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Heavy Southwest Rain – Watching The Tropics – August 14, 2021
National Weather Forecast A frontal boundary positioned from the Northeast to the central U.S. will produce showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be strong. The other story we’ll continue to track is Fred, which will move across the Florida Keys on Saturday....
Tracking “Fred” – Racial Implications of Urban Heat Island – Key Takeaways from Latest IPCC Climate Report
Scientists React To Latest IPCC Report Every IPCC climate report becomes a little more dire with time as scientists draw a straight line from a doubling of planet-warming greenhouse gases since 1850 to an increase in weather extremes. During a WCCO Radio interview...
Driest Summer Since 1982 for Much of Minnesota – Drought Intensifies, Fanning New Wildfires
Driest Meteorological Summer, To Date, Since 1982 I’m enjoying my time here in Bakersfield, California, between the heat, drought, smoke and occasional wildfires”. [checks notes]. Wait, I recall living in Minnesota, which has a vast constellation of lakes. Water...
NOAA NHC: Another Above Average Hurricane Season – Populations Booming in Flood-Prone Areas
Topsoil MoistureUSDA An “Opportunity” For Showers Into Sunday I keep a NOAA Weather Radio under my bed (cheapest form of life insurance around). I think it’s gone off once all summer. Yes, tornadoes are rare during a drought - a small, silver lining. There aren’t many...
Sunny Day Flooding About To Become More Than a “Nuisance” – Will Tiny Satellites Revolutionize Hurricane Forecasting?
Paul Douglas Smoke Diminishes As Shower Chance Increases I’ve been blasting Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” on my Kenwood KR-9050 stereo receiver, and my neighbors are not amused. Then again, I have the freedom to make poor decisions. What a strange and wondrous...
Smoke-Tracking Tools – Will “Drone Boats” Help Hurricane Forecast Accuracy?
Paul Douglas Smoke, Heat & Drought? Welcome to Fresno! A friend living in Los Angeles told me that Californians don’t trust air they can’t see. I get it now. Remind me to never take a baby blue sky for granted again. Sadly, what happens in Ontario and Manitoba...