blue sky

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth

A small segment of the NASA report....

"However, carbon dioxide fertilization isn’t the only cause of increased plant growth—nitrogen, land cover change and climate change by way of global temperature, precipitation and sunlight changes all contribute to the greening effect. To determine the extent of carbon dioxide’s contribution, researchers ran the data for carbon dioxide and each of the other variables in isolation through several computer models that mimic the plant growth observed in the satellite data.

Results showed that carbon dioxide fertilization explains 70 percent of the greening effect, said co-author Ranga Myneni, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University. “The second most important driver is nitrogen, at 9 percent. So we see what an outsized role CO₂ plays in this process.”

Way to go Co2.  The Sahara desert is shrinking!  Food production soaring.

In Texas...During the crisis wind power disappeared(froze)...normally high in February.  Carbon powered surged.  But even that could not make up for the incredible demand.  Were some plants offline?  Yes...but the online ones provided amazing amount of power.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-spins-into-the-wind-11613605698

Excerpts

While millions of Texans remain without power for a third day, the wind industry and its advocates are spinning a fable that gas, coal and nuclear plants—not their frozen turbines—are to blame. PolitiFact proclaims “Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage.” Climate-change conformity is hard for the media to resist, but we don’t mind. So here are the facts to cut through the spin.

https://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/projections/en/

In graph form.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/02/15/who-and-the-climate-emergency/

Lets spend trillions on this.

Historic cold is destroying Texas.  Energy demand very high and wind mills can't work.  23 % of power generation by wind mills.  Hey Texas welcome to Germany.  Big Article in Washington Post. Did not even mention Climate change.  Huh

Birds 69 is  one of my favorite  posters. He is from my home areas code.  Hope he pops up the next several days'.

1 hour ago, ChescoWx said:

Today will mark our 25th day with snow cover >1" here in NW Chester County PA. In a normal winter season we average 31 days of snow cover (1894 to Present). For many the best measure of a good winter (for a winter enthusiast) is the number of days with snow cover - so you may be asking what are our top 10 greatest snow cover winter seasons? Well wait no more the answer is below

1. 1904-15 (74 days)
2. 2013-14 (72 days)
3. 1995-96 (69 days)
4. 1960-61 (67 days)
5. 1963-64 (64 days)
6. 1947-48 (64 days)
7. 1919-20 (63 days)
8. 2014-15 (62 days)
9. 1909-10 (59 days)
10. 1986-87 (57 days)

The late sixties,  all the seventies, early eighties...all were not good for snow cover in our areas..  Even the mega blizzard of 83 saw temps in the sixties the next day.  Snow  cover lasted a couple of weeks after late seventies big snow storms. 

I enjoy this stretch.

5 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

You're older than me and if you don't know what sun angle means by now, I don't know what to tell you. Not being disrespectful.

Accu weather/Weather Underground have me at 27F. Could they be off by a degree or so...sure? 

 

 

 

Sun Angle effects temperature.  Warmer in summers...colder in winter.  How does it affect this storm at 25-27 degrees? 

Accue weather had me at 25 in the boro.

9 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

I would go lower during daytime. 27F today and light drizzle and nothing. Took a stroll and everything was wet.

People don't want to admit it but the sun angle is kicking in...27F currently, no ice.  

I do not understand what you mean about sun angle at 27 degrees?

Changing the subject...I live in north Wales boro and have a temperature of 25.

Back in the 70's and 80's Tv weatherman were not Mets.  I think it was better.  These weather men talked to Mets and tried to understand the forecast and Than explained it to us.  They were us.  Jim O'Brien, Herb Clark.

So often today...it sounds like Tv weathermen are just reading 6 hour old models.  

Elliot Abrams is my all time favorite real met.

