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Not sure if it's completely related, but I found the phenomena of the North Atlantic Oscillation [1] to be particulary useful in predicting long-term weather ar

by kebman 6y ago

Not sure if it's completely related, but I found the phenomena of the North Atlantic Oscillation [1] to be particulary useful in predicting long-term weather around the South of Norway. This time around, in December 2019, I predicted a rather cold summer in Norway. I made that prediction because the winter was particularly warm and snow-less in the South East between late 2019 and early 2020. For the most part I've been correct. Except a few heat waves this summer has been pretty cold. But the effects of global warming persists, and it would seem the Autumn will be pretty nice here in Oslo. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_oscillation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_oscillation

CtrlD-me 6y ago
Oslo! I'm looking for a job, there. Think it's doable without speaking Norwegian?
- kebman 6y ago
  Depends. Some companies do accept English speakers, but not all. I'd call them up about it before applying. Most accept Danish or Swedish, though. If you're just looking for a restaurant job, then most of them accept English only speakers. But that isn't to say that most customers do, so it helps to know at least the basics for your spesific trade. Sad fact: Norwegian is known to be notoriously hard to learn because most Norwegians resort to English with foreigners. So even if you come here, you might not hear the local language enough to actually learn it well.
- laurencerowe 6y ago
  Quite a few tech companies in Norway have an international staff and speak English in the office. I worked for a small Norway-based open source consultancy for a while. We spoke English in the office as most of us were not Norwegian and most Norwegian customers were happy to work with us in English. I spent some time working with QT Software (then part of Nokia) and their office was also English speaking IIRC.
stainforth 6y ago
Can hurricane models incorporate these in some useful way? (If they aren't already)
Someone 6y ago
It seems likely those large scale variations correlate with summer temperatures, but from the information you give there, that’s n=1, self-evaluated, after removal of values that do not fit the prediction. Are you sure this can be used to make predictions for single seasons?

by kebman 6y ago

CtrlD-me 6y ago

Oslo! I'm looking for a job, there. Think it's doable without speaking Norwegian?

kebman 6y ago
Depends. Some companies do accept English speakers, but not all. I'd call them up about it before applying. Most accept Danish or Swedish, though. If you're just looking for a restaurant job, then most of them accept English only speakers. But that isn't to say that most customers do, so it helps to know at least the basics for your spesific trade. Sad fact: Norwegian is known to be notoriously hard to learn because most Norwegians resort to English with foreigners. So even if you come here, you might not hear the local language enough to actually learn it well.
laurencerowe 6y ago
Quite a few tech companies in Norway have an international staff and speak English in the office. I worked for a small Norway-based open source consultancy for a while. We spoke English in the office as most of us were not Norwegian and most Norwegian customers were happy to work with us in English. I spent some time working with QT Software (then part of Nokia) and their office was also English speaking IIRC.

stainforth 6y ago

Can hurricane models incorporate these in some useful way? (If they aren't already)

Someone 6y ago

It seems likely those large scale variations correlate with summer temperatures, but from the information you give there, that’s n=1, self-evaluated, after removal of values that do not fit the prediction. Are you sure this can be used to make predictions for single seasons?