Not even hurricanes. Just regular coastal storms will lead to major coastal flooding
Florida will be the first to go. It'll be nothing but a sea of red hats by then
Definitely smells like a ratter given historic context but we've also had a -4 AO and no snowfall this month, which hasn't happened before.
Not sure precedent applies as much anymore
Easy explanation to crappy pattern. It's not enough anymore that NAO/AO is very negative.
We need a strong PNA due to warmer SSTs causing stronger ridging east of New England and more south based blocks.
This is more true for 1st half of winter. This is why Decembers have sucked over the last 10-12 years and why Jan-March have seen better patterns.
NAO block was too far south, which allowed it to link with SE ridge at times and there wasn't much of a PNA to counteract it.
That's why this month sucked. Simple explanation
A good PNA ridge is becoming a most for winter particularly in December