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2010-01-05 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Briton pulled alive from Swiss avalanche as record freezing weather grips Europe, North America and Asia

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Ala WORLD NEWS > the SUN may see MINIMAL AURORA/AURORAL ACTIVITY in 2010.

* SAME > THE SUN HAD THE STRANGEST WEATHER OF ALL LAST YEAR.

* RUMORMILLNEWS > PLANET X: THE SUN INHALING FOR A MAJOR BLOW!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-01-05 00:33|| na 2010-01-05 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Anybody know where the Goracle is? Usually, he's just affecting the weather in one spot, now it looks like everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere is getting hammered.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2010-01-05 07:03|| 2010-01-05 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Took some time for the weather to catch up with the concentration of AlGor clones in Copenhagen.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-01-05 07:48|| 2010-01-05 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Al's hometown is Carthage TN, the local Natl Weather Service announcement as of about 9am CST today is:

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon.
* main impact... 2 to 4 inches of snow accumulation... followed by
blowing and drifting snow. The snowfall will stick to Road surfaces with no melting... and strong northwest winds will cause
a period of blowing and drifting snow. This will cause travel problems or delays across the mid state.

* Other impacts... another surge of Arctic air will move into the mid state in the wake of the system and will drive temperatures into the single digits Friday night... with wind chill readings below zero.

Posted by lord garth 2010-01-05 11:10|| 2010-01-05 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 The Alps look like Disneyland, with their well-marked and well-maintained trails, and lack of nanny-police. Speaking from personal experience, it's a great way to get yourself killed if you do stupid things.

Posted by Perfesser 2010-01-05 11:35|| 2010-01-05 11:35|| Front Page Top

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