9 minutes ago, SnowCane said:

I certainly don't wish destruction on anyone, but I'm down for a bit of ice.  I lived in North Louisiana as a kid during 2 back to back ice storms in 1999 - 2000 and remember hearing pine trees snap all night.  We lived in the woods north of Ruston, LA and it sounded like gun shots every time another tree would snap.  Huge transformer flashes all night until all of Ruston was without power.  The lights stayed out for an entire week in December 1999.  It might sound awful, but some of our best memories are from that time all hanging out as a family - cooking meals over the fire place. 

I have happy memories of ice storms too. My daughters sorority sisters en mass coming down to stay with us from Lehigh because they had no power at Lehigh.

Tough one for the models. There can be a swing of 10 degrees at this point

As a side note...I went to Lehigh in the late 70's and we had two large snow storms the winter of 77-78.  Back to back.

I grew up in North Wales Pa.  After Lehigh I lived in the neighboring town of Lansdale right next to North Penn High.

And this storm was the greatest storm of my life.   First time for thunder snow.  And there was a lot thunder.  And yea... a foot of snow in under three hours.

Got more snow in a storm.  30 inches one year in North Wales...90's.

But nothing compares to the 83 storm.

Interesting enough...if I remember the right way,  storm was behind schedule and local Mets were starting to down play it.

I have been around since wright brothers days.  I am 63 so been following snow a lot longer.  I do not remember any time this active.  Northern polar vortex...active southern jet in a Nina.

Bethlehem Pa in 1977-78 two giant storms after about a week apart. That was cool after many dry years.

But today in North Wales Pa...We have lots of snow and an active week ahead.

I have family...Hoboken to Richmond. Storms are coming.  

Of course after I post this...I am sure the models will all dry up

10 minutes ago, frd said:

Too  bad, I disagree with you. 

Did I say AccuWeather sucks ? No , I did not.

So kindly don't make up s***.

 

You said...It was never even close.  Not a compliment.

On 2/3/2021 at 7:39 AM, frd said:

What in the world made accu weather jump the gun forecasting , even though two options were presented, that a huge snowstorm would hit the East Coast ? 

It never was even close .

 

Accu weather really sucks.  Blah Blah Blah. Both their options from several days ago are in play.  Huge...probably not.  Nice storm maybe.

Cutting up Accu Weather or the Nws...does not earn respect.  Cutting up Dt...maybe.

11 minutes ago, LVwxHistorian said:

Any PROFESSIONAL thoughts on how much more Allentown will get?!

How much for Allentown!

That low isn't moving.

15 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

You’re welcome. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any such webcams in Central Park or the New York Botanical Garden.

I loved the old days when you put many things together in a post.

2 minutes ago, penndotguy said:

So when do we think that Coastal takes over? I thought Monday morning 

Here comes the Coastal.

https://weather.com/maps/currentusweather

This model reading is hilarious at this stage.  Nam?

Dt sucks at snow forecasting. 

24 hours from now he will be changing his forecast.

I make no claims to being a forecaster...but 15 inches  or more for central Montgomery county Pa.

I loved the old interface.  It was frustrating that the radar was down a lot.

The new interfaced was designed(it would seem) by folks who have no idea why people would go to a radar site.

Old days...one click you are there.

6 minutes ago, Amythach said:

I heard it from KYW ( I think that’s accuweather) apparently there will be rain and sleet later in tonight, not snow. 

Kyw moved from accu weather several years ago.  They moved from constant updates to forecast recorded hours ahead of time.  

21 minutes ago, Amythach said:

I’m hearing Philly is only going to get 6-8 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. Is there a likelihood we will get more? 

Accu weather says 7-15 inches.

Snow has progressed in North Wales.  Still light but steady.

I was lining up my cars and helping my daughter pack her car when the first flakes came down.  You beat me too it.

7 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

Same here within the past 5 minutes....

23F / DP 13F

I know this storm has to reform off the coast...But a large area of low pressure heading this way from the Midwest.  Gives me chills.

https://www.weather.gov/oun/sfcmaps