British Guy Reacts to Why Climates in the US are so diverse

[@lavluka6210]

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[@ethanfrazier5835]

Hey Luka I may be wrong but the reason Mississippi an Alabama might have more tornado watches than Oklahoma is because Okies treat Tornado Watches kinda like the boy who cried wolf... Meaning the weather is right for one, but a 🌪️ Tornado Warning ⚠️ means there has been a funnel spotted somewhere. (Also that state you were forgetting is Louisiana, might help if you think it's the only one shaped like an L for Lavish Luka or Louisiana 🤔)

[@circe9165]

By total area, England gets more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. They just don't tend to be big tornadoes.

[@TheMikeman1971]

I live in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh and we see a lot of weather from tornadoes to hurricanes to Nor'easter's , also Lake effect snow.

[@lisafletcher9163]

Check out videos of thunder snow

[@onleashfreak]

I think the US has the single best landmass on earth but along with all this diverse awesomeness we get the diverse and extreme weather

[@lowkeyhighkey8192]

What he considers cold and hot is hilarious to me-

[@adamcommercial3133]

Being from southern WI, where it gets below 0 farenheight sometimes in the winter and above 80 in the winter we have quite the diverse range of weather!

[@vannchick1]

True...128 here where I live...that is hot. Also keep humidity and monsoon seasons in mind.

[@YomamaAhippo]

@@adamcommercial3133 lmao I’m in Oklahoma where the weather man can’t predict for shit😂 a month ago I woke up and there was snow on the ground from the previous day and it was 70 degrees outside

[@christopherambrosio8147]

@@vannchick1 arizona gang

[@angelagarutti6118]

@@adamcommercial3133 wow im from New England and it can be anything at anytime but it seems u might have us beat lol

[@samwow123]

"in the US do you have those salt bins to stop the road being slippy?" We have whole damn salt trucks for that!

[@yjwrangler7819]

Many many States don't. Totally unprepared.

[@AdLasVex]

Yup, i grew up in Rochester NY and multiple times a day there would be a blockade of salt trucks, on in each lane, driving down the roads laying out thick layers of salt

[@yjwrangler7819]

@@AdLasVex Yep. Up in Toronto its the same thing kzbin.info/www/bejne/oobHpGSmjLCAoNU

[@tinak3271]

In the south west, it's loads of gravel. Salt isn't as available(exception is Utah) than in other states. Also salt ruins the roads and makes cars rust.

[@christinadare2040]

Ontario Canada, some of the salt storage bins are bigger than our houses and as soon as the word snowstorm pops up the snowplows are going

[@JaronActual]

As you suggested at the beginning, a primary reason many Americans don't travel internationally ( and are mocked for not owning passports ) is due to the sheer size and diversity of the USA. The continental US alone is the size of all of western Europe. Plenty of individual states are bigger than entire European countries. New York to San Diego is the same distance as Lisbon to Moscow. St. Paul to Miami is just as far as Amsterdam to Athens. Except for Canada and Mexico, travelling from the US usually involves long, expensive transoceanic flights. We don't have the luxury of a leisurely train ride for a weekend in Paris or Berlin. Then again, we can go skiing in Colorado or Utah instead of visiting the Alps. We don't have a "peak district," but we have the Shenandoah Valley ( and really all of Appalachia ).We may not have a Mediterranean Riviera, but the Gulf and Pacific beaches are pretty fantastic. Want to see a rain forest? Head to the Pacific Northwest. And the Four Corners states ( Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico ) are some of the most geographically diverse areas in the world. All this without needing a passport or knowing a second language.

[@joshuaspath6923]

Yes. A lot of people don’t realize that both the US and Canada have rain forest. Where I live we get 13ft of rain a year. Not to mention Hawaii gets 33 ft a year. One of the wettest places on the planet. then in the same country is the hottest place in the world. The US is truly diverse geographically and because of this will always be diverse culturally.

[@michaelharris8111]

Exactly.

[@PhantomStella]

Exactly

[@mikelentz833]

Exactly

[@andrewp8284]

Even California alone has a great variety of environment types, one could spend a decent amount of time here and experience everything from deserts to the coast to mountain ranges to valleys and all in between. If nothing else (and I mean that more literally than figuratively) I am proud of California’s natural diversity.

[@tinak3271]

"I'd love to experience this." Says someone who's never had to shovel snow. LOL

[@katrinschirmer8018]

I'll trade him. we don't get anywhere near that much where I live, but I'd like to live somewhere where it doesn't snow.

[@Ergoperidot]

As a New Englander, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I would miss the snow after 1 year south. And I just had to shovel my driveway and brush snow off my car this morning. But a lot of people I know hate it. I just look at the sky when it’s snowing and feel that it’s worth it. But maybe I’m a romantic.

[@jazenblunts1998]

yeah u learn about snow blowers fast around here haha

[@ApolloTheDerg]

@@Ergoperidot it’s something that keeps you on your toes. It’s beautiful often and it’s a change of pace.

[@kim-jong-poon]

Especially sucks when ya gotta climb your happy ass up to your roof and shovel the snow off to keep your house from caving in.

[@Serenity_Craft]

A popular saying in the middle part of the country is "If you don't like the weather, just wait around 15 minutes. It will change."

[@Erfedwe]

@Lexi Thomas agreed. I have heard people from just about every state say this. It is certainly true here in Maryland, and I have heard it said for at least as long as you. I have seen temperatures in MD in January and February anywhere from below zero to above 70 degrees. I attended a university in western MD and they wouldn't cancel class unless the wind chills were below -25. I have also seen a foot of snow one day, with temps around 70 the next day.

[@Erfedwe]

@Lexi Thomas exactly!

[@calliew311]

Lots of places say that. Where I live regularly has a 40 to 50 degree difference in temperature from day to night in the summer. And it can be a high of 30 one day and a high of 60 the next. I'm in the high altitude desert.

[@mochimacaroon400]

I'm from the northwest and we say similar things. Can be bundled up for alaska in the morning and running around in a tank top within hours, well besides the dead of winter and then it is just cold and colder.

[@Mr10johnny10]

Definitely don’t have that saying in SoCal.

[@MayumiFox]

Real talk, as a tornado valley resident, I always worry for foreigners when they come to the states for the first time. One of the first things I ask is where they’re going to be, and if they know how to handle the extreme weather phenomena that happen there. It’s all fun and games until someone hears tornado sirens in the middle of their overseas trip and doesn’t know where to go or what to do.

[@sj4iy]

I'm glad you are looking out for foreigners who need help. When I moved to Japan, we had to sit through a seminar on earthquakes and preparation. I feel like maybe the US should have something similar depending on the area you move to.

[@juliaw151]

I would love to visit Texas and Louisiana and am planning a multiatate trip when covid is under control and we can fly there again. What DO you do if there is a tornado? Especially as a foreigner that doesn't know the town/ city.

[@alyssamartinez5374]

@@juliaw151 I can help! :D Fellow tornado alley resident here! It depends on where you are, if you're at a hotel/ house/ apartment on the ground floor: the bathroom, pantry, or closet should work! (If you're on another floor, try moving lower, as higher up places can be dangerous) Its important they don't have windows or much glass as those are easily breakable. If you're in a bathroom try to get into a bathtub. If you're in a restaurant they should have procedures for dealing with severe weather. If you're in your car you need to determine how close you are to safer buildings or if you should park somewhere. If you're outside its absolutely imperative you go inside, because open fields and lone trees are hazards, so are bodies of water which means it's very likely to be deadly if you're outside. But in general just keep an eye on the weather if a warning has been issued. Also continue looking into weather safety, it's never to late to google it if you're not sure what to do! Hope this helped! :D Stay safe!

[@juliaw151]

@@alyssamartinez5374 thank you so much, thats very kind of you! I will screenshot for future reference. I would never have thought to get into a bathtub, I was told under the dining room table was a safe bet, though I can't imagine how 🤔

[@coroixiwa]

In college we had this one guy who moved to our State just for our particular area's jobs and he was in our classes to have a better shot at work in the area, but I guess nobody told him how to handle a tornado watch or warning. Being we're in Pennsylvania and don't see TOO many bad tornadoes, I still don't risk it at all (Family history of tornadoes and disasters, especially the 1985 outbreak that hit my hometown). He heard everyone's phone going off as we're leaving the college building and freaked out because he didn't know what it was and when the siren went off he didn't have a clue what it meant and since me and a few friends of mine were nearby we helped him handle it. He was shaken by the end of it even though the tornado died off not long after the siren went off, so it never hit the college. The next day after classes he asked us for anything and everything we could teach him about the weather of Pennsylvania and maybe some history with weather if we could. He got more calm in handling tornadoes after that. I think I still have the powerpoint I did for tornado safety for a speech class we all had together (We got to choose a subject for awareness and I went with tornadoes because of my family's history with it).

