Record Snow For Fort St. John, B.C.; Arabian Snow Persists; Avalanche In Xinjiang; Sea Level Rise Slows; Climate Shift Forced Pacific Islanders East; + BP Course Correct
Recent flattening is real and visible, and it jars with mainstream narratives.
Record Snow For Fort St. John, B.C.
Fort St. John, British Columbia is digging out from a brutal, record-setting start to winter.
More than 67 cm (26.4 inches) of snow has fallen over northeastern B.C. since the beginning of December, nearly triple the region’s monthly average of 26.8 cm (10.6 inches), according to Environment Canada. Daily snowfall records were broken on Dec 10 and Dec 13.
Pacific moisture overrunning the Rockies has been colliding with a firmly entrenched Arctic air mass.
Fort St. John has endured consecutive days of snowfall with no reset, overwhelming clearing capacity and forcing crews into overtime while private contractors are brought in to cope.
The cold is now tightening its grip. Temperatures are expected to plunge below -30C (-22F), with equipment performance and clearing progress increasingly strained in -30C to -40C (-22F to -40F) conditions.
Looking south, while much of the U.S. appears on course for a milder Christmas period, the likes of the Sierra Nevada are set for a snowy pounding. NOAA Blend of Models shows the range receiving a solid 6-12+ feet of snow through Christmas week:
The ‘Polar Vortex’ will retract into its Canadian abode until the New Year, where temperatures will threaten long-standing cold records, particularly across the east.
Arabian Snow Persists
Snow has extended to the Trojena highlands and Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia, with temperatures dropping to -4C (25F).
