With an extended drought and compromised water systems exacerbating the “flash drought” conditions of 2012, water users are growing notably nervous about the mountain snowpack and the chances of heavy spring storms.
Toward the end of January snowpack statewide was only at 62 percent of normal, with the South Platte basin at only 56 percent and the Colorado basin at 59 percent. There was also little reason to believe that conditions will change dramatically, said State Climatologist Nolan Doesken.
“Statistically, there is really only a 1 in 10 chance that we will get back to or above average by the peak snowpack accumulation time in April,” Doesken said. “So there’s a 9 in 10 chance that we will reach spring with the snowpack below average.”
Following a rather disastrous 2012, reservoir levels were hit fairly hard. The big lakes on the Western Slope — Lake Granby and Green Mountain Reservoir — were at 56 and 68 percent of capacity, respectively. On the Eastern Slope, Horsetooth Reservoir and Carter Lakes were at 51 and 61 percent of capacity, respectively.
“The South Platte reservoirs (on the Eastern Slope) should all fill,” said Reagan Waskom, director of the Colorado Water Institute at Colorado State University. “Of course, that depends on when people actually start calling water. If people start calling for water in April or May, when those reservoirs should be filling…”
March, historically the wettest month of the year in Colorado, may prove even more critical this year. Last year, March proved to be the harbinger of a drought that affected much of the Midwest, and led to what was coined a “flash drought” through most of the Corn Belt.
“In all my years in Colorado, that was the first time I saw a March without any measurable snow,” Doesken said. “March was so warm over most of the U.S. that it really set off what they called a flash drought.”
Essentially, there were few indications that drought was setting in onthe Midwest Plains, but the warm March set off plant growth early and then sparse precipitation in the following months just kept drying out the ground. The drying ground across the Midwest meant little evaporation, meaning the dry conditions kept compounding.
Doesken said the flash-drought condition doesn’t really affect much of Colorado, except for perhaps the most eastern plains, though dry conditions here certainly help set off the domino effect for the Corn Belt.
“I had not heard that term used that much, but if definitely got talked about last summer,” Doesken said. “Through May and early June, most of the Midwest was just a little dry and a little warm, so people really didn’t see what was coming at them.
“There were just a small number of consecutive days without precipitation — sunshine and hot temperatures — and drought really blossomed over the Corn Belt.”
Now that much of the Midwest and West are in a full-blown drought, people are paying a great deal of attention.
Waskom said Colorado farmers, by and large, did OK last summer, with the higher prices offsetting reduced production. This summer’s water situation, however, may be affected by depleted reservoir levels and the fact that Greeley and Fort Collins will pull more Colorado Big-Thompson water to make up for Poudre River water that will probably be unusable due to runoff from the High Park Fire.
“I think folks are nervous thinking about what they are going to do,” Waskom said. “With Fort Collins and Greeley, there’s going to be a lot less C-BT available for lease.
“If you are growing grass, you are going to use less water. If you are growing real crops you are thinking about planting fewer acres. How many acres you are planting may depend on the chemicals on your land. Crop rotation can’t turn on a dime.”
If there was any good news, it would be that the relatively dry winter of 2010-2011 was followed by an incredibly wet spring in Northern Colorado and record runoff. Things were incredibly dry to the south, however, with I-70 often cited as being the dividing line between the “have water” and “have nots.”
“We were going into a La Nina condition (a noticeable cooling of western Pacific equatorial waters) and the forecast that goes with that really held,” Doesken said.
This year, National Weather Service climate forecasters expected an El Nino pattern to develop, which usually brings more precipitation to southern states. But neither El Nino nor La Nina developed.
“We just got off the phone with the climate forecasters and basically they said there are no indicators present that have any predictive skill in telling us what the spring is going to be like,” Doesken said.
“What I don’t like abut the current condition is the spatial extent (with drought covering much of the West and Midwest). The storms are basically hitting just the northern and eastern fringe of the nation.
“The drought area is large and the chances of recovering over a short time and over a large area are very few.”


By Chris King • 26 April 2021 • 20:10
AEMET Says That Storm Lola Will Stay With Us For More Days Yet
Storm Lola will continue to affect Andalucía until Thursday says AEMET, Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, with the bulk of the heavy rainfall diminishing towards the end of this afternoon (Monday 26), but with warnings that some places like Ronda and Antequera – who had a yellow warning in place – could well have seen up to 15 litres an hour earlier today.
The forecast for Tuesday is not so good, with Aemet issuing a yellow weather warning for the whole of Málaga province, from midnight on Monday through to around 5pm on Tuesday afternoon, and probably up to 8pm in the Axarquia region.
José Luis Escudero, a meteorology expert, who writes a blog called ‘Storms and Lightning’, wrote, “Accumulated rainfall in an hour of 20 litres is expected in Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce, Axarquía, Antequera and Ronda. And up to 40 litres in 12 hours on the Costa del Sol, Guadalhorce and Axarquía”.
He continued, “From this position, it will affect the province of Málaga to a greater extent, leaving more generous rains than in recent days. Málaga capital has only 5 litres an hour in this episode”.
Mr Escudero added, “the vast majority of the models give a very high probability, starting at dawn and early on Tuesday morning. These precipitations will clean the skies of the haze that we have”.
AEMET has said the possibility of showers on Tuesday is 100 per cent, possibly accompanied by storms, with temperatures fluctuating between 16 and 22 degrees in the case of the Málaga capital.
There is still a 55 to 65 per cent probability of showers on Wednesday, and on Thursday, there is between 30 and 40 per cent probability of showers, but by Friday the weather should clear up again, ready for the weekend, as reported by diariosur.es.
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Jun 2, 2020 | Wisconsin
Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Hail Size: 1 Inch
Wind Speed: WNW 24mph
Affected Area: Winnebago, Wisconsin
In Winnebago, Wisconsin, quarter sized hail was reported at 8:08 PM CDT 3 miles away from Winnebago on June 2, 2020. The exact location of the report was from 44.07, -88.54. In the past three years, this area had 2 hail reports within a 10-mile radius.


Current rise in temperatures, are actually predictions in the Bible coming true.
Even as masses keep howling its “global warming”, in reality the sun is heating up by command from the Almighty God. By and large, people are being fooled by the phenomenon of global-warming. The devil, on the other hand clearly knows Biblical prophecy.
The devil knows the earth will heat up. It is as written in the Holy Bible. Extreme heat is just one more form of judgement as prophet Isaiah prophesied – extreme heat so severe that it kills people:
‘Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left’ (Isaiah 24.6)
In addition to Isaiah, John the Apostle writes in the book of Revelation about similar end time events. The book of Revelation predicts intense weather as part of God’s judgement upon the nations in end times. The Bible talks about fierce, scorching heat.
‘The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. Men were scorched with fierce heat …’ (Revelation 16.8, 9)
Iran experienced a steaming 164 degrees (73 Celsius) heat index reading which was extraordinarily high on Friday July 31. At this point, Iran’s heat index was almost on the verge of breaking that world record as it came within a few degrees short of the 2003 heat index record in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, which was a suffocating 178 degrees (81 Celsius).
According to the meteorological experts, Iran is experiencing hottest temperatures “ever endured by humankind.” In this regard, Accu Weather meteorologist Anthony Saglia told The Telegraph, “That was one of the most incredible temperature observations I have ever seen, and it is one of the most extreme readings ever in the world.”
Moreover, on the same weekend in which Iran aired threats to “annihilate” Israel, after finalising a nuclear deal with global powers, a torrid heat wave struck it. The current heat wave, some say is a WARNING by the Almighty Himself.
It was soon after, that Iran empathized with Pakistan; which suffered a potent blow of the heat wave which caused deaths during Ramadan, it was now Iran’s turn to bear it. In line with the National Weather Service, at a heat index above 125 degrees “heat stroke is very likely”. Earlier this summer, a relentless heat wave killed over 1,200 people.
In order to illustrate, the extent of heat Iran got, bear in mind that the highest-known heat index recorded in history was 178 degrees and Iran was hit by 164 degrees. Now take into consideration that 165 and 178 degrees is a temperature at which you might want setting your oven which is a safe minimum cooking temperature for any number of foods.
Kuwait, on the other hand nearly matched a record of highest recorded temperature in all of Asia which was 129 degrees. Last Thursday July 30, temprature hit 127 degrees (52.8 Celsius) in Mitribah.
Iraq, also came in for a pounding, as on Sunday August 1, temperature was expected to hit over 120 degrees (49 Celsius) for the eight day consecutively. On Saturday, temperatures in Baghdad were over 120 degree, being alike since four days consecutively. Astonishingly, it has been over 100 degrees (37.8 Celsius) every day since all the way back to May 30.
What is noteworthy here that the current heat waves are striking, countries where Christians are being persecuted the most. Iran, Pakistan, Iraq these are all hubs of persecution of Christians in one way or another. Could this be judgement being executed by the Almighty in places where the blood of His saints is being constantly shed.


