All of the cold air is gone from the Arctic, and the atmosphere has completely overheated. This is causing near record cold air to pour into the US.
10-Day Temperature Outlook for the Conterminous U.S.
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Our friends will have to find a new canary.
we are about to see our first snowfall tonight, albiet minor, HOWEVER, it will cause traffic chaos tomorrow morning during the commute!!
You should only see how DC commuters cope with snow. The last time we had a 5″ snowfall, it took people 12 hours to driver 10 miles.
And they’ll now be naming winter storms to really emphasize the severity of climate change: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182155-winter-storms-to-be-named-by-weather-channel?lite