[@davidruby6240]

As a kid in Iowa, when you're snowed in, first you dig out the doors to your house and the driveway and wait for the snow plow. Then you go out with the neighborhood kids and build snow forts and play till your fingers and toes are freezing and you're soaked to the skin. You eat comfort foods like Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese sandwiches or Mac and Cheese and sit next to the heat register.

[@louisrosenberg8042]

I'm from Maryland so we don't have that much snow but my family is from Western Pennsylvania. I grew up hearing stories like this.

[@t3chox103]

Oh Iowa and Wisconsin are simalar. I miss those days

[@peterfus9543]

I am from nj except the snow plow comes and leves a 3 feet to dig from the curd and wet heavy snow sometimes more. oh but here in nj summer nights omg i was dorn in the month of june sow summer is like yes

[@t3chox103]

@@peterfus9543 exactly!!!!!! We couldn’t go anywhere in wisco bc they had 10 damn feet blocking us in . So inconsiderate

[@skrillzfn4183]

Iowa, Wisconsin, what's the difference in this case. Hello my midwest brother!

[@zualapips1638]

What every Buffalonian fears: "Lake effect warning in your area."

[@DeathhsLegacy]

Amen to that one. We get it in Michigan too, and as soon as that warning goes out, the stores are packed because people don't want to leave their house

[@kimjongtrump3493]

Every Californian fears: forest fire in your area or just earthquakes

[@ahhReno]

I used to look forward to seeing the Lake Effect warnings on the news but now it's just depressing to see lol

[@mattsena7708]

Ontarians fear the exact same thing

[@firefox4206]

@@kimjongtrump3493 maybe if California did proper Forest management you wouldn't have those problems

[@adamdean5881]

When thinking about U.S. climate remember the the state of Michigan is close to the size of the entire UK.

[@wennick4859]

Wow us in Michigan are getting more attention in these comments than we usually do in a year

[@bridgdjxnfkdzkx]

@@wennick4859 Except when there was a kidnapping plot to kidnap and execute the Governor

[@wennick4859]

@@bridgdjxnfkdzkx yeah I remember that sorta pushed it to the back of my memory because of all the other crazy shit going down these days

[@TheLastGarou]

@@bridgdjxnfkdzkx the idiots' plan wasn't to execute Whitmer, it was to put her on trial. Which was *EXTRA* stupid, because her executive orders were already being overturned by the courts. Honestly, the only way what happened could have been *worse* for the side those morons claimed to support, is if they'd actually succeeded.🙄

[@saudade7842]

@@TheLastGarou What would they have done after they found her guilty?

[@echollun]

Colorado has the record for biggest temperature change in 24 hours, the most recent one of these was this year where it was around 12 degrees F and the next day it was around 90 degrees F. We don’t have any idea of the weather for the next day.

[@funtechu]

Colorado native here. Layer. Layer. Layer.

[@crazeyjoe]

In the high plains just east of the Rockies, that area is notorious for extreme weather changes. Luckily, it mostly just gets the wicked weather changes which most likely becomes tornadoes in Kansas and Nebraska.

[@rohanbhagat979]

facts, not nearly the same, but today in Atlanta it hit about 25 and two days ago it was 75

[@patriciahurckes1382]

We are North Denver (Colorado). My three kids work n play in Georgetown. When I drive to go see them (and the beautiful landscape ); There is ALWAYS a change of temperature of 20 (f) degrees Colder as I go up I-70 West. to Georgetown. Any season. Always at least a 20(f) or MORE. So if it is 90-100(f) here in Denver, I'll drive only 60-70 miles from here in Northglenn. to G-town

[@patriciahurckes1382]

We've been here ten years and used to live in Georgetown, The temp has never got hotter than 75f.

[@vannchick1]

I know that I have always kept a pantry and a small food stock in case of emergency. If you live in Alaska and have a high chance of food chain interruptions, you keep a bigger stock pile or back up. In Arizona I keep extra water in my stock pile. In California I kept an emergency supply in my vehicle in case of fire or mud slide or earthquake. In Midwest US a storm shelter with supplies isn't unusual. Basically we're a nation of hoarders. Lol

[@s.parkerthorfinn505]

And hurricanes for the SE too

[@canavero4288]

NE also gets hurricanes and blizzards, sometimes tornados. My power goes out all the time even just from a storm, so we always hoard canned food LOL

[@SinginHigh]

I wouldn't say hoarders...we're Prepared!!!

[@johnchance7836]

Yup, it's pretty normal to have a full pantry and freezer here in Michigan. I grew up with candles and oil lanterns for power outages too. Snowed in for a few days? No problem. Power outage? Not a big deal. Life happens and the weather can turn on a dime.

[@Andrew-qu7lq]

True. In Texas we have guns. =P

[@PyroMancer2k]

A lot of people outside of the US don't realize how big it is. People in Europe often comment about how surprised they are that Americans rarely travel outside the US but in response I have to ask how often do Europeans travel outside of Europe? Because the US is about the same size as Europe and going to another country it Europe is like going to another state in the US.

[@ems7623]

Yes, that is a common comment in Europe, but you're missing that the larger observation (sometimes complaint) behind that comment is something more like "So many Americans know so little about the rest of the world."

[@Delgen1951]

@@ems7623 and just how much do the Europeans know about the US and not just stereotype, I would guess not much.

[@williamcahill2462]

It is absolutely true the US requires a lifetime to fully see. I've just done it and it required 40 years. What foreign travel does, as opposed to US travel, is expose us to other cultures, and that is a good thing to desire.

[@FarashaSilver]

Luka: I imagined so much snow in NYC If by "snow" you mean "freezing rain and dirty slush" you would be correct.

[@s.parkerthorfinn505]

“Fragrant snow”

[@FarashaSilver]

@@s.parkerthorfinn505 That feeling when you step off a curb onto "ice" and have dirty cold street water fill up your snow boots.

[@hermunkulus]

I remember the snowstorm we got back in 2017 (February I think?). So much snow and slush. The band I was going to see live at the Playstation Theatre almost had to cancel, but we got lucky.

[@dominikmanthei4546]

NY has still more snow than most of europe

[@thegrimsbaby5085]

@ʟᴀʏʟᴀ ɑɽʈ I don’t think they’re the worst in terms of snow.

[@bar5radass]

The pick of those men shoveling the street is actually them trying to dig out their driveways. We have trucks that plow the streets.

[@lyvmyk9988]

Home Alone was shot in Winnetka, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

[@tommymaxey2665]

I think hes talking about the sequel

[@Sire137]

Home Alone 2 was in NY.

[@keegansmetanko3755]

I've seen you question Yellowstone's location multiple times and am sort of surprised no one has told you where it is, so I guess I will. It is mainly in Wyoming with a relatively small portion crossing into Montana and another portion into Idaho

[@heididavison816]

Thank you! I was going to comment this same thing!

[@jaredpap8874]

he's seen stuff like the Zone of Death in videos but it never sticks lol

[@sgbench]

Basically it's the northwest corner of Wyoming, with a little bit of overlap into Montana and Idaho

[@johndunkelburg9495]

@tconlon251 It’s more that there aren’t enough people that live there to sit on a jury of your peers, so theoretically it would be unconstitutional to be tried without a jury of your peers.

[@jimpennin9588]

I have to say that, I like that you look up the stuff you don't know during the video. You don't assume that you know everything and you are trying to learn about stuff

[@charlesboyd2876]

Americans like to travel to Europe for the history more than the climate or terrain.

[@stitches318]

I think they have a lovely climate though. They have mild winters there, whereas here anywhere you want to live with a mild winter is either horribly overpriced, or has crazy venomous snacks and bugs, not to mention alligators, not to mention tornadoes and hurricanes! Give me a place with a mild winter, but none of the aforementioned

[@nukembear2345]

I think you are correct however parts of France, Germany, Italy, Czech republic, Poland, Scotland Hungary, are absolutely beautiful, but it's all climate and scenery that we have here in the USA, so it's the history that brings Americans to Europe!

