Mover Mike

I posted  recently  Cold And Snow On Tap For Northwest?

Now we have some more evidence for a colder winter. The National Weather Service’s Winter Outlook for Wisconsin calls for colder and snowier.  What does that have to do with Oregon?  Just this: “…the Arctic Oscillation, also could cause drastic swings this winter, according to the NWS.

“The Arctic Oscillation brings cold air from Canada into the U.S., and can cause short-term cold and snowy conditions.”The evolving La Nina will shape this winter,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, in a new release. “There is a wild card, though. The erratic Arctic Oscillation can generate strong shifts in the climate patterns that could overwhelm or amplify La Nina’s typical impacts.”

Brace yourself.  Cliff High of Half Past Human says it will be a “Legendary” winter.  “Fifty years from now we’ll be talking about the winter of 2011-2012.”

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