Video: Snowfall on Oman mountain as mercury drops below 5°C
Heavy rain, hail has also lashed UAE in recent weeks.
With mercury dropping around the Arabian Gulf, winter has officially begun in the region - with heavy rain, hail, strong winds and even snow lashing parts of the region.
A video of snowfall on a mountain in the Gulf has gone viral after it was posted on Thursday.
According to Times of Oman, snow fell in Oman's Jabal Shams early on Thursday morning as temperatures fell below 5°C.
A statement issued online by Oman News Agency said: "Jabal Shams in Al Hamra recorded the lowest temperature in Oman, reaching 4 degrees."
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Heavy rain and hail has lashed UAE in recent weeks, flooding roads and even damaging property in some areas. Some schools in Fujairah even closed due to bad weather.
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Grand Rapids was 3-4 inches of rain from disaster
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — The swollen Grand River came uncomfortably close to breaching its flood walls and causing disastrous flooding in Grand Rapids earlier this month, a National Weather Service hydrologist said.
Flooding forced an estimated 1,700 people from the Grand Rapids area to head to higher ground.
With the river already rising, an April 19 storm was forecast to dump 1 to 2 inches of rain, but only about one-third of an inch materialized.
An extra 3 to 4 inches of rain likely would have been enough to bring the water up against the bottoms of downtown bridges and force it up against flood walls in the city of 188,000, weather service hydrologist Mark Walton told MLive.com.
“Once it gets into the bridges, who knows what would have happened?” Walton said. “We were very close to putting us to the limit. ... Three or 4 inches ... that would have done it.”
Walton said a “game changer” happened when the April 19 rain fell short of the forecast.
The Grand River reached a record 21.85 feet, or 3.85 feet above flood stage last Monday. But it never approached the record flow rate of 109 years before, Walton said.
A 1904 flood had water traveling through a downtown stretch of the river at 54,000 cubic feet per second, Walton said. Back then, the flood walls hadn’t been built, meaning the water spread farther but didn’t rise as high.


Heat, humidity kills thousands of cattle in US, reports say
(Gray News) - Officials in Kansas say at least 2,000 cattle deaths have recently occurred in the southwestern part of the state due to high temperatures and humidity in the region.
CNN reports the unusually hot weather has made it difficult for the cows to stay cool, according to Matt Lara with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Scarlett Hagins with the Kansas Livestock Association said areas of southwestern Kansas saw a 10 to 14-degree increase in temperature with higher humidity almost overnight on June 11.
There was not a lot of wind, and low temperatures only fell to around 70 degrees, which caused heat stress issues in some cattle, according to Hagins.
Reuters reports the deaths have added pain to the U.S. cattle industry as producers have reduced herds due to drought and have grappled with climbing feed costs.
Kansas is reportedly the third-largest U.S. cattle state behind Texas and Nebraska, with more than 2.4 million cattle in feedlots.
The extreme heat is expected to continue in the region.
Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc., told Reuters that this weekend parts of western Kansas and the Texas panhandle would be near 110 degrees, but stronger winds and lower humidity levels will help.
Ranchers said they are providing cattle with extra water and checking their health during the heat wave.
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Here we go again. A cold front will spark a batch of spotty storms during the second half of the day. Storms will quickly fizzle this evening and give way to an awesome weekend! Unlike Wednesday's front, today's boundary will be a game changer.
There are plenty of events going on this weekend; not to mention it's the last weekend before everyone is back to school. The weather will be perfect for any of your outdoor plans. Saturday will be comfortable with highs in the mid 80s and low humidity. The heat will quickly blaze back in on Sunday. There will be some big time heat to start next week with highs in the lower 90s. Higher humidity will accompany this heat so you know it's going to feel even hotter.


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Get set for the meteoritic grand finale of summer. Northern hemisphere summer that is. As we head into August, our gaze turns towards that “Old Faithful” of meteor showers, the Perseids. Though summer is mostly behind us now, “meteor shower season” is about to get underway in earnest. Pronounced “Pur-SEE-ids,” this shower falls around the … Continue reading "The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: An Observer’s Guide"
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Lightning, flooding issues reported with Wednesday morning storms
A house was struck by lightning and there were some issues with flooding early Wednesday morning when a strong thunderstorm moved through Etowah County.
A house on Robinhood Road in the Alabama City area was struck by lightning, Patrick Huselton, public information officer for the Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency said.
