I very much want to take pictures like this. I hoping to hit the plains states this next storm season!
I have created a new website aimed at showing people the best locations to take lightning and storm pictures. It’s called Lightning Shot Spots and I just launched it today! So far it’s a bare bones site while I work to collect location data (provided by users like you!), but I have plans to develop it into a world class storm photography resources. So, head over, take a look, and please contribute a location if you have one. Thanks!
As the temperatures in Southern Arizona heat up, and the moisture in the air decreases, we start getting a lot of Red Flag Warnings for the various parts of the state. I’ve known intuitively what these warnings are about, especially since I was a wildland firefighter for a season, but wanted to find out some more details.
Red Flag Warnings are issues by the National Weather Service to inform firefighting authorities and land management offices that the conditions are right for wildland fire ignition and propagation. For these offices, the issuance of a Red Flag Warning helps them prepare for the potential fires brought on by drought, low humidity and high winds with potential lightning. For the general public, a Red Flag Warning means there is a high fire danger with increased probability of a quickly spreading vegetation fire in the area in the next 24 hours.
The weather criteria for fire weather watches and red flag warnings varies with each Weather Service Office’s warning area based on the local vegetation type, topography, and distance from major water sources but usually includes the daily vegetation moisture content calculations, expected afternoon high temperature, afternoon minimum relative humidity and daytime wind speed.
Related to, but of less severity than, a Red Flag Warning is a Fire Weather Watch. which alerts the public and fire fighting agencies that conditions may exist for a Red Flag Warning after the initial forecast period (12 hours). It is generally issued 12 to 48 hours in advance of the conditions, but can also be issued up to 72 hours in advance. That watch then remains in effect until it expires, is canceled, or upgraded to a Red Flag Warning.
Here’s an example of a Red Flag Warning for Flagstaff, AZ.
WWUS85 KFGZ 120342 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 842 PM MST WED JUN 11 2008 AZZ111>117-140-120445- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080612T0400Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 842 PM MST WED JUN 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
For as long as anybody can remember, where the Catatumbo River empties into Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, there has been lightning. For an average of 160 nights a year, 16-40 cloud-to-cloud strikes light the air above the waters of the lake. As many as 20,000 bolts have been recorded in a single night. But that all stopped in January 2010…there have been no strikes since then.
In an online article at The Guardian, locals are concerned about the lack of lightning :
Fishermen in the village of Congo Mirador, a collection of wooden huts on stilts at the phenomenon’s epicentre, are puzzled and anxious by its absence. “It has always been with us,” said Edin Hernandez, 62. “It guides us at night, like a lighthouse. We miss it.”
There has been lightning in the skies around here for most of recorded history :
Electrical storms, product of a unique meteorological phenomenon, have lit up nights in this corner of Venezuela for thousands of years. Francis Drake abandoned a sneak attack on the city of Maracaibo in 1595 when lightning betrayed his ships to the Spanish garrison.
“This is unprecedented. In recorded history we have not had such a long stretch without lightning,” said Erik Quiroga, an environmentalist and leading authority on the Relampago de Catatumbo, or Catatumbo Lightning.
It appears to scientists that El Niño is to blame for the disruption of this phenomenon. The theory is that El Niño has caused a drought in the area, drying up the lakes and rivers that normally exist, and which contribute to the creation of the lightning. Another theory links it to decomposing organic matter which release methane. Yet another theory links it to Andean winds blowing across marshes, generating low pressure and building up an electrical charge in the atmosphere.
The last time the lightning disappeared? In 1906 when a catastrophic 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia unleashed a tsunami. The lightning returned three weeks later. But the long delay in the lightning’s return this time have locals worried.
Losing the lightning is a symbolic blow. In addition to warding off Drake’s naval assault – an event celebrated in Lope de Vega’s 1598 epic poem – it is credited with helping independence fighters defeat a Spanish fleet in 1823. The state of Zulia, which encompasses Lake Maracaibo, has a lightning bolt across its centre and refers to the phenomenon in its anthem.
Quiroga worries that when rains return the lightning may not recover its former glory. It was dwindling in frequency and force even before the drought, probably because deforestation and agriculture had clogged the Catatumbo river and several lagoons with silt.
“This is a unique gift and we are at risk of losing it,” said Quiroga, who has led scientific teams to its epicentre. He has lobbied Venezuelan authorities to protect the area and the United Nations to recognise it as a world heritage site. A Unesco spokeswoman said there were no plans to do so because electrical storms did not have a “site”.
For more information about the Catatumbo Lightning, check out this brief Wikipedia article.


A strong upper-level trough began to pivot its way through the western U.S. on Friday, April 13, 2012 with several front-running disturbances out ahead of it. This sparked a number of tornadoes that were reported in Oklahoma, including quite close to Oklahoma City.
The main tornado outbreak is now underway today, April 14, with additional activity expected through tomorrow. Today’s high risk tornado threat encompasses the cities of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas; Topeka, Kansas; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Omaha, Nebraska.
Notes: Tornadoes are not necessarily in order of occurrence. There are many videos, so it may take awhile to load the page. This post will be updated as additional videos surface…
Hard to see — appears to be a wedge in heavy rain.
Near Alden, Oklahoma
North Platte, Nebraska
Rice County, Kansas
Great Bend area, Kansas
Southwest of Salina, Kansas
Langley/Salina area, Kansas
Northeast of Salina, Kansas
Near Cherokee, Oklahoma
Wichita, Kansas (southeastern)
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India’s Aditya L1 solar mission marked a significant milestone with its successful launch from Sriharikota on Saturday. In the coming months, the spacecraft will be positioned in its Halo orbit, L1, near the Sun, where its seven payloads will embark on a mission to answer intriguing questions about the Sun.
One of the primary mysteries the mission aims to unravel is the extreme temperature of the Sun’s corona. The corona, the Sun’s outermost atmosphere layer, is typically concealed by the Sun’s brilliant surface light.
Ashoka University’s Vice-Chancellor and scientist, Somak Raychaudhury, explains, “One of our primary goals is to understand why the Sun’s corona is astonishingly hot, reaching temperatures of up to 2 million degrees, in stark contrast to the relatively cooler surface of the Sun at around 5,000 degrees.”
Key Objectives of the Aditya L1 Mission
The primary objective of the Aditya L1 mission is to enable uninterrupted, 24/7 observation of the Sun. This unhindered observation will greatly enhance the monitoring of solar activity. To achieve this goal, Aditya L1 is equipped with two major instruments and five smaller ones.
- SUIT (Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope): This instrument captures continuous ultraviolet images of the Sun, which is crucial for solar observations. It allows scientists to study the significant ultraviolet and X-ray radiation emitted from the Sun’s corona.
- VELC (Visible Emission Line Coronagraph): VELC is a spectrograph that focuses on the Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere. It extends far beyond the Sun’s visible disk and will work in conjunction with SUIT to monitor the corona, aiding ISRO scientists in correlating corona changes with solar surface events.
Unlocking the Sun’s Enigma
Somak Raychaudhury elaborates on the enigmatic phenomenon of the Sun’s corona’s high temperature, emphasizing that it reaches up to 2 million degrees—a stark contrast to the Sun’s cooler surface at around 5,000 degrees. This temperature difference remains a “baffling mystery in solar science.” The study of high-energy phenomena of the Sun’s corona aims to shed light on this mystery and establish causal connections between the Sun and its corona.
Aditya L1’s observations will also contribute to understanding the relationship between the Sun’s surface and the emission of high-energy particles during solar storms. These storms are closely tied to the Sun’s magnetic activity and have the potential to disrupt human technologies, including satellites and communication systems.
India’s Aditya L1 mission promises to illuminate the Sun’s secrets, advancing our understanding of this crucial celestial body and its impact on our solar system.