India's National Disaster Response Force personnel arrive in preparation for Cyclone Gulab in Odisha. AP
Two fishermen were reported dead after Cyclone Gulab made landfall between the coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh just around 6pm local time (1230 GMT), bearing gusts of up to 95 kilometres (59 miles) per hour, the state-run India Meteorological Department said.
According to the authorities cyclone packing strong winds and rains barrelled into India's east coast late Sunday, forcing the evacuation of more than 200,000 people in three states to shelters.
The flooded parts of India's eastern coast with heavy rains and uprooted thousands of trees and power poles, knocking out electricity, before weakening to a deep depression on Monday.
Authorities in two coastal states had been on high alert as a rescue operation was launched after a fishing boat travelling from Odisha to Andhra Pradesh capsized during the storm, local media reported.
Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures.
India’s National Disaster Response Force personnel ask villagers to take precautions against Cyclone Gulab. AP
Three fishermen swam to shore, two others died and a sixth person from the vessel were still missing, the Indian Express added.
There were also early reports of trees being uprooted as the Cyclone hit a coastal district in Andhra Pradesh.
The weather bureau added that Gulab was forecast to gradually weaken in the next few hours.
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal had ordered tens of thousands of people to move to shelters, after forecasts that the storm from the Bay of Bengal would bring "strong winds and very heavy (and) extremely heavy rainfall".
In Andhra Pradesh, some 110,000 families were moved from low-lying areas to temporary relief shelters.
Odisha Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Jena said seven districts in the state were on high alert.
Evacuations were carried out amid concerns that at least one coastal district would be badly hit, Jena added in a statement.
The government banned public gatherings and closed shops as more than 1,000 rescue personnel were mobilised against a powerful cyclone barrelling towards the southeastern coast
Fourteen villages were inundated as a tidal surge breached flood dams. The dead included a minor in Barguna district on the coast and five others killed by lightening.
India has evacuated more than a million people living along its east coast ahead of an extremely severe cyclone that is due to make landfall on Friday afternoon, government officials said.
'Schools and colleges will remain closed till August 10 due to forecast of heavy rains over the next 2-3 days across the state, flooding in many villages and towns in coastal, central and northwest districts of the state'
Lengthy pandemic school closures have cost students trillions of dollars in lifetime earnings, the World Bank and UN agencies said on Monday, warning that the crisis has worsened since last year.
The Iraqi Security Media Cell said in a post on its official account on Facebook: “With high professionalism and extensive intelligence work, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior continues to perform its duties, as it was able to uncover a mysterious murder of a burnt and charred man of unknown identity and features, lying on the edge of a river in Al-Haritha district, Basra Governorate.”
Khawla Abdul Rahman Bin Hadda confirmed that the scholarship programmes for outstanding Emirati male and female students come within the framework of the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, to support outstanding students, especially national service graduates.
Prof. Sarah Gilbert, one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, is warning that the next pandemic may more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats.


I'm starting this thread to kind of keep all of the WZ Northern Queensland/Tropical refugees together in one thread. This is up to the mods and @Richard, but I assume the existing cyclone thread will persist and perhaps diverge if there’s enough interest. This thread will be for more dry-season talk, general rainfall forecasting and statistics analysis, BOM warnings, general observations discussion, etc. The cyclone threads are for talk about cyclone threats, etc. If anyone has suggestions or thoughts, please share them. I’m sure the mods and admins will change as they see fit.


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Plus some wintry precip for some Saturday and more fun and games possible next week.
Lots of ground covered in today's video:
If you know me and how I operate, you know that I do not over-hype things like you might sometimes see elsewhere. Hyperbole and unnecessarily hype does no one any good in the long run.
Having said that, I want to hit home that this incoming shot of cold air is something this part of the country does not see very often. In fact, it has been quite a few years since we saw a blast of cold air of this significance. Many in NC will have 67-72 hours below freezing. That in an of itself, while impressive, is not a huge deal.
The big deal is just how cold it will be. Many spots will drop into the single digits tonight, especially near and north of I-40. Winds will be an issue, and most of the region will experience wind chill values below zero tonight through tomorrow morning.
HIGHS tomorrow will likely fail to reach 20 in many Triad and Triangle locations and will likely struggle to the low to mid 20s around Charlotte. Winds will continue to pump wind chill values at least into the single digits and possibly below 0 at times through the day.
The arctic high pressure then settles overhead tomorrow night into Friday morning, and temps will be even colder than tonight. Foothill and piedmont NC spots will likely see lows between 0 and 9 degrees in many areas, and I fully expect some of the traditionally-colder spots to dip below 0. Highs will top out in the 20s Friday.
Folks, this is serious cold. Pipe-bursting cold. Please check on anybody you know that might not have adequate heating. Pets need to be inside. Your cars need to have adequate anti-freeze. Take precautions.
For more on all of this, plus our upcoming wintry weather chances, please see the video embedded in post below this one.
Today's video: Biggest deal is the coldest air in years arrive, but more wintry precip to discuss too. Make sure you watch til the end of the video for a detailed look at temps:
An incredible blast of arctic air headed our way as well as more potential wintry precip:
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What’s that smell in NJ? Smoke lingers from Dragway Wildfire
🔥 The Dragway Wildfire is the third largest wildfire of the year
🔥 Fire is still burning in the "duff layer" of the Wharton State Forest
🔥 The best chance of a long, steady rainfall isn't until next week
It will take a "significant rainfall" to end the leftover smokey smell in Burlington and Camden counties from the Dragway Wildfire in Atco.
The fire near the former Atco Dragway that torched 1,778 acres is 100% contained but is still burning into the “duff layer” of the soil, which the Forest Fire Service said is common with summer wildfires. The layer is made up of the partially decayed organic material that accumulates on the ground. The high humidity keeps the smoke low to the ground.
The towns most impacted by the smoke include Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes and Shamong in Burlington County and Berlin, Voorhees and Waterford in Camden County.
Fire crews are still present near the fire to improve containment lines, keep an eye on hotspots and monitor conditions.
Blame it on the (lack of) steady rain
The smell will persist until there is significant rainfall over the area on the edge of the Wharton State Forest, according to the Forest Fire Service.
New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said the humidity will remain high through the weekend. There is a chance of thunderstorms with some downpours Friday and Saturday, which is not the steady rainfall that the Forest Fire Service is hoping for.
The best chance of an extended period of rain is Wednesday and Thursday as a cold front moves across the state, according to Zarrow. The biggest wildcard is Hurricane Lee, a Category 4 storm whose exact track won't be determined until at least five days before any impact.
"If there are alarm bells to be rung, we will do so early next week. This is still a highly uncertain forecast — the storm is 2,000 miles away, after all," Zarrow said.


Ice warning issued for London and south east England
- Credit: PA
A yellow warning has been issued as weather settles in which might cause icy stretches and travel disruption overnight into Wednesday morning.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for London and south east England in preparation for the frigid weather that's expected to hit the area this evening.
The warning says: "A mix of rain and hail showers, with some snow over higher ground, is likely to leave surfaces wet overnight.
"Surface temperatures are then expected to fall below freezing with icy stretches forming in places."
People are advised that there will probably be some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths and some injuries from slips and falls could take place.
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For tips on protecting yourself during the icy weather visit https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/seasonal-advice.
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Meteorologist Intern, National Weather Service
Past Company Commander
952nd Quartermaster Company (2011-2013)
Before joining the National Weather Service in White Lake Township, Matthew served our country in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was deployed to Iraq from 2009-2010. He led 45 soldiers with zero deaths or casualties. Matthew also had a successful tenure as commander of the 952nd Quartermaster Company from 2011- 2013.
As a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Matthew has worked on several high-impact weather events and helped increase public awareness for weather safety.
Matthew was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq, the Army Commendation Medal for leadership of the 952nd QM CO from 2011 to 2013, and was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Army Reserves. He's been awarded several Cline awards through the National Weather Service for his work in data acquisition and meteorology.
The information presented here was accurate as of January 2014.


As a winter storm descends on the northern half of the state, public safety officials are warning motorists to avoid unnecessary travel and drive slowly if they need to make Tuesday's commute.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather warning for much of the northern half of the state starting on Monday evening. The agency predicts several rounds of snowfall in the area through at least Wednesday followed by very cold temperatures. Between 10 and 15 inches of snow could accumulate in the area that includes St. Cloud and everything north.
The Twin Cities and parts of central Minnesota are covered by a winter storm watch. The National Weather Service warned that the Metropolitan area could accumulate up to six inches of snow between Tuesday and Thursday.
The Minnesota State Patrol's Sgt. Jesse Grabow said ice and snow in northern and central Minnesota on Monday already led to more than 50 accidents on the stretch of Interstate 94 between St. Cloud and Moorhead from the morning commute to evening commute.
One person, not yet identified, died in an accident on I-94 near St. Cloud.
A Deerwood, Minn. woman died after losing control of her car on icy Highway 210 in Aitkin County. The State Patrol identified the victim as Vera L. Hunt, 82. The State Patrol said Hunt's car slid into oncoming traffic where she was broadsided by a sedan. Information is not yet available on the occupants of the other car.
In northeast Minnesota, the Duluth Police Department reported they were called to over 30 accidents Monday due to slippery road conditions. Grabow said drivers should go slower than usual, wear seatbelts and keep their headlights on.
"If you need to make your commute, just make sure that you allow for a little more time for travel," Grabow said. "The main thing is don't put your personal schedule over safety."