Huselton said about .84 inches of rain fell in a short period of time. That caused some isolated flooding and problems with runoff.
“It was coming down so quickly, the water didn't have anywhere to go,” he said.
The house in the 1200 block of Robinhood Road was struck by lightning about 7:40 a.m., Gadsden Fire Chief Stephen Carroll said.
He said the fire department responded but the house did not catch fire.
He said there were some electrical issues and damage, but no fire.


Leh. No doubt, Leh is one of the coldest places to visit in India. Perched in the newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh, the temperature is known to drop to as less as -13 degrees Celsius!
Which is the second coldest city in India?
Dras is the world’s second coldest inhabited place located at Kargil town in Ladakh. It is located at an altitude of 3280 meters above the sea level and is counted among the coldest places in India.
What is the coldest mountain in India?
Dras is the coldest place in India, experiencing an altitude-influenced mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsb). Winters are cold with average lows around −20 °C (−4 °F), and as low as −23 °C at the height of winter, which lasts from mid-October to mid-May.
Which state is hottest in India?
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), these places are the hottest on June 23: Churu currently is the hottest place in the country with a maximum temperature of 42.1 degrees Celsius. Followed by Pilani, again in Rajasthan with a maximum temperature of 41.7 degrees Celsius.
Which is the richest district in India?
Top 10 Richest Cities In India
- Mumbai – City Of Dreams.
- Delhi – Multicultural Hub Of India.
- Kolkata – Talent Hub Of India.
- Bengaluru – Silicon Valley Of India.
- Chennai – Detroit Of South Asia.
- Hyderabad – City Of Pearls.
- Pune – Oxford Of The East.
- Ahmedabad – Textile Hub Of India.
Which is the coolest city in India?
1. Dras – The Coldest Place in India. Dras is a lonely town in the infamous Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, popularly known as ‘The gateway to Ladakh’. Dras is the coldest place in India and often touted as second to the coldest place inhabited on Earth.
Where is snow in India now?
March will bring spring to the lower Himalayas, and when April rolls in, most of the snow will have melted off your favourite winter destinations. The good news is that Gulmarg, Shimla, Mussoorie, Landour, Ladakh and Manali are still getting some snowfall right now.
What are the hottest place on earth?
Death Valley holds the record for the highest air temperature on the planet: On 10 July 1913, temperatures at the Furnace Creek area in the California desert reached 134.1°F. Wausau beat Death Valley at numerous times this month as far as “feels Like” (heat index).
Which is the coldest country in the world?
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Does India have a winter?
Winter, occurring from December to February. The year’s coldest months are December and January, when temperatures average around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) in the northwest; temperatures rise as one proceeds towards the equator, peaking around 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) in mainland India’s southeast.


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August is the best time to bring out your list of wishes thanks to the annual Perseids meteor shower. This year, it’s set to reach its peak on August 12 to 13.
“If the sky permits, the famous Perseids meteor shower will be observed with its peak in the late evening and early morning hours…with at least 50 or more meteors observed during peak time,” said PAGASA.
Meteors are best observed with clear skies free from moonlight or light pollution. While we can still expect to enjoy a light show this week, it might be difficult to observe other fainter meteors due to the waxing gibbous Moon, which “appears more than half lighted, but less than full,” according to EarthSky.
The Perseids meteor shower radiates from the constellation Perseus. It’s an annual occurrence often expected to happen around July 17 to August 24, when our planet passes through the orbital path of the Comet Swift-Tuttle.
As per EarthSky, “Debris from this comet litters the comet’s orbit, but we don’t really get into the thick of the comet rubble until after the first week of August. The bits and pieces from Comet Swift-Tuttle slam into the Earth’s upper atmosphere at some 130,000 miles (210,000 km) per hour, lighting up the nighttime with fast-moving Perseid meteors.”
For a good chance to witness the Perseids, the astronomy website suggests that watchers find a dark, wide-open sky. Don’t be impatient either and make sure to give yourself an hour to observe the event. EarthSky explains, “meteors in meteor showers come in spurts and are interspersed with lulls. Remember, your eyes can take as long as 20 minutes to adapt to the darkness of night. So don’t rush the process.”
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“Any hurricane is an massive problem,” Gov. Greg Abbott claimed in a news convention Saturday. “This obstacle is sophisticated and manufactured even far more intense, looking at that it is sweeping as a result of an region that is the most challenged place in the condition for Covid-19.”
