May 2013: “Weather Whiplash” and “Wummer”
June 3, 2013
I’ll be posting a new “This is Not Cool” video later today updating the observations, and possible mechanism, of the “Weather Whiplash” behavior that characterizes our New Normal, including part of a new interview with Dr. Jennifer Francis.
Above, Paul Douglas of WeatherNationTV points out some of the astounding extremes in temperature during May. In 2013, we’ve gone directly from winter, to summer, with nothing in between.
Winter ->Summer = Wummer?
Below, Paul discusses freak snow and precipitation nationwide, and the snap from drought to flood across the midwest.
June 3, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Waiting with bated breath for the Jennifer Francis video.
Imagine this: Jennifer Francis + James Hansen (e.g. How is our Faustian Bargain affecting the Jetstream???) I’ve made ham-fisted attempts, but nothing beats the pros.
June 3, 2013 at 6:28 pm
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June 4, 2013 at 6:27 am
The Weathernation’s Paul Douglas on the problem we now have with over-aggressive storm chasing in Tornado Alley: