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  • Northeast under winter storm warning ahead of potential nor’easter expected to dump up to 12 inches of snow

    02/12/2024 6:05:42 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    NY Post ^ | 02/12/2024 | Steven Yablonski, FOX Weather
    The National Weather Service has started issuing its first Winter Storm Warnings across the Northeast and New England, including Boston and Providence, in advance of a potential nor’easter that could dump plowable snow on millions of people in the region starting Monday. More than 20 million Americans across the region had been under Winter Storm Watches as forecasters began to keep an eye on computer forecast models showing the potential for a disruptive winter storm. As those models began to come into agreement, however, the decision was made to start upgrading those winter weather alerts to Winter Storm Warnings.
  • Venezuelan new arrivals join forces with Chicago nonprofit to tackle winter hunger

    01/27/2024 10:51:19 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    Fox32chicago ^ | 01/25/2024 | Anthony Ponce
    CHICAGO - A Chicago nonprofit has recruited migrants to help other migrants stay fed this winter. Fight2Feed operates out of the industrial kitchen at McCormick Place East, and prepares 1000 hot meals each weekend. For the last 10 years, those meals have been going to underserved Chicagoans, but this winter, the agency has pivoted to include feeding new arrivals. The nonprofit has recruited new arrivals from Venezuela to do everything from meal prep to cleaning, organizing pantries, sorting, and packing food.
  • Weekly Garden Thread - Jan 27-Feb 2, 2024 [Our Feathered Friends Edition]

    01/27/2024 6:41:42 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 79 replies
    January 27, 2024 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...
  • Winter is here, but it’s losing its cool

    01/20/2024 6:16:26 AM PST · by packagingguy · 93 replies
    CNN ^ | December 21, 2023 | Elisa Raffa
    Winter temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit on average since 1970 in these warming locations. Winters in the fastest-warming cities have warmed by as much as 7 degrees. The Northeast and Upper Midwest are the regions warming fastest, and are running a nearly 5-degree winter fever. This includes some ski towns like Burlington, Vermont, (7.7 degree increase) and Concord, New Hampshire (6.6 degree increase). Winter in notoriously cold Milwaukee is now 6.7 degrees warmer on average. For many, a little extra winter warmth may sound nice. But milder winters come with consequences. “Wintertime plays important roles in the life cycles...
  • Climate Scientists: Arctic Blast 2, Linked to Climate Change, Expected to be ‘Less Worse.’

    01/19/2024 12:44:50 AM PST · by davikkm · 39 replies
    Ah, the Arctic Blast saga continues, and this time climate scientists are pointing fingers at climate change. The catch? Arctic Blast 2 is expected to be “less worse” than its predecessor. I guess we’re looking for silver linings in freezing temperatures now. Iowa is gearing up for some seriously chilly vibes, with temperatures plummeting more than 40°F below normal. Now, that’s a bone-chilling Saturday morning in the making. Actual temperatures hitting the -20s °F in Iowa – sounds like a scene from a winter thriller.
  • 6 People Who Froze to Death—and Came Back to Life Once you freeze to death—that's it, right? Not always. With the right techniques, doctors may be able to bring a frozen person back to life.

    01/18/2024 4:54:27 AM PST · by daniel1212 · 34 replies
    reader's digest ^ | Jun. 20, 2022 | Jen BabakhanJen Babakhan
    1 / 6 It was -22° F on a December night in 1980 when 19-year-old Jean Hilliard’s car skidded off a side road in Lengby, Minnesota. The teen was on the way back home to her parents’ house and was wearing a coat, mittens, and cowboy boots. The car was truly stuck, so she decided to walk to a nearby friend’s house. She collapsed a mere 15 feet from his door as hypothermia took hold. The friend, Wally Nelson, found her the following morning; she was frozen solid. “I grabbed her by the collar and skidded her into the porch....
  • Governor declares state of emergency as snow and ice head toward Alabama