Hanna created landfall Saturday night on Padre Island, south of Corpus Christi, in accordance to the Countrywide Hurricane Centre. It can be the 1st hurricane of the period in the Atlantic and experienced sustained winds of 90 mph, building it a substantial-conclude Category 1 hurricane.
Popular rainfall totals are concerning 4-6 inches, but some places have witnessed a foot of rainfall. There is however the possibility for 2-4 inches of rain in sections of southern Texas as well as the prospect of isolated tornadoes by way of the rest of Sunday.
Abbott issued a catastrophe declaration for 32 counties in the state and has also issued a federal unexpected emergency disaster declaration request. Urging extraordinary warning, Abbott warned citizens across the condition not to forget about the virus since of the storm.
“This is a time in response to a hurricane the place in some cases people will arrive together, appear jointly to shelter, appear collectively just as close family arrive alongside one another, as buddies occur with each other to respond,” Abbott claimed. “That coming collectively will carry on to deliver the capacity for Covid-19 to transmit from just one individual to one more.”
‘Life-threatening’ flooding predicted, governor claims
Currently, some of the southernmost areas of Texas have gained over a foot of rain as the heart of the storm was crossing more than to northeastern Mexico, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said, but the rain is just not permitting up just but.
Places across southern Texas can be expecting an additional 5 to 10 inches of rain as a result of the early morning, with some localized places seeing as a lot as 18 inches of h2o. Locations along the Rio Grande Valley are in particular vulnerable to flooding, Van Dam mentioned. Envisioned flooding in the Rio Grande Valley could be “everyday living-threatening,” the governor reported Saturday evening, as Hanna was building landfall.
“The storm will mainly rain alone out about serious southern Texas and northeastern Mexico,” he claimed.
Flash flood warnings are in impact by the weather conditions services for places like the metropolis of McAllen, Mission, Brownsville, San Benito, Donna, Mercedes, Raymondville and Lyford.
“We are going to continue on to see dramatic waves of flooding which includes flash flooding that will occur on people today suddenly. 1 moment they will be in an spot … where by it would seem like there’s a small rain and then moments later on, they could be awashed in drinking water up to their doorways, if they’re in their cars, up to their knees, if they are strolling about,” the governor mentioned Saturday.
In the meantime, another likely tropical method that could establish over the up coming 5 days is trekking guiding Hanna throughout the Atlantic Ocean, Van Dam mentioned.
Over 250,000 without the need of electricity
Tropical storm-drive winds in pieces of Texas could lead to power outages and damage to structures and trees, the climate provider said. There is the probability of quick spin-up tornadoes, Van Dam stated, and there will still be unsafe rip currents and localized beach flooding together the coastline.
About 250,000 customers in south Texas are with out ability adhering to Hurricane Hanna’s landfall on Saturday afternoon, in accordance to electric power corporations. About 173,000 consumers are without having power in Hidalgo County by yourself, according to regional electrical power companies.
Hurricane Douglas ways Hawaii
Meanwhile, a 2nd storm program is threatening a different US point out through Monday.
Hurricane Douglas, which has now weakened to a Group 1 storm in accordance to Van Dam, will influence Hawaii, and the island Oahu will most likely bear the brunt of it.
The storm will go “dangerously shut to” or around the primary Hawaiian islands, in accordance to the Nationwide Hurricane Heart and Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
The approaching storm is threatening the islands with large and harming winds, rain, as effectively as landslides and significant surf. The big effects will be felt in the up coming six to 12 hours, Van Dam mentioned.
In advance of the storm, President Donald Trump permitted an unexpected emergency declaration for Hawaii, according to a statement from the White Residence.
The declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to offer “support for the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui and the Metropolis and County of Honolulu,” the assertion reported.
CNN’s Eric Levenson and Robert Shackelford contributed to this report.
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Which places have hot and humid climate?
Here are five places in India considered to be the hottest:
- Rentachintala, Andhra Pradesh. This small village in Andhra Pradesh is very famous for its high temperatures during summers. …
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha. …
- Daltonganj, Jharkhand. …
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. …
- Rajgarh, Rajasthan.
What city is hot humid?
Machilipatnam. Source This city is located in Andhra Pradesh on the eastern coastline of India and experiences a hot and humid climate throughout the year.
What place is the most hot and humid?
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Dhahran has to make a list of one of the places with high humidity. This Saudi Arabian city holds the world record for the highest humidity. Back in 2013, 42 degrees Celsius felt like 81 degrees.
