Trampa501 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Why, oh why is this being given such coverage on the news channels? Sky are as bad as the Beeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Why, oh why is this being given such coverage on the news channels? Sky are as bad as the Beeb. Because no news happened! Weather is the second best thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 weather is easy...they have pictures, they have weathermen to talk about it, climate change can be discussed, panic buying, people dead and trapped. its got the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Why, oh why is this being given such coverage on the news channels? Sky are as bad as the Beeb.It's snowing on ITV too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Why, oh why is this being given such coverage on the news channels? Sky are as bad as the Beeb. Maybe to make us - well, those of us who haven't suffered flooding - feel better about our own weather? As in, Well, at least we don't have that to cope with. My sister lives in Cambridge, Mass., and at one point last year she had 4 feet of snow piled up outside the door. Had to climb out of a window to shovel it away so the dog could get out. And an American friend who lives in New Hampshire told us back in September that he just could not face another winter like the last. He's a very keen cyclist and for weeks on end he was unable to use his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just to add, weather has been very weird in my sister's neck of the Massachussets woods lately. On Christmas Eve they had a temp of 70 F - unheard of at that time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 EDIT: Unless it's a subliminal message " buy oil". Well, the oil price soared at almost the same time that the mainstream media began warning of this massive storm in the US. Odd really, as increased oil use for heating probably will be negated by tens of millions of car journeys being postponed. How long before some 'expert' points this out on Bloomberg next week and the price of oil plunges again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just to add, weather has been very weird in my sister's neck of the Massachussets woods lately. On Christmas Eve they had a temp of 70 F - unheard of at that time of year. Which kinda explains this massive snowstorm now - above average temps in the US eventually coming into contact with that colder Artic air coming down from Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I am surprised by the flooding. The flooding seems the real crisis in the US currently but it is playing second fiddle to the snow. So many people living near the sea on land that the sea wants back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 No idea why it's making the British news channels. Do they think I care about snow in the US ffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 On the other side of the US the country is falling into the ocean. Look at this drone footage of Pacifica, California. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b60_1453597334 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 On the other side of the US the country is falling into the ocean. Look at this drone footage of Pacifica, California. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b60_1453597334 A bit like parts of the Isle of Wight. http://youtu.be/o4eVL0oPnKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 A chance to show lots of fancy snow clearing equipment, everyone muffled up, big cars snowed up and big shovels - just the thing to get people in the mood to consider buying winter clothes, food and drink stocks, anti freeze and shovels etc in the UK, just in case. If the worst winter ever headlines don't work because it's yet another mild winter (so far) then there's always other back up measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 A chance to show lots of fancy snow clearing equipment, everyone muffled up, big cars snowed up and big shovels - just the thing to get people in the mood to consider buying winter clothes, food and drink stocks, anti freeze and shovels etc in the UK, just in case. If the worst winter ever headlines don't work because it's yet another mild winter (so far) then there's always other back up measures. You mean it's just for shovel salesman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 You mean it's just for shovel salesman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 You mean it's just for shovel salesman? You get the drift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looks like we are going to get 48 to 72 hour of continuous rain this week as a result of this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The last time we had significant snow here, the snowplough was in Freshwater and its lorry was in Newport, 12 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The last time we had significant snow here, the snowplough was in Freshwater and its lorry was in Newport, 12 miles away. Praise your council, for it got it wrong again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 A bit like parts of the Isle of Wight. http://youtu.be/o4eVL0oPnKA Or much of Englands East Coast BTW The US had worse weather in 1977 with 23 Deaths in New York State alone and nearly 2.5 metres of snow ad 40 foot drifts in some spots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_1977 Hundreds died in some past storms http://www.livescience.com/31880-countdown-10-worst-blizzards.html Two and a half foot of snow sounds like a lot but it is not more than the equivalent of 3 inches of rain. To put that in perspective parts of North West England saw between 6 and 12 inches of rain from the storms preceding Christmas 2015. http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/12/28/record-breaking-december-rainfall// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Praise your council, for it got it wrong again! We noticed no difference ; they're yet to get anything right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 it was kind of interesting for the first few years. and I must confess, I didn't reallyrealise how cold/snowy it got in northern japan and china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I am oddly interested in the number of deaths which I think stands at 18 over the weekend. Given we are talking about an American population of 88 million in the affected area, how many would normally have died from shootings, crashes, being obese etc? I would hazard a guess at far more. Therefore the headline should be 'Massive storms save hundreds of lives'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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