    01/14/2024 7:26:18 PM PST · by know.your.why · 18 replies
    WTVY ^ | 01/14/24 | Ken Curtis
    DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - With frigid temperatures on the way, Governor Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency Sunday afternoon for portions of Alabama. “We are anticipating unusually cold temperatures in Alabama this week, so I am urging everyone to be prepared, take caution traveling and stay weather aware.” The areas of North Alabama listed in her declaration include Huntsville, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.
  • Not Many Years Ago, This Would Have Been Funny.......[Actually, it still is]

    01/13/2024 5:41:21 AM PST · by CFW · 26 replies
    Feral Irishman ^ | 1/12/24 | Feral Irishman
    We received about 20 inches of snow this week. So …. 8:00 am: I made a snowman. 8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman. 8:15 - So, I made a snow woman. 8:17 - My feminist neighbor complained about the snow woman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified women everywhere. 8:20 - The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and moaned it should have been two snowmen instead. 8:22 - The transgender man / woman / person asked why I didn't just make one snow person with detachable parts. 8:25...
  • Winter Freeze Threats Come Back To Bite Russia As Power Outages Spread

    01/09/2024 8:55:34 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 1/9/2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to let Europe "freeze" over winter have come back to bite his country as power outages spread nationwide. Tens of thousands of Russians are reported to have no heating in their homes in the Moscow region alone after a heating main burst at the Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant in the town of Podolsk, which is around 30 miles south of central Moscow, on January 4. Residents in multiple regions including Rostov, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, and Voronezh have also been affected by lengthy power outages, and some have resorted to filming video appeals as they grapple...
  • Extreme cold grips Nordic countries, Russia as floods hit western Europe

    01/04/2024 2:49:14 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 46 replies
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 01 03 2024 | JAN M. OLSEN
    Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death. Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row Wednesday. In Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to minus 43.6 C (minus 46.5 F), the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in 25 years, Sweden’s TT news agency reported. Extremely cold temperatures, snow and gale-force winds disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic...
  • Ottawa expected to release promised EV sales regulations Tuesday [100% EV]

    12/18/2023 7:29:40 AM PST · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    CBC ^ | Dec 16, 2023 3:00 AM CST | David Thurton
    Sales targets meant to ensure automakers ramp up EV production to keep up with demand, says source... Automakers are set to get a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa unveils its promised electric vehicle regulations. CBC News has learned that Ottawa will release final regulations it says will ensure that all new passenger cars sold in Canada by 2035 are zero-emission vehicles, a senior government source said. The source — who was not authorized to speak publicly — said the new regulations are meant to ensure that automakers produce enough affordable zero-emissions vehicles to meet the demand. The regulations will be called...
  • Weekly Garden Thread - December 16-22, 2023 [Winter Garden Planning]

    12/16/2023 6:27:39 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 83 replies
    December 16, 2023 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...
  • Winter Storm Warning Issued for 8 States With 'Heavy Snow' Set To Hit

    12/11/2023 11:36:13 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 64 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 12/10/2023 | Khaleda Rahman
    Winter storm warnings are in effect for eight states, with a massive storm set to bring heavy rain, wind and snow to the eastern United States. The storm warnings are currently in effect for parts of Alaska, Idaho, New Hampshire, Viginia, New York, West Virginia, Vermont and Washington. In its latest forecast, the National Weather Service (NWS) said that a low-pressure system "will continue dumping heavy rain onto the Washington and Oregon coasts" on Sunday while spreading snow across the northern Cascades and northern Rockies.
  • Forget the ‘tripledemic.’ The U.S. is headed for a ‘syndemic’ this winter—and experts warn we’re not prepared

    12/02/2023 7:25:58 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 66 replies
    MSN ^ | 12/01/2023 | Erin Prater
    COVID will likely reach levels this winter not yet seen this year, combining with surges of flu, RSV, and other pathogens for a “syndemic” winter not so different from last year’s “tripledemic,” experts say. Raj Rajnarayanan, assistant dean of research and associate professor at the New York Institute of Technology campus in Jonesboro, Ark., told Fortune that the U.S. is a “sitting duck” in the face of a “syndemic” winter.
  • Status Yellow low temperature and ice warnings issued [Ireland]