Daisy formed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 24, 1958 and reached category three strength with 205 km/h (110 knots) winds. Hurricane Daisy entered the CHC Response Zone on August 29th and was at its maximum strength. Daisy weakened to a strong category two hurricane prior to entering Canadian waters in the late afternoon of August 29th and continued weakening as she moved eastward. One boat was damaged in the storm however the crew was safe. The storm passed outside of the CHC Response Zone on August 31st and ended the same day.
August 30, 1958
- Oblong shaped storm centre made it ‘unique’ (HH)
September 2, 1958
- A Digby fisherman’s boat had the shaft on the trawler break and then tried to set his sail to only have it broken by the winds of the storm (TJ)
- He drifted for two days across the Bay of Fundy to Saint John unscathed (TJ)
- Date Modified:


The Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2 adds to the number of eyes in the sky measuring sea surface and wave heights across Earth's oceans. The increased coverage will help researchers improve current models for practical use in predicting hurricane intensity, while providing valuable data that can be used to improve tsunami warning models.
"When it comes to predicting hurricane intensity, the curve in the last 40 years has been somewhat flat, with little advance in how to reduce error in predicted intensity," said Gustavo Goni, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in
Satellites that measure sea surface height have been running operationally nonstop since November 1992. But more than one is needed to fly at the same time in order to identify all the features that could be responsible for intensification of tropical cyclones all over Earth. The OSTM/Jason 2 mission will help make the additional coverage possible.
…While sea surface height may not necessarily be the most significant parameter for hurricane intensity forecasts, researchers now know that if sea surface height is accounted for in current forecast models, errors in forecasts for the most intense storms are reduced. For weak storms, the reduction in error is not very significant. However, for storms in the strongest category 5 range, the heat content in the upper ocean derived from sea surface height becomes increasingly important. "This is a good thing, because these are the storms that produce the most damage," Goni said.This is what it looked like on the ground: Inside the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft is viewed from another angle after being lifted to a vertical position on the tilt dolly. The OSTM, or Ocean Topography Mission, on the Jason-2 satellite is a follow-on to Jason-1. It will take oceanographic studies of sea surface height into an operational mode for continued climate forecasting research and science and industrial applications. NASA, Wikimedia Commons


The groundhog, we are told, saw his shadow up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Monday.
Six more weeks of winter.
But what kind of winter? So far, the winter of 2014-15 is a mishmash of temperature and weather extremes. The morning low was around 50 Monday and in the teens 24 hours laterr.
Highs in the low 40s today and the 50s Wednesday. Possibility of a little snow Thursday and then back into the 50s by Saturday.
This is winter? If so, what kind of winter?
Social media now gives us a glut of makeshift meteorologists who delight in issuing doom and gloom forecasts that are, more often than not, their own fantasies. It is also amusing that many wish with glee for snow that cancels schools, clogs roads and causes problems.
Such is the nature of the beasts.
Over the last few days, high, gusting winds have been more of a factor than anything else. The gusts downed lines and left some powerless in the area Monday. No power problems reported early Tuesday.
Kevin Myatt at The Roanoke Times, who actually does understand how weather works, writes:
The situation Thursday for Southwest Virginia may come down to a late and somewhat fumbling handoff between the energy in the northern branch of the jet stream and a decently wet southern branch low-pressure system. Right now, most forecast guidance suggests any joining forces of these waves will occur off the East Coast, too late for even a medium-sized winter storm in our neck of the woods.
This, of course, is just the beginning of February and there’s still plenty of time for a major snowfall but the area suffered a heavy one last year and such storms seldom occur two years in a row in this region nowadays.
Among our motorcycle crowd, the talk is coming of the approach of good riding weather, Daytona Bike Week and fun in the sun.
For us, Bike Week loses the priority war with the Virginia high school basketball championships. If a team we cover makes it to the state finals at the Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in March, we will be in Richmond, not Daytona.
Go Buffaloes. Daytona can wait.


Well, we had rain last night, with no hail. It was nice to get some rain, but I don’t know how much we got. Today, June 14, Flag Day, will be mostly sunny with a high of 82. Winds will be from the west, southwest at 16-14 mph. It will decrease during the day. Tonight will be clear with a low of 56. Last year on this date, the high was 80 and the low was 54. The record high for June 14 is 101, set in 2006; and the record low is 33, set in 1969. Have a wonderful day and attend the Akron Chamber of Commerce’s Customer Appreciation Picnic to be held at the Event Center from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Have a great day!


85+ degrees Mainly sunny & warm again today
7 foot drop in the St. Croix River since Saturday
Growing thunder threatWednesday & especially Thursday night
Weekend “Hot front” temps near 90 degrees
Tropical dew points in the 70s this weekend
100 degrees – heat index this weekend?
Severe risk in north & central Minnesota this weekend (and maybe the metro)
Source: Twin Cities NWS
Venus transit begins at 5:03pm:
If you want to safely see today’s Venus transit of the sun here are some options.
U of M in Minneapolis:
Join us for the 2012 Transit of Venus
On June 5th the planet Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun. In Minneapolis we will be able to view this as a small dot crossing the Sun as the Sun is setting. The Institute for Astrophysics will be hosting a public talk on the transit as well as solar telescopes for safe observing of the event. This will be the last chance to view a transit of Venus until 2117 so don’t miss this opportunity! It is important to remember that one should NEVER look at the Sun without proper protection. We are happy to provide telescopes with special filters designed to make viewing this event a safe and pleasant experience. We’re hosting a special Public Viewing on Tuesday June 5th, 2012 which will include an invited talk on the transit.
4:00pm-5:00pm – Tate 166
U professor Dr. Terry Jones will be giving an informational talk about the transit just before the event begins.
5:00pm-9:00pm – Tate 450/Roof
Telescopes with proper filters for safe viewing will be provided on the roof of the building for the public to look through and see the event. Take the south elevator to floor 4S to reach the roof access through room 450. In the event of cloud cover we will also be streaming live video of the event from Hawaii.
Eisenhower Observatory Viewing Party – Hopkins
Rivers take a tumble:
What goes up must come down. The law of gravity applies to rivers too.
After rising 7 feet in May, the St. Croix River has (thankfully) fallen 6 feet since Saturday at St. Croix Falls.
Source: Twin Cities NWS/Hydrology
The Crow and Minnesota are down around 2 feet and expected to continue dropping fast the next few days.
Minnehaha Creek has also dropped rapidly the past few days.
Thunder threat gradually increases:
A potent upper low pressure system spinning near Seattle will begin to nudge east toward Minnesota late this week.
Ahead of the system, a stronger southerly flow will generate a warm front…and that may spark some (especially overnight) showers & T-Storms the next few days.
We’ll see a slight increase in T-Storms chances Wednesday into Thursday, but it looks like the best chance of an overnight MCS rumbling through Minnesota with high winds & heavy rains may be Thursday night into Friday morning.
Weekend outlook: Amazon heat with a chance of thunder
A weekend “hot front” will push through Minnesota Saturday. Strong southerly winds will feed in an increasingly hot and very humid air mass. This should bring the highest dew points of so far this summer season to Minnesota.
We’re talking dew points in the 70s…and when you combine that type of jungle heat with temps near 90 we could see some heat index readings approaching 100 degrees Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
If you’re hosting a graduation party this weekend have some cool drinks at the ready, and AC may be a nice option. Rain chances will favor northern Minnesota, but we can’t rule out some thunder in the metro this weekend.
There is also the threat for some severe storms this weekend, especially in northern and central Minnesota. (What would a summer weekend be without an SPC “risk area” anyway?)
We are entering the “climatological peak” of severe weather season in Minnesota in the next 30 days.
Source: Twin Cities NWS
Stay tuned as we tweak the forecast approaching this weekend!


5,664 people were taken to hospitals and 11 killed in Japan due to heat-related medical issues last week when temperatures rose sharply following the end of the rainy season in most areas, the government said Tuesday.
The number of people sent to hospitals nearly tripled from 1,948 in the preceding week. Those age 65 and older accounted for 52.6 percent of the total in the week to last Sunday.
Hirakata’s highest temperature on Sunday was 33.2 C, and the figure was at 28.7 C at 8 p.m., according to the Meteorological Agency.
Monday also saw more than 400 people rushed to the hospital, with Tokyo seeing the largest number at 121. Three people, ranging in age from their 60s to 80s, showed serious symptoms. The highest temperature of 37.2 C was recorded in the town of Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture. The temperature also hit 37 C in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture.
About 80 percent of the 926 monitoring posts across the nation marked 30 C or higher, the Meteorological Agency said.
The temperature between Monday 6 p.m. to Tuesday 6 a.m. in the city of Sapporo did not go below 25 C, the first time that has happened in five years.
According to the agency’s provisional assessment, the rainy season ended in the southern Tohoku region on Tuesday, five days later than in the average year. This makes northern Tohoku the only region still in the rainy season.
As temperatures are likely to remain above average in Japan in the upcoming week, the agency urged people to stay hydrated and take occasional breaks.
Last year Japan’s weather agency declared a natural disaster as the heatwave sweeping the country killed 65 people in one week.
At the time a spokesman warned that “unprecedented levels of heat” were being seen in some areas.
In total, more than 22,000 people had been taken to hospital with heatstroke, nearly half of them elderly.


