Re: Indian summer in Paris
- From: Earl Evleth <evleth@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:53:50 +0200
On 14/10/05 14:33, in article cc9vk15jb7ooiat2a2tnslc9gnbtu52vg1@xxxxxxx,
"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because global warming has changed the climate. Paris is far hotter
> than it was even ten years ago.
Having lived in Paris for 30 years, and even spent some time here in the
60s, the winters are definitely milder. Snow on the streets of Paris
is rare, and water freezing in the gutters does not occur that
frequently anymore. We know otherwise that the average temperature
year around in France has risen at about twice the rate of global
warming.
******
As for the USA
Forecast of warm winter may be good news for Midwest
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Government forecasters on Wednesday predicted a warmer
than normal winter, offering hope to much of the Midwest and West as concern
grows about the rising costs of heating during cold-weather.
Forecasters predict a warmer than normal winter, offering hope to the
Midwest and West about heating costs.
The National Weather Service said there is a 60% chance of warmer than
normal weather in the Dakotas, southwestern Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, north Texas, northern New Mexico and southern
and eastern Colorado.
States adjoining that area, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii also have
a chance of being warmer than usual.
Most of Minnesota has a 55% chance of a warmer-than-normal winter, although
winter-as-usual was prediced for the Arrowhead region, according to
forecasters.
Other regions could be warmer or cooler than usual but no area was singled
out to be especially cold.
"Even though the average temperature over the three-month winter season is
forecast to be above normal in much of the country, there will still be
bouts of winter weather with cold temperatures and frozen precipitation,"
said NOAA Administrator Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.
The rain and snowfall outlook calls for wetter-than-normal conditions across
most of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and northeastern Texas.
Drier-than-normal conditions are expected across the Southwest from Arizona
to New Mexico.
The forecasters noted that for the sixth year in a row, drought remains a
concern for parts of the Northwest and northern Rockies. Wet or dry
conditions during the winter typically have a significant impact on drought
conditions.
One factor in this winter's weather is the North Atlantic Oscillation, which
can shift the jet stream that helps drive the movement of winter storms, the
forecasters said.
In one phase, the jet stream shifts to the north of its usual position and
the winter weather features relatively warm days over much of the contiguous
U.S. In contrast, during the negative phase the jet stream shifts to the
south, bringing in Nor'easters and more frequent cold air outbreaks and
snowstorms, especially along the East Coast.
The phase of the oscillation is difficult to anticipate more than one to two
weeks in advance.
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