Meteorological Boomerang: From Record Chill to 80F Next Week
Highs Near 80 Next Week Make Up For Lost Time Yep, I threw in the towel and cranked up our furnace too. It is, after all, meteorological fall. A few thoughts: the intensity of this Canadian belch is typical of early November. And no, there is no research (that I'm aware of) that says early cold snaps are a precursor to unusually harsh winters. Weather is random, cold fronts happen.
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And it's not over just yet.
ECMWF prediction for MSP above: WeatherBell.
Median Date of First Freeze. For much of
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Praedictix Briefing: Issued
Western Wildfires
Fires Burning Out West. We continue to track numerous wildfires burning across the western
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Fire Danger Today. Critical fire danger continues today across portions of western
Fire Weather Warnings. Due to the expected volatile fire weather conditions across the western
September Snowstorm
Winter Storm Alerts. Snow continues to fall across portions of the
Atlantic Tropical Update
Paulette, Rene, And Other Areas Of Interest. As we look at the
La Nina Signal Increasing. A cool phase of the Pacific correlates with a heightened tropical storm/hurricane risk for the
The Dominance of Chaos. An accurate forecast 4 months into the future? Don't hold your breath. At the end of the day meteorologists are up against chaos theory, as a story at Mashable explains; here's an excerpt: "...Yet, there’s a limit on how far into the future humanity can ever predict the day-to-day weather: Will a storm probably hit my town? Will it be a terrible day for a barbecue? Will driving be too dangerous? The absolute limit on this type of weather prediction is somewhere between two and three weeks, said
How to Escape From an Erupting Volcano. Because 2020. Here's an excerpt from WIRED.com (paywall): "Let’s say you were visiting the Roman town of Pompeii on the morning of
Arenal volcano in
50 F. high at MSP yesterday, coldest on record.
75 F. average high on
70 F. maximum temperature on
THURSDAY: Sunny breaks, much better. Winds: S 3-8. High: near 60 FRIDAY: Sunny start, more showers late. Winds: SE 8-13. Wake-up: 46. High: 65 SATURDAY: Frequent showers, possible thunder. Winds: NW 8-13. Wake-up: 58. High: 64 SUNDAY: Nicer day of weekend. Partly sunny. Winds: W 5-10. Wake-up: 57. High: 74 MONDAY: Intervals of sun, warming up. Winds: S 8-13. Wake-up: 56. High: 78 TUESDAY: Feels like summer again. Hazy sun. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 60. High: near 80 WEDNESDAY: Mix of clouds and sun, pleasant. Winds: NW 8-13. Wake-up: 63. High: 77
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Climate Stories...
Billion Dollar Disasters. Up for a little light reading? Here's an excerpt of a 111-page PDF from
Western Wildfires Burning Larger, Longer and Hotter. Here's an excerpt from a post by Climate Central: "Human-caused climate change is adding to the heaping tinderbox of wildfire risk. Warmer temperatures and worsening drought make for more dry vegetation, elevating the risk of a fire igniting and the fire spreading. The West has warmed nearly two degrees on average since the 1980s, while the number of acres burned by wildfires has exploded. In
Banned From Considering Climate Change, Insurers May Soon Flee California And Its Fires: This is an extraordinary development; headlines and links via Climate Nexus: "
Climate Change Will Transform What it Means to be a Homeowner. Quartz examines the trends with real estate - will certain parts of the
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Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc from Climate Change. Here's the intro to a story at The New York Times (paywall): "A report commissioned by federal regulators overseeing the nation’s commodities markets has concluded that climate change threatens
States are Doing What Big Government Won't Do to Stop Climate Change, and Want Stimulus Funds to Help. Here's a clip from
The Environmental Racism Threatening South Carolina's Black Communities. Quartz looks at system inequality and climate risk: "...Climate change really is a Black issue,” said
Catastrophic Hurricanes are "The New Normal" and They Will Cost Trillions. A post at VICE examines the trends with costly hurricanes and how a warmer world may supersize storms to come: "...Since 2005, the US federal government has paid out roughly
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Is Rapid Intensification of Hurricanes Becoming More Common? Here's an excerpt of an explainer from The Conversation and Honolulu Civil Beat: "...Because rapidly intensifying hurricanes are fairly rare, there isn’t enough information yet to say if rapid intensification is happening more often. The hurricane research community has consistent, reliable observations of storm intensity only since the start of the satellite era and routine storm-penetrating “hurricane hunter” flights since the 1970s. We have seen more rapid intensification events in recent years, and some scientists have concluded that the warming climate is likely playing a role. However, we’ve also had more active hurricane seasons in those years, and more work needs to be done in this area to understand global trends, such as why hurricanes are crossing ocean basins more slowly..."
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Natural Disasters Can Inspire Better Local Climate Change Policies - If They're Notably Deadly or Weird. Climate change hits home...when it hits home. Here's an excerpt from
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Wildfire Threat is Bad and Getting Worse in the American West. An Op-Ed at
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New Research Show Importance of Military Personnel Communicating the Risks of Climate Change. Here's the intro to a post at
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