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The Non-Snow Day That Isn't

It's not a snow day, except that it pretty much is.

By RTH Staff
Published February 05, 2014

Snowfall is finally starting to taper off in Hamilton after a steady accumulation that started late last night. However, the City's Public Health Department has issued a Cold Weather Alert for this evening, meaning anticipated weather conditions are at or below -15C, or -20C with wind chill.

Public schools remained open today and afternoon school buses are running, but several extracurricular activities at the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board have been canceled. A list of event cancellations is posted on the HWDSB website.

The City of Hamilton announced that all city facilities - libraries, recreation centres, museums, municipal service centres and City Hall - will close at 3:00 PM today. See the full list of affected city facilities.

Hamilton Police Services issued a Snow Advisory Warning stating in part: "Advise motorists to drive with extreme caution when driving and to park cars in driveways or parking lots when possible."

In mid-afternoon, the police closed the Lincoln Alexander Parkway westbound between Upper Wentworth and Garth due to the high number of cars in the ditch.

The City is plowing and de-icing city streets, focusing on Priority 1 roads (being plowed and salted) and Priority 2 roads (mix of salt and sand). The City is conserving road salt due to a shortage in reserves.

Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) buses are all running today, though there may be delays due to the weather. GO Transit reports that some of its routes are delayed by up to 60 minutes. You can see a full list of delays.

Photos

We didn't get everywhere today, but here are some photos from around downtown and nearby neighbourhoods taken between lunchtime and mid-afternoon.

The gates to downtown Hamilton at King and Wellington
The gates to downtown Hamilton at King and Wellington

King Street by Gore Park
King Street by Gore Park

King and James
King and James

City Hall
City Hall

James Street North
James Street North

Liuna Station
Liuna Station

North End
North End

Port Authority Building
Port Authority Building

John and Murray
John and Murray

Central School
Central School

Plows on Bay Street South
Plows on Bay Street South

Locke Street
Locke Street

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By Capitalist (anonymous) | Posted February 05, 2014 at 17:27:40

So whatever happened to global warming?

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By NoSugarAdded (registered) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 13:13:11 in reply to Comment 97399

From a USA Today article 30 January 2014 "Baby, it's cold outside, but globe is warming: Our view"

Weather isn't climate. Weather is what happens moment to moment in the atmosphere; climate is the long-term average of weather over time in particular places. As an adage puts it, climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get. Global warming doesn't preclude cold snaps, even severe ones.

Local isn't global. This month's severe cold isn't affecting the whole planet, or even the whole USA. The same weather pattern that has funneled frigid air into Chicago and Minneapolis has brought unusual warmth to Alaska and severe drought to California. Even more to the point, the USA covers just 2% of Earth's surface. Australia had its hottest year on record last year and experienced temperatures this month as high as 118.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/20...

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By A caller (anonymous) | Posted February 05, 2014 at 19:04:50 in reply to Comment 97399

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By granny2 (anonymous) | Posted February 07, 2014 at 17:26:04 in reply to Comment 97405

"God's anger" ?! lol
I think we should concern ourselves with man's greedy actions instead.

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By Cultosaurus (registered) | Posted February 07, 2014 at 11:49:48 in reply to Comment 97405

Oh man, who let the crazy in here

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By seancb (registered) - website | Posted February 05, 2014 at 21:09:42 in reply to Comment 97405

Tell God we need two way streets.

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By Michelle Martin (registered) - website | Posted February 05, 2014 at 22:46:41 in reply to Comment 97408

Heh.

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By A caller (anonymous) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 12:28:52 in reply to Comment 97410

Why do people find what I've said so offensive?

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By notPublicWorks (registered) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 12:49:00 in reply to Comment 97414

god

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By A caller (anonymous) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 13:41:34 in reply to Comment 97415

Actually, you are the one making the a priori assumption here, which is that those who believe God made the sun didn't come to that conclusion based on questioning.

Let me ask you, who did make the sun? If you say, as you will, that it wasn't made per se, but formed over x amount of years following the big bang, then you must still believe in the impossibility that something can come from nothing (e.g. God).

And if you believe that, then clearly you're not any more rationale than me.

In any case, the only guidance we've been given is God's guidance. The question is, are we open to receiving it? It seems people have too many assumptions. We need to empty those out if we are to better understand each other.

Mine is only sincere advice to myself and you.

"...He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And you will soon know who it is that is in error manifest. Say: Have you considered, If your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water?" (Qur'an 67: 29-30)

Peace.

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By climatechangeman (anonymous) | Posted February 05, 2014 at 18:02:54 in reply to Comment 97399

It's called Climate Change - expect more extremes in the future and less predictable weather patterns.

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By DanJelly (registered) | Posted February 05, 2014 at 17:52:16 in reply to Comment 97399

Global warming, global. Glllloooobaaalll. Australia heatwave prompts fire alerts

Comment edited by DanJelly on 2014-02-05 17:53:00

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By AnjoMan (registered) | Posted February 05, 2014 at 17:36:31 in reply to Comment 97399

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By A caller (anonymous) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 14:50:51

When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking,
And the earth brings forth her burdens,
And man says: What has befallen her?
On that day she shall tell her news,
Because your Lord had inspired her.
On that day men shall come forth in sundry bodies that they may be shown their works.
So. he who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it
And he who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.
(Qur'an 99:1-8)

Its almost every other day now I hear people asking what's wrong with "mother nature", our earth. It is global warming without doubt, which is the fruit of our greedy, wasteful, and destructive ways. We need to turn back before its too late.

Great beautiful species are going extinct before our very eyes (e.g. elephants and tigers). The majestic qualities in these creatures which we describe human beings with are also seemingly becoming rare. Whereas we've got no shortage of cockroaches and rats, and jelly fish (which are like many people nowadays: mindless, spineless, consume and destroy everything).

Tuna fish will be extinct in twenty years at the rate we're fishing.

We can't loose sight of these greater realities when we fight for walkable neighbourhoods/ complete streets, cleaner air, etc. Fighting for these things is not a matter of luxury or choice but of duty and necessity, moral responsibility to those who come after us.

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By hamsterdam (anonymous) | Posted February 06, 2014 at 17:22:37

I have seen troll feeding and I have seen troll feeding. RTH meet FTT.

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