Record Arctic Melt and Hurricane Sandy....Remember Jennifer Francis from Rutgers?

[Junkdrawer]

Back when the Arctic was in full meltdown I posted a long lecture by Dr. Jennifer Francis of Rutgers:

16 min. Version:

http://climatestate.com/pure-climate-science/item/arctic-amplification-and-extreme-weather.html

Full 1:34 presentation:

http://climatestate.com/pure-climate-science/item/lesson-arctic-sea-ice-decline.html?category_id=47

Deeper troughs in the jet stream... Blocked Fronts....

Jennifer was asked Friday about this:

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Jennifer Francis, a research professor and expert on Arctic climate at Rutgers, recently predicted that the milestone would give rise to “crazy” weather this year, triggered by blocking.

The unusual storm heading toward the east coast this weekend falls in line with that prediction.

“It’s exactly the kind of thing I was talking about,” Francis said. “I can’t say for sure this particular pattern was influenced by the ice loss, but it is certainly the kind of thing we were expecting to see more of.”

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http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20121026/ARTICLE/121029673?p=3&tc=pg

[Lucinda]

1. Thanks for the link...Bookmarking for later.