Which state has a hot and humid climate?
Two states having a hot and humid climate in India are West Bengal and Chennai.
Which city has humid climate?
New Orleans has the highest relative humidity among big US cities, with an average of nearly 86 percent.
Which city has cool climate in the summer?
Coorg is a small district in Karnataka, which is famous for its coffee plantations. This destination is a paradise for all kinds of travelers.
Which city has the highest humidity?
New Orleans has the highest relative humidity among big US cities, with an average of nearly 86 percent. The Louisiana city is followed closely by second-ranked Jacksonville, Florida.
Which places are hot and humid?
If you’re not a fan of the sun, note these ten destinations down on your ‘do-not-visit’ travel list.
- Jazan City, Saudi Arabia.
- Bangkok, Thailand.
- Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Hong Kong, China.
- Mexicali, Mexico.
- Melbourne, Australia.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Phoenix, Arizona.
Where is hot and humid?
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents, generally between latitudes 25° and 40° (sometimes 46°) and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates.
Which country has the highest humidity?
Saudi Arabia has the highest recorded dew point temperature. Humidity comes from water evaporating from lakes and oceans. Warmer water evaporates more quickly – that’s why you find the most humid regions closer to warm bodies of water, like the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and Miami.
Where is the hottest and most humid?
The most humid places in the world are located near the equator and the coast. Generally, the most humid cities are in South and Southeast Asia. The highest humidity ever recorded was a 95°F dew point in Saudi Arabia in 2003.


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Kenora’s Chilly Wake-Up Call
Current Conditions: Rise and shine, Kenora! It’s a chilly -5°C at 5:20 AM in the heart of the morning. Time to enjoy a warm cup of coffee and catch up on today’s weather.
Morning Forecast – A Mix of Sun and Cloud: The morning brings a pleasant mix of sun and clouds. The wind will shift to the southeast at 20 km/h. Highs today will reach minus 2°C, but brace yourselves for a frosty morning with a wind chill of minus 17°C, improving to minus 7°C in the afternoon. Bundle up, folks!
Nighttime – Mainly Cloudy: Saturday night will be mainly cloudy with the wind coming from the south at 20 km/h, gradually becoming light before morning. Expect a low of minus 6°C with a wind chill near minus 12°C. Stay snug and cozy!
Sunday, December 3, 2023
A Cloudy but Mild Sunday
Daytime – Overcast Skies: Sunday is looking cloudy with a high of minus 1°C. It’s a touch warmer, but still chilly, so don’t forget your winter coat and a warm scarf.
Night – Occasional Clouds: The evening will have cloudy periods with a low of minus 10°C. Keep those blankets nearby!
Layer up like a pro! Start with thermal clothing, add a winter jacket, a cozy scarf, and insulated boots. Gloves and a warm hat are a must. And don’t forget your shades to shield your eyes from any surprise bursts of sunshine!
Weather Trivia: Did you know that the town of Oymyakon in Siberia, Russia, holds the record for the coldest inhabited place on Earth? Temperatures there have plummeted to as low as -67.7°C (-89.9°F)! Kenora may be cold, but it’s a tropical paradise compared to Oymyakon’s icy extremes!


Update: The official Rocky Mountain National Park twitter page announced that both the Old Fall River Road and Trail Ridge Road have reopened.
According to an announcement from Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road will close Wednesday night due to incoming wintery weather – specifically snow and freezing temperatures.
On the eastern side of the road, the closure will be in place on Rainbow Curve. On the western side, the closure will be at Milner Pass. Old Fall River Road will also close.
Current weather reports state that it's in the upper 30s at the Alpine Visitor Center, which is located near the high point of Trail Ridge Road. Precipitation is coming down with more likely on the way. There are also reports of “graupel” falling from the sky, which is considered to be “soft hail” or “snow pellets.”
This closure is temporary, with the typical extended seasonal closure of Trail Ridge Road being in late October. The road will reopen when weather permits.
The National Weather Service reports that several high-altitude areas around Colorado are expected to get snow overnight. See more details here.


As Laura track tilts westward, storm surge projections soar in SETX
As now-Hurricane Laura has shifted further west, so too have predictions on how storm surge is expected to impact Southeast Texas, with potentially the largest changes for Orange and Newton counties.
