This year there has been only 11 storms in the Atlantic basin, and only two hurricanes, neither of which made landfall. These storms are how the ocean burns off heat. What all of this means is that there hasn't been much heat to burn off.
The arctic summer is normally at least 90 days long, with summer being defined as days where it gets above the freezing point of water. This summer was less than half that. There is now already an extra 2 million square miles of arctic sea ice this year versus what normally forms.
Muskox, normally seen this time of the year up on the tundra past the treeline, have been spotted making their way much further south.
Some of you in the more northern climates and in the midwest might want to get a ready for what could be a wild winter.
The arctic summer is normally at least 90 days long, with summer being defined as days where it gets above the freezing point of water. This summer was less than half that. There is now already an extra 2 million square miles of arctic sea ice this year versus what normally forms.
Muskox, normally seen this time of the year up on the tundra past the treeline, have been spotted making their way much further south.
Some of you in the more northern climates and in the midwest might want to get a ready for what could be a wild winter.
I'm off to crash, had a long day punctuated by EXCELLENT college football game endings, and tomorrow is pro ball day. I'm a football addict, so I'm looking forward to that Broncos game at Indy, ol' Peyton's gonna school those chumps who fired him, LOL. Should be interesting... ADIOS!!!
