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5. The Surprising Ozone Paradox In a counterintuitive twist, the man-made ozone hole has actually shielded the Antarctic interior from global warming. The loss of ozone strengthens the polar vortex, trapping freezing air over the pole and preventing the rapid melting seen in the Antarctic Peninsula.

https://youtu.be/2DSZZNaUTWU

#video
#Antarctica
#VSI
#OzoneHole
#PolarVortex
#GlobalWarming

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#blizzard
#heatDome
#polarVortex
#atmosphericRiver

Clearly there’s a super villain in control of the weather.

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

The Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge has always been a part of my life--from childhood photography trips, to sneaking cigarettes at night as a teen, to holding a seniors' reunion picnic there, two summers ago, with two dear friends. Academia, Pennsylvania. #coveredbridge #coveredbridges #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #photography #teens #teenagers #cigarettes #reunion #friends #friendship #winter #coldweather #frigid #polarvortex #icy #ice

The Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge has always been a part of my life--from childhood photography trips, to sneaking cigarettes at night as a teen, to holding a seniors' reunion picnic there, two summers ago, with two dear friends. Academia, Pennsylvania. #coveredbridge #coveredbridges #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #photography #teens #teenagers #cigarettes #reunion #friends #friendship #winter #coldweather #frigid #polarvortex #icy #ice

The Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge has always been a part of my life--from childhood photography trips, to sneaking cigarettes at night as a teen, to holding a seniors' reunion picnic there, two summers ago, with two dear friends. Academia, Pennsylvania. #coveredbridge #coveredbridges #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #photography #teens #teenagers #cigarettes #reunion #friends #friendship #winter #coldweather #frigid #polarvortex #icy #ice

The Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge has always been a part of my life--from childhood photography trips, to sneaking cigarettes at night as a teen, to holding a seniors' reunion picnic there, two summers ago, with two dear friends. Academia, Pennsylvania. #coveredbridge #coveredbridges #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #photography #teens #teenagers #cigarettes #reunion #friends #friendship #winter #coldweather #frigid #polarvortex #icy #ice

The #Largest #Structure in the #Universe should not exist : Medium

Want your #Team to come up with better #Ideas? Try this : Misc

Is #ClimateChange #Weakening the #PolarVortex? : NY Times

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

That's right the #polarvortex and #jetstream are disrupted this is dangerous #hypothermia #weather and #DayAfterTomorrow

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/climate/cold-weather-climate-change.html #hollywood #climate #climatechange #brooklyn

Ruh-roh. Sounds like more #Temperature #RollerCoasters are in the works... Freezing one day, boiling the next. Not good...

Meteorologist warns 'highly unusual' US winter pattern shift is coming

Story by Everett Sloane, 2/5/2026

"A sharp, late-season flip in the jet stream is setting up a winter pattern that looks very different from the one that opened the year, and forecasters say it is not business as usual. A leading Meteorologist has described the looming shift as 'highly unusual,' warning that a distorted #PolarVortex and a recharged storm track could rearrange who gets buried in snow and who finally thaws out. The stakes range from #water supplies in the mountains of the western United States to #EnergyDemand and even #wildlife stress in places that are not built for #ArcticAir.

"The core of the coming change is a dramatic reconfiguration of the polar vortex and the jet stream that steers storms across North America. Instead of a simple, locked-in cold pool over the eastern half of the country, forecasters describe a stretched and wobbling circulation that can send frigid air plunging south while allowing pockets of warmth to surge north. One Meteorologist has framed the setup as 'Highly unusual,' noting that winter weather across the United States is about to change in a big way as the upper-level flow reorganizes over the central and eastern states, a shift detailed in a recent analysis. Instead of the gradual, predictable evolution that textbooks once suggested, the atmosphere is pivoting quickly, with cold and warmth trading places in a matter of days."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/meteorologist-warns-highly-unusual-us-winter-pattern-shift-is-coming/

#ExtremeTemperatures #UnpredictableWeather #USWeather #USWx #ClimateChange #ExtremeCold #WeatherWhiplash #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

Yes, #climatechange can supercharge a #winter storm. Here’s how.
If it feels like you’re at North Pole, it’s because you kind of are. Swirling high above Arctic is very cold air known as the #polarvortex. This is encircled, and typically trapped, by a strong wind pattern called a #jetstream, which is at a lower level in atmosphere. That separates cold air in Arctic from warmer air to south. Research suggests the jet stream has been weakening of late, making it wobblier.
https://grist.org/climate/yes-climate-change-can-supercharge-a-winter-storm-heres-how/

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold

#PreventionWeb #ExtremeWeather #coldsnap #jetstream #PolarVortex

Barlow & Cohen 24 January 2026

How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/how-polar-vortex-and-warm-ocean-are-intensifying-major-us-winter-storm

#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #polycrisis

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/115976162498918819

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture #ExtremeWeather #coldsnap #jetstream #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of the extreme #coldstorm over northern #America

#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #polycrisis

Trump Chides “Environmental Insurrectionists” in False Claims About Extreme Cold

https://murica.website/2026/01/trump-chides-environmental-insurrectionists-in-false-claims-about-extreme-cold/

