Friday, March 29, 2013

'Toontime: What Arctic Amplification?

[credit: Adam Zygus, Buffalo News]
Wackydoodle sez: The cold done froze ma' barakets!
Less ice at the top of the world is not just bad for polar bears, but also Americans in the northeast, British and Europeans.  Without substantial ice cover, the jet stream wanders more and dips south bringing cold air with it.  Both the US and UK weather services say the increase in Arctic Ocean temperature is responsible for the increase in snowfall and low spring temperatures.