[@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631]

The cities, scenery, culture and history

[@charlesboyd2876]

@@stitches318 Right. It can be nice there, for sure. The point is that We have all of that and more here. The cultures are different and that is also interesting but #1 over there for Americans is the historical places. We don't have that here so much . Other than the stone age cultures that were here before...and they did not write any of it down... it stops in the 14-1500's.

[@merricat3025]

I've never been to Europe. I would love to go to the countries my ancestors came from. And Spain where no one in my family came from

[@JJJRRRJJJ]

“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain San Francisco has freezing cold summers. Terrible weather.

[@vedangsinghal4754]

My cousins live in San Jose and everytime we visit we go to sfo. I swear, it can be like 95 in San Jose but as soon as you get to sfo, it gets to 50.

[@JJJRRRJJJ]

@@vedangsinghal4754 I’m from Indiana so I’m used to the cold, but every time I’ve been to SFO I’ve been surprised at how weirdly cold it was. Then you drive an hour inland and it’s 100°+

[@dianem8544]

@@JJJRRRJJJ Not even an hour inland. I took BART from SF to visit my friend in Berkeley, literally 10 minutes on the train, and I got there, wearing a coat, and it was 85 degrees in Berkeley.

[@JJJRRRJJJ]

@@dianem8544 true.

[@dianem8544]

@@JJJRRRJJJ It's such an odd climate!

[@4potslite169]

Handling snow in the upper US goes like this: Keep AT LEAST a weeks worth of groceries, on hand plus medicines, batteries, pet food, flashlights and even a generator w fuel. Snow shovels/snow blowers inside garage or right by door so you can get to them. You don’t shovel the end of the drive until the plow comes or it all gets pushed back and you have to start over. Lots of salt bags for all the ice on the steps And in the hrs before a winter storm hits, look out for the salt trucks and plows lining the interstates waiting for the snow to start. They start laying down salt the day before and plowing begins as the snow hits starting w the interstates and working down thru major streets and then neighborhood streets. No matter how much snow you get, you are expected to be prepared and to get your ass out to dig out the car to go to work. That may take hours and hours but you do it. There aren’t really snow days unless you’re talking 5’ over night and emergency declarations made by local govt. that shuts down the roads to travel. Completely different in the south where 1/2” of snow or light icing can bring a city to a standstill for days because they don’t have the plows and salt resources. I’m from Chicago but lived in DC for 10 yrs. They would close schools and govt buildings if there was even TALK about an inch of snow. I’d sit home, binge watch LOTR and snicker....😂

[@np6293]

The less "preppier" more "everyman" approach: Watch the weather forecast. When snow is approaching, join all your neighbors, and their brother, their sister, and their dog in line at the grocery store to stock up on staples (bread, milk, water, eggs, toilet paper...) And don't forget the liquor store (and, back in the day, the video rental store, now obsoleted by streaming services).

[@np6293]

"prepper" not "preppier" damned autocorrect!

[@mauricehopes9105]

You're soo right. We got a blizzard last weekend. A foot of snow fell in about 12 hours. It was a mess for about a day, after that the main streets were plowed, and people dug out and went on about their business.

[@kim-jong-poon]

The state of Wisconsin approves this message.

[@kiddovr3147]

Unless if you live on the eastern side of the Cascade mountains in Washington State, where this year we've only had about 3-5 inches of snow total. Honestly it's not even that bad here.

[@CaliforniaFarmGirl]

KZbin guy: California doesn’t get that terribly hot. People in the Mojave desert: 🔥🤨🔥

[@Yvonne-Bella]

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[@tristanw2211]

And people in the Central Valley and Redding...

[@CastIronNest]

Grew up in and around Death Valley lol. Winter jacket in the early morning, thin shirts in the early afternoon. Temperatures are just times of day back home. And don't even get me started on the Lancaster Lean.

[@spacemanduke3404]

@@tristanw2211 when I lived in the Central Valley as a kid, I remember leaving shoe prints in the tar that fills the cracks in the roads when I walked home from school.

[@Kirhean]

I grew up in Northern California. The year I left, we'd had three months of 115 degree fahrenheit heat. I don't mean average. I mean daily, for three months, it was 115f. In the shade. Then there was that year it snowed on the fourth of july, and was 90f on the fifth.

[@eriklarson9875]

In Minnesota we have 12 seasons: 1. Winter 2. Fool's Spring 3. Second Winter 4. Sping of Deception 5. Third Winter 6. The Pollening 7. Actual Spring 8. Summer 9. Hell's Front Porch 10. False Fall 11. Second Summer 12. Actual Fall

[@mariosnyd]

@@BanterSage same as upstate New York

[@Cory_Springer]

Growing up in MN, i was always taught the seasons are Winter, Winter, Road Construction and Winter.

[@johnhauptmanjr.6144]

In Arizona, there are Deserts in Phoenix and Tucson and then we also have a pretty nice forest up in Flagstaff and Grand Canyon, It ranges from freezing to 120 degrees, and also Sedona's Red Rock is Beautiful and that is one state and not a 5th of it also we get no rain at all our Monsoons are Nonsoons because of no RAIN 8 inches

[@dallasv.4507]

I try to explain to my freinds that flagstaff is pretty nice but they think its 120 degrees every where

[@kylienagy8381]

Seriously. Lol. I think the only way people can understand is to come visit. Lol.

[@johnhauptmanjr.6144]

@@dallasv.4507 Really it's cold there especially in the winter lol

[@kimjongtrump3493]

That’s why I hate Arizona it’s 120 or 20 degrees😂 at least California is consistent

[@BlueDebut]

I'm from Tucson, born and raised. The monsoon's are my favorite part of the year

[@stevenbrooks6563]

I love how much you enjoy learning new things, and how excited you get when something starts to make sense. I love videos like this too, so watching them along with you makes me feel a little less nerdy aahahaha

[@HistoryNerd808]

Suggestion for Lost in the Pond. I'd start with his videos about states that get way more rain than Britain and states way colder than Britain

[@TwistedAlphonso1]

I second

[@dianem8544]

I third.

[@nottawa86]

I fifth

[@DeathhsLegacy]

I agree

[@breautyandgoodness4118]

I love Lost in the Pond!

[@8thhousealchemist600]

Lets not forget the Alaskan Northern Lights with 24 hours of light in the Summer and 24 hours of night in the winter. Plus the Hawaiian Islands.

[@Ash.MR.]

I live close to the Great Lakes. When there's a threat of snow (such as this weekend) you have to go out and buy all the bread, milk, and eggs.

[@narutohinata9253]

Here in the US we have trucks driving on main roads dropping salt on it

[@zAsKaA]

Same in finland

[@Pinkielover]

in areasof us , vast majorityof the usa gets little snow

[@fastfatfood1477]

@@Pinkielover 🧢 I live in the South and we get lots of snow, most of the us gets lots of snow

[@Andrew-qu7lq]

@@Pinkielover true, but still I think most places have trucks for this because it will still freeze, especially the state agencies for highways. Even if there isn't a lot of snow, overnight freezes can ice over bridges each year and so trucks will use either salt or just sand.

[@ssmitty]

@@Andrew-qu7lq Yup. I'm from western Pennsylvania so we obviously get lots of snow and the city has snow plows. I moved to North Carolina for a few years and on the rare occasion we got snow they would convert garbage trucks into snow plows

[@romemedina4712]

In the mountains in Arizona we're getting weekends with several feet of snow, winds that rip off roof tiles, -0° nights and single digit days during the winter.

[@MistakenMystery]

Not really dude, I live here

[@blakmastadon]

Here in Connecticut, we get "text book" seasons. Winter is really cold and Summer is really hot and muggy. Spring feels like Spring not Summer, and Fall feels and looks like Fall.

[@andyjay729]

One of my cousins grew up in Connecticut and then moved to Minnesota. He said seasons in CT seemed to be more drawn-out, whereas in MN it was like God flips a switch. If you've ever spent time in the Upper Midwest as well, would you agree? PS: He's since moved to Seattle.

[@dirus3142]

Michigan is changing the seasons. We really only get true spring weather for two weeks. Summer is hot, then muggy and hot. Fall has been extended into winter. Winter is a littel shorter, mild at times, but can be harsh for a few days. Then it terns to warm slush until that two weeks of spring. Oh and summer is construction season, which is almost all year round now.