Residents walk past scenes of devastation in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 13, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 m.p.h. (315 km/h), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year.
Photograph by: Kevin Frayer
, Getty Images
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun


|Typhoon (JMA scale)|
|Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)|
|Formed||June 27, 2002|
|Dissipated||July 13, 2002|
(extratropical after July 11)
|Highest winds||10-minute sustained: 175 km/h (110 mph) |
1-minute sustained: 240 km/h (150 mph)
|Lowest pressure||930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg|
|Fatalities||54 direct, 1 missing|
|Damage||$660 million (2002 USD)|
|Areas affected||Chuuk, Guam, Japan|
|Part of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season|
Typhoon Chataan (international designation: 0206, JTWC designation: 08W, PAGASA name: Gloria) was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of Chuuk, a state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The typhoon formed on June 28, 2002, near the FSM, and for several days it meandered while producing heavy rainfall across the region. On Chuuk, the highest 24-hour precipitation total was 506 mm (19.9 in), which was greater than the average monthly total. The rain produced floods up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, causing landslides across the island that killed 47 people. There was also one death on nearby Pohnpei, and damage in the FSM totaled over $100 million.[nb 1]
After affecting the FSM, Chataan began a northwest track as an intensifying typhoon. Its eye passed just north of Guam on July 4, though the eyewall moved across the island and dropped heavy rainfall. Totals were highest in southern Guam, peaking at 536 mm (21.1 in). Flooding and landslides from the storm severely damaged or destroyed 1,994 houses. Damage on the island totaled $60.5 million, and there were 23 injuries. The typhoon also affected Rota in the Northern Marianas Islands with gusty winds and light rainfall. Typhoon Chataan attained its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph) on July 8. It weakened while turning to the north, and after diminishing to a tropical storm Chataan struck eastern Japan on July 10. High rainfall, peaking at 509 mm (20.0 in), flooded 10,270 houses. Damage in Japan totaled about $500 million.
The name Chataan means "rainy day" in the Chamorro language, which is spoken on Guam. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) named the storm Gloria while the typhoon was in the vicinity of the country.
On June 27, 2002, the monsoon trough spawned a tropical disturbance southwest of Pohnpei. The system rapidly organized that day, and at 2000 UTC the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)[nb 2] issued a tropical cyclone formation alert. Early on June 28, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)[nb 3] classified the system as a tropical depression near the Mortlock Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia; around the same time, the JTWC also initiated storm advisories. Early on June 29, the JTWC upgraded the system to Tropical Storm 08W, and shortly thereafter the JMA named the system Tropical Storm Chataan. After moving northwestward, the storm turned to the east, resuming a northwest track on June 30 due to a subtropical ridge to the north. The track was erratic because the storm had not yet separated from the monsoon trough. By June 30, Chataan had steadily strengthened to severe tropical storm status, with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h (60 mph).
Only July 1, the system's circulation became broad, with most of the convection located west of the center. The next day, Chataan briefly weakened to an intensity of 85 km/h (50 mph), although it began strengthening steadily on July 3, when its center passed very near Weno in Chuck State in the FSM. At 1800 UTC that night, the JTWC upgraded Chataan to a typhoon, and about 24 hours later the JMA followed suit while the storm was approaching Guam from the southeast. At about 2130 UTC on July 4, the eye of Chataan moved across northern Guam in about two hours, although the center of the eye passed north of the island.
After affecting Guam, Chataan continued toward the northwest and gradually intensified. At 0000 UTC on July 8, the typhoon reached its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph 10-minute sustained) while located near the Japanese island of Okinotorishima. The JTWC assessed that Chataan had reached its peak intensity of 240 km/h (150 mph 1-minute sustained) about six hours earlier; on that basis, the agency classified the system as a super typhoon. On July 8, Chataan turned toward the north around the subtropical ridge while maintaining its peak winds for about 18 hours. On July 9 the typhoon turned to the northeast, and late that day it weakened to a severe tropical storm. At around 1530 UTC on July 10, Chataan made landfall on the Bōsō Peninsula in Honshu with winds of about 100 km/h (65 mph 10-minute sustained). The storm briefly moved offshore before making a second landfall on eastern Hokkaido at 1200 UTC on July 11; this marked the first occasion of a July landfall on the island in 28 years. A few hours later, Chataan became an extratropical cyclone in the Sea of Okhotsk, where the remnants stalled before dissipating on July 13 near Sakhalin.
While Chataan was in its formative stages and still tied to the monsoon trough, it produced a large area of heavy rainfall and strong winds that affected Pohnpei and Chuuk in the FSM. The storm passed very near Chuuk with wind gusts of 82 km/h (51 mph). In the day before Chataan affected the island, it dropped torrential rainfall due to its elongated structure and slow movement. Persistent winds from the larger monsoon trough generated high surf and tides of 0.3 m (1 ft) above normal across the region. The most significant effects were from the rainfall, peaking at 954 mm (37.5 in) at the Chuuk Weather Service Office over 13 days. The highest 24-hour total was 506 mm (19.9 in) on Weno Island, of which 361 mm (14.2 in) fell in 12 hours; this was greater than the average monthly rainfall total for the station.
High winds downed power lines on Chuuk, while surf destroyed seawalls and buildings along the coast. The rains causes severe flooding across the island that reached 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in some locations, triggering at least 30 mudslides that killed 47 people. This represented the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recorded history. The landslides reached a depth of 4.6 m (15 ft), which destroyed several homes made of tin and concrete. Many people were buried by the landslides or washed into the ocean. Saltwater flooding contaminated the groundwater and destroyed much of the island's crops. Chataan damaged roads and bridges, and high winds downed power lines, which cut communications between islands. Across Chuuk, the storm destroyed about 1,000 homes and left about 1,000 people homeless. About 100 people were injured.
In nearby Pohnpei state, Chataan produced 72 km/h (45 mph) winds in Nukuoro. The winds destroyed a house and a weather station. Rainfall on the atoll reached 457 mm (18.0 in). High winds, surf, and rain also affected Sapwuafik. Rough seas killed a person on Pohnpei. Crop damage in the country totaled $3 million, and overall property damage was estimated at $100 million, mostly on Chuuk.
Before Chataan affected Guam, officials canceled U.S. Independence Day festivities, and residents purchased storm supplies. Although the center of the eye did not strike Guam, the eyewall affected the entire island with strong winds and heavy rainfall. The highest sustained winds were estimated at 120 km/h (75 mph), with gusts to 167 km/h (104 mph) at Andersen Air Force Base. Gusts were slightly higher at Apra Harbor, peaking at 170 km/h (106 mph), and gusts may have reached as high as 200 km/h (125 mph). Similar to its effects on Chuuk, Chataan dropped heavy rainfall on Guam, peaking at 536 mm (21.1 in) on Mount Almagosa; the same station reported 311 mm (12.2 in) in about three hours. The Weather Forecast Office on the island reported 265 mm (10.4 in) in a 24 hour period. The rains were less than 250 mm (10 in) in northern Guam, and were highest in the mountainous southern region where the eye crossed. While moving across the island, Chataan produced a significant storm surge that peaked at about 3.6 m (12 ft) in Umatac.
High winds caused damage across Guam, mostly to roofs and to poorly built or wooden structures. A total of 1,996 houses were severely damaged or destroyed. Better constructed homes fared well during the storm, and there was little window damage. The winds also downed power lines, leaving an island-wide power outage. John F. Kennedy High School sustained damage to its football field and library. The most significant effects were from the heavy rainfall, resulting in landslides in some areas and causing rivers to flow at above-normal rates; 14 stations reported either record flow rates or peak crests, including an island-wide peak crest of 8.55 m (28.06 ft) at the mouth of the Tolaeyuus River. Two water gauges were destroyed during the storm. Swollen rivers damaged roads, washed away trees, and caused erosion. The storm flooding contaminated Fena Lake, which provides water to the military base, for a few days. In addition, 34 of the island's 110 water wells failed due to the storm. Flooding also destroyed a building and damaged the runway at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, and damaged a bridge near Inarajan. A few palm trees fell due to the soil being loosened, either from heavy rains or high waves. Some of the downed trees struck cars, but the winds were not strong enough to overturn any vehicles. In the higher elevations of Guam, some areas experienced heavy crop damage due to strong winds; however, crop damage in general was less than expected, estimated at around $500,000. In Apra Harbor, high seas washed ashore or sank five boats, and a Navy barge spilled 397,000 litres (105,000 gallons) of oil. Overall, Chataan caused about $60 million in property damage on Guam, and there were 23 injuries, none of them serious.
