Here is a glimpse of reality. RECORD SNOW IN AUSTRIA & TURKEY, “UNPRECEDENTED” COLD WAVE IS HITTING SCANDINAVIA, “ZOMBIE FIRES” & HISTORIC TEMP DISPARITY IN RUSSIA, + DMI FAIL TO ANSWER KEY QUESTION DECEMBER 10, 2021 Professor Martin Keeley: “Global warming is indeed a scam, perpetrated by scientists with vested interests, but in need of crash courses in geology, logic and the philosophy of science. It provides the media with a new scare story, which has been picked up by the focus groups and turned into the new religion, offering us hell if we don’t all change our ways.” RECORD SNOW IN AUSTRIA & TURKEY AUSTRIA As reported by thelocal.at, snow levels nationwide are nearing a ten-year high, about to surpass it, with Carinthia suffering power outages due to more a foot+ of freshly fallen snow. In the eastern state of Burgenland, totals surpassed 30cm (a foot) overnight Wednesday; while in the southern state of Carinthia, power outages are impacting homes after 40cm (1.3ft) accumulated — these are heaviest snowfalls (of any month) in nine years. Far higher totals were logged in the mountains, as you’d expect, with 60+cm (2ft) noted up there. In response, Austria’s Centre for Severe Weather has issued its highest alert, in Vorarlberg, East Tyrol and Carinthia–where snow-clearing operations are working nonstop to keep roads open. Even the capital city of Vienna has registered several inches of early season snow this week, which caused disruptions. Looking ahead to the weekend, snow will be persistent in the west. By Saturday morning, snow is expected to have returned to Upper Austria, Salzburg and East Tyrol. TURKEY Heavy snow has also been noted in Europe’s far southeast, particularly in transcontinental Turkey were drifts have reportedly blocked roads and cut off a number of towns and villages from the outside world. Snowstorms have taken hold in Turkey’s eastern and western regions, blocking hundreds of roads, including 43 in Başkale, 11 in Digor, and a further 31 in Erzincan, according to dailysabah.com. Trees covered with snow, Van, Turkey, Dec. 9, 2021. (AA Photo) Trees covered with snow, Van, Turkey, Dec. 9, 2021. (AA Photo) Snow depth has now surpassed 80cm (2.63ft) in Turkey’s higher elevations, thanks to persistent falls which began back in late-Nov/early-Dec: “UNPRECEDENTED” COLD WAVE IS HITTING SCANDINAVIA As reported by softballnews.com, an unprecedented cold wave is hitting Scandinavia, bringing historically cold temperatures for the month of December. The chill is proving so pervasive, and long-lasting, that authorities are advising northern Swede’s to use precautions when venturing outside–and not only because of the intense cold, but also due to heavy snow and high winds which are leading to blizzard conditions. This week, temperatures across large swathes of Sweden tanked well-below -35C (-31F) An astonishing –43.8C was registered in the municipality of Naimakka on Dec 6 — a new all-time December low for not only Sweden, but for Scandinavia as a whole; while a number of other locales also busted Dec lows, including in Karesuando with its -41.9C (-43.4F) on Dec 7 and then its -42C (-43.6F) just a day later, on Dec 8. The only previous occasions when the municipality of Karesuando saw December lows south of -40C (-40F) was back in 1885, 1898, 1915, 1919, 1969, and 1986. Note: Sweden’s lowest-ever temperature remains the -52.6C (-62.7F) set on Feb 2, 1966 in Vuoggatjålme, in the northern province of Lapland — a benchmark I’m not ruling out falling this winter. Scandinavia’s exceptionally cold air is set to linger through the weekend. And heavy snow will accompany the cold, particularly on Sunday, where upwards of 40cm (1.31ft) is forecast for some mountainous regions: Great pics at link.