WKN Weer, Klimaat en Natuurrampen
Lees alles over het onstuimige weer op onze planeet, volg orkanen en tornado's, zie hoe vulkanen uitbarsten en hoe Moeder Aarde beeft bij een aardbeving. Alles over de verwoestende kracht van onze planeet en tal van andere natuurverschijnselen.
Well that was about fuckin' time.quote:Op woensdag 7 februari 2007 21:32 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
There was some relief Wednesday in the Great Lakes region.
Patience is not one of my virtues, neither is memory. Or patience for that matter.
OSWEGO, New York (AP) -- While the northern Plains and Northeast shiver in dangerously cold temperatures, the folks in upstate New York are keeping warm shoveling snow -- lots of snow.
Since Sunday, the small towns of Parish and Mexico have recorded more than 6 feet of snow, and forecasters with the National Weather Service say it isn't over yet.
Another 2 feet or more of heavy lake-effect snow was expected Thursday for the communities along eastern Lake Ontario, and more squalls are likely through the weekend
We're just trying to keep up. It's almost an unreal amount," said Mayor Randy Bateman of Oswego, where 70 inches of snow had fallen by Thursday morning. "We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier."
Five inches per hour
Whiteout conditions -- the snow has been falling at a rate of 5 inches an hour at times -- forced state police to temporarily close Interstate 81 between Central Square and Pulaski, a stretch of about 15 miles.
Travel advisories against unnecessary travel were posted for Oswego and its neighboring counties. Mexico officials renewed a snow emergency declaration, and many government offices were closed.
Schools were closed for a fourth day in Oswego and Mexico.
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(ook leuk videootje van al die sneeuw , en wij klagen al bij 20 centimeter )
Since Sunday, the small towns of Parish and Mexico have recorded more than 6 feet of snow, and forecasters with the National Weather Service say it isn't over yet.
Another 2 feet or more of heavy lake-effect snow was expected Thursday for the communities along eastern Lake Ontario, and more squalls are likely through the weekend
We're just trying to keep up. It's almost an unreal amount," said Mayor Randy Bateman of Oswego, where 70 inches of snow had fallen by Thursday morning. "We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier."
Five inches per hour
Whiteout conditions -- the snow has been falling at a rate of 5 inches an hour at times -- forced state police to temporarily close Interstate 81 between Central Square and Pulaski, a stretch of about 15 miles.
Travel advisories against unnecessary travel were posted for Oswego and its neighboring counties. Mexico officials renewed a snow emergency declaration, and many government offices were closed.
Schools were closed for a fourth day in Oswego and Mexico.
Bron CNN: Volledige Artikel --> http://edition.cnn.com/20(...)eather.ap/index.html
(ook leuk videootje van al die sneeuw , en wij klagen al bij 20 centimeter )
, en wij klagen al bij 20 centimeter 
)
Het noorden van de Verenigde Staten heeft sinds meer dan een week last van bittere kou en verijsde wegen, waardoor al twintig mensen het leven hebben verloren. Maar de meest winterse aanblik toont ongetwijfeld Oswego County in de staat New York. Het district is bedekt onder een 2,5 meter dikke laag sneeuw
Donderdag viel in Oswego County zeven centimeter sneeuw per uur en er is meer sneeuw op komst. De gouverneur heeft de noodtoestand uitgeroepen en alle niet strikt noodzakelijke verkeer is verboden.
"Het was leuk toen het begon, want we hadden in december en januari helemaal geen sneeuw gehad", zei de burgemeester. (novum)
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PARISH, New York — With more than 8 feet of snow already coating the ground, it wasn't good news for this winter-weary region when the blue sky turned gray Saturday, signaling another intense snow squall was about to dump some more.
"This is bad," said 67-year-old Dave DeGrau, who has operated an auto repair shop on Main Street for 45 years. "We had a very easy winter until now. Last fall during hunting season it rained every time I went out. I kept saying 'I'm glad this isn't snow.' Now, it's snow."