North of Guam, Chataan affected Rota with 74 km/h (46 mph) sustained winds and gusts to 120 km/h (75 mph) at the island's airport. Rainfall was much less than elsewhere in the typhoon's path, and a 24 hour total of 38.6 mm (1.52 in) was reported at Rota's airport. The storm inflicted heavy damage to crops and fisheries, and 60% of farmers reported a total loss. Chataan also damaged roads on the island, many due to fallen trees. Nine huts were destroyed, and damage was estimated at $2.7 million.
Energy from the typhoon enhanced monsoonal moisture over the Philippines, in conjunction with Tropical Storm Nakri. The two storms contributed to heavy rainfall that triggered floods and landslides, which closed roads and highways. High waves killed three people after a boat overturned. The storm destroyed 566 houses and damaged another 2,363. A total of 31,813 people evacuated to 184 government-opened shelters. Officials canceled classes during the system; several schools were used as temporary shelters. Damage totaled over $1.5 million (₱64 million pesos), and the floods killed 58 people.
The last location Chataan affected was Japan. The typhoon forced the cancellation of 316 flights and 150 train trips. The expressway between Shizuoka and Tokyo was closed. At least 396 schools were closed in the country, and a baseball game between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the Yakult Swallows was canceled due to the inclement weather. Toyota temporarily closed most of its factories in the country. Heavy rainfall, peaking at 509 mm (20.0 in) in Gifu Prefecture, fell across Japan. The rains flooded 10,270 houses in the country, resulting in evacuation orders for about 145,000 people. The floods damaged roads in 338 locations, and at least 10 bridges were destroyed. About 15,000 evacuees were in Ogaki after a river exceeded its banks. High rainfall caused hundreds of landslides, two of which resulted in a death. Floods killed at least three people. Winds from the typhoon peaked at 97 km/h (60 mph) at Hachijō-jima. High winds in Sakai, Osaka damaged 20 houses. In Tokyo, the storm produced light winds and rains, despite passing within 102 km (63 mi). Chataan destroyed 21 homes and damaged 239 others to some degree. During its passage, the typhoon destroyed 258.6 km2 (99.8 sq mi) of crops. The typhoon killed six people, left one person missing, and injured 30 others. Overall damage in Japan totaled about $500 million (¥59 billion 2002 JPY).[nb 4] During the storm, Yahoo! Japan received a record 359 million views, mostly due to people checking the website's weather section.
After Chataan affected Chuuk state, the island's residents were in need of food, clothes and medicine. Only a few crops were not destroyed by the storm; much of the breadfruit was stripped from the trees, and fruit not destroyed by the storm were damaged by parasites. In the days after the storm, the local Red Cross deployed about 100 volunteers to search for victims buried by landslides. However, rescue operations were hampered by persistent flooding after the storm. Initially the death toll was unknown, and it was feared that hundreds of people had been killed. Six people who were seriously injured on Chuuk were flown to The Queen's Medical Center in Hawaii for treatment; they were initially scheduled to fly to Guam Memorial Hospital, but the facility was full. About 2,000 residents affected by the storm evacuated to government-run shelters. The Red Cross shipped various relief supplies, including raincoats and water, to the affected areas. By July 4, power systems were restored and the airport reopened. Although there was enough food in the immediate aftermath, the destruction of crops and cattle posed a long-term food shortage.
On July 3 while Chataan was passing the region, the governor of Chuuk declared a state of emergency, requesting international assistance. On July 9, the government of Japan sent $87,000 (¥10 million) worth of supplies to Micronesia, including 1,000 blankets and 10 electric generators. Two days later, United States President George W. Bush declared the island as a disaster area. This was six days after FSM President Leo Falcam sent the disaster declaration to the US president, although Falcam had improperly filed the paperwork. Because the FSM is in a Compact of Free Association and not a U.S. state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could not provide immediate assistance. During the delay, a group of doctors from Guam flew to Chuuk to provide medical assistance. On July 11, the government of Israel sent $5,000 worth of medicine to the FSM. The next day, the Caritas charity in Australia sent $20,000 worth of water and food. Residents from elsewhere in the FSM sent clothes and food. The Australian government sent $10,000 to replenish emergency supplies, and the International Red Cross released about $20,000 for immediate relief. The government of China sent $30,000 worth of aid. On July 30, FEMA announced that residents and business owners in Chuuk could apply for individual assistance, including money for housing, repairing damage, and low-interest loans. The declaration would not apply to outer islands in Chuuk, which did not sustain significant damage; this is because FEMA only had funds to restore areas to how they were before the storm. Ultimately, FEMA provided 93,000 l (25,000 US gal) of water, 1,300 blankets, 45,360 km (100,000 lbs) of rice, 11,328 meals ready to eat, and various other supplies. In total, the agency allocated $10.6 million, mostly in the form of individual assistance that provided money for purchasing lost supplies. FEMA ultimately sent just under $5 million to Chuuk after Chataan, as well as subsequent typhoons Pongsona and Lupit; however, about $445,000 of the funding was believed to have been misspent due to discrepancies discovered in an audit in 2006.
In the days after the storm, thousands of people on Guam evacuated to the 15 government shelters set up in schools across the island; the total reached 3,947 people on July 10. The governor of Guam declared a state of emergency after the storm, and on July 6 President Bush declared the island a major disaster area; this allocated federal funding to assist in removing debris and other emergency services. A week later, the declaration was extended to include individual assistance for anyone who experienced damage from the storm. The Fena Lake reservoir experienced excess silt deposit after excessive rainfall from Chataan, which prevented water distribution from the facility; on July 19 – fifteen days after the typhoon's landfall – water production resumed. Before the facility reopened, the Guam Waterworks Authority distributed water to the island at differing times of the day to ration the limited supply. However, by a month after the storm, residents were still required to boil water as a precaution. About five days after Chataan struck Guam, Typhoon Halong affected the island and caused further power outages. Some areas on the island remained without power for over a week, due to electric workers restoring the main transmission lines before fixing individual lines. By July 19, 23% of those who lost power still were without electricity, mostly in outlying areas. By that date, trash collection was restored, and government-opened shelters were closed. Later in July, flooding washed debris from Chataan and clogged two rivers. The oil spill in Apra Harbor was cleaned at three of seven affected locations by August 19. In the months after the storm, tourism decreased further after a decline that began after the September 11 attacks. Ultimately, FEMA provided $73 million in assistance to the territory, including $10 million in housing checks to 5,947 people and $6.5 million worth of food stamps for 79,814 people. The agency provided $10 million for debris removal and rebuilding public buildings. In December 2002, Typhoon Pongsona struck Guam and caused additional flooding and damage.
On August 7, President Bush also declared Rota as a disaster area, which provided funding for debris removal.
Because of Chataan's death toll and damage, the name was retired and replaced with Matmo in 2004. Countries in the World Meteorological Organization can request tropical cyclone names to be retired if a storm caused unusually heavy damage. The name PAGASA gave to Chataan while active – Gloria – was replaced with Glenda in 2005; the agency sought to be apolitical after Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won a disputed presidential election in 2004.
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A powerful storm system spawning 170mph-tornadoes has torn through America’s Midwest destroying entire town centres and killing at least 12 people.
Harrisburg in southern Illinois was among the worst-affected areas after a twister spanning 200 yards (180m) ripped into the small town. Scores of houses and businesses were flattened as the winds surged in killing at least six and injuring around 100.
Charles Turner, 71, was at home in his trailer when the tornado touched down. “I don’t know how I could still be here with us,” he told the New York Times. “After the sirens went off, there was


