Arctic sea ice has melted over two and a half decades; more moisture became available to fall as snow over the continents especially Siberia where it has steadily increased creating amplifying an unusually large dome of cold air next to the mountains, and standing waves in the atmosphere, just as a bigger rock in a stream increases the size of the waves of water flowing by. So, the jet stream begins to flow north to south |
Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.nytimes.com
I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)