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Be more prepared to describe what’s happening outside your window. An unusual kind of thunderstorm with snow falling instead of rain. It typically falls in regions of strong upward motion within the cold sector of an extra-tropical cyclone.
A soft snowflake coated in frost that looks more like sleet than snow. That frost is called rime ice and is the same stuff stuck to trees and grass after a bout of freezing fog. Catch one if you can!
An area of low pressure hangs out in polar regions, but sometimes this wide expanse of swirling cold air strays a little bit too far from its home up North. Part of it can break off and migrate southward, bringing all of that cold air with it.
Credited to blogger Greg Swan in April 2007 as a satirical response to local media’s coverage of a lackluster Minneapolis storm. First published in the popular press in Canada during January 2009. Interchangeable terms include Snowzilla, Snowpocalypse, or Superstorm.
This phenomenon occurs when a midlatitude cyclone rapidly intensifies, dropping at least 24 millibars over 24 hours. (A millibar measures atmospheric pressure.) For example, when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, then BLAMMO! You have the formation of a rapidly strengthening weather system.
H OM E R EM EDIES
We all know the dreaded symptoms. The scratchy throat. The runny nose. The stuffy head. A cold is coming and gosh, darn it, you will not be decimated by it. Not this year! Try one or more of the remedies below. BUMBLEBEE REMEDY: Have a heaping spoonful of Stewart Honey’s award-winning raw honey infused with organic raw garlic. Both main ingredients are said to have quick-acting healing properties. You may not feel kissable after, but you just may feel better! 613-525-0402 SOUPER COMFORT Comfort yourself with a steaming hot bowl of Seaway Valley Soup’s Curry Lentil soup. It couldn’t be easier—just dump the ingredients into chicken stock, simmer, then sip and slurp to your heart’s content! jimdales69@gmail.com TEA IT UP Brew up a steaming cup of Kick That Cold Tea. This warming tea is a spicy blend of lemongrass leaves, citrus, apple pieces, cinnamon bits, hibiscus petals, cardamom, clove and ginger.
FIRE BREATHING DRAGON Mix a small pinch of cayenne pepper in an ounce of orange juice. Shoot it. (If needed, follow with a glass of milk or slice of bread to cut the burn.) PUCKER UP Swallow a few spoonfuls of raw apple cider vinegar. Can be diluted with a bit of hot water and some maple syrup to make it more palatable. MUSTARD PLASTER Mix 2 tbsp dry mustard with 4 tbsp flour; add enough water to make a paste. Spread the paste on thin cotton or cheesecloth; fold and place it on your chest. Leave on no longer than 20 minutes, checking skin often for blisters. This one is definitely “Try at your own risk”.
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