The Northeast has had virutaully no snow this winter (except for upstate New York, which got pummled with snow). Boston got a dusting, if anything at all....The snowfall seems concentrated in single areas- colorado, and upstate New york- But there is a drought iaccross the pond in the UK as well- Do meteorologists have an answer as to why there has been such an absense of snowfall in most of the country? Is it because of el Nino?
2007-02-13 08:37:09 · 6 answers · asked by OctopusGuy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
this winter is just part of the larger terrifying trend of global warming. remember snowstorms? yeah, i didn't like them either, but shoot, the lack of them is a definate call to arms for us to take global warming seriously.
2007-02-13 09:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by imnotachickenyoureaturkey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The heavy areas of snowfall are seeing such snow because of what is called the "Lake Effect". The Great Lakes are by those areas that are being slammed. Water evaporated from those lakes seed the air with intense moisture, and with the extremely cold upper level atmospheric condititions, it snows like crazy down below.
2007-02-13 08:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably the effects of El Nino. As I am typing, we're getting 9 inches of snow here in Chicago and the rest of the nieghboring Great Lakes area in the Mid-Western states. It's also below freezing cold. I myself prefer heavy snow and winter.
2007-02-13 08:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty sure it's the El Nino
2007-02-13 08:40:49 · answer #4 · answered by Cato 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont speak too soon because its on the way to Massacusetts, and god only knows how much well get so check the weather for tomorrow. I hear were getting ALOT.......bettyk.
2007-02-13 08:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by elisayn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your correct.
2007-02-14 03:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