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As of Wednesday morning, 27 people have been killed so far
this year in tornado related death’s in the United States.
Of those deaths 18 of them have been in mobile homes.
Those who live in mobile homes are at a greater risk of
having their homes destroyed. If you live in a mobile home in a tornado prone area
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At present it has been firmly established that climate can be influenced by both natural forces and human activities. It is generally accepted that an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere results in the warming of the Earth’s surface. Recent changes in the European fauna of Lepidoptera have been considered as a northward shift of entire distribution areas, caused by global warming. Northern territories are invaded by temperate species, and the process seemingly has a cyclic nature. An invasion of a new species is often followed by a rapid growth of its population and followed by its penetration into the neighbouring areas.


Yesterday was neat watching it snow six inches. Today everything is covered in about a half inch of ice, and now it's just plain dangerous. A big branch already broke off one of our trees and fell on our house! It's supposed to rain another quarter inch of ice, and then snow again tomorrow!?! Is this the beginning of the apocalypse? Also it's the Winter Solstice today, which by definition is the dark and dreariest day of the year. Yay!


September is the busiest month in North Carolina for hurricanes. Last week was the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Floyd. North Carolina has seen two major hurricanes in September starting with the letter F: Fran and Floyd. I thought I would look back at all of the hurricanes that have made landfall in our state in the month of September. I didn’t count all of the other tropical systems that have rolled through the state after making landfall somewhere else.
We start back in 1933 with the Outer Banks Hurricane. Next came the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane. Both of these storms were Category 3 storms. After that the list reads like this…Ione in 1955, Helene in 1958, Donna in 1960, Ginger in 1971, Diana in 1984, Gloria in 1985 and Emily in 1993.
In 1996, one of the most memorable hurricanes to hit North Carolina was Fran…also a Category 3. Hurricane Floyd hit in 1999. Eleven days before Floyd was Dennis, a strong Tropical Storm. The one – two punch caused record flooding in several parts of the state. Since then, we’ve seen Isabel in 2003, Ivan in 2004 and Ophelia in 2005.
You can see why we keep a watchful eye on the tropics in September. North Carolina is a big target for hurricanes because of how far east our state extends into the Atlantic. Of course there are many dynamics that play a role in where a hurricane makes landfall, but sitting where we do doesn’t help our cause.
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All the salt spread on local roads and sidewalks for Thursday night’s snow non-event may come in handy after all.
The National Weather Service has included Arlington in a Winter Weather Advisory. Up to three inches of snow are expected to fall Saturday morning.
From the NWS:
… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE… SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS… SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING… LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS… SNOW ON ROADS WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL IMPACTS. * WINDS… NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES… IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. &&
Winter Weather Advisories for late tonight and Saturday expanded. Snow in the advisory approximately 1-3 inches, 3-6 inches in the warning. pic.twitter.com/irzUo7daBD
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On my way through the night this 400 km (240miles) distance from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in mid-March, I witnessed the northern lights in more abundance and strength than ever before. I took out the camera to record this intense spectacle in all its impressive beauty.
Then I began thinking about what they really are, the northern lights, or aurora borealis.
French philosopher Pierre Gassendi named the phenomenon in 1621 after Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, the purple-winged Greek god of the north wind.
This natural light display in the sky, in the high-latitude regions, is caused by the collision of electrically-charged particles with gaseous particles in the high-altitude atmosphere 80 km (50 miles) above us. The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar winds and are directed by the earth’s magnetic field into the atmosphere.
The first written account of norðurljós, which is what the northern lights are called in Icelandic, can be found in old Norse literature, in the chronicle Konungs Skuggsjá, dating back to 1230. The chronicler had heard about the phenomenon from a compatriot returning from Greenland. He gives three possible explanations for the northern lights: the ocean was surrounded by a vast fire; the sun’s flares could reach the night; or perhaps the glaciers stored energy, which eventually caused them to become fluorescent.
How do you capture the northern lights in a picture? First you need a clear, dark sky. Checking out the Icelandic Met Office’s aurora forecast on vedur.is should be your first step in planning the perfect shot. Next, you need a sturdy tripod that won’t shake in the Icelandic wind and during long exposures. Then, put a wide-angle lens on your camera and focus it at infinity.
The northern lights that so impressed me that night vanished as suddenly as they had appeared.


The Fort Myers/Naples area is the No. 1 region in the nation for thunderstom activity, with an average of 89 each year.
Thunderstorms can produce several types of hazardous weather, including large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Flooding is the most common and widespread of all natural disasters with the exception of fires.
Few people question the necessity of having insurance that protects their property from loss caused by a fire. The same consideration should be given to flood insurance, especially by residents in an area with the natural characteristics of Southwest Florida.
Storm surge can rise over 25 feet above normal tide levels in the Gulf of Mexico. Should a major, land-falling hurricane strike Southwest Florida, many low-lying coastal areas would be flooded to varying depths by the storm surge and wave action that accompany the storm.
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- Plan early for flooding associated with a hurricane. Many area coastal roads could be underwater well in advance of the storm, thus restricting their use as evacuation routes. Tides of 3 to 4 feet above normal could occur as many as 12 hours before the “eye” of the storm reaches the coastline.
- Over the past 30 years, freshwater flooding has caused more drowning deaths than storm surge flooding. Torrential rains associated with slow-moving or stationary tropical weather systems can produce more than 40 inches of rain over a two-day time period.
- Anyone with a mortgage on property in a flood plain is required to buy flood insurance. Except for the areas of Immokalee, Lehigh Acres, eastern Sarasota County and the inland counties, a large percentage of Southwest Florida coastal residents live in areas just a few feet above sea level.
- Flood Insurance covers the overflow of inland or tidal waters (including storm surge from tropical storms and hurricanes), the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface water from any source.
- New Collier County flood maps will go into effect in February 2009. Collier County and the city of Naples are working with FEMA to get the flood maps revised. Areas in dispute about whether they are in a flood plain include portions of coastal Collier and Golden Gate Estates.


A powerful April storm is hitting the Northeast on Thursday, dumping rain and snow with howling tropical force winds, prompting major airport delays and whiteout road conditions, and knocking out power to over half a million customers.
The strong storm system has been crawling across the U.S. since the weekend — and has already led to several weather-related deaths.
In Pennsylvania, two people died in separate incidents in which a tree fell on the car they were in during Wednesday’s storms. An elderly man died in Delaware County, and an elderly woman, described as in her early 80s, was also killed in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, NBC Philadelphia reported.
As of Thursday morning, the system is making its way out of the Northeast, with 5 million people under wind alerts across New England and 8 million under winter alerts.
The system will produce heavy, wet snow over north-central New England and northeast New York and pass through Maine on Thursday, the National Weather Service Prediction Center forecast. An additional 12 inches of snowfall is possible through Friday.
The system will create “significant impacts from heavy snow and wind,” and perilous travel due to whiteout conditions, snow-covered roads, tree damage and power outages, the NWS said.
Disrupted travel, crashes and power outages
Air travel has already been affected, with over 1,200 delays and over 300 cancellations inside, into or out of the U.S. reported, according to Flight Aware data — all amid a week of busy spring break bookings.
The storm system has also wreaked havoc on roads.
In New Hampshire, state troopers responded to three tractor-trailer rollover crashes in less than seven hours by late Wednesday. State police urged locals “to avoid unnecessary travel.” Massachusetts State Police also responded to multiple crashes Wednesday evening, describing road conditions as “poor.”
Powerful winds have whipped through the region since Wednesday, downing power lines and trees.
Nationally, over 500,000 customers are without power — including over 235,000 in Maine, 53,000 in West Virginia and over 51,000 in New York as of 8:30 a.m., according to PowerOutage.us.
In New Hampshire as of early Thursday, more than 100,000 customers were without power, the state’s division of homeland security and emergency management said. The agency’s State Emergency Operations Center has been activated in response to the storm.
New York State Electric and Gas, which serves the upstate region, said Wednesday’s severe weather led to 180 downed wires and more than 30 broken poles.
“NYSEG pre-staged more than 2,100 additional line workers and tree personnel across its service areas in preparation for the storm and are currently shifting resources to support its hardest hit areas,” the company said.
Utility company National Grid said it was responding to stormy conditions in upstate New York by increasing staffing, extending overnight shifts, bringing in additional resources from other states and Canada, and pre-staging crews in areas anticipated to be “most severely impacted.”
In Brookfield, Connecticut, a mother and her three kids narrowly escaped injury Wednesday when stormy winds caused a tree to fall on their car, completely crushing it.
In Maine, where heavy snow is forecast, Gov. Janet Mills directed all state offices to be closed Thursday and urged locals to “take proper precautions and to prepare for possible power outages.”