Foods including bread, milk and potatoes could shoot up in price this year as farmers grapple with the effects of this summer’s drought and heatwave.
Farmers have seen crops wilt and livestock struggle with the extreme heat and lack of water – and the National Farmers’ Union has warned of price rises.
In Japan, where a deadly heatwave has gripped the country, prices of some vegetables have risen by up to 65%, according to Reuters.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board has said that it’s the driest run-up to harvest in 80 years.
Many plants stop growing when temperatures go above 25C, the Guardian reports.
Anand Dossa, economist at the NFU, said, ‘These are challenging conditions, and we would expect to see an effect.’
UK weather forecasters are predicting scorching temperatures…
What’s less clear is how much of the price increase retailers will pass on to consumers, the Guardian reported.
Weather forecasters have warned that the mercury is likely to hit 30C (86F) across the south of England by Friday, instead of being concentrated in the south east.
A spokeswoman for the Met Office said: “In terms of the weekend just gone, they were the first two days this month where temperatures haven’t reached 25C (77F) but we have got back to that point today, it hit 25.3C (77.5F) in Cavendish in Suffolk so it’s already starting to warm up again.
“Over the next few days there will be something of a north and south split – high pressure is already starting to build up in the south, bringing dry, fine and weather.”
She warned: “Southern England and Wales are going to turn quite hot by Friday – temperatures will probably reach 30C (86F) by that point.


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Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories for 2008
Regional Weather Highlights 2008
Strong Winds End January Thaw
On January 9, a fast-moving cold front ripped through southern Ontario, bringing an abrupt end to the winter thaw. In Prince Edward County, wind gusts exceeded 130 km/h, knocking down tree limbs and power lines, and tearing shingles and siding from buildings. Approximately 140,000 homes and businesses in Ontario lost power. At the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport winds flipped over two light planes. Fierce winds also sent spent Christmas trees airborne, scattered recycling boxes, and forced a large section of downtown Toronto to be closed when debris started plummeting from 58 stories above to the streets below. Tens of thousands of people who work in Toronto's financial district were forced underground. GO Transit commuters were also delayed because chain-link fencing and other debris blew onto tracks.
Highway 400 Wrecking Yard
On January 20, a highly localized squall turned Highway 400 north of Toronto into a parking lot of twisted metal, trapping several people in their vehicles in bitter cold. More than 100 vehicles were involved in chain-reaction accidents caused by blinding, wind-whipped whiteouts. It was snowing so hard that conditions resembled dense fog. Dozens of people were injured in the crashes, but no one was killed, in part because poor visibility had already forced drivers to slow down. Buses were brought in to remove shivering folks stuck in sub-zero temperatures that were made even colder by fierce winds.
Province-wide Power Outages
At the end of January, the combination of wicked winter chill, strong winds, and whiteout conditions left about 90,000 Hydro One customers in southern and central Ontario without electricity. The strongest winds were recorded in Niagara's Port Colborne at 126 km/h. Snow and violent winds shut down most of Sault Ste. Marie, including schools, community centres, malls, transit and restaurants. North of London, strong winds took out trees and power lines and caused numerous whiteouts and road closures. Waves in the open waters of Lake Erie's eastern basin were as high as 6 m. At Crystal Beach, wind-whipped waves drove water and chunks of shore ice some as much as a metre in diameter through living room windows.
Following the passage of a sharp cold front on February 1, another "old-fashioned" winter storm walloped much of southern and eastern Ontario with 30 cm of snow, freezing rain, ice pellets, and wind gusts of 70 km/h in sub-zero temperatures on Groundhog Day. Ontario Provincial Police responded to hundreds of minor crashes on area highways the vast majority single-car spinouts into ditches or guardrails. The storm forced the cancellation of more than 150 flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
April Flooding Less Than Feared
In early April, a warm-air assault on a near-record snowpack led to a high flood risk along many watercourses in southern Ontario. Highway 26 near Collingwood was nearly impassable in places, and rising waters near a school in Wasaga Beach trapped students and staff inside. In the Chatham London area, a forecast of heavy rains brought the potential for the worst flooding in 30 years. Rains were less than forecast, however, and peak flows were less than expected. Still, many backyards and basements were flooded. By mid-April, Belleville was under a state of emergency as raging waters from the Moira River closed roads and threatened hundreds of homes in the area's worst flooding since 1981. Authorities handed out 36,000 sandbags to help homeowners protect their properties. Six families were evacuated and more than 145 others were told to be prepared to leave. With massive flooding on the Otonabee River in south Peterborough, some residents there faced evacuation for the fourth time in 2008.
At the end of April, rapidly rising waters on the ice-choked Albany River threatened to flood the northern Ontario communities of Kashechewan and Fort Albany once again. It was the fourth time since 2004 that Kashechewan had to be evacuated because of flooding. About 1.2 m of water lapped at homes, the airport and the local hospital. Rain, fog and a snowstorm delayed a mass airlift of beleaguered residents.
Thunder Bay Thunderstorm
A cluster of thunderstorms churned through Thunder Bay and surrounding area on June 6, dumping between 70 and 80 mm of rain. Several communities were left in a state of chaos when portions of highways and secondary roads were washed away, rendering them inaccessible and forcing, a state of emergency to be declared. Nearly $2 million in damages occurred to roads and other infrastructure. The day's downpour threatened the single-day record for June, but was far off the all-time 24-hour drenching of 131.2 mm. June's total rainfall in Thunder Bay amounted to a record 194.4 mm; normal is 85.7 mm. Geraldton also had a new June record of 148 mm compared to a normal of 86 mm.
Windsor Wet… Windsor Dry
Windsor had its wettest June on record, with an estimated 172 mm of rain, beating the previous record of 162 mm in 1960 and far exceeding the total of 65 mm in June 2007. Along with the record amount of rain, Windsor–Essex had an unusually high number of rainy days--19 days of rain plus 4 days with trace amounts. Nine days featured thunderstorms, totalling 19 hours. The good news? There was only one smog day in June.
In sharp contrast August had only 9.4 mm of rain, the lowest monthly rainfall for Windsor on record. The city normally sees about 80 mm in August. Dryness characterized the latter half of the summer. From July 16 to August 31, a measly 37.6 mm of rain fell at the city's airport. Typically, Windsor should get about 121 mm. Even more shocking, the previous six weeks were among the wettest ever. About 225 mm of rain drenched Windsor from June 1 to 15. Such all-time extremes of the same element occurring in opposite directions in the same season are rarely seen.
Soaker Storms in Kitchener-Waterloo
A couple of drenching storms, the heaviest in years, created major July flooding in Kitchener–Waterloo, already saturated by 12 days of rain in two weeks. Excessive rains (54 mm on July 11th and 50 mm on July 22) turned creeks and streams into raging rivers in the Grand River basin. Flood waters forced the closure of several roads, trapping dozens of motorists. Lightning strikes knocked out power to about 6,000 customers in Kitchener. A number of parks, playing fields, and baseball diamonds were saturated and remained closed for several days. Combined with high winds, the storms tore down trees, hydro lines and traffic lights. Falling tree limbs also made a mess of a city-run cemetery, snapping headstones and knocking over grave markers. At its peak, the storm dumped almost 35 mm of rain in an hour including the heaviest 15-minute rainfall recorded at the University of Waterloo weather station in its 10-year history.
Pre-Halloween Winter Storm
A couple of days before the end of October, thousands of residents in Ontario and Quebec woke up to between 10 and 20 cm of wet snow and strong winds. The storm was whipped up by a fierce nor'easter on the east coast of the United States that dragged arctic air across the Great Lakes. Driving conditions were treacherous in zero visibility; however, drivers seemed to exercise surprising care during winter's first blast. High winds and heavy snows falling on trees still thick with leaves wreaked havoc on hydro in eastern Ontario.
Lake-Effect Squalls Strand Motorists near London
Waist-deep snow and treacherous driving conditions occurred at Strathroy on a stretch of highway between London and Sarnia on November 21. Dozens of motorists were stranded and were forced to hunker down for a night on the road. Police used snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles to reach victims. Between 50 and 70 cm of snow blew off Lake Huron, burying cars and residents in a classic lake-effect mini-blizzard. Several roads blocked by stranded vehicles and drifted snow were impassable. The local squall generated 12 hours of whiteouts and drifts a metre high. Near London, about 25 cm of snow created chaos on the Highway 401 corridor, but that was nothing compared to the mayhem that occurred near Strathroy, west of London.
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A coastal waters wind warning has been issued for New South Wales waters between Point Danger and Gabo Island.
The weather bureau expects dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing.
South to southwesterly up to 30 knots are predicted, with combined sea and swell up to 4 metres.
A complex low-pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is moving steadily east. A high south of the Bight is extending a ridge into New South Wales. A south to southwesterly airstream generated between these systems is expected to gradually ease today.


