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Let's hope the global warming freaks will be made fools of by a major cool period in the near future.

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Trust the "experts? That tamper with data??? How convenient... https://notrickszone.com/2019/07/25/1970s-earth-warmed-0-6c-from-1880-1940-and-cooled-0-3c-from-1940-1970-now-its-0-1c-and-0-05c/

Ha, you wish! Better prepare for another January 2017! (but seriously, I'm rooting for everyone. Maybe Portland a little bit more cause of obvious bias.)

Jan, 1969 brought a snow bomb to everyone. I said it last year, It'll flip one day. It has happened before and will happen again. I've a feeling we can get persistent bombing lows that move down the coast and stall off Cape Blanco, bringing goodies to everyone like 2008. EUG had a couple fun days with it. Missed out on the main event but was still better than little to nothing. EUG has had a great decade so closing it out with a regional blizzard on Dec 24 might be about as good as it gets.

As jealous as I am of both cities getting better events than anything Portland has seen in a while, I honestly want another December 2008, except maybe Eugene can get in on this one too. Snow for everyone! It would make the whole forum happy. Maybe Phil can get a nor'easter at the same time for something.

Awhile ago, maybe 15 years or so, experts were forecasting a possible major quake along the New Madrid, but that never really happened. I’m guessing it will occur when no one is really expecting it.

One thing that bummed me out last winter was the fact there was continuous snow cover for weeks just a couple of miles north of here while I only had 12 days. It was still decent here, but nothing like just up the road. It is interesting to note how big Februaries one winter often lead to great things the following winter.

Wow! This thread is generating a lot of interest and a lot of excellent insights. This solar cycle stuff is fascinating to me. Hard to believe solar activity correlates with geologic activity, but the evidence is quite overwhelming. The effects of solar cycles on weather are a bit easier to understand, but still extremely complicated. Right now the sun is in a very long quiet period with activity over the last 70 days being nearly non existent. Any spots that develop have been tiny and very short lived. The standard curves model for sunspot activity (which has been the most accurate as of late) indicates this very quiet period should last well into 2020. Hopefully the cumulative effect of this very low cycle coupled with the last cycle also being quiet will produce some major global cooling!

Pleasant 67F in town. Absolutely gorgeous day and a great night for star watching if you can get away from the lights.

Extrapolating forward, this pattern becomes a rex block over Canada if it holds.Further support for cold fall and early end to summer. See 500mb maps for October 2009 for reference. I may move my thoughts about this to the Autumn thread or write in it some there in the very near future. It just fit with Tom's topic too well not to write on it.

Who cares about the mountains if it doesn’t help your backyard? I don’t see the fun in that. If anything it’s more depressing to know you’re so close yet so far to accumulating snow.

Grand solar minimum!

Only 'agenda' I have had all my life is, "Love thy neighbor, as thyself". That includes those who have and assert their amazing freedom and right to disagree with me.

I was kidding, dude. Definitely hoping for a December 2008 type thing but also hitting Eugene as well. Been a while since the last Arctic Blast.

I hope it snows lots here this winter but rains everywhere else. My snow is more enjoyable when it is raining elsewhere.

90 at PDX and 91 at HIO. Looks like HIO could be heading for a 40°F diurnal today.

This is a significant discovery that if proven and developed, it will assist solar scientists in determining the onset of a new solar cycle in a more accurate way. _______________________________ 'Terminators' on the Sun trigger plasma tsunamis and the start of new solar cycles https://phys.org/news/2019-07-terminators-sun-trigger-plasma-tsunamis.html "In the next year, we should have a unique opportunity to extensively observe a terminator event as it unfolds and then to watch the launch of Sunspot Cycle 25," McIntosh said. "We believe the results, especially if the terminator arrives when predicted, could revolutionize our understanding of the solar interior and the processes that create sunspots and shape the sunspot cycle." The paper on solar tsunamis, led by NCAR scientist Mausumi Dikpati and published in Scientific Reports, explores the possible mechanisms behind the observations. It suggests that coronal bright points are markers for the movement of the Sun's "toroidal magnetic fields," which wrap around the Sun like rubber bands stretching in the east-west direction and migrate slowly toward the equator over the same two decades. When these toroidal magnetic fields bob to the surface, they create sunspots along with the bright points they were already producing. As they travel, they also act as magnetic dams, trapping plasma behind them. When the toroidal magnetic fields from the Sun's northern and southern hemispheres touch in the middle, their opposing charges cause their mutual annihilation, releasing the pent-up fluid behind them in a tsunami. This fluid rushes forward, collides, and then ripples backward, traveling toward the poles at a rate of about 300 meters per second. As the solar tsunami reaches the Sun's mid-latitudes, it encounters the toroidal magnetic fields of the next cycle, which are already marching toward the equator (this progression is marked by the path of coronal bright points) but traveling deeper within the Sun's interior. The tsunami buoys those magnetic fields, lifting them toward the surface and producing the remarkable surge of bright points—and accompanying sunspot activity—that marks the beginning of the new sunspot cycle.