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If you have to travel, please exercise extreme caution.
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The blanket of smog thickened on Friday morning with the pollution levels in the national capital increasing overnight. The overall air quality index settled at a shocking 484.
Following a spike in air pollution, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday declared a public health emergency in Delhi NCR, as the pollution levels in the region entered the severe plus category.
In a letter to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, the EPCA told to the state government to follow the graded response action plan (GRAP) and ensure ceasing of construction activities in Delhi, Faridabad, Noida, Gurugram and adjoining areas, shutting down of hot mix plants and coal-based industries, all industries those other than PNG are banned. A complete ban on bursting of firecrackers has also been announced till the end of the winter season.
EPCA chairman Bhurelal said that locally the level of air pollution spiked further on the Diwali night after firecrackers were burst by people despite a ban already in place. "The firecrackers, traffic on Diwali and stubble burning led to more pollution while the weather conditions such as cyclonic winds in the Arabian Sea and low wind speeds are not helping Delhi NCR's cause," he said.
"Health of the citizens of Delhi is being compromised. Children who are suffering from bronchitis and asthma are being affected. We want to take further steps and that's why we have announced this health emergency IN Delhi and neighbouring areas affected by pollution," Bhurelal said.
The EPCA has also asked states to take strict action against stubble burning and issue advisories to schoolchildren so that their exposure to hazardous air can be limited. This means outdoor activities need to stop and senior citizens those with asthma need to stay indoors.
A new analysis of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), shows the average citizen living in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) region of India can expect to lose about 7 years of life expectancy because of air quality fails to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline for fine particulate pollution. This is due to a 72 percent increase in pollution from 1998 to 2016 in the region that is home to about 40 percent of India's population.
"Major sources of pollution in India is combustion of fossil fuels along with stubble burning that plays a role at this time of the year, leading to extraordinary high levels of particulate air pollution," said Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and director of Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
Dr Randeep Guleria, director, AIIMS, said that they expect an increase in respiratory disorders in the coming days. "There is a 20 per cent increase in people coming to the OPD with respiratory and cardiac problems.
The health of their heart deteriorates as they continue to breathe high levels of polluted air," Guleria said who also heads the department of pulmonology.
School students complained of headaches and eye irritation. "My eyes burn and I also have a cough. I can sense the smoke in the air," said a school student who was out with his friends at India Gate.
"I have had a bad headache. I also am having trouble breathing," said another student who had a mask on.
Windy weather respite?
The overall air quality settled at 484 on Friday evening and has been worsening with every passing day post-Diwali.
However, weather expert Kuldeep Srivastava has said that things will get better for Delhi residents after November 3 because of a western disturbance.
"A western disturbance which will reach Delhi on November 3 will increase the wind speed from the current 8 km per hour to 20 km per hour. This will help disperse the air pollutants which have accumulated over Delhi-NCR," said Srivastava.
Srivastava also said that another western disturbance will also hit the Capital in November. "Both western disturbances will help increase the wind speed and possibly improve the air quality from the 'severe plus' to the 'poor' category," he added.
Netas play blame game, city chokes
Politics surrounding pollution refuses to die down with leaders attacking and blaming each other for the situation in the Capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal blamed stubble burning for the worsening air quality and asked school kids to write letters to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh asking them to take concrete steps against stubble burning.
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari lashed out at Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet asking him not to distribute pollution masks for a photo op. Tiwari also asked the Delhi government to shut schools immediately for the welfare of children.
Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel observed a day long fast against the Arvind Kejriwal government for not having done enough to combat the menace of air pollution.
Arvind Kejriwal said that the Centre as well as the governments of Punjab and Haryana should give a timeline to stop stubble burning.
Arvind Kejriwal said that instead of making fun of Delhi people, the governments of neighbouring states should take steps to stop burning stubble. "Stop abusing the people of Delhi. They did everything to reduce pollution in Delhi. But now the smoke of the straw has made Delhi's air dangerous," he said.
"I am concerned about the health of the people of Delhi. We are doing our best. We are doing all that is available to us. The people of Delhi are also doing a lot. There is much more to be done. Opposition parties are blaming and abusing, it is not right. A leader is on a day's fast. It makes fun of a serious issue. He is unable to understand how big a problem it is. One has to work hard to overcome it. We have to work hard if we want to make big changes," Arvind Kejriwal said.


Strong winds have caused a tree to fall on State Highway 29 near Cambridge Rd in Tauranga.
The New Zealand Transport Agency reported the incident about 11.45am.
A strong wind watch is in place for the Bay of Plenty west of Pāpāmoa until 8pm tonight with caution advised along SH29 Kaimai to Tauriko.
"Due to stong wind gusts, potential for fallen trees and debris, caution is advised along this route," NZTA said.
The tree had come down in the eastbound lane heading down towards The Lakes, a Tauranga City Council spokesman said. Contractors were on their way and the police were onsite.
Meanwhile, 137 properties have been without power in Whakamarama since 11am, PowerCo was reporting.
A site investigation was underway.
MetService said a low was expected to move eastwards across the North Island today bringing strong west to southwest winds to upper parts of the North Island including west of Pāpāmoa.
Snow was also falling on State Highway 1 Desert Rd and State Highway 5 Napier to Taupō Rd.
MetService is expecting heavy snowfall for the Central Plateau this afternoon and evening with 5 to 10cm of snow due to settle with 1 to 2cm expected for the State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Rd, between 2pm and 9pm.


New Delhi: On Wednesday, due to heavy rainfall, more than 6 flights were diverted and more than 39 services were delayed at Delhi Airport. Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 33 degree Celsius.
Several low-lying areas were inundated and traffic movement was disrupted in some parts of the city, bringing life to a standstill for a few hours. Vistara said on Twitter that its two Mumbai-Delhi flights were diverted to other cities — one to Jaipur and another to Indore — due to heavy rains in Delhi.
#DiversionUpdate: Flight UK952 Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to heavy rain in Delhi. Please stay tuned for further updates.
— Vistara (@airvistara) July 20, 2022
Despite facing the inconvenience of traffic jams and water-logging, users on social media seem to be enjoying the drop in temperature due to rain in the city. According to the report, At least 25 departures and 15 arrivals were delayed and Traffic was also affected in many parts of the city due to heavy rains.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “increased rainfall activity” over northwest India for two-three days.Delhi’s traffic police on Twitter alerted citizens to avoid routes like Aurobindo Stretch, Muchand Underpass on Ring Road and Aurobindo Marg from IIT to Adhchini.
Kindly avoid the following routes due to waterlogging and Vehicle breakdown in South District-
1)Aurbindo stretch from INA to AIIMS
2) Moochand Underpass on Ring Road
3) Aurbindo marg from IIT to Adhchini
4) MB road near Vayusenabad.
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) July 20, 2022


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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1015 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016
Significant rises are expected on the following river:
For the Elk River near Tiff City. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. The
latest stage was 9.9 feet at 9 PM Sunday. The river may rise to near
12.1 feet by 7 AM Monday.
These forecasts are based on recent and near term forecat rainfall.
Those with land and property flooding vulnerabilties along these
rivers are urged to monitor future forecasts for changes and possible


A+ A-Hyderabad: The southwest monsoon,which arrived after four weeks late this season, is likely to withdraw in the next 15 days.
“Climatologically, the South west monsoon season ends by September 30, but its with-drawal this year is likely to be delayed till October 15,” said private weather forecaster Skymet on Saturday.
The situation in August wasn’t anydifferent as the city recorded 129.4 mm of rain, against the average of 207 mm.
But September turned out to be good in terms of rain for Hyderabad,” Skymet website said.
Light rain is likely in Hyderabad till September 23.
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole drenched the East Coast Thursday.
The storm carried heavy showers and thunderstorms and also spawned tornado warnings. Forecasters predicted some areas in the storm's path could see up to 14 inches of rain and flash flooding.
State of Emergency in N.C.
North Carolina's Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency after Nicole merged with an existing storm to dump record amounts of rain on the Tarheel State.
"We're very ready, as ready as anybody can be," Purdue said Thursday. "We feel comfortable this morning that we have in place the resources and the supplies and the capacity to do whatever it takes."
Carolina coastal regions have received 18 inches of rain -- four months worth of rainfall -- in as little as 100 hours.
"I've seen tons of wrecks around here," Corey Breece said. "This morning on my way to work I've seen a bad wreck where a guy looked like he had hydroplaned off the road and struck a telephone pole."
The rain has caught even the most seasoned motorists off guard.
"Normally, I would make my little swing around to this spot over here to deliver," postal carrier Clarence Williams said. "I just misjudged the pavement, you know."
In the tough economy, the weather has been making survival even tougher.
"It just hurts you - four days of sitting in the house doing nothing," landscaper James D'Anetra explained.
"We've had the water level come right up to the door," Georgetown, S.C. café owner Ron Rader said. "We went 21 days without any rain. Then we had 6 inches a few days ago."
Extending to New England
In Florida, portable pumps worked day and night to turn back the tide. Flood watches and warnings from the storm extended as far north as New England.
While the avalanche of water has been fun for some, for emergency workers on the East Coast, it has been all hands on deck.
"There's always somebody or someone who doesn't pay attention to what they're doing. They drive in (to standing water) the car stalls out. The next thing you know you've got a water rescue on your hands," said Bill Johnson, assistant fire chief of the Georgetown Fire Department.
Meanwhile, there's even more challenging weather ahead for coastal residents.
With forecasts for seven or more inches of rain, emergency planners from Wilmington, N.C., to the Virginia state line have shelters on stand by.


