We have been hearing a lot of people and politicians throw the phrase “dark winter” around as of late. They ain’t seen no dark winter until they are in Utqiagvik for 66 days starting now.
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THE NON HOT NOVEMBER RAIN IN HISTORY
The winter of 1990-91 was predicted to be cold after a hot November. It was not.
Continue readingHurricane Hell: Two in One week put Gulf States on the edge
Hurricane Hell: Two in One week put Gulf States on the edge
Continue readingThe Groundhog’s predictable prediction
We had one snow storm a few weeks ago that dropped a whopping 3 inches… A storm of so little importance in the scheme of things, but this winter was the most memorable!
The surprise snow squalls in late December were much more dangerous and intense than any ‘storm’ we had since..
This weekend is no different. There were hopeful rumors that a Groundhog Day snow even would blanket Punxsutawney and blend well with the celebrations that the town endures yearly ..
Continue readingThe surprise snowstorm
…there are moments when the weather catches you off guard.. Those surefire times when the rain is pelting your car
Continue readingOn the Eve of our first potential winter event of 2019/20, a tale of winters past.. present, and future
Some of our ancestors who remain present on the planet earth will attest to much worse winters of the past, however.. They will say they had to ‘jump to spat’ at times when they were kids, that the snow was up to the necks and they were still forced to trudge through it to school houses on a secluded country road!
Maybe much of this is hyperbole, but we can look to past headlines to gauge the patterns that once were.. and maybe learn from then to capture a glimpse of life in the patterns of the future..
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