Heavy rains in Mumbai, trains delayed
Jul 05 2012, 12:59 | By IBNLive.com
Torrential rains through the night have led to waterlogging in many parts of Mumbai causing inconvenience to commuters. The affected areas were Kalina, Vakola, Sion, Parel and hutmnets along the Mithi river.
A four-storied building partially caved in the suburb of Malad, but no casualties were there as the building was fortunately not occupied.
Local trains on the suburban central and western line are running late by 10 to 15 minutes due to heavy rains.
Trains are running late by 15 minutes, while waterlogging is reported from various areas.
The MET department has forecast continuous light to heavy showers in Mumbai for the next 24 hours.
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Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, has been compiling a Top 10 list of Canada's weather events for more than two decades. Here are his picks for 2021:
1. Heat dome in Western Canada: At the end of June, a sprawling high-pressure ridge with incredible strength, height, scope and persistence compressed air enough to cook the atmosphere and dissipate clouds. Lytton, B.C., set an all-time Canadian high of 49.6 C. Days later, the town was destroyed in a wildfire.
2. Flooding in British Columbia: Nearly a month's worth of rain poured into the Fraser Valley over one November weekend, flooding farms and nearly paralyzing Canada's east-west traffic as it washed out major highways.
3. Drought: Years of dry weather culminated in drought across much of Canada's agriculture belt. At one point, about 99 per cent of the Prairies grain region was classified as a drought scene.
4. Wildfires: Heat plus drought equaled a wildfire season that burned out of control across Canada this year. B.C. saw forests burned equal to 1.5 times the size of Prince Edward Island. By July 10, fires were out-of-control in every province and territory except for Atlantic Canada and Nunavut.
5. Heat waves: Canada rode out four heat waves in the summer, the fifth warmest season in the past 74 years. Montreal had its warmest August in 150 years, while nighttime temperatures in cities including Toronto remained over 20 C — and humid.
6. Tornadoes: Tornadoes strong enough to shift homes and lift cars tore repeatedly through Ontario and Quebec in June and July, killing a man in a town north of Montreal.
7. Arctic blast: February saw every part of Canada from Victoria to St. John's under freezing conditions — some of them extreme. Nighttime windchills on the Prairies sank the temperature to -55 C.
8. Calgary hailstorm: A 20-minute hailstorm on July 2 saw ice pellets ranging in size from dimes to golf balls, part of a storm that caused local flooding and 200 calls to emergency services over two hours.
9. Hurricane Larry: More than 60,000 Newfoundlanders lost power when Larry roared ashore on Sept. 11 with winds of up to 180 km/h and heavy rains. Coastal infrastructure was damaged and roads were closed for days.
10. Prairie Clipper: Winds in January recorded at least 100 km/h in 76 different locations, 13 of which set records. There may have been more, but winds blew away measuring equipment.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2021.
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Note to readers: This is a corrected story. Previous version had month as September.


A heat alert grew Wednesday to include parts of 21 states as a "heat dome" is expected hover over much of the nation later this week, with some places forecast to reach up to a dangerous 115 degrees.
The sizzling heat index — a measure of how hot it feels when humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature — will first hit parts of the central U.S. during the latter half of the week and will then spread toward the Northeast and mid-Atlantic late this week into the weekend, according to weather.com.
The intense weather is the result of an atmospheric phenomenon called a heat dome — a ridge, or high-pressure system, that traps hot air underneath it — creating unusually hot and humid conditions.
Heat alerts had been issued for more than a dozen states from Louisiana to Minnesota. Heat advisories were extended to cover parts of Michigan, Indiana and northwest Ohio, and Kentucky, and in larger areas of states already under watch. Excessive heat warnings were in place for all of Iowa and large parts of Nebraska, the Dakotas and Illinois.
Even President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to Twitter to warn Americans about the heat. "Drink water, stay out of the sun, and check on your neighbors," the president said.
In a Chicago suburb on Tuesday, a 4-year-old girl was hospitalized after crawling in a car where she remained for about 15 to 20 minutes before being found, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The temperature in Chicago was in the high 80s Tuesday.
The St. Louis County medical examiner’s office on Tuesday confirmed that the death of a 90-year-old woman last week was due to heat. Her air conditioning was not working, the medical examiner’s office said. The death of another elderly woman in Missouri in June was blamed on the heat, officials said.
The temperature in the South Dakota capital of Pierre reached 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon. Misty Black Bear, who works for the state, watched as her new chocolate ice cream cone immediately started melting in the sun. She said she's fortunate her office has air conditioning.
State workers Katie Hruska and Kelsey Weber ate ice cream in the shade but planned to head right back inside when they were done.
"I eat ice cream in the winter, too, because it's delicious," Hruska said. "But, did we pick ice cream today because it's hot? Yes."
Midwest cities, including Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, will experience temperatures near 100 degrees with heat indices well above 100, according to weather.com. And there will be little reprieve once night falls, with temperatures only getting down as low as the 70s.
Jerry Main, who plants corn and soybeans on about 500 acres in southeast Iowa near Fairfield, said farmers plan outdoor work in early mornings to avoid the hottest part of the day.
"As far as cutting weeds by hand or manual labor outside I would say most farmers will spend a good share of the afternoon in the house," he said.
The Southeast won't be spared, either. Weekend highs are forecast to range from the mid-90s to close to 100 degrees; Nashville could see its first 100-degree reading in four years.
And starting Friday, major cities along the eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City could experience highs in the upper 90s to close to 100 degrees. The nation's capital hasn't had 100-degree weather since July 2012, weather.com said.
In all, about 200 million people will experience temperatures of 90 degrees or higher, and 130 million will experience heat indices of 100 degrees or high, meteorologists said.


Ionospheric Disturbances: Midlatitude Pi2 Magnetospheric ULF Pulsations and Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances
The ionosphere is an electrically charged atmospheric region which is coupled to the sun, the magnetosphere, and the neutral atmosphere. The ionospheric state can significantly impact technological systems, especially those which utilize radio frequency energy. By studying ionospheric disturbances, it is possible to gain a deeper understanding of not only the ionosphere itself, but also the natural and technological systems it is coupled to. This dissertation research utilizes high frequency (HF) radio remote sensing techniques to study three distinct types of ionospheric disturbances. First, ground magnetometers and a new mid latitude SuperDARN HF radar at Blackstone, Virginia are used to observe magnetospheric Pi2 ultra low frequency (ULF) pulsations in the vicinity of the plasmapause. Prior to these pulsations, two Earthward moving fast plasma flows were detected by spacecraft in the magnetotail. Signatures of inner magnetospheric compression observed by the Blackstone radar provide conclusive evidence that the plasma flow bursts directly generated the ground Pi2 signature via a compressional wave. This mechanism had previously been hypothesized, but never confirmed. Next, ten SuperDARN radars in the North American Sector are used to investigate the sources and characteristics of atmospheric gravity waves (AGW) associated medium scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) at both midlatitudes and high latitudes. Consistent with prior studies, the climatological MSTID population in both latitudinal regions was found to peak in the fall and winter and have a dominant equatorward propagation direction. Prior studies suggested these MSTIDs were caused by mechanisms associated with auroral and space weather activity; however, it is shown here that the AE and Sym-H indices are poorly correlated with MSTID observations. A new, multi-week timescale of MSTID activity is reported. This leads to the finding that MSTID occurrence is highly correlated with an index representative of polar vortex activity, possibly controlled by a filtering mechanism that is a function of stratospheric neutral wind direction. Finally, a case study of a radio blackout of transionospheric HF communications caused by an X2.9 class solar flare is presented. This study demonstrates the potential of a novel technique employing signals of opportunity and automated receiving networks voluntarily created by an international community of amateur radio operators.


With summer just around the corner, Environment and Climate Change Canada is calling for the season in southwestern Ontario to be warmer than normal for the rest of June and into July and August, however it will not be as hot as the last two years.
“It won’t be every day. Last year, in [Waterloo Region] we had twice as many hot days as we normally would get. We had 16 of those instead of eight. And the year before we had about 15. We’ve already had four, which is a little bit more than you’d expect for this time of June,” said senior climatologist David Phillips.
The average temperature in May and the start of June was about 1 degree cooler than normal, Phillips said.
“That does not define summer, we have to wait. People would say, ‘Well, you were wrong. Because you said it’s going to be warmer than normal.’ No, ‘I said come Labour Day when we crunch the numbers [it will be].’”
After a dry May the rain the region got this week, totalling 35 millimetres, was very welcome, Phillips said.
“Not only may it be the billion-dollar rain when you think about what we grow here in Ontario and depend on it, but any rain we get this week I think will be sort of money in the bank, kind of a safety valve for what may come for the rest of the summer,” he said.
Going forward it may be drier than normal, however precipitation is harder to predicate than temperature, Phillips said.
“If it’s drier, then you need more rain than less rain when it’s warmer, because there’s more evaporation taking place. There is more stress from the vegetation in a warmer situation and so therefore you need that moisture to balance things out. So if the forecast is correct, that it is warmer and drier than normal, then my sense is that we may have some problems there. That’s why when we get a rain like we had [this week] it is in some ways it’s really the saviour,” he said.
While there will be some periods of severe weather that is also hard to predict, Phillips explained.
“My sense is that will we get those things and so we need to be prepared for them. So there’ll be near-misses, there’ll be hits and there might be some strong winds that bring down trees and put out power for a while,” he said.
For the agriculture sector there haven’t yet been any red flags, Phillips said.
“My sense is that the growing season has started and the field work has been completed seeding is all in. What they would like now is an inch of rain a week and some warm temperatures and life would be great for the farmers and I wish we could order that. But then there are other people who wouldn’t like that. So my sense is that the conditions we’ve had so far have been fair for farmers.”
Phillips described what is known as a “Bermuda High,” which is a high pressure system that sits over the Atlantic Ocean and brings extended periods of high temperatures, however that will not last very long.
“That gives you a week or eight days of really hot temperatures and people are complaining about the heat and humidity….And we will have those moments, but I don’t think the whole summer won’t be made of that,” he said.
“So in some ways, it may be a pleasant summer.”