It is beginning to look like we could get some snow from the storm passing to our east, most likely Monday night into Tuesday.
At this time, the indications are for less than advisory level snow here in MAPSO, only 2 - 3", but we will be watching for signs that the storm is coming closer over the next 24 hours.
Snow looks likely now.
Overnight model runs continue to be inconclusive, but signals for several (3-5") inches of snow in our area are increasing, and with the tendency for the forecast to shift in our direction in the last 48 hours before a storm, it is prudent at this t ime to expect at least some of the forecast snow to happen.
This is another two-part system with the potential to become a serious storm. While it is still unlikely that we will feel the worst effects if the storm fully develops, we are at this time likley to see some snow or a wintery mix overnight Monday into Tuesday.
We will have more confidence in the forecast tonight.
Given the temperatures, would it be another wet, heavy snow like the last one?
max_weisenfeld said:Snow looks likely now. Overnight model runs continue to be inconclusive, but signals for several (3-5") inches of snow in our area are increasing,
NotoriousEAM said:Given the temperatures, would it be another wet, heavy snow like the last one?
I'm sorry, but both of you need to wash your mouths out with soap talking like that, using language like that is just wholly unacceptable
DiMartino (I know, I know) half an hour ago said coating to an inch. Hoping he's right.
Forecast remains on track for 3 - 4" of wet snow Monday night and Tuesday.
While the headlines will say "nor'easter" this one is still leaving me cautiously optimistic. Not that we need any snow at all, but this is still looking like slow accumulating 3 - 4" here in MAPSO, with significantly more dire forecasts further east, especially eastern Long Island, that will be the headlines in all the TV weather reports.
We are not entirely out of the woods yet -- this has the potential to be a serious storm, and that storm, should it happen, has the potential to strike here. However, it is more likely that the storm will pass to our east, and that we will be on the fringe. Unfortunately, we will not know for sure, with this one as with the other recent storms, until it is just about right on top of us -- or rather, with luck, NOT right on top of us!
With that then, the forecast is clear tonight.
Tomorrow, rain late changing over to snow before midnight, earlier if the precipitation is heavier.
Snow continues Tuesday morning, total accumulation 3 - 4"
Snow ends Tuesday afternoon or evening.
While there is still some significant uncertainty with this system, the bulk of the guidence is pretty good for us. We still get snow, but only 2 - 3" and that will be (1) over an 8 - 10 hour span, and (2) could have trouble sticking to road surfaces. So I remain cautiously optimistic.
Still, snow is snow and the NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory (see below) for our area.
Forecast: gathering clouds today with highs around 40.
Precipitation may start as rain this evening, changing over to snow, light or moderate at times.
More snow overnight, ending mid morning tomorrow.
Total 2 - 3 inches.
There is still the potential for much heavier snow with this system, most likely to our east, so please continue to monitor the forecast.
From the NWS:
"Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service New York NY330 AM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018
NJZ004-006-104>108-NYZ071>075-176-178-121730-/O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0012.180313T0000Z-180313T1600Z/Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-Southern Queens-330 AM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TONOON EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.
* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Tuesday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions, including during the morning commute on Tuesday. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow willcause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow coveredroads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.Check local Department of Transportation information services forthe latest road conditions
Winter Weather Advisory"
Rats! And if I got over a foot in South Orange when you guys got only 7", I wonder if I will make it up my hill if I go out tonight.
And that further delays all of the downed tree cleanup on my property.
Enough! I want my daffodils!
NWS still calling for 2-4 in our area, with Long Island getting 4-10 and higher in spots. But Southeastern Massachusetts is in line to get hammered. One to two feet of snow, with the low set up over the Cape Cod Canal and lots of cold air streaming in from the northwest keeping it all snow. Man, after seeing what 20+ inches did to Morristown last week, I feel for these folks. We were without power from Wednesday 3 PM through last night at 7 PM, and the only reason we got back up last night was that News 12 did a feature on our particular downed wire that got the Mayor, Fire Chief, and JCP&L all em-bare-assed. But the damage from the storm was incredible in our area. The last one was as much a wind event as anything, but this time it was pure water weight.
We were high fiving on my block about our luck re power until we got hit with a "controlled" power outage on Saturday that seemed to get out of control. They shut our power off in connection with repairs elsewhere and couldn't get it back in for more than a day, with lots of conflicting postings about what caused the problem and how long it would take to fix.
Oh man, this is not the thread to go into how the power companies responded--or failed to respond--but I sent a very specific and detailed list of ideas to Governor Murphy this morning on things that JCPL and others can and should do better. Starting with: What happened to all the money they got in tax breaks, rates hikes, and grants after Sandy to improve the resiliency and response in the system? It is such a weird situation where private monopolies are granted by the state, but the state has little to no influence in return.
My beef this time, as during Sandy, is the ineptitude and outright falsity of their customer service communications. Twice on Saturday, thy called us to say our power was on (false) and when we said no, they insisted our neighbors had power (false). There was more BS I'll leave out. Their ignorance was particularly inexcusable in a situation like ours where one of their crews actually shut the power on purpose.
Nothing much changing except the NWS is moving the start period of the fun stuff for NYC and Long Island up to around midnight.
Yes, I am sticking with 1 - 3" of accumulation. A bit more may fall, but it will settle over the 10 hour course of the snowfall, so net will be lower, and lower than that on paved surfaces.
I am supposed to do a talk in Westchester (Harrison) on Tuesday evening. What should I expect up there>
Don't mean it to be snarkey, but to answer your questions, I would do this: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.9701&lon=-73.7122#.Wqc0CnxG2Hs
...and tell you what it says. I do take a closer look at the particular conditions around here, but I have not spent enough time on the rest of the region to confidently say my forecast is better than the NWS. Trust the pros.
NWS is my go to for day to day, but I always check in with you (max) for any hyper-local forecasts.
But Max, my brother’s sister’s aunt’s cousin is flying in to Philly. Next week. Should they change flights from the 10am Tues arrival to 2pm Tues? How will the roads be? Meat? Oh, and separately, can I order an Uber to the airport at 5am?
max_weisenfeld said:Don't mean it to be snarkey, but to answer your questions, I would do this: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.9701&lon=-73.7122#.Wqc0CnxG2Hs...and tell you what it says. I do take a closer look at the particular conditions around here, but I have not spent enough time on the rest of the region to confidently say my forecast is better than the NWS. Trust the pros.
Been snowing since 9:30 last night, and here in eastern Maplewood it is begining to stick to road surfaces. Storm is performing to expectations.
Forecast: Moderate snowfall, ending midday, 1 - 3" total accumulation with higher amount at higher elevation. With temps remaining above freezing all day, streets may be a bit slick so be careful, but ice should not be a significant issue.
Simulated radar from the NWS for the next few hours: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1995750723787566&id=177148895647767
Snow is starting to pivot out of our area, already done to our west. We should be tapering off between now and 1:00, with only a small snow shower or two for the rest of the afternoon.
So when's the next one? We're in a pattern correct?
Looks like they dialed down the temp forecast for this weekend -- a couple days ago I saw highs in the low 50s, now it's just low 40s.
And, another storm possible next Tue-Wed!!?!? Weather Underground showing 60% chance of snow, 6-7 inches possible.
Man the weather has really sucked recently. It's mid-March and the lion is still roaring.
A bunch of low level troughs will be passing through the next few days, meaning snow squalls, perhaps some rain (more likely snow), not much accumulation. Windy tomorrow. Dry on Saturday with a high pressure ridge, but still colder than normal.
And, yes, it is looking like another coastal storm is winding its energy up for Tuesday into Wednesday with the potential for more snow, although the models are not yet in agreement as the weather-wise like to say.
That should be it for today. Cannot accurately measure snowfall. By the time snowfall ended at 12:30pm, temps had risen and snow was melting on contact with the board. The cleared side of the board (cleared at 7:00am) was stll clear. The uncleared side had less depth, and snowmelt was running off the side.
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Northern Lights Above Norway
June 04, 2014
The photo above features the scintillating spirals of a green aurora as observed from Andoya Island, Norway. The rock from which these northern lights seem to emanate is called "Bleiksoya" or Bleik island. Green colors occur when charged particles from the Sun (solar wind) excite nitrogen molecules and atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere -- approximately 60 mi (96 km) above the Earth's surface. Note that the most vibrant colors and eye-catching shapes and patterns typically result from particularly strong solar flares. Bleik Island is acclaimed for having the largest puffin colonies in Norway. Photo taken around 11 p.m. on December 20, 2013.


