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“Medicanes” in the Mediterranean, While “Teddy” and Soon-To-Be “Wilfred” Threaten U.S.
Finding The Good In Every Season "Embrace the Suck." My youngest son is a Naval aviator. He was given that sage advice during Plebe Summer at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Translation: try to turn any negative into a positive. Look for the good - in everything. I...
Sally Aftermath – Keep an Eye on “Teddy” – Climate Migration Already Underway
A Quiet, Lukewarm Pattern for Minnesota Climate refugees? Maybe Bangladesh or the Maldive Islands in the Pacific, but here in the U.S.? As a warming climate makes naturally-occurring fires, floods and hurricanes more intense experts predict a slow-motion migration...
Western Fires – Rocky Snowfall – Tracking Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene in the Atlantic
Meteorological Comfort Food Returns Next Week I've never needed coping skills more than I do in 2020 - and I suspect I'm not alone. Prayer, comfort food, a few good novels, kayaking and Netflix (without the chill). Physical distancing is so much easier (and more fun!)...
The United States of Weather Extremes: Record Heat, Fire and Snow Plagues Western Half of USA
The United States of Weather Extremes 2020 has been a volatile, jaw-dropping year - and disruption applies to America's weather. In recent days I've witnessed things I've never seen before. 121F in the suburbs of Los Angeles. A 5 year drought fueling massive...
Is The Atlantic Staying Active? – National Weather Outlook For August 31, 2020
National Weather Forecast For the last day of August Monday, we'll watch a cold front sinking south and east across the Great Lakes to the Southern Plains with showers and thunderstorms. A stationary front and slow-moving area of low pressure will bring rain from...
Praedictix Briefing: Laura Rapidly Strengthens To A Major Hurricane – Expected To Make Landfall Near Texas-Louisiana Border Tonight
This is a sample of the briefing we sent to our clients the morning of Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, on major Hurricane Laura and its expected impacts on the Gulf Coast. Praedictix Briefing: Wednesday morning, August 26th, 2020 Laura has been rapidly...