[@Alieh86]

No "text book" seasons in San Diego. Well, a chilly winter day like today is when the temp doesn't reach 60. It's 55 at 12:00 PM and I'm sitting in my room wearing uggs and a sherpa sweater.

[@andyjay729]

@@Alieh86 Tourists from Minnesota and North Dakota are probably going around in shorts.

[@Alieh86]

@@andyjay729 I can imagine. This is an accurate illustration of Californians when it “rains” vs feeling an earthquake kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z56XmaWvf5mBl8k

[@hifijohn]

When I live in Chicago we actually had nights in winter where we had lower temps than the north pole.

[@jacklewis5452]

I took a screen shot of the temperature page on my iphone a couple years ago when it was -25 with a windchill of -55.

[@soyasauce3626]

@@jacklewis5452 The worst I remember was our windchills reaching -60

[@farrahupson]

The latitude info that you wrapped up with is actually super interesting. I think most Americans think that they're basically at the same latitude as northern and central Europe. But most of the U.S. lies at the same latitude as southern Europe and northern Africa. I live in Texas and only recently learned that I live at a latitude that is south of Cairo, Egypt.

[@irocksixx]

Globes are your friend :)

[@DigitalHaze65536]

London would be well up into Canada. Since they have warm sea currents, and live on the eastern side of the ocean, it doesn't get that cold. (it gets colder here in PA, we are about the same as Madrid, Spain.) Yes the east coast of the us is moderated somewhat due to the ocean, and actually due to our small mountains too....but it's not moderated anywhere near as much as being on the other side of the continent.

[@MyWORDisntGospel]

Young man, you’ve quickly become one of my favorite KZbinrs. Thank you for your content. I’m a Trini born 🇹🇹 that grew up in Florida 🇺🇸. You’re vodeos have actually helped me learn more than I knew about the country I live. Thank you. 🙏

[@missab2052]

Luka: do you have salt bins? lol we have salt TRUCKS. (maybe you do too, but it just sounded funny when you asked it that way) :D

[@dennismokry258]

What’s really funny is difference in highway maintenance trucks in different area of US.

[@rdizzy1]

@@dennismokry258 Here in upstate NY, you see vast differences just from town to town, most of the areas get dumped with the same amount of snow, but the hick areas are never plowed or salted.

[@celticlord88]

sometimes it snows so much that they run out of salt for the trucks

[@lyssmath3720]

@@rdizzy1 I used to live on the tug hill plateau and out in the middle of no where. They wouldn't plow unless it was at least a foot deep on the back roads. Main roads were amazing. Now I live down at the bottom of the plateau and it is amazing to see plowed roads...lol...So I totally get what you are saying

[@tachyon8317]

FLEETS of salt trucks

[@evelynlewis122]

"Snowed in" doesn't mean that you can't get out your front door, it means that you can't get the car out of the driveway. (And likely public buses aren't running in that case either.) The part of the US I come from, it takes about 18-24 inches of snow before most people are "snowed in", but I'm told some states have higher tolerance/better infrastructure. And yeah, you keep an eye on the weather report and stock up on food bc you won't be going to the store.

[@jazenblunts1998]

i mean when u grew up hear like me> i consider driving mustangs in snow storms for me is fun.. never crashed in snow only crashed once running from police in summer time haha

[@BadgerCheese94]

@@jazenblunts1998 I wrecked my Mustang on Christmas Eve on black ice :( Just got a Subaru today. Ready for tomorrow's snow!

[@jazenblunts1998]

@@BadgerCheese94 ohh yeah black ice is the most dangerous dont see it coming looks like water uhg.

[@kriss3969]

Alabama here, for us "snowed in" means there is snow in the forecast. Schools and businesses close and supermarkets run out of bread and milk for 0-3 inches. Most of the time it snows the ground is too warm and snow doesn't stick

[@celticlord88]

in texas, an inch of snow is enough to keep people home

[@whoamiwhatyearisit2262]

why have i stumbled across this guys channel and why is it so wholesome like- i love how hes so curious and innocent about all these things. no drama, just vibes lol

[@davids6898]

Mark Twain once wrote, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”

[@jaredpap8874]

We've got a lot of biomes and different climates in CA, we're a massive state

[@nunyabailey]

@Lexi Thomas I don’t like California’s politics too, but shut up. It’s still a gorgeous state and that’s what the original comment was saying. It’s one of the most beautiful states if we’re being honest here.

[@nunyabailey]

@Lexi Thomas still totally unnecessary

[@spacemanduke3404]

11:29 No kidding, I never experienced 'rolling' thunder until I went to Illinois. The sky was like a strobe light. Huge anvil clouds. I loved it.

[@missylks1239]

Just in CA: Me visits San Fran. “Dude, it’s freezing!” “It’s 60. Cold whimp!” San Fran friends visit Me “It’s hot man!” “Dude, it’s 90 degrees. Come back when it’s 120! Heat whimp!”

[@thecactusman17]

It's the humidity. Its 60 in SF but it's as humid as Florida, so it feels freezing.

[@speedy01247]

@@thecactusman17 imagine if it dropped below freezing with a wind-chill that hits -60f.

[@mikrogamis721]

It is so fun to laugh at San Franciscans. 10 minutes down the road, and it's 30 degrees warmer. And they whine about the heat so much too.

[@thokim84]

Yeah I have lived both North and South in California, I am good if it is anywhere between 20 and 120.

[@RushFanatic87]

What’s funny is I grew up in Louisiana and moved to Texas back in 2001. Louisiana summers are ungodly miserable. 110° with 100% humidity. Every. God. Damn. Day. After moving to the DFW area, I would get horrible nosebleeds because of how dry it was compared to my home state! It was hilarious, though, when I went out for football and all my teammates were complaining about how “humid” it was. I looked at them and said “Bitch, you have no clue!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@RushFanatic87]

I had a rude awakening about L.A. when my wife and I took a cruise out of Long Beach in March 2020, right before the pandemic hit. We didn’t pack any jackets, jeans, or long sleeved clothes because we were under the impression “oh, it’s SoCal where it’s always in the 60s and 70s (°F), and we’re going to Cabo. We don’t need any warm clothes!” Fuck me. We were at the Getty Museum when nightfall came and the temperatures dropped into the low 40s and the wind was ridiculous! The wind chill made it feel like it was 35°F (just above freezing point). Take note: Southern California can get cold as balls!

[@ems7623]

you think 40 degrees Fahrenheit is "cold as balls"? What a wimp.

[@RushFanatic87]

@@ems7623 I’m from Louisiana where it’s hot as shit all the time. I don’t do cold.

[@Mercury6_]

the groceries stores are wild when a snow storm warning is given

[@seoulessangel]

Milk, bread, flashlights, batteries, and candles fly off the shelfs so quickly.

[@AluraAlua]

Doesn't even have to be a full on storm. I'm a cashier at a grocery store and if the slightest mention of cold or snowfall is mentioned the store is absolutely packed the whole day

[@TheTyrial86]

Not in michigan. We all have pantries unless you live in Ann Arbor.

[@Apollo-vh3tb]

I honestly think a lot of Americans have it backwards - the first things to fly off the shelf are items that expire relatively quickly. You would think items like dry and canned food would be snapped up first...nope - milk products and eggs are the first to go. LOL.

[@AluraAlua]

@Mind traveling Sagittarius Idk man, I live in Minnesota and it gets crazy

[@mgunter]

15:40 that is Tornado Watch graph. That just means likely. Tornado Warnings means that one's been spotted in the area.

[@jameshdog5759]

When you talk about “California “, you’ve got to realize how big the state is, man. It is super long north-to-south, too.

[@Crazael]

Not just it's size, but also the huge variety of climates you can find here.

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

"How cold does it get on California?" Depends where. In Yosemite it gets down to the single digits, probably negatives

[@KB_-_]

I *hate* the weather in LA. It’s so dry it’s painful. Then the ground shakes and it’s on fire at times. I get that some people love it and that’s wonderful for them. But let’s not pretend everyone thinks it’s the best.

