Northpole temperatures above freezing; while Europe bitterly cold

[Chromatislaps 34,854]

9 minutes ago, CrazyMonster said:

I’m in Paris and it’s freezing. We’re almost in March! 

back before the 1980s it was pretty normal to have freezing temperatures up till late March/early April  

and as shitty as that sounds, it is pretty important, cuz it held insect populations in check

[The Child 18,997]

14 minutes ago, Derpplause said:

back before the 1980s it was pretty normal to have freezing temperatures up till late March/early April  

and as shitty as that sounds, it is pretty important, cuz it held insect populations in check

Everything that includes holding insect populations in check is great for me!

Maybe the earth is going back to a normal cycle?

[Chromatislaps 34,854]

1 minute ago, CrazyMonster said:

Everything that includes holding insect populations in check is great for me!

Maybe the earth is going back to a normal cycle?

nope, usually the northpole only has "melting periods" in the summer, but this time it is happening in winter...which is absolutely a sign something is wrong. This can change the sea currents in short/long term...change climates world wide. And this has major repercussions for ecosystems but also agriculture...expect more food scarcity and water shortages in more regions of the world

[ryanripley 86,575]

1 hour ago, Unbeweavable said:

I just had to walk home a mile in it  I slipped on ice and life flashed before my eyes

gurl i apologize but this made me giggle 

[Mus 7,883]

Meanwhile, I’m melting here in Rio 

[Raga 338]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-43202018

"UK weather: Snow causes disruption"
"The Met Office has issued Scotland's first red snow warning - meaning there is a risk to life and people should take immediate action to keep safe."

I've been reading reports the whole day and to be honest I am confused.. They are stressing on how serious the situation is, how there is even risk to life, but at the same time just up to 20 cm of snow is expected till Friday and the average temperature is -5 C. So why the red warning?  I know that in the UK it doesn't snow often, yet it's not like this is a tropical country...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/925310/UK-snow-weather-forecast-panic-buying-supermarket-food

"Supermarket shelves EMPTY as UK shoppers panic buy" and this! 

I am in Edinburgh rn and honestly I don't think it is that bad... maybe it's because I come from a country where these weather conditions are nothing unusual.

Spoiler

we've had to beg to leave school and go home when it was -15C and triple the amount of snow 

 

[PopMonstre 628]

Honestly sometimes it feels like we're living in the end times. We gotta do something or we won't be here in the future at all...

[Jeroen Bloeming 2,337]

I'm in The Netherlands. It's -10°C. Somebody send help

[Torsoface 3,262]

18 hours ago, ryanripley said:

it's literally -6 celcius here, please end my suffering

Boohoo, it's -22C here rn

 

[TheWitness 3,630]

Well I’ve a week off school so I’m happy 

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

Could be the magnetic north is shifting...

[Wixson 5,004]

-15°C currently. I haven't gone out in three days. This is ****ing insane!