This just in

[altivo]

The Earth Science department at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake announced today that with the addition of Friday's snowfall, the all time record for snowfall in a single winter in McHenry County has been broken. The former high, from the season of 1978-79 (the year that Jane Byrne became mayor of Chicago because her predecessor's administration mishandled snow removal so badly) was 74.5 inches. We have now reached 77.8 inches for 2007-08, and the season of possible accumulating snowfall is not yet over. The new record covers the period from 1900 to date. Prior to that, there were no reliable records for the county.

It's already melting, though. Too late in the year for snow to stick around very long.

Comments

[murakozi.livejournal.com]

We've had barely any snow here this winter. Any time a storm has headed across the country, it's parted and the areas north and south of us have gotten hit. We've had temperatures in the 70's and such too. It makes me worry about what the summer will be like.

I haven't had to shovel any snow at all so far this winter. Kinda a shame. I rather like snow, at least in moderation.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

That's been our situation the last couple of years. It seems to be either too little or too much.

[jairus-greywolf.livejournal.com]

At Madison, we're currently at 92" to date which broke the old time record of 76" back in '78-79. This is one record I can do without!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I like snow, actually. I'd much rather we had this than drought.

[soanos.livejournal.com]

Thought I reply this one here rather than in another reply...

I like snow a lot, too. It is fun to play with :)

[soanos.livejournal.com]

What is this? I am supposed to live in a land of ice and snow (Finland) and we don't even have knee deep... :P

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid it may be global climate shift. Regardless of whether you believe the changes are caused by human activity, there do seem to be things changing.

[soanos.livejournal.com]

Well, the change is a bit worrying for me, too.
The winters have become warmer and warmer here in Finland,
we barely had any snow until december.

[goldenstallion.livejournal.com]

Dear Rider.

Radio news said that Grand Rapids also hit an all-time record for annual snowfall and I can believe it. Here we got about sixteen inches in 24 hours but, like you say, it already melting during the day. Still getting down to the teens at night though. ENOUGH ALREADY!

Grrr.

Imperator

[altivo.livejournal.com]

That will take a while to melt. I'll bet you get a lot of fog before it's all gone.

[doco.livejournal.com]

We've had snow flurries yesterday! Flurries, I say! Gasp!

(They didn't even reach the ground. Although other parts of the country faced snow 30 cm deep.)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

There are people here who panic at the sign of just a little flurry. Of course, the real problems are caused by the ones who think they can ignore snow and drive just as recklessly as ever.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

As a side note, totally unrelated to the thread,
I've always liked that icon. It makes me think
of a wolf or a dog looking at something and
thinking, "Urrr? Whats THIS?"

^_^

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Bring on the Global Warming! Please!!!

(((o.o)))

*shivers in his foxenbunker*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Won't you be swamped if the water levels in Erie and Ontario rise by ten or twenty feet? ;p

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Nope, it'd just make the beach closer.

Of course all those great vinyards would
be inundated...

[altivo.livejournal.com]

New York wines? Eeeew! ;P

[saythename.livejournal.com]

The actual list goes like this;

1) California
2) France
3) New York

At least according to the tasters.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Not according to this taster. I say

1. South Australia
2. California
3. Spain
4. France

Admittedly, I disliked the last NY wines I tried so much that I haven't sampled any new ones in years.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia :)
Try some today ^.^ My Uncle works on the Vineyards down there.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen that here. I wonder if it gets imported to the US. We do get a number of excellent wines from vinyards in South Australia, and some from Western Australia (not as good in my opinion,) but I haven't seen any from Victoria yet.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Really? O.O SA wines can taste a bit more earthy, good wines none the less.
WA wines do taste different because the climate is different to SA and the East Coast.

If you do see Victorian wine (VIC) give it a try,

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Global warming I'm not sure of, Climate change I'm definitely sure of, we had the mildest summer we've had in decades. And judging by the drop in temperature we're in for another long cold winter.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Global warming is probably a misnomer. Global climate shift is a better terminology. Some areas are likely to experience declines or increases in rainfall rather than major temperature changes. Others will get the temperature changes, which can go in either direction.

I think the theory that increased atmospheric carbon brings on an ice age makes sense. In ice age conditions, the polar regions cool while the equatorial regions heat up. Ocean levels rise first due to polar warming and melting, then drop as more and more water is bound up in ice at the poles. It's cyclical and has been going on since long before human activity played a role. The real question is, has human activity accelerated the cycle, and I suspect the answer is yes.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

I would say so too, I mean how can human activity not affect the world.
Although at the moment we've been getting rain again, milder summers, and crisp days. Although it has been flooding a lot more in certain places.