Models from the National Hurricane Center now show storm surge potentials 9 feet above ground level southwest of Port Arthur and up into unincorporated areas of Jefferson County wets of Central Gardens.
Many of those projects are up at least 3 feet from the storm’s projected impact as of late Monday evening.
Storm surge potentials between 1 and 6 feet above ground level also now stretch just farther north than Rose Hill Acres in Hardin County. Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel on Monday evening said he spoke with most of the mayors and other officials of area cities regarding potential evacuations. The group plans to make a decision on whether an evacuation will be mandated b 2 p.m. today.
“However, I reiterate that anyone who wishes to evacuate and has the means to do so, does not have to wait on an evacuation order,” he said in a Facebook post. “Making the decision tomorrow gives us more time to ascertain a more accurate tropical forecast and gives Jefferson and Orange Counties’ residents time to evacuate on Tuesday so the highways should not be as congested if Hardin County citizens are ordered to evacuate on Wednesday.”
But potentially the biggest change is along the Louisiana border with impacts in Newton and Orange counties.
As of last night, the National Weather Service Lake Charles expected storm surge from 4 to 6 feet in parts of Orange County. However, this morning, much of the areas expected to get storm surge could see more than 9 feet. And while levels are expected to be lower, there are almost no parts of Pinehurst, Orange, West Orange or Bridge City not expected to be impacted by at least 1 foot of storm surge. However, most projections are closer to 3 or 6 feet.
And along the Sabine River, which separates Texas and Louisiana, expectations for storm surge greater than 9 feet stretch all the way up past the Newton County line. And even parts of Deweyville, which lies some 50 miles from where Sabine Pass meets the Gulf of Mexico could see storm surge flooding greater than 3 feet above ground level, if not more.
Orange and Jefferson counties have ordered a mandatory evacuation.


Wettest June sees double rainfall
Monday 02 July 2012
This June was the wettest since records began, with double the average rain falling during the month, the Met Office said today.
Provisional figures showed the UK received 145.3mm (5.7 inches) during June, beating the previous record of 136.2mm (5.4 inches) seen in June 2007.
It is the second month this year to see record-breaking amounts of rain, after this April became the wettest in the records dating back more than a century to 1910.
June saw long, prolonged rainfall and short but exceptionally heavy showers, and ended with freak storms which battered areas of the Midlands and the North East.
The exceptional amount of rain caused floods in Wales and parts of England.
Last month was also the one of the dullest Junes on record, with just 119.2 hours sunshine, only slightly less miserable than June 1987 when a record low of 115.4 hours was recorded.
And the UK has experienced the coolest June since 1991, with average temperatures of 12.3C (54F).
"Movements in the track of the jet stream, a narrow band of fast-flowing westerly winds high in the atmosphere, have contributed to the weather we have seen," a Met Office spokesman said.
The past three months have seen lots of wet weather, with the period April to June also the wettest on record for the time of year. Only the second half of May saw a spell of prolonged fine weather.
Wales and Northern Ireland had their wettest June on record, England experienced the second wettest and even in Scotland - where the far north west was remarkably dry - it was the eighth wettest June in the records.
Many areas saw extremely high rainfall, with 83 out of 237 observation sites seeing records for rain broken.
The Met Office said new records for some of the individual sites were not significant as they had very short recording histories.
But others have been going for much longer, such as Otterbourne in Hampshire which has been operating for 119 years.
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Thiruvananthapuram, August 14: The death toll in Kerala floods increased to 95 on Wednesday morning with a red alert issued in three districts of Ernakulam, Idukki and Alappuzha. At least 40 people are still missing. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rainfall in central Kerala. Some areas of the state may witness rainfall of more than 20 cm. Kerala Floods: Death Toll Rises to 88, Malappuram Worst Hit; IMD Predicts More Rainfall.
The Indian Meteorological Centre regional director K Santhosh said that due to strengthening of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, extremely heavy rains are expected to lash several parts of the state. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, around 51 people are still feared trapped under debris in two major landslides that occurred last week in Wayanad and Malappuram. Kerala Floods: Pic of Road Covered in Plastic Waste in Palakkad Goes Viral, Twitter Calls it 'Return Gift' of Nature.
Over 80 landslides rocked Kerala in the last five days and over around two lakh people are staying in the terror camps. Meanwhile, the flood-hit northern parts of the state are slowly limping back to normalcy. Maharashtra Floods: CM Devendra Fadnavis Announces Rs 6,813 Crore as Relief Package for Affected Regions.