Turkey's Marmara region is picking up the pieces after torrential rains, storms and hail lashed the area on Tuesday.
Flights at Istanbul Ataturk Airport -- the country's main air hub -- faced delays while traffic was reported to be backed up in several provinces neighboring Istanbul: Balikesir; Yalova; and Tekirdag.
In Balikesir, some farmland and low-lying premises were flooded. Firefighters in Balikesir municipality said at least 20 trees fell due to strong winds, damaging a number of vehicles.
Several other provinces in the region were affected, including Sakarya and Kocaeli.
The deluge comes less than a month after Istanbul was lashed by early-morning thunderstorms, followed days later by an extreme hailstorm. Millions of Istanbulites struggled and waded to work after storms dumped torrents of rain and swamped transport networks.
Flash flooding saw main roads turned into rivers, with many soaked commuters forced to abandon submerged vehicles.
Many underpasses, intersections and some metro and bus stops were put out of action, leaving thousands of pedestrians stranded.
Source: Anadolu Agency


The deathtoll related to an ongoing and “unprecedented” heatwave in India has soared to nearly 1,200 people, according to the nation’s health ministry on Wednesday, with no respite for hundreds of millions of people expected until at least the weekend.
According to officials quoted in the Hindustan Times, most of the victims have been construction workers, the elderly or the homeless. In regions across the subcontinent this week, temperatures have sweltered populations with thermometers pushing towards 50°C (or 122°F) and high levels of humidity stifling air quality. In response, India’s Meteorological Department has issued what are called “red box” warnings for various states where the maximum temperatures are expected to remain above 45°C.
“This year, the heatwave condition is unprecedented and there has been a large number of deaths. The Health Ministry is likely to come up with an advisory soon for all the states and common people,” a senior health Ministry official told the Press Trust of India (PTI).
As Pakistan Today reports, conditions may well get worse before they better:
Roads have melted in New Delhi, where forecasters said they expected the high temperatures to continue into next week — adding to the misery of thousands living on the capital’s streets with little shelter from the hot sun.
“Maximum temperatures won’t fall substantially. However, major relief can be expected from June 2 as there are indications of good showers,” [a local forecaster] said.
Hospitals in the worst-affected states were on alert to treat victims of heatstroke and authorities advised people to stay indoors and drink plenty of water.
Hundreds of people — mainly from the poorest sections of society — die at the height of summer every year across the country, while tens of thousands suffer power cuts from an overburdened electricity grid.
Authorities in the worst-hit state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India, where nearly 900 people have died since May 18, called for emergency water distribution areas to be set up.
As with ongoing flooding in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States this week, the extreme heat in India has been attributed to the convergence of seasonal weather patterns beset by the El Nino in the Pacific Ocean and the overall impact of increased global temperatures due to human-caused climate change.According to the International Business Times:


Severe Storm Watch. SPC has issued a watch for most of central and east central Minnesota and a big chunk of western Wisconsin until 6 am. There's a good chance the cells over western and central MN will congeal into an MCS, a swirl of strong to severe storms capable of torrential rains, 50-60 mph gusts and frequent lightning overnight. I could see some minor flooding as the storms sweep thru, probably making for a slower Friday morning commute.
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Sunday will be another sweltering day in the Twin Cities, with the fourth consecutive 90+ day expected. In the afternoon it'll feel more like 95-100F in the heart of the metro, therefore a Heat Advisory has been issued. How long will the heat last? Click for more details! - D.J. Kayser
A month ago I had no idea we'd be sweating it out by late May. No record heat is brewing, but 90s are likely into Memorial Day, which correlates with a better chance of a hotter-than-average summer season. Yep, I was surprised by this too. Although at this point nothing should surprise us much. Think cool thoughts, check in the vulnerable and be careful out there the next few days.
Well, we got our wish. Many of us wanted to feel warm again, after a February-like April. Mother Nature heard your plaintive cries and turned up the volume a few notches. We should hit or exceed 90F today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday - the hottest Memorial Day since 2006. In fact steamy weather lingers into much of next week; no real relief until a Canadian cool front the first weekend of June. Until then, various degrees of hot and sweaty...
26.1" of snow last month, an early spell of 90s this month. Minnesota's weather is still manic - probably always will be. Time to dig out your summer wardrobe because sweaty weather is here to stay into much of next week with a streak of low 90s possible. In fact today may bring the first 90F of 2018, and severe storms into western Minnesota by afternoon and evening.
Looking back many of us will consider this the good 'ol days - back when temperatures were comfortable - back when neighbors weren't whining about the dew point. A July-like spell of heat and humidity is coming, and by the weekend heat indices may be well into the 90s. You wanted summer? You earned a real summer. And it's coming.


Heat Index In Northeast Tops 100
The dangerously high heat and humidity have prompted several agencies to implement emergency measures.
The National Weather Service says the heat index has pushed past 100 degrees.
Municipalities have been urging elderly residents without air conditioning to go to cooling centers.
Authorities on Long Island say heat appears to be a factor in the death of an 11-year-old girl found in a vehicle with the windows closed.
At the U.S. Open in Queens, an extreme heat policy allows for 10-minute breaks between sets from the heat-absorbing courts.
Temperatures are expected to ease into the 80s on Thursday.
An interactive map locating cooling stations across New York state is posted below.
Cooling Centers Intro to Cooling Centers
Associated Press (C) 2018 contributed to this report.


Hurricane Eugene will bring big waves to parts of Southern California coast
Hurricane Eugene has generated wave energy that will hit San Diego County beaches sooner and harder than anticipated, with the leading edge of the surf arriving by Monday night.
The National Weather Service has updated its forecast to say that many south-facing beaches will receive 4-foot to 6-foot waves, with occasional 7-footers, on Monday night. The waves will increase to the 5-foot to 8-foot range, with occasional 10-footers, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The surf will produce dangerous rip currents along the entire coastline, leading the weather service to issue a beach hazard advisory. The advisory will be in effect from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The largest waves are expected to hit North County breaks, especially in the Oceanside area.
Surfline.com says the swell is likely to be a little smaller than forecast by the weather service, but still potent.
Robbins writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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China’s Yangtze Basin Flooding Kills 186 With More Rain ForecastBloomberg News
Flooding along China’s Yangtze River has killed at least 186 people, destroyed crops and disrupted rail and air traffic at critical cross-country hubs, officials said, as heavy rain was forecast through the middle of the week.
The country’s meteorological center has maintained a storm emergency alert at the second-highest level as 10 to 50 centimeters (4 to 20 inches) of rain was recorded in seven provinces over the past five days. Storms stretching nearly 1,000 miles were moving across central and southern China, affecting major transportation centers from Chongqing to Shanghai and from Nanning to Nanjing.
The government-run China News Service showed pictures of people wading waist-deep through flooded streets and being rescued on boats from inundated farmland. One sports stadium in Hubei province was dubbed a “bathtub” after it filled up with water.
State media reported at least 23 people killed in a landslide in southern Guizhou Province. Eight people died in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, when a section of a wall collapsed.
Dozens of flights were delayed or canceled across the affected region, and critical north-south transit points for passenger and freight trains were disrupted.
The Ministry of Water Resources said the flooding had caused $7.6 billion in damages as of Sunday, affecting as many as 30 million people. It said 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of cropland flooded and 56,000 buildings destroyed.
Heavy rain is expected to continue through Wednesday, with new storms forecast for the following week, the meteorological center said early Monday. Meanwhile, forecasters said a typhoon approaching from the east may make landfall next week in the already drenched central coastal area.
— With assistance by Ken Wills


Norfolk wakes up to light dusting of snow as temperatures plummet overnight
- Credit: Peter Walsh, Archant Norfolk
Norfolk has woken up to freezing temperatures and a very light dusting of snow this morning.
Anyone driving into work for an early shift in the county is likely to have had to clear their car windows of some of the white stuff which fell as part of wintry showers overnight.
The chilly weather, which comes after a bright and sunny Easter Sunday, was predicted by forecasters at University of East Anglia-based Weatherquest.
In a forecast for East Anglia, Weatherquest yesterday tweeted: "Wintry showers continuing in the NE of the region, but most places staying dry with largely clear skies.
"Remaining breezy at the NE coast, but NW'ly winds becoming light elsewhere. A widespread frost developing as temps fall as low as -4C in rural spots".
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There was not much snow, but conditions remained chilly for much of yesterday which saw highs of about 7C.
Writing on Twitter yesterday, a Weatherquest forecaster said: "A cloudy start, with rain for a time, but this should soon clear to leave much of the day dry with sunny spells.
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"Feeling cold, with highest temperatures around 7C and a moderate to fresh north to northwesterly wind which will be strong around the north coast."


