It's ONLY Winter, No Need To Panic!

It's the weather, not the climate, get that straight. Weather is today, climate is every bodies today averaged out and extrapolated for 100 years.

Good news for the prairies, El Nino is about to show up, bad news for the east, you are about to enter into the cold zone, enjoy!



It doesn't really matter much in Canada, because we are used to winter weather. We have our winter boots, coats and mittens, and automatic car starters. I feel sorry for those people who are getting hit by this cold weather that don't know how to handle this cold or don't have the right clothing.

Years ago, the US was in a cold spell and my American friends were all running water so their pipes would not freeze, you see, they don't have insulated pipes down in many States. They also don't have a clue what a block heater is, they just don't need them. Well, Alaskans know what a block heater is, and maybe some northern states, but not many others. So stay warm my American friends!

Europe is not having a great winter.



It's only winter folks, no need to panic!

Severe winter weather has brought dangerous conditions and transport disruption to parts of Europe.

Temperatures as low as -22C have left 122 dead in Poland and the main river, the Vistula, has frozen over, causing fears of flooding.

In the UK, thousands of schools are closed and travellers have been hit by major delays after heavy snowfall hit large parts of the country.

Western France has issued a weather alert for 14 regions, the BBC reported.

Extreme or severe weather warnings are still in place across the UK, which is in the grip of its longest cold snap for almost 30 years.

Western France? I wonder where Iffy is, could he be snowed in? (H/T MaryT)

There is no end in sight either:

LONDON - Blustery winter weather paralyzed Britain and parts of Europe Wednesday, frustrating air travellers, stranding motorists and keeping thousands from their jobs and schools. London area airports - including Heathrow, Europe's busiest - suffered widespread delays and cancellations.

Forecasters blamed the prolonged cold snap on an arctic weather system that promises more cold weather through the month. Britain's weather office warned that, if the cold keeps up through the end of February, this will be the country's coldest winter in three decades.

It's only winter, no need to panic! What happened to global warming? Crickets from the eco-nuts. Maybe they should stop protesting and start shoveling, in their polar bear suits, at least they will be warm.

Relax Folks, It's Only Weather!

We have had it pounded into our heads that "weather" is not "climate" and that the "issue of climate change is settled", so I'm just going to show you the weather, and let you make up your own minds.

HALIFAX -- A storm descended on Eastern Canada on Saturday, with heavy snowfall, high winds and freezing rain expected to sweep across parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

A low-pressure system south of Halifax was causing the nasty weather. In southwestern Nova Scotia, snow was falling Saturday, while some regions were being pelted with freezing rain and ice pellets. The province was expected to see as much as 30 millimetres of precipitation, Environment Canada predicted.

Winds were also expected to whip the province, including gusts reaching 160 kilometres an hour in the Cape Breton highlands.

Winds of 160 kilometres per hour, ouch, stay safe Atlantic Canada. Thankfully Canada is used to winter weather, it doesn't make it any better to be freezing on the prairies, or digging out from massive snowfalls, but we Canadians are a hearty bunch, and we have the clothing to help us survive. Not so in other countries.

New Delhi - At least 17 people died as towns and cities in India's northern states were hit by cold weather, officials said on Friday.

A five-day-long heavy snowfall caused27 weather-related deaths, the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service said in a statement on Monday.

More than 80 people have died across Europe as days of snow storms and sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, causing traffic chaos for millions.

At least 42 people have frozen to death in Poland over the last three days and another 27 in Ukraine.

Another 13 people died in car accidents in Austria, Finland and Germany, where temperatures fell to -33C (-27F).

From GayandRight: A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China on Sunday with snowstorms snarling traffic and air travel, while some of the coldest temperatures in decades were forecast for coming days.

WINNIPEG - Poorly dressed for the weather and impaired by some kind of intoxicant, a man and woman sat exposed to the cold in a bus shelter for up to 10 hours before someone notified emergency personnel.

By then, it was too late. The 31-year-old woman was dead and the conscious 43-year-old man, whose body temperature was low, was in need of immediate medical care, police said.

Is that enough weather for you? Or do we call it climate change? Or is all weather now climate change? It's getting confusing for the average non-scientist. Now about these weather events? Are they climate change or weather?

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rescue crews on Saturday intensified the search for victims at a plush Brazilian beach resort ravaged by mudslides and flooding that have killed at least 64 people in three states.

Firefighters waded through mountains of mud and sifted through the remains of a lodge and homes that were destroyed in the early hours of Friday when a hillside collapsed in the luxury beach resort of Angra dos Reis, removing 35 bodies, authorities said.

The volcano's crater grew as it emitted lava on Tuesday. The Philippine government's vulcanologists said on Sunday that there could be a large explosion soon as magma swells inside and around the volcano's cone.

It's all too political now. Which leads me to this excellent video: We Didn't Start The Fire....



When is weather climate and climate weather? All I know is that it's been pretty cold, not just here in Canada, but worldwide, so is that global cooling?