Persistent bands of lake-effect snow squalls fed by moisture from Lake Ontario have been swinging up and down this part of central New York along the lake's eastern shore since last Sunday.
The National Weather Service said Parish — about 25 miles northeast of Syracuse — reached a milestone early Saturday with 100 inches of snow during the past seven days. Late Saturday, the total had risen to 110 inches. Unofficial reports pegged totals at 123 inches in Orwell and 122 in Redfield, but those measurements include snow from another storm a couple of days before the current weather system. All three towns are in Oswego County.
A warning in effect until Monday morning said 2 to 4 more feet of snow was possible with wind gusting up to 24 mph.
"That's all we need," Mike Avery said as he took a brief break from loading dump trucks with snow to be hauled to a pile outside town. "It's getting monotonous."
The fluffy new snow was a magnet for snowmobilers, but stopping was out of the question.
"You can't stop or you're done," said Dan Hojnacki, 23, of Syracuse, after he ground to a halt in a field. "I never got stuck until today, and I've been snowmobiling for 10 years."
Residents of the nearby town of Mexico see 5- to 6-foot snowfalls every two or three years, but this time even hardened locals are amazed. The only sign of parked SUVs are their radio antennas or roof racks sticking up above the snow. Front doors are buried and footprints lead to second-story windows. Sidewalks that have been dug out look like miniature canyons.
The state transportation department said 125 workers from elsewhere in the state had been sent in with snow equipment to help.
The region is located along the Tug Hill Plateau, the snowiest region this side of the Rocky Mountains. It's a 50-mile wedge of land that rises 2,100 feet from the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. It usually gets about 300 inches — roughly 25 feet — of snow a year.
The hamlet of Hooker, near the boundaries of Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego counties, holds the state's one-year record with 466.9 inches, about 39 feet, in the winter of 1976-77.
Still, less than a month ago it seemed more like spring.
Gosh, three weeks ago there was green on the ground. We got spoiled," Parish Mayor Leon Heagle said. "This just came fast. This is not normal. God, we can't catch a break. I feel like getting right in the car and driving south, but I'd probably get in trouble."
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Donderdag viel in Oswego County zeven centimeter sneeuw per uur en er is meer sneeuw op komst. De gouverneur heeft de noodtoestand uitgeroepen en alle niet strikt noodzakelijke verkeer is verboden.
"Het was leuk toen het begon, want we hadden in december en januari helemaal geen sneeuw gehad", zei de burgemeester. (novum)
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PARISH, New York — With more than 8 feet of snow already coating the ground, it wasn't good news for this winter-weary region when the blue sky turned gray Saturday, signaling another intense snow squall was about to dump some more.
"This is bad," said 67-year-old Dave DeGrau, who has operated an auto repair shop on Main Street for 45 years. "We had a very easy winter until now. Last fall during hunting season it rained every time I went out. I kept saying 'I'm glad this isn't snow.' Now, it's snow."
Persistent bands of lake-effect snow squalls fed by moisture from Lake Ontario have been swinging up and down this part of central New York along the lake's eastern shore since last Sunday.
The National Weather Service said Parish — about 25 miles northeast of Syracuse — reached a milestone early Saturday with 100 inches of snow during the past seven days. Late Saturday, the total had risen to 110 inches. Unofficial reports pegged totals at 123 inches in Orwell and 122 in Redfield, but those measurements include snow from another storm a couple of days before the current weather system. All three towns are in Oswego County.
A warning in effect until Monday morning said 2 to 4 more feet of snow was possible with wind gusting up to 24 mph.
"That's all we need," Mike Avery said as he took a brief break from loading dump trucks with snow to be hauled to a pile outside town. "It's getting monotonous."
The fluffy new snow was a magnet for snowmobilers, but stopping was out of the question.
"You can't stop or you're done," said Dan Hojnacki, 23, of Syracuse, after he ground to a halt in a field. "I never got stuck until today, and I've been snowmobiling for 10 years."