Till now, more than 200 people have lost their lives in floods in four states of the country including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. In Maharashtra, 43 people were killed, 31 people lost their lives in Gujarat and 42 in Karnataka. However, the situation has improved in the three states. Rescue operations in Maharashtra's flood-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts are over. The floodwater is also receding in Karnataka.


A webcam focused on Mexico’s volcano, Popcatepetl captured ash erupting, erupt ash from the snow covered upper slopes today. This is one of two active volcanoes in Mexico, the other being Colima with two explosions over this past weekend with ash plumes reaching an estimated 10,000 feet/3km into the skies over the volcano.
It’s been over 100 years since Colima was the site of a large eruption so researchers are studying reports as people prepare to evacuate if the volcano continues to show activity.
According to reports from CENA PRED Mexico, the translated report for the recent activity on Popcatepetl states:
In the last 24 hours the monitoring system of Popocatepetl volcano registered 57 exhalations accompanied by emission of steam, gas and ash. The most significant was presented at 06:57 and recorded 57 minutes of tremor. During the night glow was observed over the crater.
Over a 24 hour period on January 4, CENA PRED reported the Popocatepetl volcano was under a “yellow” alert as they reported “113 low-intensity exhalations” and explosions of “low to intermediate intensity. Continue reading


MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Jimena began pounding the Baja California peninsula Tuesday, as residents of shantytowns huddled in shelters and workers at luxury hotels, now almost emptied of tourists, rode out the storm.
At 2 pm local time, Jimena was downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 3 storm, with maximum winds of 125 miles per hour and stronger gusts. Its center lay 110 miles west and a little south of Cabo San Lucas, the resort at the peninsula’s tip that is a favorite haunt of Hollywood celebrities.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami forecast on Tuesday afternoon that Jimena would skirt the western coast of the peninsula as it moved north and slightly west through the end of the week. But the center warned that the increasing rainfall — between 5 and 10 inches across the southern half of Baja and parts of western Mexico — “could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.”
Luis Armando Diáz, the government secretary for the state of Baja California Sur, told reporters after a noon meeting of the state’s civil protection council that some 10,000 people lived in areas that were at risk for flooding or mudslides. Five thousand people had been evacuated and 2,000 of them were staying in shelters.
Since Monday, officials have been urging the residents of the shantytowns perched on the hills of Los Cabos, as the area is known, to move to safety. When storms strike the region, torrents of rainwater roar down the mountains, destroying the precarious shacks that house many of the growing city’s new arrivals.
The storm’s path appeared to spare Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo the worst of its winds, but rain fell steadily from leaden skies for much of the day.
Still, the hurricane center warned that “a dangerous storm surge along with battering waves will produce significant coastal flooding” along the peninsula.
“What I am most worried about is the level of the sea,” Lionel Alvarez, the manager of the luxury resort, Las Ventanas al Paraíso. The hotel’s infinity pool and restaurants are close to the beach and could be swamped if the waves break over the retaining wall, he said.
A team of 120 people had been working since Sunday to prepare the hotel for the storm, Mr. Alvaraez said, taking down anything that could fly away in a heavy wind, shutting up rooms, emptying the pools and unplugging electrical appliances. “There are thousands and thousands of tasks for 120 people,” he said.
The hotel’s guests had all left by Monday, mostly returning to the United States or moving to other tourist resorts, he said.
Further northwest along the peninsula, in the sparsely populated regions where the hurricane is expected to make landfall, fisherman living on coastal islands were evacuated to the mainland, said local civil protection officials.
Jimena was expected to continue moving north northwest near or over the southern portion of the peninsula Wednesday and continue over the central part of the peninsula Thursday before crossing over to the Sea of Cortez, the National Hurricane Center said.Continue reading the main story


First, the pandemic forced people to work from home, then the rising cost of living, and now Britain’s extreme weather conditions, as millions of people chose to ditch the commute during the hottest day on record.
Earlier this week (Tuesday July 19th), temperatures soared to 40.3C in Coningsby in Lincolnshire, breaking the previous record of 38.7C in 2019.
As weather experts had warned the public about the unprecedented heatwave beforehand, many chose to work from home instead of braving buses, tubes, or trains, or heading out in the car.
Transport for London (TfL) stated that commuter numbers on the London Underground dropped by 18 per cent on Monday from the previous week, while bus journeys declined by ten per cent.
