“Snow cover in the previous 10 years on this date hasn’t even come close to reaching this extent,” says meteorologist.
“Could cause some of the worst flooding ever seen in the Upper Midwest,” warns scientist.
Well, we got a snippet of news here, says reader David, but the article ends with the usual “it will get warmer soon.”
“Spring has been colder- and snowier-than-average start in parts of the United States, particularly in the eastern Rockies and Upper Midwest,” says this article on Yahoo.com
“As of Monday (April 22), a total of 995 snowfall records have also been broken so far this month, according to AccuWeather. Over the same time period last year, 195 snowfall records had been broken.
“Snow cover in the previous 10 years on this date hasn’t even come close to reaching this extent”
More than 91 percent of the upper Midwest also has snow on the ground as of today (April 24), meteorologist Jason Samenow wrote at the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang blog. “Snow cover in the previous 10 years on this date hasn’t even come close to reaching this extent (ranging from 19 percent to much lower).”
Blame the jet stream, the Yahoo article continues.
The jet stream has dipped south and brought more moisture from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, which makes for snowy conditions.
“A similar system was also responsible for the record cold seen in March throughout much of the Eastern United States.”
“Could cause some of the worst flooding ever seen in the Upper Midwest”
As the area warms up and the snow melts, it could cause some of the worst flooding ever seen in the Upper Midwest, said Jeff Weber, a scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-much-snow-spring-175216951.html
Thanks to David for this link
Apparently no one wants to admit that low sunspot activity can affect the jet stream.
In fact, this article links to a different article that tries to pin the blame on “climate change” and “a warming world.”
http://www.livescience.com/28365-cold-spring-explained.html