Snowpocalypse Blizzards on the East Coast

NASA just revealed that global temps for Jan-April were the warmest ever. I guess someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that the "global warming" thing is just a hoax... But heavier snowfall will be a symptom of climate change...if it gets warmer, there will be more evaporation of lakes and seas, and thus more precipitation (that means snow, sleet, etc. to you RIAers.)

i hope it buries all those political bastards

One could claim east-coast bias. . .but just because there's bias doesn't mean it wasn't news. I was locked in for four days. For me, it was a great time. A lot of work, patience, and exercise. I think we need days like this to calm down and take stock of things. I called family, friends, and simply tried new recipes. I miss this storm already. . .

When I moved from Canada four years ago, I did so with a desire to never see snow again. A simple wish, and one I thought that moving to Georgia would fulfill. Ultimately, the joke was on me, as it has snowed at least once every year that I lived in Atlanta. Two or three times this year alone. Makes me nostalgic for my days in the desert. Could be worse though, I could live a few states north of here.

. . . I'd probably rate this a hell of a lot higher if I still lived in Baltimore. Yeah, sure, I miss the snow sometimes: hell, I got engaged when I was snowed in at my now-husband's apartment ( . . . . guess it would've been kinda awkward if I declined! Just kidding). But, I'm glad I'm living in North Florida now. Imagine the energy bills for everyone up there right now!

Snow can be paralyzing and dictate what people do in their daily lives. This storm(s) literally delayed so many things that it's very significant. Areas that typically don't get a lot of snow are ill-equipped but these storms happen so infrequently that it can be hard to decide how to prepare.

It's a big story due to the sheer number of people directly and negatively affected by it. The double whammy seemed a particularly cruel twist. My brother, long a central Jersey denizen, went out and bought a snowblower. I haven't seen my plow guy since mid-January. What I do find humorous is the "discussions" on CNN and the alphabet soup networks (including the four people still tuned in to MSNBC) criticizing "conservatives" for making fun of the "global warming" believers (whom they actually find unfairly mocked) by portraying they're claiming that the snowstorm "proves" that global warming has been reversed. Speaking only for myself, a conservative, that would not be my point. I continue to maintain that "climate change" is a theory. One that is unproven to date, if the theory includes a codicil regarding the rising temperatures being the fault of carbon generation attributable to human activity. With so much doubt cast upon the messengers of the theory (e-mailgate, the ... Read more

Although it's currently 54 degrees and sunny here on the Space Coast, up north these storms have drastically altered people's lives. Note to those who'd use the the blizzards as evidence in the "global warming" debate: Weather isn't climate. UPDATE: I'm no scientist, but I find the idea that melting icecaps could raise sea levels by more than a few inches to be the most absurd item in climate change/global warming theory(s).

This is a very big deal to the states and municipalities that are being hit. Here in the Mid-Atlantic the governments do not have huge budgets for snow removal, and the record snowfall this season has created tens of millions more debt for local governments. Schools and governments have been officially shut down for a week now, which no doubt will create more lost revenue/productivity. Most of those in the private sector as well haven't been able to get into work, so businesses all over these areas are losing money this week as well. I don't think anybody is making out very well with these storms, and I personally have to admit that its a pain in the ass to be on day seven of home confinement.

If it weren't for global warming and the polar ices magically melting at -45 degrees F, they'd really be in deep doo doo. You know, come to think of it, I love global warming...especially around Spring time.

3 stars Here are a couple of pics taken by my mom yesterday in suburban Philadelphia. There has not been this much snow in this place in my lifetime.

So has anyone noticed that D.C. has been shut down for four days? Anybody?

Huge story up North most definitely. But I can't bring myself to give it "5" stars due to the fact that I'm looking outside the window of my office and its 70 degrees and sunny here in Florida. Perfect weather. Who would want to live in DC, NYC or Philly anyways? On another note, I've found that some have found a way to politicize this "snowpocalyse". Some are saying that this disproves the theory of global warming, once and for all. Weather can, in fact, be extremely variable. In fact, I read an article in the paper this morning which discussed the unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver. They're trying to put the finishing touches on their preparations for the Olympics, but they're finding that the weather is too warm up there to hold snow on the ground. They've actually had to ship the snow from Northern Canada to place on the slopes, which are green from all the warm weather. What both sides of this climate change debate miss is that weather is constantly changing an... Read more

Although we haven't seen this much snow in quite awhile,it's not terribly significant.It's a pain in the ass if you have to shovel out your vehicle to go somewhere,or if,like me,you end up having to deal with not just shoveling the snow but removing huge,ice & snow encrusted tree limbs all day,but I still don't feel too bad about my lot,after all,look at those poor Haitians.Now THATS trouble !

I saw a good one on television. It's going to keep on snowing in Washington, D. C., until Al Gore cries "Uncle!"

Incredible time-lapse video of the snowfall. Poor teddy didn't stand a chance: My favorite part is the tree in the background; crumpling like a person weighed down by the world.

Back in January England pretty much ground to a halt for far less snow (it was just the constant melting and refreezing followed by fresh snow which made it dangerous) - I can't even begin to imagine how the people of DC are coping!

Or as they call it where FranksWildYears lives, "Just another July day."

This is a big news story if you're in the mid-Atlantic, or traveling through there. I thought they were joking about this until I saw the weather forecast map.