Global Warming - Spain and France
Must suck to be a Global Warming proponent these days...
From the
UK Telegraph:
Barcelona hit with heaviest snowfall in 25 years
Snowfalls of up to 50 centimetres (20 inches) were forecast for the worst affected areas of the region of Catalonia, prompting the regional government to cancel classes for more than 142,000 students at 476 public schools.
Power was lost in homes throughout the region, with energy company Fecsa-Endesa reporting 200,000 clients without electricity, mostly in the province of Girona.
Emergency services workers helped evacuate some 500 passengers who became trapped on trains traveling between Barcelona and Portbou, on the French border, which became stuck due to the lack of power, said regional interior minister Joan Boada.
Thousands of commuters were left scrambling for an alternative way to get home after the blizzard forced the suspension of bus services in Barcelona and the closure of five suburban train lines in the Mediterranean port city.
From the
Scotsman:
France and Spain shiver amid 'exceptional' unseasonable snow
Southern France and parts of Spain have been hit by unseasonable snow, with areas such as Collioure experiencing their heaviest fall in years.
Up to 40cm of snow fell overnight yesterday in France's central southern region, including Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, the Rhône valley and Mid-Pyrénées. Such snowfall is "exceptional", according to the national weather bureau, Météo France.
Some 250 motorists in the Gard region were trapped in their cars on Sunday night after snow blocked the roads.
Local authorities towed the vehicles away and took their drivers to emergency shelters. Catalonia, meanwhile, also experienced heavy snow, disrupting travel across the region, including in Barcelona.
More people die from cold than from heat.
And, as the Northern Hemisphere eases into Spring and Summer, the Southern Hemisphere is easing into Winter.
From Steven Goddard writing at
Watts Up With That:
NSIDC Reports That Antarctica is Cooling and Sea Ice is Increasing
Last month we discussed how NASA continues to spread worries about the Antarctic warming and melting.
A January 12, 2010 Earth Observatory article warns that Antarctica:“has been losing more than a hundred cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice each year since 2002” and that “if all of this ice melted, it would raise global sea level by about 60 meter (197 feet).“
[Note that is continental ice, not sea ice, - Anthony]
But NSIDC seems to be thinking differently in their March 3, 2010 newsletter. They say Antarctica is cooling and sea ice is increasing (makes sense – ice is associated with cold.)Sea ice extent in the Antarctic has been unusually high in recent years, both in summer and winter. Overall, the Antarctic is showing small positive trends in total extent. For example, the trend in February extent is now +3.1% per decade. However, the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas show a strong negative trend in extent. These overall positive trends may seem counterintuitive in light of what is happening in the Arctic. Our Frequently Asked Questions section briefly explains the general differences between the two polar environments. A recent report (Turner, et. al., 2009) suggests that the ozone hole has resulted in changes in atmospheric circulation leading to cooling and increasing sea ice extents over much of the Antarctic region.
Emphases theirs. Amazing what two months and a public outcry will do to the observed data. These people are funded with our tax dollars -- it is time to institute a measure of credibility here...
Posted by DaveH at March 9, 2010 12:40 PM
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