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Lake Tahoe ski resorts hit by another 3 feet of snow in 24 hours


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:12 UTC
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Tahoe snow covers vehicle
Mother Nature turned the snow back on Thursday, dumping nearly 3 feet of fresh powder in 24 hours at ski resorts around Lake Tahoe.

Along with dumping deep snow, this winter storm also is causing operational problems at some resorts. Heavenly Mountain Resort is on a delayed opening. Heavenly is planning on opening at 10 a.m. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe is closed for the day.


Comment: That's another 3 feet to add to this: Lake Tahoe weather: Season snow totals near 400 inches

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Lightning strikes kill at least 12 across Uttar Pradesh, India


Times of India
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:38 UTC
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© Johannes Plenio
Lightning strikes killed at least 12 people, including four schoolchildren, across Uttar Pradesh on Thursday as many parts of north India were lashed by snow, thunderstorms and hail.

The bad weather left PM Narendra Modi stranded for four hours at Dehradun's Jolly Grant airport in the morning, preventing him from flying to Rudrapur, near Haldwani, for a public rally.

In Delhi, morning showers and hailstorms at isolated places led to the diversion of six flights and left many more delayed. The city saw intermittent showers till evening. Friday is expected to be cloudy with the possibility of light rain or thundershowers.
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Impressive gustnado forms in Guatemala


Sott.net
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:06 UTC
gustnado forms in Guatemala
On 13th February a spectacular gustnado surprised the residents of Sololá in Guatemala. In a matter of minutes, the phenomenon spread through social networks and the media, due to its unusual character and its large size reports tiempo.

Although widely shared as a tornado or dust devil, the Guatemalan National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology confirmed it was a gustnado.

A gustnado is a short-lived, ground-based swirling wind that can form on the leading edge of a severe thunderstorm.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: West coast USA snow records verify jet stream shift


Adapt 2030
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:33 UTC
Two feet of snow
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Most snow in 70 year across Seattle and parts of Washington State, Record snow pack Mammoth Mnt, California, new wind record set Mauna Kea Hawaii, tornado in Guatemala mid-winter and more snow n the way to break all totals in Seattle back to 1915. More storm warnings for west coast USA and B.C.


Comment: A couple of years ago scientists reported that Northern Hemisphere jet streams crossed the equator and linked with others in the south. Last year other scientists said a fluctuating jet stream may be causing extreme weather events.

A recent study predicts the next solar cycle phase will bring on a 'Mini Ice Age' as early as 2020, as according to the models, there will be a "huge reduction" in solar activity for 33 years between 2020 and 2053. This will cause global temperatures to decrease drastically.

There is a current lull in solar activity (The sun goes blank for the second time this month in the weakest solar cycle in more than a century). Jet Stream meanderings, and much more, are explained by Pierre Lescaudron in his book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection:
So since about 1998, when the solar activity started to drop, the Arctic jet stream has shown signs of weakness (lower speed and more southerly location). Jet stream latitudinal oscillations have been acknowledged by mainstream science for years. They are allegedly due to changes in the Arctic oscillation. [561] So far, no convincing explanation has been provided for the causes of this 'oscillation'. However, if the electric nature of our solar system is taken into account, shifts in the jet stream begin to make sense...

Therefore, if solar activity is weak, the jet stream should be observed at abnormally low latitudes. This is what has happened in recent years, particularly over Europe, with the jet stream as low as 15° north in winter (above North Africa) when it should be around 60° north (above Scotland)...

In this way, a lasting decrease in solar activity would induce an overall cooling of the 'temperate' latitudes that would be increasingly less separated from Arctic air by a more frequently and abnormally south-shifting polar jet stream. This could be an aggravating factor in the quick onset of an ice age.


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Blizzard kills thousands of Washington dairy cows

Anna-Lisa Laca
Farm Journal
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:21 UTC
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Dairy farmers in multiple dairying regions of Idaho and Washington experienced significant snowfall, high winds and extreme cold over the weekend, leaving nearly 2,000 dairy cows dead.

According to Matt Gould of Rice Dairy, initial reports from their customers included words like "catastrophic" and "extreme" when it came to describing the impact the snow had on their open lot dairies.

"We heard anecdotes from farmers ranging from losses totaling 100 cows to thousands," he said. "We also heard some milk was dumped because of logistical issues during the storms."

The Yakima Valley Dairy Association says their members lost 1,600 cows in just a few days. The large snowfalls occurred in Grand and Franklin Counties.

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Unseasonal rain damages crops, disrupts lives across Madhya Pradesh, India


Daily Pioneer
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00 UTC
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Intense rain and thundershowers accompanied with hailstorm and strong winds have started lashing several parts of West Madhya Pradesh like Mandsaur and Neemuch. These unseasonal rains have damaged the standing crops that include wheat and mustard.

The danger is not over yet as weathermen are expecting more spells of intense rain and thundershowers over the period of next 48 to 72 hours. Besides, the rain belt is likely to cover more parts of the state gradually. Threat of crop damage looms large as in several areas as the crop is ready to be harvested.

These weather activities can be attributed to the fresh Western Disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir, which has induced a cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan and adjoining areas. With this, wind pattern has also changed and humid easterly and southerly winds are blowing across the northwestern plains.
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Lightning bolt kills 4 in Kohat, Pakistan


Daily Pakistan
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:35 UTC
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© Johannes Plenio
Four persons, including two women, were killed due to a lightning strike in Jarma area of district Kohat on Thursday morning, Radio Pakistan reported.

Another two people also got injured in the mishap.

Rescue teams have arrived at the scene and shifted the bodies and the injured to District Headquarters Hospital Kohat.

Comment: Elsewhere recently 2 fatalities due to lightning strikes were reported in Nepal while another one was recorded in India.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Climate and atmosphere shifts mid-Winter 2019


Adapt 2030
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:43 UTC
DEEP snow in Ebensee am Feuerkogel, Austria today, January 16
© Gessl PatrickDeep snow in Ebensee am Feuerkogel, Austria, January 16
These are events that happened across our planet in the middle of Northern Hemisphere Winter 2019. Changes are amplifying and will continue to do so through 2035.


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Mammoth Mountain in California has received 37 feet of snow for the season so far - with further heavy falls forecast

Kimberly Kolliner
kmph.com
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:58 UTC
HUGE amounts of snow on Mammoth Mountain, California
© John KassellHUGE amounts of snow on Mammoth Mountain, California
Mammoth Mountain has some new bragging rights, having the most snow pack in the entire country, and more snow is on the way Thursday night into Friday.

Depending on the elevation our mountains will get between two to even nine feet of new snow.

So far Mammoth Mountain has gotten 446 inches or 37 feet and in the summit, there are 210 inches or 17.5 feet right now.

Sugar Bowl Resort in Tahoe comes in at a close second with 188 inches.

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Snoqualmie ski resort in Washington after 4-foot snow dump in 48 hours: 'We may have gotten too much'

Scott Sistek
komonews.com
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:40 UTC
Snoqualmie ski resort after 4-foot snow dump
Snoqualmie ski resort after 4-foot snow dump
You know a whole bunch of snow has fallen when even the ski resorts say it might have been a little excessive.

Between the Snoqualmie Summit resort measurements and WSDOT measurements along nearby I-90, about 48-53 inches of snow fell over a 48 hour period into Tuesday morning.

"We haven't seen this much snow, in this short of a period, in several years," Snoqualmie Summit officials wrote on Twitter. "The snow isn't letting up and I-90 is still closed."

"It feels wrong to say it, but we may have gotten too much snow."

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