AvatarAlan Nishiharaflipped into ALAN NISHIHARAFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoReport warns of weather trend that could spell disaster for US power grid: 'We don't know what's going to happen next'thecooldown.com - James WrabelWe know how lousy power blackouts are during the summer, but what about a power blackout when it's bitterly cold? That could become the norm.What's …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 10Polar Vortex funding available for NS fruit growersfarms.comGrape and other fruit growers still feeling the effects of the extreme cold weather in February 2023 can apply for funding through Phase 2 of the $15 …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 5the world of japanese maples, with the nichols brothersawaytogarden.com - margaret0 Shares I CONFESS to something of a weakness for Japanese maples, and I suspect I’m not alone. Now, thanks to breeding work by experts like today’s …
AvatarMLive.comflipped into Michigan News from MLive.comFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPolar vortex now going bye-bye for the summer, what that means for Michiganmlive.com - Mark TorregrossaThe polar vortex is a winter weather feature. At some point in spring or early summer, the polar vortex shrinks and disappears for the summer. The …
AvatarSaltWire Networkflipped into SaltWire NetworkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoN.S. fruit growers hoping for a recovery year for peaches, but facing 'perfect storm' of issues affecting returns on 2023 apple cropsaltwire.com - Ian Fairclough Peach growers are hopeful for a better year in 2024 after the polar vortex in February 2023 wiped out much of the crop before it even had a chance to …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into The Universal Curiosity ShopAvatarAvatarThe Polar Vortex Has Shifted Into Reverse – And Is Now Spinning Backwardsverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldA major current of circulating air called the Arctic polar vortex has completely reversed course and is now spinning 'backwards'. With winds now …
AvatarKevin Beachusflipped into Climate Change & alternative powerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAntarctica 'super vortex' could put mankind underwater like an apocalyptic filmdailystar.co.uk - Adam CaillerA “super vortex” in Antarctica is speeding up, with the world's population being warned it could melt thousands of miles of sea ice at record …
AvatarAutoblogflipped into AutoblogAvatarAvatar2023 Subaru WRX Long-Term Update: Yay, two Christmases!verified_publisherAutoblog - Byron HurdWhen I moved to the Midwest from the mid-Atlantic back in 2016, I steadied myself against a reality I'd not grown up with: a real winter. Sure, my former home has seen its share of apocalyptic snowstorms, but such things were newsworthy because they happened infrequently. So mild were our winters …
AvatarThomas Varnedoe IIflipped into Ecosystem & SceinceAvatarAvatarAntarctic Polar Vortex Is Now Spinning in the Wrong Direction and Could Impact Global Weatherverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Sarah CurrierThe Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is a large ocean current—or polar vortex—that flows clockwise around the continent of Antarctica, with wind speeds of around 155 miles per hour. But due the impacts of climate change, the vortex has been gradually growing faster and faster over the past …
AvatarUSA TODAYAvatarAvatarMar 28The polar vortex above the Arctic has been spinning backwards for weeks. Here's why.verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Eric LagattaAtmospheric scientists were surprised earlier this month to notice that the Arctic's polar vortex reversed its trajectory as it began spinning in the opposite direction. What's more: It has yet to stop. The change occurred around March 4 and is among the six strongest such events since 1979, Amy …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into The Universal Curiosity ShopAvatarAvatarThe Polar Vortex Is Suddenly Swirling Backwardsverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfThat doesn't usually happen. It’s a term that sends chills down the spine (quite literally) of anyone living in the midwest and northeastern U.S.: polar vortex. This large mass of cold air and low pressure usually spins around the arctic, ebbing and flowing throughout the seasons, getting strong in …
AvatarChase Gietterflipped into Climate Change!!!AvatarAvatarPolar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal eventLive Science - By Harry BakerEarlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is …