by Paul Douglas | May 28, 2025 | Weather
What Makes a 1-in-1000-Year Storm, Really? Some great context here from a story courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis: “…Global warming is increasing the frequency of extreme precipitation events, including those events known as 1-in-1,000-year...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 28, 2025 | Weather
Windiest Start to Spring in Nearly 50 Years. Ben Noll reports on the unusually windy conditions in March and early April at The Washington Post: “…Data shows it has been the windiest start to spring in nearly 50 years — or since 1977 — according to wind...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 28, 2025 | Weather
How to Find Climate Data and Science the Trump Administration Doesn’t Want You To See. The Conversation takes a deep dive into climate data preservation; here’s an excerpt: “…You can also find archived climate and environmental justice datasets...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 10, 2025 | Weather
The 10 Strangest Things We Saw in 2024’s Weather. Weather Underground takes a global look at last year’s weather oddities: “2024 was a year of weird weather, from snow to hurricanes, floods to drought, and wildfires to tornadoes. Some of these...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 30, 2025 | Weather
Thunderstorms Can Cause Air Turbulence Up To 55 Miles Away from the Source. Mental Floss has some breaking meteorological news; here’s an excerpt: “…Thunderstorms are a major cause of air turbulence. Recently, a team of meteorologists used a trove of...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 9, 2024 | Weather
“Connecting the Dots”: November 2024 On this month’s edition of Connecting the Dots (November 2024): This Year “Virtually Certain” to be Hottest on Record, Says EU Space Program. The Guardian has an update; here’s the intro:...