[@jonahmoran3751]

I hate the weather for a different reason in LA if you live there dealing with heat is the norm. But when it rains everyone hates it. It’s also really bad for cars because all the oils that get baked into the ground and it when it rains all those oils come out of the ground and it makes it easy for vehicles to slide also adding the possibility of cars hydroplaning

[@jonahmoran3751]

But the place I would never want to live is washington. Or Oregon or Vancouver. Because, the even bigger one. (The subduction zone quake)

[@Killswitch1411]

@@jonahmoran3751 There is no evidence that a huge earthquake will happen in our life time in Oregon/Washington. LA on the other hand, its going to happen just matter of how soon. Media like to fear monger the subduction zone but the fault line isn't due for a quake even if they say it is.. Local Geologist in the PNW contradict what the media says. Last 9.0 off the coast was 1700s and normally happen every 500 years it could be more likely is.

[@jonahmoran3751]

@@Killswitch1411 actually they changed it from 1/7 to 1/3 in happening in the next 50 years. And this was because they discovered about 20 new quakes in 2010 that happened every 300-400 years. We are overdue. And 1/3 are terrifying chances.

[@Killswitch1411]

@@jonahmoran3751 Whos they?

[@bigussmokesus8866]

Just today a place in California got nearly 7 feet of snow. It is called “Mammoth Mountain”

[@brandonesquivias5165]

I got 10 min or snow 3 days ago in California in a city called Perris and we never have snow

[@Beth-fd6pj]

Watched numerous videos the past 3 days of snowfall in the Mammoth Lakes area of California, the amount of snowfall is amazing! Love the videos of dogs jumping in it though, they disappear and pop up in in joy, makes my day!

[@jonathanstephenson3513]

The total for this last storm on the top of Mammoth Mtn. was 107”.

[@seoulessangel]

We rarely get snow that sticks in Alabama, but a few days ago it actually stuck. I saw a few snowflakes yesterday as well. Snowflakes are a big deal to us. 😂

[@8thhousealchemist600]

Mammoth Lakes is insanely beautiful.

[@waterbubble1304]

Here by Seattle our weather is pretty mild. Winter doesn’t usually get below 20-25°f and summer doesn’t usually get above 90°f.

[@markdressel3022]

In Minnesota I remember staying at my grandparents house as a kid and we were literally snowed in. Fortunately my grandfather was smart enough to install a trapdoor on the roof of the house so we could get outside and shovel the snow away from the house.

[@t3chox103]

Big brain. In Milwaukee we had to stay in for 6 days a few years back until we could open the door😂😂😂

[@ji3194]

Being from the southwest that much snow is just wild to me

[@xheralt]

@@t3chox103 You must have been in the lower of a Polish flat! Duplex or bungalow would have given you more options :)

[@Glenner7]

"What do you do?" You shovel, my friend...

[@dianem8544]

And shovel, and shovel, and shovel. And then, later, more shoveling, followed by a long period of shoveling.

[@babs3241]

You can break it up with a little salting, once you hit the pack ice at the bottom. But don't even think about a snowblower. Lake effect snow laughs at your snowblower.

[@jonjohns8145]

@@dianem8544 And then you go inside to rest and the street plows roll through and dump all the street snow RIGHT back on top of your car that you just spent 2 hours digging out.

[@dianem8544]

@@jonjohns8145 YES.

[@danepetersen7742]

I kinda miss the lakes freezing over in the winter, now we get lake effect all winter long

[@khaoticmage2027]

I love how google said to get a coat for 50-60 degree weather. That's adorable compared to further north and away from the coast.

[@claytoncollis1044]

When the cold moisture crosses over a lake or body of water and causes snow is called lake effect snow.

[@camille744]

Home Alone (at least movie 1 which is most famous) was filmed in Chicago.... not New York, but it is full of snow sometimes. Also bro it's the Southern/Northern hemisphere that splits the seasons not East/West, so yeah Cali has winter when UK does

[@tereseshaw7650]

Jeez, remember in Home Alone that the streets were a sheet of ice.

[@adamcommercial3133]

That’s Chicago for ya

[@NextgenTraveler91]

The first movie was chicago, the second movie was in New York. It was titled "Lost in New York". That is what he was referencing. And yes, there was snow in NY in the movie lol.

[@ethanleicester1199]

@@BanterSage ocean water

[@jaylensmith2612]

Wasn’t the sequel filmed in New York?

[@Call_Me_Echelon]

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain (allegedly)

[@kevinkarsnia109]

He never lived in northern MN in January.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

He's never lived in New Orleans

[@libertyfarmsiowa]

When we used to go the Candlestick Park for Giants baseball games in July we'd take coats to stay warm. That wind coming off the water, sitting in the shade, it was a wet cold that went through you. I am from the upper mid west, Iowa, and it gets cold here in winter, but most of the time its dry so its tolerable, but damp with wind chill is not fun, and that's what you'd get at Candlestick on the first base line under the awning.

[@stitches318]

I believe it because he was from Mississippi

[@Call_Me_Echelon]

@@libertyfarmsiowa I've only been in San Francisco during the fall and it wasn't that different from autumn weather in NJ. We have plenty of cold and damp days so I'm familiar that chilly to the bone feeling. Those rainy days hovering around 40 degrees makes the cold cut right through you.

[@kate2create738]

I live in an area in California that meets three different terrain, while it can get HOT (witnessed about 120°F or ~49°C) during the summer, it can also get cold here. Just yesterday we had some snow, but it never gets close to how cold it can get in certain parts of the US.

[@LJ_S1K]

Parts of Southern California are like that especially more inland

[@charliecote4185]

It was -40 this morning, super fun

[@kate2create738]

@@LJ_S1K Actually I live in Northern California, but yes, more inland of the state generally you get different temperatures.

[@kimjongtrump3493]

Yea it’s about 60 right now and I’m wearing a sweater😂

[@daco4625]

Yeah, where i live in california it's in the 40 degree range in the morning and 50 to 60 degree range at daytime

[@winterman63]

Areas like Chicago, we don't stay In our houses after snowstorms. We get ourselves where we have to go in blizzards. Now in the south 1 or 2 inches of snow will keep them indoors. Up north, plows plow, we shovel, we dig out our cars,, and we get our ass to work. Stay in our houses for 3 days....ha ha ha ha

[@ilianacatspawn8848]

Tell him about the mayor who got kicked out of office, cuz he couldn't get the streets cleared of snow.

[@sassygrammy1258]

The snow does not keep southerners inside-that’s when we get out and play in the snow. However, driving is a different matter. Southerners do not buy tires or chains because they would rarely be used. Sometimes we go years between snow.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@ilianacatspawn8848 that was mayor Bilandic of Chicago. I remember it well. That was a particularly nasty winter and he just didn’t have his ducks in a row. Chicagoans do not like having to deal with snow for days on end they expect to be cleared within about 24 hours for a really bad storm. In Chicago when there’s snow in the forecast the plows are running and lined up and waiting for the first flake to fall they don’t wait until the snow has already hit the ground.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@sassygrammy1258 I have never owned chains we just get out there and drive. I’ve been driving in snow since I was 16 years old it’s second nature. When you feel yourself starting to skid you know exactly what to do, it’s practically an instinct. And then you see the newbies trying to get out of a snowy pile spinning their wheels and you just laugh.

[@winterman63]

@@sassygrammy1258 OK, you guys can't drive in it, sorry.

[@tiadoran]

21:51 "What do you do when you get snowed in?" In NYC now after 2 feet of snow. People are usually glued to the weather news a week in advance so everyone will be out stocking up on groceries and supplies, because even when we're not snowed in, nobody wants to shop in crap weather. If the snow gets really high, like today, the mayor will call for the roads to be shut down so that they can be cleared by city workers. No one is supposed to be on the roads other than city workers and essential workers. Most businesses will be closed as a result so people just stay in until the snow stops and then they have to spend the rest of the day shoveling out their doorways and cars.

[@cheetahgaming9689]

Keys to surviving getting snowed in during Maine winters: Keep a couple shovels inside so you can dig your way out. Keep bags of salt inside to put that down as you go. Keep a snow blower as close to your front door so you can get to it as fast as you can. Bring anything that spoils and put it outside so it stays refrigerated, inside it will be too warm. Have at least 2-3 people to help shovel and clear out everything. That should be good, I might be missing things, but those are the basics.

[@MacTechG4]

Wait 2-3 weeks after each storm for CMP (Central Maine Power) to restore power, CMP sucks, and they’ve got essentially a monopoly on electric power delivery They’re referred to as “Can’t Maintain Power” for good reason, I’ve lived in Maine for 51 years and CMP has NEVER reliably delivered power. A standby generator is a virtual necessity in Maine.

