Despite the chance of wet snowflakes showing up this weekend, the prospects for something resembling winter drama around here continue to grow dimmer.
While Eastern Europe undergoes a brutal winter siege, with talk of snow even in Rome, winter is having trouble reaching the rumor stage in Philadelphia, the Midatlantic, and the Northeast.
In its daily weather briefing, the Commodities Weather Group, in Washington, noted that the most-recent European monthly forecast should be close to the heart or energy consumers -- but more like a stake in same for snow prospects.
Forecaster Matt Rogers said the European weeklies "put the lid back on any bubbling of thoughts" about a cold flip in February.
We have mentioned the incredibly warm winter of 1931-32, which makes this one look like it belongs in Eastern Europe.
That year it finally did get cold the second week in March, and the biggest snow of the season, 4.7 inches, fell on March 21, the first full day of spring.
As usual when we experience a mild winter am I supposed to feel the dread of global warming and the end of days as we know it?— RufusG- All evidence, all averages and a majority of scientists say we are impacting our environment. If anybody can view the non-winter on the east coast as anything other than confirmation of climate change occurring (sped up with our help), Delusional is your middle name.— cohort
- so then last winter was global cooling? — Mottz
- Cohort we are experiencing a mild winter and you call it global warming, Europe is getting a devastating winter...you would call that? Mother Earth is a living thing, guess what, weather changes over time. Its either heating or cooling, never constant. Hysterical to think "man" can stop or control that.— Mottz
- Please.....look at the Winter of 2009-10 and 2010-11. We had record cold, snowfalls, and weeks at a time where the temperature did not rise to 32 degrees. This Winter is actually a repeat of several Winters we have encountered since records have been kept. Nothing at all to do with global warming. If you believe that, explain the two Winters I mentioned above, and the brutal Winter this years of Europe and our Alaska. Sad that cohort has to resort to childish name calling. Right ont RufusG and Mottz.— Bob H
- Mottz, Bob H: Americans are so cute when they think they understand something.— agamemnon
- we earned it. enjoy it. records have only been around since the mid 19th c which is an insignificant time period in geological terms.it is generally impossible to destroy the earth, only to destroy ourselves.— dreinterests
- The first half of your comment is ignorant beyond belief: we have many ways of measuring the climate in the past. However, your second point is germane, and that is the real problem. — agamemnon
- I hate this weather. Winter is supposed to be COLD. Can't stand the heat and humidity and I dread summer weather...UGH! Hope we get at least a few days of good stiff cold before spring starts...
— catharine_christian_carpenter - agamemnon, great reply. No real substance to back anything up. Can you explain your position or no?— Mottz
- So, you have given up on this winter eh?.. please check on those snow totals from our local forecasters, and has there be an update from Hurricane what's his name yet?— STEVE5444
Tony Wood has been writing about the atmosphere for The Inquirer for 26 years.- Read Tony's columns here.
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