14 Oct 09 - At this time of year snowstorms aren’t uncommon, they tend to be
quick affairs and melt away very quickly in about a day or two. However
since last year, early autumn snowstorms in the northern Midwest and
northern Rockies are only sticking around and not quickly dissipating,
they are only expanding further south as the winter season begins.
According to
NOAA’s NOHSRC National Snow Analysis of 13 Oct 09, 19.9% of the
country is covered in snow. On 13 Oct 08 snow cover was 12.7% and from
2003-2007 early autumn there was very little snow activity at all. What
is going on here? Certainly not Global Warming
http://noworldsystem.com/2009/10/17/20-of-the-u-s-is-covered-in-snow-already/
Thanks to John Troutman for this link
“Basically
a year ago 12.7% of the U.S. was covered by snow,"
says
John. “This year it’s 19.9%! I think 7.2% of the country
is a
VERY large amount of land, don’t you?" |
