Recent reports regarding giant-sized snowballs appearing along the Siberian coastline had experts concerned and warned that it could have some very freezing consequences for the United States.
These frozen balls were reported to measure about three feet each and were scattered and stretched across an 11-mile section of coastline near the village of Nyda, Siberia, which sits right above the Arctic Circle.
How the snowballs came to be
The village administrator told the media that these snowballs came into the formation during the late October when the Gulf of Ob rose up onto land and covered the beach in ice. As the water retreated, the remainder of the ice chunks started rolling over, creating snowballs that constantly grew and grew in size until they were able to reach gigantic proportions.
Siberia is going to be extra chilly this time around
Siberia is on the verge towards its coldest point for the year, and snow is covering at the highest level since 1998. Additionally, the bizarre weather in the freezing Russian region could also have some consequences for the US, according to reports.
Siberian Snow could reach the U.S.
Some meteorologists used some Siberian snow cover levels in October to convey just how weather patterns are anticipated to be forming right across the United States. They are believing that the heavy snow showing up this early could indicate much heavier snowfall in the Northern parts of America and Western Europe this coming winter season.
(Extreme) Winter is coming
A lot of weather forecasters predict a much harsher winter for much of the U.S.A, which would include an untimely return of the dreaded polar vortex, which diverts cold Arctic air into the U.S. Judah Cohen of the Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts, predicts a strangely cold winter for the eastern and two-thirds of the middle of the nation, especially around the east of the Mississippi River.
According to Cohen's research
Cohen's research is funded by the National Science Foundation and is closely monitored by meteorologists. This research strongly links NA's winter weather towards the Siberian snow cover in October. He gave warnings that the Polar Vortex is on the move and is unusually early this year, and could possibly strike the US in January.