Residents of the nearby town of Mexico see 5- to 6-foot snowfalls every two or three years, but this time even hardened locals are amazed. The only sign of parked SUVs are their radio antennas or roof racks sticking up above the snow. Front doors are buried and footprints lead to second-story windows. Sidewalks that have been dug out look like miniature canyons.
The state transportation department said 125 workers from elsewhere in the state had been sent in with snow equipment to help.
The region is located along the Tug Hill Plateau, the snowiest region this side of the Rocky Mountains. It's a 50-mile wedge of land that rises 2,100 feet from the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. It usually gets about 300 inches — roughly 25 feet — of snow a year.
The hamlet of Hooker, near the boundaries of Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego counties, holds the state's one-year record with 466.9 inches, about 39 feet, in the winter of 1976-77.
Still, less than a month ago it seemed more like spring.
Gosh, three weeks ago there was green on the ground. We got spoiled," Parish Mayor Leon Heagle said. "This just came fast. This is not normal. God, we can't catch a break. I feel like getting right in the car and driving south, but I'd probably get in trouble."
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quote:"Het was leuk toen het begon, want we hadden in december en januari helemaal geen sneeuw gehad", zei de burgemeester. (novum)
Toch lijkt me dit wel eens een keer wat voor ons landje... gewooon 1 meter...
Het hele land gaat plat... en we zeiken nooit weer bij 20 cm
Het hele land gaat plat... en we zeiken nooit weer bij 20 cm
We zeiken tegenwoordig al over 2 cmquote:Op zondag 11 februari 2007 14:57 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
Toch lijkt me dit wel eens een keer wat voor ons landje... gewooon 1 meter...
Het hele land gaat plat... en we zeiken nooit weer bij 20 cm
There are only two pains in life. The pain of discipline and the pain of regret.
Ze zullen ten oosten van The Great Lakes wel erg blij zijn ja.
Vooral Lake Ontario was deze keer de boosdoener.
Vooral Lake Ontario was deze keer de boosdoener.
Patience is not one of my virtues, neither is memory. Or patience for that matter.
Trouwens, ik was vorig jaar rond deze tijd in het Bayerische Wald. Daar was ook een "schneekatastrophe". Daar lag in sommige dorpen ook 2,5 meter sneeuw, met name rond de Großer Arber. Echt gaaf was dat.
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REDFIELD, New York (AP) -- The lake-effect squalls that have buried parts of upstate New York in nearly 12 feet of snow finally ended Monday, leaving road crews with the task of clearing snow piled as high as street signs.
The squalls pushed along the shore of eastern Lake Ontario, leaving behind up to three inches of new snow before tapering off.
Forecasters warned that another storm system was on the way.
Redfield received 11 feet, 9 inches of snow, but residents were unfazed in a community where the economy thrives on snowmobilers and cross-country skiers. The area receives an annual average of more than 22 feet.
"It's not really anything we'll get excited about," Town Clerk Elaine Verdon said. "It's not an unusual amount. It's just unusual that it fell in such a short period of time."
The town of Parish received 10 feet, while nearly 9 feet fell in the communities of Mexico and Osceola.
A winter storm watch was posted in all of western and central New York for Tuesday night and Wednesday as a new storm approached from the Midwest.
Forecasters said it could bring 8 to 20 inches of snow to upstate New York.
"Unfortunately, they're not going to get much of a breather," said Tom Niziol, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
In Redfield, officials don't have to worry about snow removal.
"Out here, we'll just leave it in piles and wait for it to melt. It's not like a city where it would be in someone's way," Verdon said.
But for larger communities, clearing the snow is more of a challenge. State officials have given some highway departments permission to dump the snow in open water if necessary. Other towns haul it to a central location.
"There's just too much snow to leave in place. It makes it dangerous to walk and to drive," said Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
In Oswego, which received 85 inches, the city carts snow to a two-acre reservoir, where it's piled into one big mound. Last year, the pile did not entirely melt until July.
