More proof of global warming climate change global climate disruption has been seen with this latest snowstorm in Seattle.
Readers may recall this story from 2008 from where the mayor even refused to bring out salting/snowplowing for fear of environmental damage to Puget Sound.
Two feet of snow has never before been seen in Seattle, it dwarfs the SUV in the photo.
Photo by: Jackie Nichols Gladish of FEMA
Gotcha! Consider this a Friday Funny bonus extra.
h/t to Glenda Barker, the Good Witch of the North
Yes! I knew it was serious. there has been a huge coverup that will require emergency grants from the federal government to get to the bottom of this. The science must be put on a firm foundation before we can take strides to walk the people of the world forward into a new baseline of understanding.
For Gods sake isnt it time you meteorologists pounced on this one and got the AMS to change its statement on AGW? Here is your chance
http://ametsoc.org/policy/draftstatements/index.html#writing
Don’t be too quick to rush to judgement – we get a lot of snow here in Seattle and it has been well documented in this dramatic trailer.
I’m serial.
Maybe these are the feet used to measure the anticipated sea level rise…
Seattle snow is wet and heavy. Also, since it is not always an annual occurrence, people are not prepared for it. This round we had freezing rain hit following the heavy snow, something that has not happened since 1997. So lots of limb/power-line interactions.
Oh yeah, and way to many Californians immigrants that are often clueless…
Fond memories of Bus Sliding sideways down Captiol hill heading for my rental car…
Something is missing, but I can’t put my finger on it. Maybe it’s Gore’s Chakra.
Just the PDO working:
http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo/
LOL — got me
I was having a conversation last night with my, otherwise, intelligent wife about the new iBooks Author application and its logical use for viral marketing. During the conversation, she pointed out that Coke was saving the Polar Bears with their campaign. I know — Anthony had fun with this a while back. But it occurred to me — what are they using the money for?
Are they air lifting cargo bays of seals to drop on Polar Bear grounds, hiring Navy Seals to drop into semi-frozen waters to help them swim to shore (good luck with that one), …
http://youtu.be/4yP9goLLXHU
Andrew says:
Seattle snow is wet and heavy.
Rotten snow attracts polar bears. Be afraid.
I am south of Seattle, so I am not worried…the polar bears will encounter Hershel the Sea Lion and his friends at the Ballard Locks first…and you thought the WTO riots in Seattle were bad…
I wanted to humiliate America for being impressed by modest two feet of snow – and even those turned out to be unreal.
Across Romania, they have 10 feet of snow:
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/01/26/romania-is-digging-out-from-a-blizzard/
I was wondering about the “two feet” comment – seeing as how I work up here – until I made the jump. Nice.
The storm came in a little south of prediction, so Seattle got lucky. South Sound area got 12 – 21 inches. I know because I drove up thru it on Weds and two days later was back down there trying to get service back up to people. Some folks were without power for 8 days.
Who knew Bigfoot lived in Seattle…
That is not Bigfoot, that is probably the Fremont Troll’s little brother or something.
Bigfoot does live around Seattle…but further south and east. The problem is…”Bigfoot is blurry”…and I can prove it, all based on the research done by Mitch Hedberg…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjO63r0HhjI
Just for the record, not to challange the point of the post, but the actual city of Seattle (the downtown area, where the space needle is, the sports stadiums, etc) received a lot less then that, probably about 3-4 inches. SeaTac airport, well south of Seattle and north of Tacoma, had about 7 inches. Points to the south of that, such as Olympia, the state capitol and other towns, had quite a bit more. The reason why some got more then the city of Seattle was simply where the moisture was. Had the moisture been just a bit further north, Seattle would have had a lot more snow.
One of the reasons why there is a new mayor in Seattle is the way they mishandled the 2008 event, which outraged many in the city and why they do now use salt and other chemicals.
How Cordillaran.
Remember weather in NOT climate, except when it can be used to “Prove” Global Warming!!!! 😉
Two feet of snow from two yards of snow.
Ha Ha! I needed a good laugh!
Two feet or more of snow has occurred in Seattle. I recall the winter of 1949 during which we had about three feet on the ground for about one month. I know because I am 81 and lived in the Seattle area all of my life except for a two year all expense paid trip to Germany in 1953-55 courtesy of the US Army and tree years on the East coast during WWII. I am a life long skier and pay close attention to winter weather conditions.
@Paddy
The ’85 Apple Cup was an icy affair as I recall…and the winds were sure howling in Bellingham in 1989…every school in the state was closed, except Western Washington U…windchill way below zero, emergency diesel generator trying to warm the dorm…and we had class. I wore my ski clothes to class!
We don’t get it often, but it can be bad. What we call hills are called mountains east of the Mississippi, lol.
Impressive feet.
Couldn’t build that here in Buffalo, where we’ve had a grand total of 18.8″ for the entire season to date … 40″ below normal. Ground is bare and Lake Erie is ice-free and winter festivals have been cancelled for lack of snow and ice. Let’s see if we get hit with 2 feet of snow on Easter…
Nice feet.
They look a bit like mine looked a year or so ago, when I removed my boots after a walk with the dog, through two actual feet of snow. The dog was not happy – but who would be, walking in snow up to their belly …
You want a more serious story, the Swiss Avalanche Service http://www.slf.ch reported that on 25th January 2012, the snow on top of the Weissfluhjoch mountain was the deepest on any 25/1 day since records began in 1936. The snow depth in the town of Davos below was 2cm below the 1951 record also.
Western Europe has been mild and wet this year, which means the Alps have a load of snow on them but the lower valleys are snow free.
Back in the late 1970s, as I remember it, we lived in Terre Haute, Indiana. After several mild winters, the mayor of the city sold all the snow removal equipment. Of course, that next winter was a doozy, with several huge storms and bitter cold. State police closed the Interstates and arrested anyone who tried to drive on them. The city was paralyzed. People reportedly mobbed a city council meeting at which the mayor spoke. The question came, “You sold all the snow removal equipment! What are you going to do about all this snow?” The mayor loftily replied, “In His infinite wisdom, God has sent the snow. In His own good time, He will take it away.” The mayor was retired by the voters at the next election.
He later did my taxes. It was one of only two years in my life I have ever been audited.
dp says:
January 27, 2012 at 10:20 am
I’m serial.
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Don’t you mean you’re theoryous?
It’s the two greatest feet of snow I’ve ever seen. Wish there were more artistic people doing stuff like that, kind of brightens the local.