[@captainbryce1]

Also, recognize that the temperature in “California” really depends on wear you are in California (the state is very big with vastly different climates within the state). LA is a moderate temperature, but it gets much hotter inland California like Palmdale, Mojave Desert, or Death Valley (which is the hottest place on earth).

[@clydecramer8946]

Up north (in CA) where I live has a foot of snow on the ground also.

[@PatoEarns]

We just got 7ft of snow in the Tahoe area

[@troycarlson9313]

dude you're pretty much the most honest content creator i've found. Don't burn yourself out, stay healthy so we can enjoy your creations for ever :D

[@zachbelval6621]

Im in southern Connecticut near nyc and were supposed to get 1 to 2 feet of snow and below zero and the next week its sunny and in the 40's Fahrenheit

[@seoulessangel]

I felt that. One minute it’s below freezing in Alabama and the next it’s in the 60-70’s in the blinking of an eye.

[@thecolorfulsalesman8354]

Also from Connecticut but a bit more inland. The snow lasts a day or two longer but otherwise more or less the same.

[@nathanmoore564]

LA is just stupidly expensive and very crowded. High taxes and cost of living from what I heard.

[@Bob-jm8kl]

It's also dirty, with high crime and homelessness, and the City is always trying to find a way to screw you. Except to the climate and plenty of things to do, it really doesn't provide value for the dollar.

[@taj9257]

Yeah LA is crazy there are soo many homeless people/ lower class family's and then their is all the people who live in Hollywood

[@thomaslewis8856]

From what you heard. Yes it is expensive, but not as bad as S.F. or New York. Everybody bags on L.A., but the population keeps on rising.

[@Underground-Echoes]

@@Bob-jm8kl do you even live in LA? Im born and raised in East los angeles... and I can tell you its been safer every year. homeless have been in the city for decades its nothing new... and good potion of the homeless are in fact people that came here from out of state... I do agree taxes are fucking high and cost of living is horrid... but so is any large city in the world. I lived in a few other areas in the country and I always come back home... because it does provide the best value for my money. I can go to the beach one day, snow in the mountains the next, Vegas for gambling the next and then TJ mexico the next. I can go deep sea fishing or take off to the channel islands for a getaway. I can go clubbing in hollywood and meet wanna be movie startlets from Iowa and shoot the shit with New yorkers. we got the best Aisan food and Mexican food ive eaten outside of SF and NYC. the city is broken down into ethnic enclaves that support rich culture and food. the only reason i can see anyone hating this place is that its terrible hard to get a foot hold here and people easily get eaten by the rat race here.

[@jonahmoran3751]

@@Bob-jm8kl if you think LA is bad. San Francisco is even worse with the homeless issue

[@johnswanson6522]

I'm currently living in North Dakota, fairly normal summers but the winters can be absolutely brutal. Windy and dry. Summers pop back up 30ºC while winter is often far below 0ºC. -11ºC low tomorrow, which is quite pleasant in comparison to what we often get.

[@spacemanduke3404]

"Texas in the summer is almost unbearable" I lived in Texas and Florida and I tip my hat to landscapers. I'd pay them almost anything to cut my lawn for me in the summer. I don't know how they handle it

[@ashleydixon4613]

Truth!

[@SSEBBlue]

My step bro does landscaping and damn I don't know how he does it either with the sun pounding on them especially when it's humid and hardly any wind :( ... I work indoors all day, but my AC has been broken for the past 3 years and owners are too cheap to fix so I get to also be miserable with a comfy 101 F (actually measured ambient with thermometers) inside during the summer :I South Texas resident here, I miss "winter" already :')

[@yarlodek5842]

From PA to the the great lakes, the weather is ridiculously unstable. Some years we get feet and feet of snow in the winters, others barely at all. Sometimes the summers are hot and soupy, other times they’re mild and rainy. The spring and fall are a pure gamble between hot and cold. In the early fall, you put on shorts and a sweatshirt. The shorts are for later and the sweatshirt is for when you go out in the morning.

[@TheDoctorsDancer]

22:58 The road was plowed by a truck and these people are digging out the houses and the cars on driveways. The truck probably had a salter that flings salt across the road. Some of the height might be from the plow pushing the snow off to the side... but that doesn't change the fact that there was already a ridiculous amount of snow.

[@LeveyHere]

Hope you've been doing well, dude. Glad to see you back. Geography King made a video about the state of Michigan the other day, it would be cool to see that, and see you react to certain State profiles

[@LuckyOwI777]

Yes! Michigan gang!

[@LeveyHere]

@@LuckyOwI777 lol. I'm not from Michigan myself, though. Just thought it would be cool to see him react to it, and other states too.

[@LuckyOwI777]

​@@LeveyHere And becuase Michigan is just epic, lol But yeah, I would love to see him react and learn about all the different cultures and stuff from each state.

[@johnchance7836]

Yup, something on michigan right in the middle of the big lakes would be great.

[@quinnthegreat5984]

That would be cool, maybe the history of how Ohio traded one little town for the Upper Peninsula. That's right, Michigan owned Toledo and Ohio owned the U.P. and they traded millions of square miles for one more port. I used to live near Toledo and y'all can have it back. LOL

[@sonnystaton]

California has the Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, where they held the winter Olympics. We have Mediterranean climate like Barcelona, the redwoods where it's cool oceanic climate on the northern coast, the Mojave desert. There isn't a place with more different climate zones than California.

[@ehw1917]

This. Exactly.

[@dkroll92]

the Winter Olympics that were held in California were a few hundred miles north of Mt Whitney. Everything else is on point though

[@sonnystaton]

@@dkroll92 Lake Tahoe. And mt Whitney & Tahoe are both part of the Sierra mt range. You can follow the crest of the Sierras on the pacific crest trail from mt Whitney to Lake Tahoe.

[@ScoutcraftTV]

You chose a great video to explain US weather. Where I live in San Diego, California, we have a climate nearly identical to Israel (close to the same latitude, same west coast of a sea, same geographic weather phenomenon such as "santa ana"s). We live 7 miles from the Pacific and the coldest it's been here in my lifetime (a half century or so) has been about 35°F within 10 miles of the water in early February. The hottest has been around 105°F in late September/early October. We have mountains (6000' or about 1850 meters in elevation) within 50 miles from the ocean that drop down to 15°F or so every year but we have regions the weather people call "micro-climates". We get about 10 inches of rain annually, while most of the Northeast (Northern California, Oregon, and Washington) get up to or exceeding ten times as much. We live in a desert on a cold ocean, they live in a pine and cedar rainforest on a much colder part of that same ocean. I was working in El Centro, California in the Imperial Valley a few years back and the temperature was pushing 120°F with 80% relative humidity. Walking from my air conditioned room across the street to an air conditioned l restaurant was like walking through the bowels of hell and I was sopping wet with sweat after walking only 40 meters. El Centro is only a little over 100 miles from the San Diego coast where it was 72°F and beautiful on the same day. The weather here is most definately dynamic. Nobody likes Los Angeles except the people who live there.

[@halicarnassus834]

A a West Michigan born and raised, Our State Motto is Literally "Winter Wonderland". You think you have seen snow? Come west Michigan in winter. We are accustomed to driving in "White outs" when the visibility is Zero after Lake Michigan throws her Lake effect Squalls at us.

[@wennick4859]

6 foot icicles appearing over night it’s fantastic that we survive

[@PatoEarns]

Come to California where it’s worth because of lake effects and we get 6-10 ft of snow in one night every winter

[@halicarnassus834]

@@hammerhand5059 And yet, my fellow Citizen, we Have the Most BEAUTIFUL Summers unsurpassed. GREAT Sandy Beaches and Sand Dunes on our Western banks of Sand that Arrakis itself would be in Awe itself of near the Freshest Water Reserves on Earth. In fact Michigan is #9 out of the 10 50th United States most Beautiful for a reason. We Rank within the Top 10 for good reason. We conceal Ourselves, yet We have the Largest Freshwater Seas on Earth surrounding us by 3 out of 4 parts.

[@halicarnassus834]

@@wennick4859 We know whiteouts, Edmund Fitzgerald Tankers and Omni Consumer Products. The last one was of course a "Robocop" Joke. Lol. However Seriously if there was a Zombie Apocalypse in the States, Michigan would be one of the safest places to live. Being surrounded by Ocean sized freshwater Seas 3 out of 4 points, and Extremely Nordic Cold in winter, ZOMBIES can't swim and would freeze in Our Nordic Winter Climate. Logically and Logistically we would Shut borders.