"With all the snow we've gotten, that snow mound might be there all summer into next winter," Bateman quipped.
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en dan nog even een zoekplaatje.. Zoek de auto
The squalls pushed along the shore of eastern Lake Ontario, leaving behind up to three inches of new snow before tapering off.
Forecasters warned that another storm system was on the way.
Redfield received 11 feet, 9 inches of snow, but residents were unfazed in a community where the economy thrives on snowmobilers and cross-country skiers. The area receives an annual average of more than 22 feet.
"It's not really anything we'll get excited about," Town Clerk Elaine Verdon said. "It's not an unusual amount. It's just unusual that it fell in such a short period of time."
The town of Parish received 10 feet, while nearly 9 feet fell in the communities of Mexico and Osceola.
A winter storm watch was posted in all of western and central New York for Tuesday night and Wednesday as a new storm approached from the Midwest.
Forecasters said it could bring 8 to 20 inches of snow to upstate New York.
"Unfortunately, they're not going to get much of a breather," said Tom Niziol, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
In Redfield, officials don't have to worry about snow removal.
"Out here, we'll just leave it in piles and wait for it to melt. It's not like a city where it would be in someone's way," Verdon said.
But for larger communities, clearing the snow is more of a challenge. State officials have given some highway departments permission to dump the snow in open water if necessary. Other towns haul it to a central location.
"There's just too much snow to leave in place. It makes it dangerous to walk and to drive," said Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
In Oswego, which received 85 inches, the city carts snow to a two-acre reservoir, where it's piled into one big mound. Last year, the pile did not entirely melt until July.
"With all the snow we've gotten, that snow mound might be there all summer into next winter," Bateman quipped.
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en dan nog even een zoekplaatje.. Zoek de auto
Wat ik nou niet begrijp he is dat de VS over de meeste geavanceerde technologie
van de wereld beschikt als we praten over kennis en militair materieel en toch staan
ze met regelmaat in hun hemd als het gaat om de meest simpele logistieke zaken.
Is het nou pure onwil of gewoon luiheid/gemak of simpelweg nonchalance?.
neem al hun electricteits-netwerk,in NL is alles onder de grond,in de VS boven
de grond met alle gevolgen van dien dus.
Wat ik nou niet begrijp he is dat de VS over de meeste geavanceerde technologie van de wereld beschikt als we praten over kennis en militair materieel en toch staan
ze met regelmaat in hun hemd als het gaat om de meest simpele logistieke zaken.
Is het nou pure onwil of gewoon luiheid/gemak of simpelweg nonchalance?.
neem al hun electricteits-netwerk,in NL is alles onder de grond,in de VS boven
de grond met alle gevolgen van dien dus.
Geweldig zeg.
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
And Prince is still here!
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
And Prince is still here!
Ben je zelf wel eens aangenaam verrast door twee meter sneeuw in een paar dagen?quote:Op dinsdag 13 februari 2007 13:51 schreef sanni het volgende:
Wat ik nou niet begrijp he is dat de VS over de meeste geavanceerde technologie
van de wereld beschikt als we praten over kennis en militair materieel en toch staan
ze met regelmaat in hun hemd als het gaat om de meest simpele logistieke zaken.
Is het nou pure onwil of gewoon luiheid/gemak of simpelweg nonchalance?.
neem al hun electricteits-netwerk,in NL is alles onder de grond,in de VS boven
de grond met alle gevolgen van dien dus.
En bij nieuwbouw ligt alle bekabeling trouwens onder de grond, de oudere wijken hebben inderdaad nog kabels boven de grond.
Maar goed, ik begrijp dat je deze extreme situaties niet kent.
Praten over logistiek als de ene blizzard na de andere met -40C over je heen komt.
Patience is not one of my virtues, neither is memory. Or patience for that matter.
