Aomori's Heaviest Snowfall In 80 Years; Arctic Cold Reaches Florida; Europe Forecast Polar Plunge; Antarctica's Deep Summer Freeze; + Massive Sunspot

A massive sunspot is rotating into position, already firing off multiple X-class flares...

Aomori’s Heaviest Snowfall In 80 Years

By Sunday afternoon, snowfall had pushed beyond 180 cm (71 in) at Aomori, Japan.

This has been confirmed by the JMA as the city’s heaviest accumulation in 80 years.

The depth and persistence of the snow exceed anything seen in the modern local record, overwhelming transport and daily life across Aomori Prefecture.

Arctic Cold Reaches Florida

A powerful Arctic outbreak drove record cold deep into the southeastern US over the weekend, pushing freezing temperatures into Florida and delivering blizzards along the Carolina coast.