Strange Weather

[agstar77]

Low pressure weather bomb in the Pacific is causing way above normal temp for prairies 2 weeks in Jan. This is nice but disconcerting.

[Guest]

will we be able to snorkel in the "river saskatchewan" in january ?
or more climatard propaganda ?
winters here no different than 55 yrs ago

[LEP]

will we be able to snorkel in the "river saskatchewan" in january ?
or more climatard propaganda ?
winters here no different than 55 yrs ago

Exactly. I was in New Zealand and Australia 37 years ago and phoned home in February and it was warmer at home than it was in New Zealand.

[jazz]

Love it. Bring on the global warming.

[agstar77]

This is nice until it isn't. There are implications for pests and diseases if this becomes the norm.

[Sheepwheat]

Minus 20 here. I look forward to a bit of nicer weather.

[Guest]

This is nice until it isn't. There are implications for pests and diseases if this becomes the norm.

are you in canada ? winter started here last week of october , same as last three
try and do your own research

[Guest]

Low pressure weather bomb in the Pacific is causing way above normal temp for prairies 2 weeks in Jan. This is nice but disconcerting.

that idiot phillips was calling for warmer than normal nov/dec . why doesn't someone question those quacks after the fact ?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

"Strange weather", and speculation about future pests isn't particularly scientific.
Have you sifted through the weather records?
Is this completely without precedent in your area?
If there is precedent within Modern recorded history, What were the consequences in previous events?

If your goal of this post was to convince the rest of us to take this threat as seriously as you do, Then prefacing it with the above mentioned research results would be a very good start.

[Guest]

its amazing AF5, they just don't stop, it will be baa, baa, baaa, all the way to the slaughterhouse
chances are they will still be spouting their horseshit propaganda when the knife slits their throat

[jazz]

that idiot phillips was calling for warmer than normal nov/dec . why doesn't someone question those quacks after the fact ?

Not sure where you are case but he was right about our area. we have had a very mild Nov Dec and into January now.

But thats just weather to me. Its not indicative of any long term pattern. In a planet with a 4B yr history, even a million yrs can be classified as a weather event.

[Blaithin]

are you in canada ? winter started here last week of october , same as last three
try and do your own research

A weather pressure system blocking arctic air from descending from the Arctic isn’t really a reflection of anything beyond it’s a pressure system blocking something, so don’t assume I’m saying it’s a sign of impending doom but...

Winter starting in October really has next to nothing to do with pests surviving the winter. One could tell you to do your own research as well. Many pests - insects, fungus, disease - require lengthy cold spells to keep them in check. Just look at Rusty’s. At a consistent -10 grain temp they can live for weeks and weeks. If you don’t get a prolonged cold they don’t suffer serious mortality. Even if it dips to -30, if you have a bin of Rusty’s they don’t care until it’s been -30 for a few days. To kill them fast you have to really expose them to the cold temperature which is why guys core bins or turn on the air. Pine Beetles are another example that haven’t been experiencing the required length of cold weather to really dent their numbers, so they’re spreading. A handful of shockingly cold days is not enough to eliminate pests evolved for the cold.

We as humans, out and about outside, can feel like cold is cold and it’s been cold forever. But when it comes to pests dug in to survive the winter, cold isn’t cold, they need cold for looonnngg or they need extreme cold. And this year, it has not been cold here. The odd overnight low with a windchill that makes it feel like -28 is not going to have been enough considering most days aren’t even below -12.