Ready for some cooler weather?

Russ Steele

There has been a  strong explosive eruption of the Bezymianny volcano on Kamchatka Peninsula last night raising the alert code to RED for the region.

Preliminary reports indicate the ash  billowing to least to 33,000 feet. The volcano's activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft, and climate according to experts.

Bezymianny was thought to be dormant before the major eruption of 1955/56. That eruption may have played a role in the turn to colder weather in the late 1950s.  High latitude volcanos have had a impact on the northern hemisphere climate in the past. The question is, are we in for a repeat. Stay tuned.

Here is a local temperature plot for Grass Valley and Nevada City.  Note the dip in 1955/1956//1957 in both plots.