I don't doubt it - Rossby waves (meanders in the polar jet stream) do sometimes create locally anomalous behaviours - like the Russian heat wave of a few years back, or in this case a blocking high over Greenland. They are responsible for most extreme or long duration persistence in weather at temperate latitudes.
On 6 November 2012 05:08, Jeff Berkowitz <pdx...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, I can attest that the National Weather Forecast Discussion for > Hurricane Sandy did indeed describe this ridge of high pressure over > Greenland. This was as it was moving north past Florida and the Carolinas, > several days before it made (second) landfall in New Jersey. They called > this area of high pressure "anomalous" or "extremely anomalous" or some > words to that effect. > > Jeff > > > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:57 AM, Robert Lynn < > robert.gulliver.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> People who get rich off of climate change research (academics and green >> fund-raisers/politicians) like to claim that climate change leads to more >> 'extreme weather' like hurricanes, droughts etc, but they only get away >> with it because of short human memories. Actual data shows that there is >> no upwards trend and the last few years have been very quiet. In fact for >> hurricanes the cycle appears to follow the 60year Pacific Decadal >> Oscillation, and if anything the trend is downwards with increasing >> temperature: >> http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/03/29/global_hurricane_energy_1974_2011.png >> >> http://www.worldclimatereport.com/index.php/2008/01/28/warming-reduces-landfalling-hurricanes-again/ >> >> >> >> On 5 November 2012 11:06, ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hurricane Sandy grabbed matter and energy from the atmosphere around >>> her. Climate change gives her more energy to consume and she formed an >>> accretion disk around her orbiting particle center. She was organized by >>> the mass and angular momentum of the orbiting particle and was steered into >>> the location near Albion New York where she first entered the Earth and >>> shutdown the Erie Canal for repairs this summer.. As she had a "closed >>> string" orbit at sub, relativistic speeds, she attracted other particles >>> orbiting in the area and they all followed string interactions according to >>> M Theory, resulting in some of the beautiful photos of ice halos and >>> rainbows interacting before she arrived, all aligning/interacting with the >>> more massive Sandy Particle. >>> >>> Stewart >>> Darkmattersalot.com >>> >>> On Monday, November 5, 2012, Axil Axil wrote: >>> >>>> The first clearly recognizable consequence of global warming has >>>> insinuated itself into our lives, and as we have all feared these >>>> consequences will not be good. >>>> >>>> This weather feature is called the “Greenland High” a stationary dome >>>> of high pressure. It has taken up residence over Greenland and this weather >>>> pattern was the guiding force that steered and strengthened the >>>> nor’easter/hurricane Sandy forcing it ashore onto the Mid-Atlantic >>>> shoreline. >>>> >>>> Another nor’easter is due to form in the middle of this week and be >>>> guided by the jet stream once again up the eastern sea board. >>>> >>>> This year’s winter will be abnormally cold due to the diving jet >>>> stream. Any low pressure system moving across the country will be >>>> redirected south then north following the same storm track as Sandy: These >>>> weakly repeating nor’easters will dive into the Southern states, where they >>>> will pick up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, next they will strengthen >>>> off of the coast of the Carolina’s and then proceed up the East Coast, >>>> dumping rain and wind, then when the cold of the winter sets in, snows in >>>> prodigious amounts. >>>> >>>> For those who live in the eastern third of the US, you will be in for a >>>> hard and snowy winter, so get your snow blowers and emergency generators >>>> serviced and in good working order, get in a lot of wood in for your stoves >>>> and enjoy an extended case of cabin fever. >>>> >>>> If you own a place on the Atlantic shoreline, you will be in for some >>>> major problems and loss. The weakly precession of these coastal storms one >>>> worse than the next will erode the beaches well inland taking many find >>>> beach houses with it. >>>> P.S. To advance your best interest in this upcoming period of repeated >>>> serial disasters, you might not want to elect leaders that espouse the >>>> political philosophy “every man jack for himself” because you will need >>>> competent help and plenty of it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers: Axil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