Greetings From Rogers City Michigan Snow Plow in Snowstorm Postcard
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#RogersCityMichigan #MichiganWinter #Snowplow #WinterStorm #HistoricPostcard #Michigan #polarvortex #GreatLakesRegion #SnowRemoval #RuralRoads #AmericanWinter

Anyone else tired of the cold?
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#loonytunes #PolarVortex #Cartoons #Bugsbunny #daffyduck #porkypig #Tweetybird #foghornleghorn #Retro #Vintage

#SilentSunday

#snow #wind #winter #polarVortex #yyt #ParksCanada #ParcsCanada #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #canada #landscapePhotography #photography #fotografie #fotografia #photo #foto

#SevereWeather #PolarVortex #ElectricGrid

From Reuters.com: Frigid weather stresses US electric grid -

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-electric-grid-shows-escalating-stress-amid-cold-blast-2026-01-24/

Thanks to @CleoMenezesJr's neat little GNOME Shell weather extension, I know that today's temperature has plummeted to somewhere between "FuckFuckFuck" cold and "Fuuuuuuuuck!" cold on the XKCD 526 measurement scale, and that I should avoid going outside if I can :blobcatcoffee:

See: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5470/weather-oclock/ (and the companion charts at https://xkcd.com/526/)

#GNOME #GNOMEShell #PolarVortex #SpitGoesClink #XKCD

I think we all need a little warm sunshine.
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#polarvortex #Len #StealMySunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlISh-TiA

I think we all need a little warm sunshine.
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#polarvortex #Len #StealMySunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlISh-TiA

I think we all need a little warm sunshine.
.
#polarvortex #Len #StealMySunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlISh-TiA

I think we all need a little warm sunshine.
.
#polarvortex #Len #StealMySunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlISh-TiA

I think we all need a little warm sunshine.
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#polarvortex #Len #StealMySunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlISh-TiA

Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston

In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 22, 2026

"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.

" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/massive-snowstorm-to-bury-areas-from-oklahoma-city-to-new-york-city-boston/1855358

#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary

Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston

In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 22, 2026

"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.

" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/massive-snowstorm-to-bury-areas-from-oklahoma-city-to-new-york-city-boston/1855358

#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary

Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston

In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 22, 2026

"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.

" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/massive-snowstorm-to-bury-areas-from-oklahoma-city-to-new-york-city-boston/1855358

#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary

Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston

In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 22, 2026

"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.

" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/massive-snowstorm-to-bury-areas-from-oklahoma-city-to-new-york-city-boston/1855358

#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary

Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston

In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 22, 2026

"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.

" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/massive-snowstorm-to-bury-areas-from-oklahoma-city-to-new-york-city-boston/1855358

#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary

Damn! Snow in areas that usually don't have it, and NEGATIVE numbers for New England!

#PolarVortex #ArcticBlast #StayWarm #USWeather #USWx

When #Maine #WarmingCenters can’t keep up with demand: ‘We are tasked with life and death decisions’

Advocates say #overnight facilities are essential in Maine, but services are limited and it is increasingly difficult to meet the need in communities, including those in #YorkCounty.

by Gillian Graham, January 11, 2026

BIDDEFORD — "Vassie Fowler feels a heavy burden when the doors of the warming center open.

"On the top floor of a former church, more than 50 homeless people unfold antigravity chairs and blankets to settle in and try to sleep each night. On evenings when temperatures dip into the single digits, the center will squeeze in up to 60.
But Seeds of Hope can’t make room for everyone.

" 'We know if we say no, there’s no other option for people,' said Fowler, executive director of the nonprofit on South Street. 'We are tasked with what feels like life and death decisions.'

"Advocates for the homeless population say warming centers are essential in Maine, where it can be dangerous and deadly to go unsheltered during winter months. But in a state with limited services, they say it is increasingly difficult to meet the need in many communities, including those in #YorkCounty, where there are no spots at overnight facilities for most of the hundreds of people who are homeless.
In September, Gov. Janet Mills and MaineHousing announced $2.3 million in grants to support 12 emergency warming centers across the state this winter in Bangor, Portland, Ellsworth, Presque Isle, Waterville, Lewiston, Biddeford, Sanford, Augusta and Brunswick.

"Some, like Seeds of Hope, are open every night.

"Others are more restricted: Portland only opens its shelter when the temperature is below 15 degrees or more than 10 inches of snow are expected; and in Sanford, the only center has 16 beds and is limited to families with children.

"People who are unsheltered in Sanford feel helpless and discouraged, said Rebecca Jackson, co-founder of It Takes a Village 207, a nonprofit that provides support and resources to people in the city.

" 'When temperatures reach dangerously low levels, access to warmth is not a luxury — it is a matter of survival,' Jackson said. 'Without accessible, low-barrier places to warm up, people are left with impossible choices that put their health and lives at risk.'

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"On Wednesday afternoon, 28-year-old Brooke Paul huddled near a doorway at a shopping plaza in downtown Sanford. She said she has been homeless for six years and sleeps in a tent in the woods near a walking trail.

"During the day, she tries to warm up by going into local businesses until she is asked to leave. At night, she layers her clothes and uses as many blankets as she can.

" 'The other night was freezing. It sucks,' she said. She wishes there was a nearby warming center.

" 'Why wouldn’t there be?' she said."

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