As of right now Isaac is still a tropical storm.
But E-M-A officials believe it will become a hurricane over the next couple of days
Isaac may be a tropical storm and still far from coming ashore, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a concern.
“Today we as a county we feel like we've done everything we can do at this point. We’re standing by and working toward our regional teams and assets that could possibly be used in other parts of Alabama.” Emergency management director Clark Matthews said.
Matthews says many forecast tracks show it heading toward the panhandle.
E-M-A officials have already thought of a plan in case it stays on this path.
Many emergency teams will head to the coast to help with flooding.
“Sunday we'll start making some decisions on taking evacuees out of Florida if that’s necessary.” Matthews said.
That's why they set up a meeting place to help any evacuees.
“Well manage the welcome center with volunteers that could furnish them information as far as hotel rooms and shelters.” Matthews said.
As of right now, Matthews says if the storm hits to the west of the wiregrass, we could be in the direct path of spin off tornadoes.
He says by Sunday, they should have a better idea of just how bad this storm will really be.
If Isaac turns into a category one hurricane and hits the panhandle, the national weather service says there could be storm surges around 4 to 6 feet.


In the past several weeks, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Gulf Coast were hit by successive storms that brought staggering destruction. In the aftermaths of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate, the watchword is resilience. Storms of this magnitude — Harvey brought more than 50 inches of rain to parts of Houston, while Irma saw wind speeds of 180 miles per hour — could become more common as Earth’s climate changes, which means real estate investors need to be prepared to handle such events.
In Houston, heavy rains caused severe flooding even after Harvey was downgraded to a tropical storm. Moody’s Investors Service has estimated the damage at $81 billion to $108 billion. Houston is the fourth-largest metro area in the country, with more than 6.7 million people, many of them newly moved to the fast-growing region.
The storm has given a sudden shock to the real estate market. Although Houston had seen soft property fundamentals the past few years, with high vacancy rates across property types, the loss of a significant portion of its real estate is likely to mean rising rents. According to Reis, apartment rents could rise 10 percent in the next few months, while office rents may increase between 5 percent and 10 percent.
Reis notes the damage from Hurricane Harvey disproportionately affected its residential housing stock, with less damage to its commercial real estate. CBRE Research writes, “Nearly all of Houston’s office buildings escaped the worst flooding.”
Parkway Inc., a Houston-focused REIT with 19 class A buildings totaling 8.7 million square feet, reported “minimal damage” resulting from Hurricane Harvey. A statement from the company read, “The properties maintained power throughout the storm and remained accessible to our customers as needed at all times. We expect that all damage will be insurable under our existing insurance policies, subject to a nominal deductible.”
In June, Parkway agreed to be acquired by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $1.2 billion, subject to shareholder approval, and the deal continues to be set to close in the fourth quarter.
In early September, Hurricane Irma left a wide path of destruction through the Caribbean and struck the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane (meaning the continental United States experienced back-to-back Category 4 hurricanes — the first time since modern recordkeeping began that two storms of that intensity struck the United States in a single season). More than 6 million people evacuated throughout the state of Florida, and more than 7 million overall. The storm is forecast to have caused approximately $100 billion in damage, according to AccuWeather.
Hurricane Irma was the most powerful Atlantic storm since Hurricane Dean in 2007, but it may not hold that crown for long, as the coming decade could deliver more storms of greater magnitude.
Loretta Clodfelter (firstname.lastname@example.org) is editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas.


Tourists shivered, locals stayed indoors and farmers spent the day trying to shield their crops Sunday as a late-season arctic air mass threatened to deep- freeze the entire state.
How cold was it?
Consider that at least a dozen Florida cities -- including Fort Lauderdale -- actually were colder than Great Falls, Mont., which is practically in Canada.
A Plant City strawberry farmer, surveying the frost that covered his crop just outside of Tampa, said, "it looked just like a white Christmas."
And around the state, record lows fell like snowflakes, which did in fact come down in Jacksonville on Saturday. Fort Lauderdale, 36, tied a record low for the date. Fort Myers, 35, and Tallahassee, 20, set record lows and Tampa, at 35, also tied a record.
The record-tying cold in Fort Lauderdale came exactly one year after the city registered a record high of 86 degrees on March 2, 1985. The high on Sunday was 62.
Other Sunday morning lows included 29 at Jacksonville, 31 at Lakeland, 32 at Vero Beach, 35 at Orlando and 36 at West Palm Beach -- all colder than balmy Great Falls, which reported a low of 37 degrees.
Miami International Airport recorded a low of 39 degrees, two degrees above the record set on March 2, 1968.
Relief was expected to come today, with temperatures climbing back into the low 70s and overnight lows in the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service in Coral Gables.
The warming trend will be too late for the thousands of spectators Sunday who huddled against the chill while watching car racing in Miami, pro golf in Coral Springs and polo in Palm Beach County.
Although welcomed, the predicted warm weather also did little to comfort South Florida farmers on Sunday.
Broward growers, who survived Sunday morning's near-freezing temperatures without much damage, braced for a second-straight night of crop-threatening cold. Extensive frost was predicted as overnight temperatures again were expected to dip into the mid and low 30s.
Fred Spear of Crystal Lake Farms, which grows fruits and vegetables near Coconut Creek, said his crews were lining up airboats and flooding fields to try to keep ground-level temperatures above the freezing mark.
"You gotta try something. You feel better if you try," said Spear. "If we can keep the plants fairly dry, maybe we can stop the frost condition. It would take only a couple of degrees difference in the forecast to get by easy or to get really killed."
On Fort Lauderdale's beaches, crowds were thin and appeared to be dominated by collegians from cold northern climates. They frolicked in the surf, oblivious to the chill.
"It's no problem. I thought it was 75 degrees until somebody told me it was 58," said John Leighton, 22, from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.
Other vacationing students, however, shunned the beach and searched out tourist attractions or sought shelter in bars along the Strip.
"It better get better. We only packed a couple sweatshirts," said a miffed Paula Paternostro, 20, from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
In Plant City, which bills itself as the Strawberry Capital of the World, temperatures as low as 28 were reported and farmers kept their irrigation pumps running all night so the water would form an insulating layer of ice on the plants.
"Boy, it looked just like a white Christmas around here last night with all the frost -- it was just everywhere," said Jim Meeks of Parkesdale Farms near Plant City. The cold could delay ripening of the second crop of berries, he said.
Florida citrus tree blooms were largely unscathed by the cold and overnight lows into Monday were expected to be warmer, said Bobby McKown, executive vice president of the Florida Citrus Mutual in Lakeland.
Tallahassee's Sunday morning low of 20 broke the 1980 record by one degree, and Fort Myers had a record low of 35, breaking an 18-year-old record by one degree.
The apparent low in South Florida was at Clewiston in Hendry County with a low of 29 degrees Sunday at 7 a.m., said National Weather Service specialist Bill Kent in West Palm Beach.


- MIAMI (AP) -- This year's Atlantic hurricane season won't soon be forgotten,
an onslaught of storms that left a staggering trail of death and destruction
across Central America and the Caribbean.
- The season, which started June 1, winds
up today after racking up the deadliest toll in more than 200 years. Six
of the named storms -- including the season's monsters, Georges and Mitch
-- caused billions in damage.
- And more of the same is possible next
year, said pioneering hurricane forecaster William Gray at Colorado State
University in Boulder, Colo.
- "We are going to see the return
of some of these type of storms," Gray said. "People have to
face up to it. The insurance industry has a major problem."
- Gray , who underestimated this season's
activity, said the last four years have been the most active ever for hurricanes
in the Atlantic basin. He expects even more hurricanes in 1999.
- With the gradual fading of the latest
cycle of the El Nino phenomenon, which tends to suppress Atlantic hurricanes,
1998 saw nine hurricanes and five tropical storms. In September, there
were four hurricanes at once -- Georges, Ivan, Jeanne, and Karl -- for
the first time since 1893.
- The Pacific hurricane season, which also
ends today, was about average with 13 named storms and nine hurricanes.
Howard was the strongest Pacific hurricane with 240 kilometre an hour sustained
winds. Only Isis reached land, and then only after weakening to tropical
- The Atlantic season's last gasp was tropical
storm Nicole, which formed last week and stayed out at sea.
- But it was really Mitch that provided
the season's climax.
- After forming south of Jamaica on Oct.
22, Mitch erupted into a Category 5 storm with sustained wind blowing at
290 km/h and gusts estimated at more than 320 km/h, the fourth-strongest
Caribbean hurricane this century.
- Then it stalled over Honduras and Nicaragua
with torrents of rain. Its death toll from floods, storm surge and mudslides
will probably never be known but is estimated at more than 10,000.
- Mitch's death toll would match Fifi,
which hit Honduras in 1974, as the third-deadliest Atlantic hurricane.
- The deadliest single storm on record
was in 1780, killing at least 20,000 people on Martinique. A 1900 storm
killed 8,000 to 12,000 in Galveston, Texas.
- Mitch proved difficult for forecasters,
even though they were equipped this season with a new satellite, a new
hurricane-hunter airplane and other high-tech tools.
- As the storm headed over Central America,
they had to rely mostly on ground-level data to measure the storm's intensity
because they couldn't use their airplane as much as they wished.
- "It was a very challenging forecast
for us," said Miles Lawrence, a specialist with the U.S. National
Hurricane Centre. "It pointed out some of our limitations. We have
a good justification for beefing up observations in Central America."
- Mitch even overshadowed Georges, which
formed Sept. 15 and grew into a Category 4 storm with 240 km/h winds. Georges
rampaged across islands, the Florida Keys and the Mississippi Delta, causing
about $1 billion US in damage and at least 350 deaths in Haiti and the
- Bonnie grazed North Carolina and Virginia
in late August and caused up to $2 billion US in damage. Tropical Storm
Charley struck Texas on Aug. 22, dumping 45 centimetres of rain on one
small town and killing at least 19 people in Texas and Mexico.
- Hurricane Earl hit the Florida Panhandle
on Labour Day; a week later, Frances caused floods along the Gulf Coast
from Texas to Louisiana.
- The vulnerable Florida Keys got hit twice.
Georges damaged an estimated 700 homes on its way to Mississippi. And after
Mitch weakened to a tropical storm, it spawned tornadoes that turned a
Key Largo trailer park inside out.
- Many Keys residents had never been through
a hurricane before and decided to tough it out, a decision many regretted.
- "We weren't prepared for it all,"
said Jerry Wright, whose got a tree through his bedroom window during Mitch.
"We thought we were going to meet our makers."


