Aug 20th, 2008 | Weather survey

The Farmers' Almanac says this winter "is going to be catastrophic for millions of people."


The Farmers' Almanac says "Numb's the word" about upcoming winter temperatures, predicting that at least two-thirds of the U.S. will experience below-average cold. 

"This is going to be catastrophic for millions of people," said editor Peter Geiger, adding that high fuel costs will be a factor. 

Maine Today reports: "The almanac predicts above-normal snowfall for the Great Lakes and Midwest, especially during January and February, and above-normal precipitation for the Southwest in December and for the Southeast in January and February. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions should be getting an unusually wet or snowy February."

The National Weather Service, however, predicts above-average temps for most of the country.  The Farmers' Almanac claims an 80-85% accuracy rate with its forecasts, publishing for 192 years.



The Farmers Almanac says this winter is going to be catastrophic for millions of people.


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Poll tags:Weather, Farmers Almanac, Winter, Snow, Rain, Environment, Nature, America, Extreme Weather, Severe Weather, Cold, Fuel, Gas, Inflation

 
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Officeshrew
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Alabama, United States

posted Aug 21st, 2008 at 09:54 CDT

LINKfrom the article: An expert from the National Autonomous University of Mexico predicted that in about ten years the Earth will enter a "little ice age" which will last from 60 to 80 years and may be caused by the decrease in solar activity.---------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ---------that particular article also states that a recent collapse of a bridge in the south american glacier  was due to pressure exerted on the water ice and was not caused by global warming as some would have usz believe...the earth has warmed and cooled many times over it's lifetime, many billions of years....and for some man/woman/human to declare that it is humans causing the problem must not realize they are a spec of dust compared to natural events and occurences in this vast universe...

Philgtaylor
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Australia

posted Aug 20th, 2008 at 22:50 CDT

Climatology is an inexact science. There are too many variables, and human activity (long term AND short term) makes things far more unpredictable. Therefore, even the most eminent scientists can and will get things wrong. In this case, the Almanac meteorologists or the Weather Service meteorologists ( or both) will get it wrong.

 
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