by Paul Douglas | Dec 8, 2022 | Weather
Dreaming of a White Christmas? The Force may not be with you this year if you live in the southern or eastern USA – Christmas Day may be beige. Here’s an excerpt from a good explainer at NOAA NCEI: “…Where does history say you should be in the...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 23, 2022 | Weather
Historic Lake-Effect Storm Hammered Buffalo With Up To 81″ of Snow. Weather Underground explores the meteorological recipe that led up to record snowfall amounts: “A historic lake-effect snowstorm dumped feet of snow in parts of western and upstate New...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 4, 2022 | Weather
Heat Waves Have Cost World Economy Trillions of Dollars. Here’s the intro to a summary of research at Dartmouth University: “Massive economic losses due to sweltering temperatures brought on by human-caused climate change are not just a problem for the...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 13, 2022 | Weather
What New Data Reveal About Ian’s Storm Surge. Michael Lowry writing at Substack has an interesting post; here’s an excerpt: “…The USGS has collected hundreds of high-water marks over the past few weeks. Filtering for only high-water marks with...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 7, 2022 | Weather
Is Climate Change Causing Storms like Hurricane Ian to Grow Faster? We are not seeing more hurricanes, but the storms that form naturally are strengthening (faster) and it may be linked to consistently warmer water, especially in the Gulf of Mexico. Here’s an...