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Stay on target
September is here and it is time to get ready for a new skywatching lineup. As summer comes to an end, there are many celestial events you do not want to miss this month, including a crescent moon, a “disappearing” Mars, and the Fall equinox.
Over the next 30 days, you’ll get to see gorgeous moon views, a sky without the Red Planet, and changing daylight hours, according to NASA. All you need is a telescope and a comfortable chair to enjoy September’s sky delights.
NASA says we’re in a several-month period when the new moon occurs around the end of each month, meaning we get to witness a waning crescent moon at dusk for the first few days of September and a waxing crescent moon in the predawn sky near the end of September.
This month, look low in the west roughly 30 minutes after sunset to see the crescent moon from September 1 to September 4, with the moon looking slightly higher in the sky each night. By Sept. 5, the first half-full (first-quarter) moon will show up in the same spot and ascend toward Jupiter.
From September 23 to September 27, you can look east half an hour before dawn for a slimmer crescent moon, which will appear lower in the sky each day.
Where Did Mars Go?
Mars was a regular neighbor in the night sky until July, when it drifted further into the sun’s glare and “disappeared” from our sky. In September, Mars is behind the sun and this bizarre event is known as solar conjunction.
According to NASA, solar conjunction occurs roughly every two years. During this period, mission controllers on our planet stop sending commands to spacecraft, so they can avoid potential radio interference from the sun. A few weeks later, the Red Planet will move farther apart from the sun and normal spacecraft communications will resume at this time.
If you would like to catch a glimpse of Mars again, it will come back to the night sky in early November.
The September equinox will take place on Sept. 23, with day and night being equal length during this celestial event. Fall will start in the Northern Hemisphere, while summer will start in the Southern Hemisphere.
NASA says the reduction in the number of sunlight hours each day leads to the cold weather that occurs in fall and winter.
It may be the end of pool parties and beach days, but longer nights mean there will be more opportunities to watch the sky during the cooler months!
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HEI is planning to issue three Requests for Applications (RFAs) at the end of 2018 and early in 2019.
RFA 18-1: Assessing Health Effects of Air Quality Actions at the National, Regional, and Local Levels will solicit the next round of accountability studies to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to improve air quality in improving public health. RFA 18-2: Walter Rosenblith New Investigator Award will solicit proposals from applicants at the Assistant Professor level for research on air pollution and health. RFA 19-1: Applying Novel Approaches to Improve Long-term Exposure Assessment of Outdoor Air Pollution for Health Studies will solicit studies to advance exposure assessment for air pollution and health studies using sensors, satellite data, and other approaches.
Full applications for RFA 18-1 will be due in April/May 2019, for RFAs 18-2 and 19-1 in July/August 2019 (all deadlines to be finalized). Note that all RFAs will have a preliminary application process; full applications will be by invitation only. Please check our Funding page for updates.


SHENYANG/SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow since Wednesday night has proved a mixed blessing for farmers and travelers across north China.
Farmland affected by drought dropped from 552,666 hectares on Jan. 20 to 453,333 hectares as of Thursday in north China's Shanxi Province, according to the Shanxi Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
In neighbouring Shandong Province, the area dropped from 2.27 million hectares on Feb. 7 by more than half as of Thursday, according to the Shandong Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
Hebei got its first heavy snow of the year on Wednesday. The provincial weather bureau said the snow was enhanced by artificial seeding.
"The snow has brought moisture to the soil, which may help end the drought," said Guo Yingchun, a senior engineer of the provincial meteorological observatory.
She said that 313 cigarette-size sticks of silver iodide were seeded into clouds from Wednesday night to 8 a.m. Thursday, a procedure that made the snow a lot heavier.
Hebei forecasters said flurries would continue through Thursday night in the north of the province.
Meanwhile, the snow has affected thousands of travelers nationwide.
Taoxian International Airport, in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, was closed from 11:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Thursday, delaying a flight to Beijing.
Thirteen highways were completely or partly closed as of 1 p.m. Thursday, and all services were suspended at Shenyang's main bus terminal.
"I wonder when the highways would be open. I cannot miss the plane this afternoon," said Liu Jian, 28, who was booked on a 3 p.m. flight to Beijing. "If I can't make it, I will take the high-speed train."
Few passengers were stranded at the airport as the airport staff swept the runaway every 30 minutes. Most flights took off 30minutes late, said Dou Zhipeng, an airport publicity department official.
Urban traffic suffered no major disruptions, said city traffic police.
The Shenyang meteorological observatory forecast the heavy snow would continue to Friday, and sanitation workers stepped up snow clearing work.
All cross-provincial highways in Hebei Province, surrounding Beijing, were closed Thursday after heavy snow fell overnight.
At Jinan International Airport, in the capital of neighboring Shandong Province, three flights from Qingdao, Yantai and Beijing and five outbound flights were delayed Thursday morning. More than700 passengers were affected. Normal operations resumed at 11 a.m., said an airport official.
A total of 62 flights to Beijing and Tianjin were delayed by snow over Wednesday night at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport, affecting about 6,000 passengers affected, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
In Shanxi Province, in north China, major highways were closed.


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LANSING, Ill. (February 8, 2022) – Temperatures begin gradually climbing early Tuesday morning, just after midnight, and are predicted to reach a high of 36 degrees by late Tuesday afternoon.
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Canberra has shivered its way through the most cold nights since 1997 and its wettest winter since 2005.
It's the weather phrase that makes the coastal dwellers of New South Wales shudder - East Coast Low.
For most people, spring brings the hope of warm weather.


Scary, wet weather forecast for Halloween
The weather will only get spookier as night settles in, with steady showers.
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Trick-or-treaters may want to incorporate umbrellas and rubber boots into their costumes Thursday night.
Rain is expected to start just before dawn on Halloween, with sporadic showers extending into the afternoon. The weather will only get scarier as night settles in, with steady showers.
General rainfall amounts between 20 and 40 millimetres are expected before the rain tapers off on Friday, according to Environment Canada. Winds of up to 70 kilometres an hour are expected to accompany the wet weather.
Low lying areas may experience localized flooding with dangerous conditions anticipated in other rivers and streams, according to Toronto and Region Conservation Flood Management.
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Star Valley and Lincoln County welcome 2019 with coldest morning in two years
The following weather report is from expert Jack Hales. To follow Jack and his weather blog for the region please click here. (Photo provided by blog.starvalleyweather.com.)
“Temperatures plummeted on New Years Eve across the mountain country. In Star Valley the coldest officially observed was at the Double L Ranch along the Salt River northwest of Etna with a frigid -27F. Close behind was the -26F at the Afton Airport. Following is a map of some of the observed minimums across Star Valley and surrounding areas.
Of note is that wind chills were as low as -30F at the Alpine airport due to down canyon winds of up to 20 mph even though the actual temperature was no lower than -13.”
Some of the notable minimums around the region were:
-38F West Yellowstone airport


UK: Flood alert sounded as heavy rain sweeps in
Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday.
London: Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, cancelling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued 145 flood alerts or warnings across the country.
The Meteorological Office, the national weather agency, said downpours were likely from southwestern England all the way up north to Glasgow in Scotland and across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland.
Britain is even more prone to flooding than usual following the wettest June on record, and the Environment Agency, which issued the alerts and warnings, said, "The risk of flooding over the next few days is expected to be the highest of the year so far."
Met Office forecaster Tony Waters said some places could see up to 100 millimetres of rain -- far more than the 60 millimetres that usually falls during the entire month of July.
Flooding was reported this morning in Howden and Rawcliffe in northern England. In Goole in northern England, emergency services rescued a man on a disability scooter from water up to a metre deep beneath an underpass.
Bad weather made Prince Charles an hour late for a visit to Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire, where he met local officials to discuss efforts to recover from floods two weeks ago. He also spent about 20 minutes at a school chatting with staff, pupils and members of the community who helped clean up from the floods.
Storm warnings also prompted the cancellation of tomorrow`s MFEST music festival in Leeds in central England. The Human League, Texas, Bob Geldof and Cher Lloyd had all been booked to perform.
Despite rainy weather, about 80,000 fans turned out at Silverstone, 80 kilometres northwest of London, to watch Formula 1 drivers practice for Sunday`s British Grand Prix race.
"Bit of swimming today," driver Timo Glock joked.