[@wennick4859]

@@PatoEarns there’s lake effect in California?

[@AndrewL209]

react to a channel called Lost In The Pond. He’s a british dude who has lived in America for thr last decade. Really watch any video of his, all are very informational

[@ji3194]

Great channel I love his deadpan delivery

[@TheWarrrenator]

@27:21 Summer in the USA is celebrated from the last weekend in May (memorial day) to the first Monday in September (Labor Day) because that is when public swimming pools are open and it is generally hot enough to swim. But some places are hotter or colder depending on location.

[@YAH2121]

It's a holiday when it snows in the South. Schools close, classes are canceled, stores take the day off.

[@irocksixx]

I live in Texas where we got snowed in on February 14th and no one went to work for a whole week b/c we couldn't get there LOL

[@derred723]

I lived in Chicago and it's the opposite. In my two years in highschool i got zero snow days. I got one in Grad school and because at the time i was commuting two hours to class from a family home in the burbs, my dumb ass went to class not finding it it was canceled until i got there. So two hours driving extremely slowly in a foot of unplowed snow back home. Normally Chicago is ready but this storm caught them off guard so the roads were crap. But after living in Chicago and nothing ever getting canceled for snow i just assumed class wouldn't get cancelled. But the roads were that bad.

[@Delgen1951]

people panic "we are going to be showed in fot mouths, we will starve!!"

[@chanpf1234]

Right, all it takes is 1 inch of snow and everything is shutdown lol

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

Temperature in texas today: 78 degrees Fahrenheit Temperature 2 minutes from now: 3 degrees Fahrenheit

[@readerontherun7460]

Yes! In my part of Texas, we can go from below zero to 115 degrees. Fun times 😂

[@charliecote4185]

Ha, try negative 40 in the northeast

[@adoyaben]

@@charliecote4185 why are people who live in cold climates so defensive

[@jakehanner608]

@@adoyaben 😂fr

[@crazeyjoe]

That sounds like the panhandle.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

18:31 Spoon Bridge and Cherry in Walker Sculpture Garden , next to original location of Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

I'm in central Kentucky and we got 4" of snow last night and today was in the 20s for a high. This weekend it's gonna rain and be in the 40s. Definitely have a mixture of different types of weather in this area, especially ups and downs.

[@adamcommercial3133]

Yeah, you guys in Kentucky have really hot humid summers! I went there in June a couple years ago and it was sweltering!

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

@@adamcommercial3133 sometimes. Then in winter it can be bitterly cold for days, with snow, rain, ice. It's just all over the place, lol.

[@danielm4436]

In my area of California at about 3000ft. around Yosemite Ntnl. Park we got 6 or so inches of snow and now rain with temps in the low 30's and 40's. Winter here waits until about mid January to February to be real winter. Then in March and April we usually get the real heavy rain and floods before it gets hot and turns everything into fire for 5-ish months. And we got a huge wind storm last week that knocked down so many trees and power lines so that rain coming will probably cause huge amounts of damage.

[@justlily1209]

Here in Bowling Green we got about the same amount of snow yesterday, but the day before it was almost 60 and today it was in the 30's. By sunday it will 50 again. I am from NKY and am only here for school and the weather here is so weird.

[@kimjongtrump3493]

It’s technically cold in California and it’s about 60 degrees😂

[@willcool713]

California actually has lots of grey days, even in the south. South Florida actually has the weather that California pretends to have (an aphorism I've read), most of the time, but they also have hurricanes and mosquitoes.

[@PUAlum]

and killer humidity. (Or humididity as Radar might say).

[@matthewgraygubleristheloml7324]

so true. everyone thinks of california weather as florida weather. I live in cali and it has been storming for about a week. It is freezing, and thats normal in the winter for californians. people dont understand it actually gets COLD in cali.

[@jariemonah]

They're different biomes though. South Florida is more like the tropics or subtropic. Southern California coast is more Mediterranean or chaparral.

[@brentonburbank4320]

@@matthewgraygubleristheloml7324 in northern California you get very hot in the summer very cold in the winner

[@brentonburbank4320]

@@jariemonah the Philippines stays around 90f year round

[@sallythekolcat]

22:15 In the mountains above Seattle, our family ski cabin had doors on 3 floors to the front, because being snowed in was such a risk, and there were years where we used the upper door. in Seattle proper, the most we got was 18 inches at once, and then we waited for it to melt. Most people have enough pantry to make it through being stormed in, but if a big one is broadcast, you'll see people buying eggs, milk and bread.

[@SlavicCelery]

Lake effect snow is no joke. I'm glad I live on the west side of Lake Michigan. Much easier than over on the east side.

[@celebrim1]

"How cold does it get in California" - LOL. You can tell how little he really understands when he asks a question like that. California is huge my boy. It's like asking about Denmark and Sicily at the same time. Southern California on the coast is nothing like Northern California in the mountains. It is fun watching a European kid get educated though. I will also say though, that even as an American, you won't really "get it" until you experience it. Like until you felt 120F, you won't get what it's like. Until you've been in the desert and had 100F during the day, and 50F at night, you just won't get it. Until you've actually scene a Kansas or Oklahoma supercell, or experienced thunderstorms in Arkansas or Alabama you won't really believe them. Until you experience Texas heat, where it's 90F with 90% humidity _at night_, you won't understand it. Until you've seen snow drifts 20 feet high or seen 3 feet of snow fall in 24 hours, you won't believe them. Until you've been to Louisiana where 4 inches of rain in 2 hours is so normal that it hardly brings comment, because a flood is 24 inches of rain in 24 hours, you won't get it.

[@mauicarter311]

I live in Louisiana and was surprised when I found out how much rain we get compared to other states.

[@wmor2449]

When we relocated from Atlanta to Seattle we were in a parking lot when it began to lightening, ONCE, and suddenly everyone in the parking lot began running. My little girls asked what they were running from, lol! We'd never seen grown people freak out over lightening like that in our whole lives!

[@celebrim1]

@@wmor2449 I can remember being in Boston one time, and this tiny little cell only about a 1/4 mile wide was travelling through the city. It couldn't have had a cloud top higher than 12,000 feet, it didn't have a lot of energy, and it was dropping a lightening bolt every minute or two. The local weather service put the whole city under a Tornado Warning and turned on the sirens. People were panicking, pulling off to the side of the road, and sheltering in hallways. No tornadoes were actually dropped from the itty bitty little thunderstorm.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

7:28 About 100 miles the coast from LA , Sunnydale has had snow at Christmas.

[@TarantellistofHeart]

Video: California doesn't get too hot. Me, in southern California: *surrounded by fires in 110°F heat throughout the year* 🤔

[@derred723]

yeah i live in LA, and my apartment faces south. I had to run my AC in early January or February cause it got warm, like 85 degrees and because of the southern exposure my place is like 10 degrees warmer than the outdoor temperature.

[@tachyon8317]

Me, in 530 (about an hour north of Sac): You too huh, bud?

[@DigitalHaze65536]

That is hot and fires are terrible. However I bet 94F on the gulf or east coast feels worse.......with a 75F dewpoint. The air feels like you could cut into it, it's suffocating. I only traveled outside of my home state of PA a few times, and only once west of the Mississippi. Denver was 95F when I was there, if I hadn't know what the temperature was I would have guessed 80. We traveled up to Cheyenne Wyoming and it was even cooler. It was July a typical summer day for them, if not above normal. I could wear full length pants and a long sleeve shirt no problem! I go shorts and tank tops here all summer...even if it's only in the 80's due to humidity.

[@Subiwu]

@@DigitalHaze65536 Still doesn’t seem as bad. There are other places in the world that get a higher heat index but I’ve been to a city in California and the whole time I was there it was close to 120° and lows were still in the high 80s

[@ajrocks44]

When you get snowed in in the United States you generally dig out and have fun.

[@Ivan.A.Churlyuski]

Except 3 inches in parts of California shuts down everything until it melts 2 hours later.

[@xryeau_1760]

@@Ivan.A.Churlyuski 3"??

[@ChinchillaQueen]

@@Ivan.A.Churlyuski where is that? We would get up to four feet at a time in northern California and they wouldn't shut shit down.