    11/30/2023 10:12:57 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 20 replies
    RTÉ News ^ | Thursday, 30 Nov 2023 18:11
    Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning for low temperatures and ice throughout the country in the coming hours. The warning comes into place at 5pm this evening and will remain in effect until midday tomorrow. Temperatures are expected to fall to below –3 degrees in many areas with the resulting frost and ice leading to difficult traveling conditions. In Northern Ireland the Met Office has issued a Yellow Ice warning for Antrim, Down and Derry between 5pm today and 10am tomorrow. Meanwhile, Met Éireann has also issued a Status Yellow low temperature warning for tomorrow evening into Saturday....
  • Democrat-run cities are not prepared for a 'nightmare winter' as migrants continue to arrive: report

    11/24/2023 3:17:31 PM PST · by Libloather · 57 replies
    Fox News ^ | 11/24/23 | Jeffrey Clark
    Democrat-controlled cities across the U.S. are facing housing shortages and a "nightmare winter" as migrants continue to arrive in major cities, according to a media report on Friday. The Politico article, headlined "Democratic cities brace for a nightmare winter housing migrants," detailed the effects of the migrant crisis on New York City and Chicago. Some cities are facing a worse crisis than others. In "New York, where shelters are also full, the city has taken the extraordinary steps of providing migrants one-way plane tickets to as far away as Morocco and have contemplated handing out tents to newly-arriving migrants so...
  • Heating Homes With Natural Gas Is More Than 40 Percent Cheaper Than Electricity: US EIA

    11/17/2023 6:57:50 AM PST · by george76 · 64 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 11/13/2023 | Naveen Athrappully
    Natural gas remains the main source of heating in American homes despite the current administration’s electrification push. . Heating homes this winter using natural gas is estimated to cut down energy costs by more than 40 percent compared to electricity, according to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Households using electricity to heat homes are projected to pay $1,063 on average between November and March, according to a Nov. 7 winter fuels outlook report by the EIA. In comparison, households using natural gas are only expected to shell out $601. Region-wise, the biggest difference is in...
  • Zelensky sounds winter warning as Russia ramps up attacks

    11/13/2023 8:03:32 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/13/2023 | LAUREN SFORZA
    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning Ukrainians to prepare for another winter of war as Russia ramps up its attacks in recent weeks. “We are almost halfway through November, and we must be prepared for the possibility that the enemy may increase the number of drone or missile strikes against our infrastructure,” Zelensky said in a Sunday video address. “Russia is preparing for winter. And in Ukraine, all our attention should be focused on defense, on response to terrorists, on everything Ukraine can do to make it easier for our people to get through this winter and to increase the...
  • Two-thirds of North America may experience power shortages this winter – NERC

    11/10/2023 2:10:59 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 51 replies
    MSN ^ | 11/09/2023 | mvillegas
    More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said on Wednesday. In its 2023-24 winter outlook, the regulatory authority warned that prolonged, wide-area cold snaps threaten the reliability of bulk power generation and availability of fuel supplies for natural gas-fired generation. “Recent extreme cold weather events have shown that energy delivery disruptions can have devastating consequences for electric and gas consumers in impacted areas,” NERC said.
  • EV Fail: Rivian Electric Truck Owner’s ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Ends When It Gets Stuck in Snow

    03/25/2023 2:22:56 PM PDT · by CFW · 61 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 3/25/23 | Lucas Nolan
    The owner of a Rivian R1S electric SUV was overjoyed to have his dream electric vehicle after waiting for years. But after owning the car for just days, it got stuck in the snow and immobilized by a safety feature, leading to a $2,100 bill to transport it to a repair facility. Business Insider reports that a recent incident involving an owner of a Rivian R1S has forced the maker of the electric vehicles to examine its customer service more carefully and think about making changes to improve the user experience. The owner of an R1S truck, Chase Merrill, encountered...