Valt me idd nog mee dat de post het nog doet, en de winkels nog open zijnquote:Op dinsdag 13 februari 2007 17:33 schreef popolon het volgende:
Praten over logistiek als de ene blizzard na de andere met -40C over je heen komt.
In Nederland stopt dat al bij 50cm sneeuw.
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quote:Op dinsdag 13 februari 2007 13:51 schreef sanni het volgende:
Wat ik nou niet begrijp he is dat de VS over de meeste geavanceerde technologie
van de wereld beschikt als we praten over kennis en militair materieel en toch staan
ze met regelmaat in hun hemd als het gaat om de meest simpele logistieke zaken.
Is het nou pure onwil of gewoon luiheid/gemak of simpelweg nonchalance?.
neem al hun electricteits-netwerk,in NL is alles onder de grond,in de VS boven
de grond met alle gevolgen van dien dus.
3 meter sneeuw is niet met logistiek op te lossen hoor
The line is a dot to you!
Even rechtstreeks ooggetuigenverslag uit de VS (Columbus Ohio): het sneeuwt en ijzelt hier sinds gisteren; inmiddels ligt er zo'n 30 cm sneeuw. De universiteit was gisteren en vandaag gesloten en er vliegen vrijwel geen vliegtuigen meer. Op straat was iedereen bezig sneeuw te scheppen en auto's te ontdooien. Maar de sneeuw ligt nog niet zo hoog dat er geen auto's meer kunnen rijden, hoewel het wel erg rustig is op straat.
Hopelijk is alles de 23e weer enigszins normaal, want ik heb voor dan een weekendje New York geboekt
Hopelijk is alles de 23e weer enigszins normaal, want ik heb voor dan een weekendje New York geboekt
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.
(Nu.NL) WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Zware sneeuwstormen hebben woensdag in het noordoosten van de Verenigde Staten chaos veroorzaakt. In de hoofdstad Washington moesten de twee belangrijkste luchthavens sluiten. Op de drie grote vliegvelden van New York werden honderden vluchten uit voorzorg geschrapt.
Talrijke scholen in het getroffen gebied gingen niet open. Automobilisten die zich op de ondergesneeuwde wegen waagden, bleven in lange files steken.
Valentijn
Vanwege de storm worden vele Valentijnskado's te laat of zelfs helemaal niet geleverd. "De mensen moeten begrijpen dat als wij nu de straat op gaan om de bestellingen af te leveren, we grote kans lopen deze barre weersomstandigheden niet te overleven."
Talrijke scholen in het getroffen gebied gingen niet open. Automobilisten die zich op de ondergesneeuwde wegen waagden, bleven in lange files steken.
Valentijn
Vanwege de storm worden vele Valentijnskado's te laat of zelfs helemaal niet geleverd. "De mensen moeten begrijpen dat als wij nu de straat op gaan om de bestellingen af te leveren, we grote kans lopen deze barre weersomstandigheden niet te overleven."
Kijk, dat is dan niet zo erg.quote:Op donderdag 15 februari 2007 01:51 schreef indahnesia.com het volgende:
Huppakee, weg Valentijn
Patience is not one of my virtues, neither is memory. Or patience for that matter.
Als er zo'n laagje ijs op zit, werkt dat juist beschermend...quote:Op zondag 14 januari 2007 23:16 schreef popolon het volgende:
Van nu.nl:
Californie - Landbouwers vrezen gevolgen voor het citrusfruit. De oogst van sinaasappels, mandarijnen en citroenen vertegenwoordigt een waarde van bijna een miljard dollar.
oops, da's een pijnlijke tegenslag.
Als er in Nederland een late vorstperiode is, besproeien ze de bloesems van de fruitbomen, zodat zich er een laagje ijs op vormt... Op die manier blijft het beschermd tegen hevige vorst en koude wind. Maar ik weet niet of dat ook goed werkt op de vruchten...
Bestiality sure is a fun thing to do. But I have to say this as a warning to you:
With almost all animals you can have a ball, but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.
With almost all animals you can have a ball, but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.
