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“Many farmers and fruit growers suffered enormous losses.”

#UK: Coldest in 99 years, but MET Office diverts your attention by talking about ‘frostiest’ instead of ‘coldest.’

#GlobalCooling

https://www.iceagenow.info/met-office-downplaying-april-cold/
Another snag for shipping: "there is now an ice layer across most of the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea that is up to 30 cm thick where as in the last few years this area was ice free for October and much of November.
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Russia deploys icebreakers as cold snap catches ships out along the Northern Sea Route

An earlier covering of sea ice in Arctic waters this year compared to many previous years has caught a number of ships out with icebreakers called out to help vessels which have become stuck in the East Siberian Sea.

Local authorities report there are some 20 ships that are either are stuck or struggling to make it across the icy waters of the Northern Sea Route with many vessels facing the prospect of being unable to move for the coming week as icebreakers have many miles to cross to get to them.

Looking at ice maps from the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the Barents Observer, an online newspaper covering the Barents Region and the Arctic, estimates there is now an ice layer across most of the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea that is up to 30 cm thick where as in the last few years this area was ice free for October and much of November.

#GrandSolarMinimum #GlobalCooling
Very interesting to see ‘Little Ice Age’ coming out of the Mirror with respect to their inbound storm:

“I couldn't imagine a better weather pattern for cold weather fans, with forecast models showing a northerly straight from the Arctic next week. There is not likely to be any relief from the freezing temperatures for weeks as it will hang around -2C to -4C for much of the country."
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UK weather forecast: Heavy snow to fall 'for days' as temperatures fall to -12C
The UK is set to have freezing temperatures from the start of next week which are likely to drop to as low as -12C by the end of the month while snow is predicted that will last for days

Brits face freezing temperatures from the start of next week along with several days of snow, which could extend as far south as London.

From there the mercury will fall dramatically and possibly hit -12C by the end of November in what has been called a “little ice age” due to Arctic plumes blowing south.

#GrandSolarMinimum #GlobalCooling

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-forecast-heavy-snow-25503385
Fast onset of ice growth ( #GlobalCooling ! ) results in dozens of cargo vessels stuck in Ice:

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Dozens of ships stuck in Arctic as ice freezes early in reverse of recent warming winters

Shipping firms blame the Russian Met office for a forecast that failed to predict the early ice

More than two dozen cargo vessels are stuck in Russia’s Arctic ice, waiting for ice-breakers to come to their rescue, after an inaccurate forecast from the country’s Met Office.

But this year several segments of the Northern Sea Route froze up about a fortnight earlier than usual, catching many ships unawares.


#GrandSolarMinimum

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/22/dozens-ships-stuck-arctic-ice-freezes-early-reverse-recent-warming/
Latest GFS outputs indicate some serious cold temps and snowfall (up to 1m) coming to Europe — right as France and Germany shutter their nuclear PPs, Russia cuts off the gas, and day-ahead elec prices hit record highs.

Winter is coming. Get ready.

#GrandSolarMinimum #EnergyCrisis #GlobalCooling

https://mkweather.com/gfs-expects-extreme-blizzards-in-europe-regionally-20-70-cm-locally-up-to-1-meter-of-snow-possible/
Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcanic eruption today is significant — and WILL absolutely contribute to #GlobalCooling in the years ahead. This isn’t just about TikTok videos of tsunamis in Santa Cruz.

This was likely a VEI6 — not a VEI7 like Tambora before the “Year without a Summer”— but non-trivial to say the least!
Unprecedented cold spell in Cyprus destroys potato crop:

Potatoes fall victim to war and weather

A frost wave in March is unprecedented.”

It has also proved deadly.
“Approximately 70 per cent of aggregate potato production in Cyprus has been destroyed and the crop left relatively intact is of subpar quality,” he said.

#cyprus #GrandSolarMinimum #GlobalCooling

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/03/27/potatoes-fall-victim-to-war-and-weather/
Blizzard incoming for US, not good for producers:

“farmers are weathering yet another challenge as they prepare for a blizzard that could bring 50 mph winds and up to 30" of snow.
Central North Dakota seems to be the bullseye for the blizzard, with forecasts showing that area could see more than two feet of snow, along with winds that could cause white-out conditions.

“After these calves get 2’ of snow dumped on them and then it stays cold, it's hard,” says Langley. “It's going to be hard to keep them healthy. It's going to be hard to keep things alive.”

#usa #GrandSolarMinimum #GlobalCooling

https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/north-dakota-rancher-braces-crippling-blizzard-could-be-catastrophic-during
I’m hearing from many Iowa corn farmers - heart of our corn belt - and the prognosis is not good.

Recall the analyses I’d shared about USA needing a bumper crop for the world to avoid global shortage. A bumper crop is NOT happening for a number of reasons...

#us #corn #GlobalCooling #GrandSolarMinimum #WeatherWarfare
“Unprecedented” Summer Snow Hits Afghanistan; Similarly In India And Pakistan, Rare Mid-June Freeze Delivers Heavy Snowfall; + Unusual Cold Sweeps Namibia

Unprecedented and heavy snowfall has struck central Afghanistan which, at this time of the year, poses a threat to young livestock and tender crops.

Residents in various towns and villages of Bamyan province have reported snow down to an unusually low elevation, even as the calendar reads summer — unprecedented in at least the last 20 years.

#GlobalCooling #GrandSolarMinimum

https://electroverse.net/unprecedented-summer-snow-hits-afghanistan-india-and-pakistan-unusual-cold-sweeps-namibia/
Greenland's Surface Mass Balance (SMB) explodes far beyond multi-decadal range — media silent!

In other words, adding ice when seasonally it should be melting. This is one of the latest onsets of melt on record.

data: http://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/

#GlobalCooling #GrandSolarMinimum