate reopened about 30 minutes later.

The snow could continue falling throughout East Idaho well into Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported.

Multiple snow-related wrecks occurred Saturday morning in East Idaho, with Interstate 15 and Interstate 86 experiencing the most crashes. It's believed some of the crashes resulted in injuries but additional details are not yet available. Motorists should use caution while driving and expect delays, especially on the interstates.

The large amount of snow that fell in the Idaho Falls area resulted in multiple power outages there.
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Snowflake

Mt Hutt ski season in New Zealand ending with four times the snow it had last year


Newstalk ZB
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:53 UTC
The Canterbury ski area has been voted the best in the country at the World Ski Awards for the past two years.
The Canterbury ski area has been voted the best in the country at the World Ski Awards for the past two years.
New Zealand's top ski resort is coming to the end of its season this weekend, with over four times the snow base it closed with last year.

Mt Hutt has almost 3.5 metres of snow.

The Canterbury ski area has been voted the best in the country at the World Ski Awards for the past two years.

Manager James McKenzie said this time last year the snow was disappearing fast, and the field only just made it to closing day.

But it's a different story this year.
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Snowflake

Over 2 feet of snow falls at Mount Hood, Oregon

Allan Brettman
The Oregonian
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:54 UTC
Early season snow at Government Camp on Mount Hood, October 12, 2017
© KOIN6Early season snow at Government Camp on Mount Hood, October 12, 2017
With a white Mount Hood barely a distant winter memory - and even with a wildfire roaring north of the mountain just a few weeks ago - more than 2 feet of snow have fallen at Timberline Lodge since Wednesday.

The early-season dump prompted the Timberline Ski Area to open a lift Friday with plans to operate two Saturday and Sunday.

Conditions that allowed the preseason opening, however, are expected to vanish by Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Timberline officials urged skiers and snowboarders to check the early-season conditions before heading to the mountain on Saturday and Sunday.

A low-pressure area that dropped from the south over Mount Hood combined with "a fair amount of moisture from the Pacific produced an early-season snow event," said meteorologist Jon Bonk of the weather service.

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Snowflake

Storm dumps 12 inches of snow in 24 hours at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Craig Hill
The News Tribune.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:18 UTC
Mount Rainier
© Craig HillMount Rainier
The road to Paradise from Longmire at Mount Rainier National Park opened late Friday morning after the area received a foot of snow in 24 hours, the park announced on Twitter.

The Stevens Canyon Road remains closed. The park's roads condition hotline, last updated at 7:15 a.m., states that the road to Sunrise is closed.

Weather forecasts call for sunny weather over the weekend.
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Snowflake

Ice Age Cometh: It's snowing on ski slopes all over the world

Patrick Thorne
INTHESNOW.COM
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:29 UTC
dog ski goggles
It's currently snowing on ski slopes all over the world.

Ski areas in the Alps have reported up to 20cm of fresh snow in the past 24 hours - around 15 glacier ski areas are already open and have great conditions.
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The state of ice and snow in Northern Hemisphere 2017

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 07:49 UTC
Arctic sea ice graphs
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
With the media continually talking about global warming and melting ice, I thought I would take a minute to show you up to date statistics of Greenland Ice Growth, the way NSIDC change the visuals on ice metrics, the amount of new Arctic ice and the amount of snow cover across the N. Hemisphere. You will question what you see in the mainstream media after this video.

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Snowflake

Heavy blanket of spring snow covers parts of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


eNCA
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:53 UTC
Some parts of the country are experiencing extreme weather conditions and the Eastern Cape is one of them with snow blackets falling over on Tuesday.
© Andy VermeulenSome parts of the country are experiencing extreme weather conditions and the Eastern Cape is one of them with snow blackets falling over on Tuesday.
A heavy blanket of snow has fallen across some parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Several snow-seekers tried to reach the top of Sani Pass on the border with Lesotho, but inclement weather forced them to turn back.

"This is the end of the road for us today unfortunately. We're not going to make the top of the pass. We put the snow chains on and even that's not enough, the snow's too thick, the gradient is too high," said Rob Ansell, Snow Report SA.

"The snow is coming down quite heavily it's just impossible for us. It's not worth the risk when lives are at stake so guys be safe and keep warm," he said.

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