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Robotic Surfboards Investigating Hurricanes – Using Artificial Intelligence to Pinpoint Precipitation Arrival
A Year Without a Winter? Dream On No, winter has not been canceled. Delayed by a few weeks? Yes. I vaguely remember dreaming about a year without a winter in Minnesota: 30s and 40s, no snow to speak of, just rain and ice. That scenario is unlikely through mid-century,...
Ida’s Impact on Louisiana Education – This Year “Tornado Alley” Shifted to Mid Atlantic States
Beware of Extended Winter Outlooks Beware of gloom and doom winter forecasts. They’re rarely right. The science just isn’t there. It’s the rough equivalent of predicting where the stock market (or pandemic) will be in February. Nope. Keep in mind, only 1 in 4...
Air Pollution’s Silent Killer – Wildfire Smoke Increasing Plains to West Coast
Exposure To Wildfire Smoke Is A Health Risk What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, and the recent swirl of western wildfire smoke didn’t stay in California. New research shows an average of 8-10 weeks of smoke every year in Minnesota between 2016 and 2020. This...
Running Out of Hurricane Names (Again) – Using AI for Better Hurricane Forecasts – Will Jet Stream Winds Migrate Poleward?
Weather Entering An Unusual Holding Pattern ”Paul, what’s the jet stream up to these days?” Great question. Glad you asked. Upper level steering winds are unusually light for late September. In fact, weather models predict an odd holding pattern into early October as...
Summer Warmth Lingers For Much of USA – Study: Today’s Kids Will Experience 3 Times As Many Climate Disasters as Their Grandparents
A Taste of Autumn Into Thursday ”80s in late September. Paul, is this a symptom of a warming planet?” Yes and no. Most of this is natural weather variability, amplified by the warming signal we see all around us. Warmer background temperatures (atmosphere and oceans)...
Scattered Areas Of Rain – September 27, 2021
National Weather Forecast A system in the Pacific Northwest will bring rain across the region into northern California, with some snow mixing in in the higher elevations like the Cascades. A frontal boundary near the Northeast will bring shower chances. Some storms...