A prolonged cold snap across the Korean peninsula the second half of January impacted energy prices and food production across North and South Korea. A news report out of North Korea stated the isolated nation was suffering its harshest winter in decades. A Japanese media outlet reported that temperatures across North Korea were below freezing for 40 consecutive days, marking the longest cold snap since 1945. In South Korea, fears of an increased energy demand prompted government officials to ask residents to wear long johns to work to allow thermostats to be set lower. The South Korean government also put in place energy saving plans that included banning decorative lighting and limiting elevator use in public buildings.In addition, related to extreme weather, did you hear or read about the recent 'frost quakes' in the midwest last week? Apparently, several media outlets near the events wrote about the quakes. Here's one that I chose:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-midwestfrostquake,0,5406473.story
One more from the extreme weather archives for January:
The map above represents what took place during the week of January 24-30. At least 30" rain fell in some parts of the region, obviously causing some widespread flooding that displaced tens of thousands of people.
Thanks to one of my favorite Web sites for the image, Earth Observatory, as they show us how NASA participates in the evaluation of global weather.
Ok. One more extreme weather location. Here's another favorite of mine:
http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php
Here's a sample screen shot from today. Wow! Over 100 mph winds and dangerous wind chills:
I'll be posting some more extreme weather events that have taken place since December 2010. Keep checking back in because some of these events include record-setters here in the United States.
In the meantime, enjoy the nice warmup for this week. I'll be posting additional thoughts about our change in weather for next week, soon. Have a nice Tuesday.
MS
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