Roughly a month ago, meteorologists began warning that the Eastern United States was headed for another brutally cold winter. It was the kind of story that many saw as “click-bait,” enticing people to watch online videos before getting a good weather scare. #-ad_banner-#Where I live, in New York’s Hudson Valley, temperatures were quite balmy as I kept hearing about the coming “Polar Vortex.” I made a mental note to check back in on the topic in early November, when we would have a much clearer read on the issue. Well, the facts are in and the pundits were right, it’s… Read More
Roughly a month ago, meteorologists began warning that the Eastern United States was headed for another brutally cold winter. It was the kind of story that many saw as “click-bait,” enticing people to watch online videos before getting a good weather scare. #-ad_banner-#Where I live, in New York’s Hudson Valley, temperatures were quite balmy as I kept hearing about the coming “Polar Vortex.” I made a mental note to check back in on the topic in early November, when we would have a much clearer read on the issue. Well, the facts are in and the pundits were right, it’s going to be another bleak winter. And last winter’s natural gas spike appears set for an encore. The Siberian Connection Roughly a year ago, I noted an uncanny correlation between the amount of autumnal snow pack in Siberia and winter temperatures in the Eastern United States. As I wrote then, nine of the 10 coldest winters in the eastern portion of the country were the result of this weather anomaly. Last winter’s subsequent deep freeze makes it 10 for 11. Sadly, the just-released numbers portend a coming winter that will again be quite frigid. For a bit… Read More