This app provides forecasts, animated radar, hourly forecast, and current conditions, all in an intuitive and easy to use interface. Just the information you need, provided accurately, quickly, and for your exact location.
“A no-nonsense approach to show weather data on your phone, but done well and great looking” – Android Central
This app uses NOAA point forecasts from your GPS location to get the most localized weather available. Point forecasts are great for climbing, hiking, skiing, or any outdoor activity where weather from a nearby city isn’t accurate enough.
GPS on the phone will provide the most accurate location, but usually isn’t needed. Nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks can also provide this information, and will be checked first to save time and battery. You can also enter a location manually.
To provided highly localized forecasting, this app uses point forecasts from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS), and is therefore only available in the US.
If there is severe weather you will see a red warning icon in the corner of the current conditions icon. You can press this icon for more details. This app currently does NOT support severe weather alerts or notifications. NOAA is providing this service directly through cell carriers. You can read more about the service at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/wea.html.
There are also several differently sized widgets available which can be placed on your homescreen to provide some basic weather information, without the need to open the app.
Forecast discussion is available through the menu button.


Various forecasts between 36 and 39 degrees foreshadows a HOT day in Sydney today.
Strangely, walking out this morning isn’t the 20 degrees forecast, but something much cooler. Put a jacket/jumper on for the morning commute. The house is still hot from soaking up yesterday/last-night’s heat so the body’s a little confused.
The bus should haven’t been running for the past couple of hours, but you get on and there’s no hope with the air conditioner because it is sauna class hot.


I will try to succeed on the TOEFL-Test in 6 days and therefore I would appreciate you to proofread some of my essays.
So here is the first one about a special types of winds, called "jet streams", who had been discussed in a passage and lecture.
" In the passage and lecture a special type of winds, called “jet streams” is described.
A jet stream is a hard blowing wind strong wind which is due to temperature gradients between the warmth in the troposphere and the heat on Earth's surface. The strength of such a stream is normally a direct cause to a direct result of the intensity of temperature differences. Winds were are classified as jet streams at a speed above 57 miles per hour, but some even reach 300 miles per hour.
In the area between the Equator and North Pole, there were are two main patterns of stream winds classified. The subtropical stream is found in the south of the United States. In Idaho and Montana the polar jet stream occurs. According to the lecturer, when ther is a cold winter in the US, this stream sometimes expands even to as far asTexas.
The power of some jet streams have an enormous effect on traveling by plane. As the professor puts it, flying against the direction of a jet stream can cause an airplane to need more time to arrive at its goal. The delay reaches even a few hours sometimes.sometimes reaches several hours/can be several hours. Moreover, the wind blowing at the front of the plane increases the need of fuel and can lead to turbulances."
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Sailing Weather We took some screen shots on the weekend of unstable weather. Wow – a bit on in Melbourne So the breeze has swung for us, is that the all clear and the thunderstorms have passed? When this warning was issued, we had 5 minutes before the BOM thought it would hit the club What is the difference between a Severe Thunderstorm and one that is very dangerous? 147 km/h is 80 Knots!!! Sounds serious…. 100mm would be pretty intense So it’s only small hailstones down our end of Port Phillip? A bit nasty – What’s next? All clear like yesterday?


Good morning on this beautiful but chilly day in Heber-Overgaard, AZ. It’s Saturday morning, January 21, 2017, and we woke up to around 10″ of snow. It’s blowing hard at times so snow is drifting. Our covered deck has 3″ or snow on it from the wind blowing it in. Thought we’d share some pictures from around our place – not going to venture out this morning.


Perth weather: Hot streak sees Perth smash December heat record
Perth has sweltered through three consecutive December days above 40C for the first time since records started.
It hit the blistering heatwave mark just after 11.30am today with a top of 40.9C. But it’s unlikely the record of four consecutive days — in February 1933 and 2016 — will be matched. A milder 36C is forecast for tomorrow.
The hot streak started on Tuesday with a top of 36.3C, before building to 40.1C on Friday and 41C on Saturday.
Today’s scorcher also took Perth to a total of four December days above 40C for the first time with more than half the month still to come. The previous record was just two days which has occurred eight times since records started.
Weather bureau forecaster Max Strack said despite a small fall in temperature, Perth was expecting more warm weather to start this week.
“We will have a proper cooler change coming through on Thursday — more like 26C or 27C,” she said.
“We have had a really sustained period of north-easterly winds which has brought all that heat from inland WA down to Perth.
“It has been extremely hot inland and now all that heat is coming down over us.
The hottest location in the metropolitan area today was Pearce where the temperature reached 43.9C.
The Swan Valley (42.2C) and Gooseberry Hill (42.2C) were other hotspots.
Brothers Cooper, 6, and Xander, 4, Brett, from Hammond Park, were among those keeping cool at the Elizabeth Quay water playground.
Others flocked to Perth’s beaches and the Swan River for respite.
St John Ambulance said it received six call outs for heat related illnesses including heat stress, heat strokes, dehydration and sun exposure.
Perth’s average maximum temperature so far this month is now 36.1C.
Monday: 20C-36C, mostly sunny, possible smoke.
Tuesday: 19C to 32C, sunny.
Wednesday: 20C-36C, sunny.
Thursday: 18C-27C, possible shower.
Friday: 16C-27C, partly cloudy.
Saturday: 16C-31C, sunny.
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(NECN/KSL: Mike Anderson) - Pollution doesn't just hurt the Earth; it can also be very harmful to your health.
The smog you breathe may be shortening your life.
The Cache Valley often gets ranked among the worst in the nation, when it comes to air quality, and their type of pollution is somewhat unique.
"Cows and cars, I call it. Agricultural activity, producing lots of urea… which gets converted into ammonia gas…," says toxicology professor Roger Coulombe.
And that combination actually penetrates the lungs faster than most, according to Coulombe, a professor of toxicology at Utah State University.
"It appears that there's no safe level. In other words… with many toxicants… there's a threshold effect."
Coulombe says that's according to a five- to six-year study on the effects of air pollution on the lungs and other organs.
He says regardless of how you feel, asthma or not, those pollutants in the air could be taking days out of your life.
He believes multiple studies done worldwide support those same conclusions.
"The more we know that particulate air pollution…all cause mortality… diseases… shortened lifespan."
Coulombe says even a small difference in particulate matter levels can increase the health risk, but the good news is that the reverse is also true.
"The research shows that we'll see an immediate positive effect on human health, even with small reductions in pm 2.5."


Current tracks have Tropical Storm Hermine moving over land, up the Eastern Seaboard and then out to sea just south of Connecticut as a post-tropical storm Sunday morning, the city of Bridgeport said in a statement.
The storm could possibly meander around until Wednesday morning, the city of Bridgeport said.
There is still a lot of uncertainty with the track of Tropical Storm Hermine. The storm is expected to emerge off the North Carolina coast on Saturday and possibly re-strengthen and then stall off the New Jersey coat Sunday and Monday. That would bring a prolonged threat of winds and rain to the Bridgeport area; however the damaging weather still appears to remain just to the south of Connecticut.
Areas prone to flash-flooding, low-lying areas and poor drainage areas will be vulnerable over the weekend as Hermine moves north. Deployment of barricades pre-staged will be discussed for a quick response in shutting down roadways if needed, the city said.
The city is advising the entire community to maintain vigilance on the track of Tropical Storm Hermine, especially for the Sunday night into Monday timeframe.
Residents are reminded to get batteries for flashlights, nonperishable food and a battery-operated radio in the event of electrical outages.
Those living in flood prone areas should prepare now for safeguarding their property and vehicles in the event of flash flooding.
More tips can be retrieved by visiting our City’s Emergency Management page at www.bridgeportct.gov.
Although there are still many factors regarding the exact track of Hermine, all residents should be prepared.
The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center can be reached 24 hours a day for storm-related information and concerns by calling 203-579-3829, by email at firstname.lastname@example.org or via Facebook, and Twitter.
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The Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for Wednesday, November 25th, 2015.
Today (Wednesday) - Sunshine - High in the Mid 40's
Wednesday Night - Clear - Low near 30
Thursday - Clouds and Sun - High near 50
Friday - Sun and clouds later in the day - High in the upper 50's
Saturday - Morning Showers, Cloudy - High in the Upper 40's
Sunday - Cloudy - High in the Lower 40's