by: Emily Schuitema
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will take place this week.
The peak of the meteor shower is expected to take place early Tuesday morning, but you’ll have a chance of seeing some meteors early Wednesday morning as well.
Light from the nearly full moon will make it a bit more difficult to see the meteors and viewing of the meteor shower is better in the southern hemisphere. Still, if you want to head outside after dark over the next few days, you’ll certainly have a chance of seeing some meteors.
The Eta Aquariid meteors are debris from Halley’s Comet. The Earth passes through the orbital path of the comet and the debris enters and burns up in our atmosphere.
If you don’t have much luck spotting meteors, you will still be treated to a view of the third and final full supermoon of 2020 this week. The moon will officially be full on May 7 at 6:45 a.m., but it will look full for most of the second half of the week.
This supermoon will be the third largest of the year, behind the full supermoons that occurred in March and April.
The full moon in May is called the Flower Moon, the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.


Chennai, Dec 4
C yclone Michaung led to the disruption of normal life in Tamil Nadu on Monday, with Chennai being the worst affected.
yclone Michaung led to the disruption of normal life in Tamil Nadu on Monday, with Chennai being the worst affected.
Heavy rainfall has lashed the state capital, resulting in water logging of subways and arterial roads.
On Monday morning, the Chennai airport have delayed and cancelled flights due to the heavy downpour.
Sources said that services will resume once the rain recede, with more than 20 flights delayed.
Passengers have been asked to check their flight status before leaving for the airport.
Suburban trains have also been impacted and the authorities have cancelled the services temporarily.
The weatherman has predicted heavy rainfall in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Tirupattur and the union territory of Puducherry.
Cyclone Michaung affects TN, flights cancelled in Chennai airport
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As multiple atmospheric rivers pummel the Pacific Coast, Californians have been watching their coastline change shape--and surfers have been hunting down sheltered spots to take advantage of the swell. While the biggest waves came Thursday, the National Weather Service (NWS) extended a high-surf warning, which was originally set to expire at 9 A.M. Friday, to 9 P.M. this evening (though it was downgraded to an advisory).
The NWS warned that waves could be between 15 and 25 feet, but surf forecasting website Surfline reported wave heights up to 35 feet. In Southern California, the storm has produced rideable waves, particularly from Santa Barbara through northern San Diego County. But up north, the weather has mostly wreaked havoc.
In Santa Cruz County, a historic cement ship that has been anchored for nearly 100 years at Seacliff State Beach was taken out by the swell, and the nearby Aptos pier collapsed.
Just up the coast, the popular wharf in the town of Capitola was split in half by a wave.
Flooding--both on the coast and inland--is a major concern with this weather event, and coastal roads and developments have been closed due to high water levels. But, on the plus side, the Sierra snowpack is at a ten-year high.
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...High Water on Interior Rivers through Memorial Day Weekend...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
today for the Central and Eastern Interior. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms will continue over the southeast
portion of the Interior on Sunday. Additional amounts of rain of
0.25 inches with locally higher amounts in areas with heavy
River levels remain high for the Chatanika, Chena, Salcha,
Goodpaster, Fortymile, Johnson, and Robertson River Basins.
Rivers will continue to run high for the next several days.
Increased debris such as logs are moving downriver and local bank
erosion is possible through the weekend. Most gravel bars are
already covered with water and some river access points have water
over them, or may become impassable due to the high water. People
on or near Interior rivers should be prepared for high water, use
extreme caution if near the rivers, and move items away from the
river as they continue to rise. Also the high water is limiting
clearance for boats under the bridges along the Chena.
For the latest weather forecasts go to www.weather.gov/fairbanks
and for the latest river information go to www.weather.gov/aprfc.


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TODAY: A chance of freezing rain, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Carbondale, Illinois was 65°F overnight — sometimes warmer than Tampa, Florida. Carbondale temperatures are expected to drop during the day with a temperature of 46°F by 2:00 p.m. today and temperatures in the low 30s with freezing rain on Friday.
Chicago’s normal High and Low temperatures are currently at their lowest from January 11 through January 27. The normal high is 31°F and the normal low is 16°F until January 28 when the normal low rises to 17°F. During February the normal high increases from 32°F to 40°F, and the normal low increases from 17°F to 24°F.
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In September of 1938, a great storm rose up on the African coast and began to cross the Atlantic. The National Weather Bureau predicted it would blow itself out at Cape Hatteras, just as such storms usually did. But there was nothing typical about this storm. Without sophisticated forecasting tools, the East Coast was taken by surprise as the storm suddenly headed north. Within 24 hours of the Weather Bureau’s benign forecast, the so-called “Florida cyclone” ripped into the New England coast with a fury that set off seismographs in Alaska.
Expecting only heavy rains, people found themselves, virtually without warning, in the midst of the most devastating storm ever recorded in North America. Traveling at 60 m.p.h., with peak gust winds surging up to three times that speed, the storm killed some 600 people, destroyed 8,000 homes and wrecked 6,000 boats. "The Hurricane Of '38" follows the lives of fishermen, Shinnecock Indians and vacationers who were caught up in this incredible natural disaster.
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The ongoing dry water pattern is conducive to enjoying the great outdoors but it’s a concern for allergy sufferers as pollen continues to accumulate.
According to the National Weather Service, dry conditions will prevail through at least Thursday. The next chance of rain from a cold front associated with a low pressure system is expected to pass through the day on Friday, although forecasters do not yet have a handle on precipitation amounts.
And that’s a problem for allergy sufferers at the Jersey Shore, where pollen counts are currently “high,” according to pollen.com. The site lists maple, juniper, and poplar trees as the top allergens.
Allergy season began a few weeks sooner than usual, allergy specialist Dr. Leonard Bielory told NewsWorks last month. The reverse was true last season, when the delay of warm weather caused several varieties of trees to release pollen at the same time.
Last May featured the worst allergy conditions in a decade, Bielory told NewsWorks last year.
Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, advised reducing your risk of pollen problems by closing your windows and staying inside in the morning when pollen counts are the highest.
“Wear sunglasses so the pollen is not getting into your eyes as much. Come in after you’ve been outside, change your clothes, take a shower, get the pollen off of you,” she said in a NewsWorks report last year. “Those kind of things can help … and starting medication. There are lots of over-the-counter allergy medications to try. And if that doesn’t work, then you can see your doctor.”
NewsWorks’ Phil Gregory contributed to this report.


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The South Australian towns of Port Wakefield and Virginia are under threat from floodwaters as the Wakefield and Gawler rivers burst their banks.
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Northern Lights sighting possible tonight in FargoFargo, ND (WDAY TV) - We may be in for a spectacular light show tonight. There is a good chance we will see the Northern Lights.
We may be in for a spectacular light show tonight. There is a good chance we will see the Northern Lights.
On Sunday a large solar eruption was detected on the sun. This sent a mass of solar particles out into space. Tonight as the earth encounters these particles they will interact with our magnetic field creating the Northern lights.
Matt Craig – MSUM Physics Professor: “We have charged particles hitting the molecules in the earth atmosphere, exciting them giving them energy and when they give up that energy they emit the light.”
The solar storms that produce the northern lights are becoming easier to identify with technology and more eyes in the sky. This is where you can help. The website http://www.solarstormwatch.com is looking for help from the public.
You can sign up as volunteer they have you go through some training videos then you can start looking at videos from these satellites trying to identify these storms.
Tonight though you will just need your eyes outside for the show. Of course it doesn't matter how brilliant the aurora is because if we don't have a clear sky we're not going to see it.


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