Bone-chilling cold expected to stay in GTA

REnind me again about the global warming. My theremometer hasn't gotten the news.

We're getting record breaking cold in the states. Plenty of places have NEVER been as cold as they are today.

So how does that fit with global warming? Hmmm?

34 degrees in New Zealand though. How does that fit with your imminent ice age?

Zip, come on. Its only in this hemisphere

The Netherlands is cold and snowy too (not normal), althoug we here have at least a foot of snow less than this time last year (maybe even 2 ft) and temps above 0, which is totally abnormal.

Edit: It is +4 and raining.

It's so freakin cold here, I cold cut diamonds with my nipples

True Brenda, in fact, I think Zip knows this, but recently the AO (arctic oscillation) went strongly negative. This is expected to cool the North (I think I heard somewhere, it's effect would North and East of the Rockies).

News to me. Vancouver is pretty warm, though not remarkably so.

Yeah the lack of effect to the West Coast is expected, I think.

Here's a couple of explanations of what to expect from a negative AO from Watts with links to others, like AccuWeather, and NSIDC.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/30/m ... ap-coming/

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/28/t ... -negative/

Just fine considering it's summertime in NZ.

Call me when it's January and 34C somewhere in Canada, okay?

These are pretty standard temps for Christchurch in the summer. Not even close to 34 C, and I'd have to say the actual temps are quite cool.

A temperature that warm is unusual even on the North Island, which usually enjoys temps in the mid 20s for highs and 8 - 12 for lows. As far as I'm concerned it has perfect weather.

A friend of mine in Atlanta wrote me today saying they could get an inch or so of snow starting Thursday. She's going shopping tomorrow to stock up on groceries just in case their stranded in the house for a few days.

Don't you know that cooling is caused by man made global warming? Just like famine, disease and war.

Just fine considering it's summertime in NZ.

Call me when it's January and 34C somewhere in Canada, okay?

And, likewise, it's winter in Canada.

Oh, I just typed "warm weather" or something into google news. You'll just about always find somewhere with unseasonably warm temperature. Or cold. Or wet. Or dry. World's a big place.