[@seangoldman6833]

15:40 The frequency of tornados to the south west of the Appalachian Mountain Range (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama) has been increasing over time in the past several decades but the biggest storms with the most powerful tornados are still mostly likely to be in the central plains states (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, northern Texas). On the other hand, since infrastructure along the gulf wasn't built with tornadoes in mind like they are on the plains and because you can't see danger coming from miles and miles away like you can in tornado ally, smaller weaker tornados are more likely to have casualties associated with them.

[@joshuahuffman4851]

We don't hate people from LA. Its just a fact that LA and the greater area, is incredibly congested, dirty and polluted. Also has a huge homeless population and drug problem.

[@scottjs5207]

But also, everyone else hates California state.

[@joshuahuffman4851]

@@scottjs5207 geographically California is a gorgeous state and has tons of natural beauty. But living there is not ideal for several of the reasons above as well as high taxes and cost of living

[@sisi19s]

lol I was just thinking LA as Louisiana but I understood right after

[@dillon10121]

and the people are rude

[@beverlysoto9476]

@@dillon10121 You’ll find that most rude people are not California natives.

[@cs82271]

Love the climate in Indiana. Every year we have >90°F summers and

[@lukebetts5829]

Or we don’t even get spring. A few years ago it snowed the first week of may, then a week later the local water park was open

[@skrillzfn4183]

Hi My midwest brother from two states over!

[@quinnthegreat5984]

Ohio is pretty much the same, except for the lake effect snow.

[@lukebetts5829]

@Quinnthegreat is Ohio about to get the nine inch serving of snow that Indiana is about to get?

[@quinnthegreat5984]

@@lukebetts5829 yes I heard that today from Sunday morning until Monday night it’s supposed to snow. I live 20 min south of Lake Erie so that usually means add 4 inches on top.

[@AdLasVex]

Lol, i grew up in Rochester NY and ive been shoveling massive piles of snow since i was 6. Even when the snow is 6-8 feet tall and blocking doors like it showed in the pictures at 22:30 we still had to go to school at 8am. Just meant i had to wake up at 4am so id have enough time to shovel a path to where the bus would pick me up

[@MessOfThings]

Hey remember these degrees he's talking about are Fahrenheit.

[@noahkane26]

To get a good idea of lake-effect snow, look at the snowfall records that were broken in Erie, Pennsylvania just a couple winters ago. If you look at the city on a map, it’s really not super far north, but it’s right next to Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes (the huge lakes around the state of Michigan). Erie got dumped on, and I was at my grandparents’ house for it!!

[@Boosthunter2010]

23:20 @lavluka They did not shovel the road LOL they have dump trucks with huge plows for that which drop a salt\sand mix at the same time on the public roads. The plows block peoples driveways with huge mounds of compressed snow,ice,salt,sand its very hard to make a path to the road even if your driveway was clear snow already.

[@brettg274]

“The coldest winter I ever had was a summer in San Francisco.” - Ernest Hemingway

[@markhamstra1083]

Twain, not Hemingway.

[@thecactusman17]

-Twain -Hemingway -Lincoln -Michael Scott

[@Darth.Fluffy]

Louisiana is easy to spot... The state is actually shaped like an "L"

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

Not as easy as Florida :v

[@ElMango14]

Biggest L yet

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

@@ElMango14 Florida got the biggest F that you can't even see

[@staceymounce2502]

We have huge snowplows that drive around, clean up snow on roads and drop salt. You can also buy snowblowers to use instead of shovels. More expensive, but easier and quicker at cleaning paths in the snow. A lot of times schools and some jobs won’t make you come on days when there is so much snow that it’s not safe to drive or things are done virtually now. We usually know when a lot of snow is coming, so we can prepare. Every winter I add a shovel, blankets, deicer spray to melt ice, snow brush and ice scraper to clean off the car and kitty litter to put under your wheels for traction if your stuck on ice.

[@MarvinMonroe]

-40F and -40C are the same temperature. Only point where they intersect

[@paranoidrodent]

Also known as, "you might want a scarf" weather in Minnesota and much of Canada.

[@lukerickbeil1360]

Lol. That is what is outside right know in MN.

[@JohnDoe-ep1cp]

Its -30 rn in northern wisconsin. 😃 its a blast. Lmao

[@JohnDoe-ep1cp]

@@lukerickbeil1360 as much as we talk shit to each other. I love you guys to the west. Your the only ones i think that knows what we gp through in wisconsin because you guys get that cold too.

[@billallen4793]

-54f here the other day...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS

[@maureen14]

Florida gets a lot hotter than California. It's a lot more humid which makes it even feel hotter and definitely tropical. California's not tropical it's like desert kind of in areas I would say Arizona is the hottest state.

[@alex22153]

Yea cus California has a warm climate but I’ve heard that the coast of it is one of the very few areas in the world with a Mediterranean type

[@ryanholmes1970]

Sorry but your not correct. California has very hot deserts.

[@jacklewis5452]

It gets a lot hotter in southern California than in Florida. I dont recall Florida ever hitting 134 degrees.

[@dylanpinatelli4969]

Yeah that’s in areas like Death Valley, but California’s temps usually feel less hot than most places in California. Especially coastal areas.

[@pacmanc8103]

California has a variety of climates. The southern coast is a lot like the Mediterranean and North Africa. Go inland and and its desert like. Northern California with the Redwoods on the coast is similar to the PNW. The High Sierra inland in the north is a mountainous climate. Florida is flat and generally warm/hot and humid.

[@StarvingArtist600]

I'll always remember driving to Eerie in the winter to see my dad. Pittsburgh gets a lot of snow... but Eerie is a very different monster. I passed Snow drifts taller than some houses, and one of them had a pick up truck sticking half out, half way up the drift.

[@maryvalentine9090]

And looking at the climate of California… You have to understand it is a huge state. The climate in Northern California is completely different than the climate in Southern California and varies to the extreme from the east and west side of the state.

[@pharoahakhenaten6630]

Dude michigan is cold December January and February, from May till September its 90 degtee plus.

[@merricat3025]

That depends on what part of Michigan you're talking about.

[@Arldavis]

@@merricat3025 yeah i'm from kalamazoo and in june we've had 40-50 degrees. now i live in nashville and in june we would love that kind of weather instead of 95 lol

[@andreaanderson1580]

The picture of snow at 21:54 is not "snowed in" it is just 2 hour delay for schools and for work you need to show up (for reference I'm in Minnesota)

[@allisoncornell4378]

"What do you do if you get snowed in?" Well. Here in jersey, we wait till the snow stops. Hope to high hell that the power stays on. Because if the power goes out, we're screwed. But hey at least its cold enough the food in our fridge wont go to waste. Once its done snowing, we dont let ourselves be snowed in. Grab a shovel, go outside, shovel, and wait for the plows to come and clear the road. They always do. To put it in perspective, during the school year back when I was in highschool, we had 3 free snowdays a year in reserve for if the snow got bad. We almost never used them. Not for snow at least. The only way you get a snow day is if it started snowing real hard at like 4 am, and when you woke up the plows hadnt come yet. The school has to call you early to let you know you're off. This happened only like 3 times in my entire highschool career. It's more common to use the snowdays for other things. Like when hurricane sandy hit, we had to use all 3 days. Or if a national tragedy happens, or maybe something at the school. A pipe burst one time, so we used a day for that. Youre really only snowed in until the snow stops. Once it stops, no excuse lol. Theyll expect you at work. They'll expect you at school.

[@rdizzy1]

We get absolute dumps of snow here in upstate NY, but you just start shoveling when it is low and shovel multiple times, then you don't get snowed in. Your car will be locked in, but you can unshovel that. Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse always get dumped from lake effect+ storms from elsewhere. Not too bad this year though, yet.

[@allisoncornell4378]

@@rdizzy1 well did you get the massive blizzard today like we did lol, youre upstate ny so you shouldn't be so far that you avoided it all. Snow was absolutely nutty today. And yeah true. In a blizzard like this though, it was absolutely too much to go outside and shovel several times throughout. Plows only just now hit our road at like 3 am. 17 inches here so far. Crazy. Still very lightly snowing. But yeah us northeastern states dont just sit around and get snowed in. Life still functions and youre still lucky to get off work or school lol

[@rdizzy1]

@@allisoncornell4378 I got lucky with this one I live in the outskirts of rochester, and we got largely missed with this specific storm.