Big 9-0! ☀☀☀

87F in Springfield. Another gorgeous summer day. Kiddos can be outside all day.

HIO was 52 this morning and 48 yesterday morning. Chilly!

Yeah, again, I’m personally hoping that the Portland area gets a massive blizzard while the entirety of Puget Sound as well as Eugene gets 33°F rain.

How will we welcome August?? 'Dats one strong -NAO...SW Ridge will create a favorable "Ring of Fire" pattern and storm clusters from waves of energy coming off the PAC. GEFS won this long range battle.

I disagree. Zr is one of my favorite events. It’s really pretty and the phenomenon just excites me. I’ve seen it at 16 degrees here in Redmond with zr and sleet falling. Makes quite the mess but people just shouldn’t drive during the event. I know about the power outages too, some people like wind (K2) and that causes problems as well. To each his own.

Dud cancel?!?

The Sunshine State!

99 in London today, good for an all time record. I'm going there next week, disappointed to have to just miss out on the fun.

In the year 1700 Japan was also hit by a tsunami that was caused by a massive quake in the NW. They think that one was around a 9.

After a "Wonderful Wednesday", a "Terrific Thursday" is on tap today. Another top notch morning sunrise in the works over here with a very comfy Temp/DP of 63F/50F. The hazy skies create such beautiful colors as the sun comes up. We have been spoiled with abundant sunshine and gorgeous weather this week. I don't mind the drier period we are in but I also understand some need the rains. Looks like those who missed out on some rains across IA will get their opportunity later Sun into Mon. Hit or miss chances, better than zero...once this passes on through, the models have locked in on a long lasting cool spell for those of us east/north of the central Plains as blocking blocks up across Greenland. This is the 2nd time in the past month where the GFS/GEFS whooped the Euro/EPS in the Week 2 forecast. Cuddo's to the Americans!

I think this one has top 10% potential.

I’m going to be camping near takhlakh lake next week actually that’s NW of Adams. Beautiful area.

I feel like February and March of this year is just a taste of what this coming winter season will offer! I had 41 straight days with snow on the ground...let’s see if I can surpass that number!

Can’t wait to see that!

I'm already beginning to scrape togther the data for a winter forecast. I feel inspired this year!

Late September? Lol

Sunny skies attm w temps in the 50s. Cant beat this this time of the year.

Amen! but it's already on the way back up. Nice break though. I'd like second helpings, please.

Thanks for digging that up! I love these kind of useless facts!

Always fascinated by weather history. I looked up Nebraska’s spread. All time high 118 in July of 1936. All time low is -47 in 1899. That is a 165 degree spread. You’re correct, no place on earth like the central United States.

An aside: https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-artemis-moon-lander

Recent Lunar observations may tie in to your discussion here. An uptick in recent activity has been observed. Moonquakes do occur. There are three prodomante types, deep, shallow and thermal. Then there is the impact type, never know about that. Deep quakes may and mostly likely are responsible for recent transitory flashes of light observed by many observatories over the last few weeks. Deep quakes most likely produce outgassing, its interaction with solar particles are thought to produce these flashes. Ref: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-moon.html A Moon discussion must include the dust elevation phenomenon. This is a fascinating event that involves a thermal electrostatic eteology. It happens shortly after sunrise. The phenomonon was first observed by Apollo astronauts. NASA image below. 1953 transitory flash: The new discovery of water ice at the poles of the Moon must be mentioned. The new Moon base will injoy free water. That is to say, it is not bound. Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. We all await the first woman on the Moon. Image Lunar water ice from LRO:

Nothing better than a morning like this in July. 59.5*F.

I'm more inclined now then ever to learn how to live a self-sustained life. Build a community. Buy a farm, raise your own cattle, grow your own food, live off the land. I've never been more connected to nature than I am now. Each day grows stronger. We all should share knowledge that has been provided or passed down to us.

summer 1816...#holycrapbatman

I came across a nice general article on Naple's Campi Flegrei. It's considered the most dangerous caldera in the world. I recall reading where a geologists commented on the field rising measurable Year after year this adds to the picture. "It is not yet clear what this means for the volcano’s future, but the relatively low amount of seismic activity in the area in the last three decades suggests pressure is building within the caldera" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/naples-supervolcano-campi-flegrei-eruption-dangers-risk-caldera-italy-hot-zone-magma-pozzuoli-a7959046.html