MyLondon reported a statement from a TfL spokesperson: “The recent high temperatures have led to more of a reduction than would have been expected before our travel advice was issued to only make essential journeys during this extreme hot weather.”
What’s more, Network Rail imposed speed restrictions to reduce incidences of buckling tracks and derailing carriages, while other operators issued limited timetables for the beginning of this week.
As climate change continues to worsen, it is likely these extreme weather conditions will become more common. In fact, the rate of warming is currently 0.18C per decade, and 2021 became the hottest year ever recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Even without the extraordinary heatwave, Computer Weekly revealed homeworking numbers have now more than doubled since before the pandemic, as more people have seen the benefits of being able to work in the comfort of their own house.
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Hot weather warning issued for Ireland as temperatures rise
Yellow warning now in effect as Met Éireann say temperatures expected to hit 30 degrees this week
Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for high temperatures across the country for the rest of the week.
The status yellow warning was issued at 6am on Monday and is in place until 9pm on Friday. The forecaster said temperatures are expected to rise to 30 degrees later this week.
The highest temperature of the year so far (26.5 degrees) was recorded at Oak Park in Co Carlow on Sunday. In Dublin, 25.7 degrees was recorded at Casement Aerodrome.
Met Éireann forecaster Harm Luijkx said it is unusual for the forecaster to issue a weather warning for high temperatures.
“The last time we issued a weather warning for high temperatures would have been a few years ago, it is unusual,” he told The Irish Times. “You probably have to go back to 1995 or 1976 for a comparable event.”
Tuesday will be another warm day with long spells of hazy sunshine. Highest temperatures will be between 24 and 26 degrees but will be a little fresher and cooler in coastal areas, due to onshore breezes.
Met Éireann said high temperatures will persist throughout the coming week with mostly sunny conditions between Wednesday and Friday. The forecaster said the sunshine is likely to be hazy in nature at times, due to some high clouds.
Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the mid to high twenties and possibly a little higher locally on some days. The nights will be humid too, with lowest temperatures in the mid-teens.
“We’re expecting temperatures to reach 30 degrees, it may reach 31 degrees,” Mr Luijkx added. “We’re not sure but it is possible.”
There is expected to be little change in conditions in most places next weekend, remaining dry, warm and fairly sunny.
Temperatures may fall back to the high teens or low twenties by day in some northern areas, where northerly breezes may freshen.
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Irish Water has urged the public to conserve water and indicated it may have to implement nighttime water restrictions due to the warm weather conditions.
The utility said current storage in the raw water reservoirs in the greater Dublin area, at Roundwood (Vartry) and Pollaphuca (Liffey) are reasonable.
“The main pressure is on treated water capacity which along with our treated water storage can meet the normal daily range of demands at present,” it said.
“However, in the recent dry spells, we have seen a significant increase of the order of 20-30 million litres per day which reaches and occasionally exceeds our maximum production capacity.
“This is not sustainable on a long term (more than a few weeks) basis without some management action.”
Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, president of the National Association of GPs, has warned the public to keep hydrated, avoid alcohol and caffeinated beverages and wear lots of sun screens.
“Irish bodies are not used to the heat so they have to work harder to cool down,” he told RTÉ Radio 1. Dr Ó Tuathail advised parents to use at least a factor 50 sun screen on children, which should be applied 30 minutes before exposure to the sun and to reapply every two hours.
The ISPCA has also reminded pet owners not to leave animals in the car during the warm weather.
“Leaving dogs in the car in hot weather can be fatal in minutes, even with the windows down,” it said. “Please remember to give your pet fresh water and access to shade.”
The highest temperature recorded on Monday was 27 and a half degrees, at Oak Park weather station in Co Carlow, followed by 26.7 degrees at Shannon Airport, and just under 25 degrees in the Phoenix Park.
Dublin Fire Brigade have warned that mirrors, crystal and glass can cause fires if left in direct sunlight in the current hot weather, from the sun reflecting onto flammable surfaces.
Other household objects such as aerosol cans can explode if left in direct sunlight, a spokesman for the fire service warned.
The fire service are advising the public to “keep such items in the shade and to be aware that sunshine moves during the day,” the spokesman said.
The Department of Agriculture has issued a status orange warning for forest fires, due to the dry conditions and high temperatures.
Currently the fire warning is due to remain in place until 12pm on Thursday.
Coillte, the State-owned commercial forestry agency, has said forest fires will be “very likely” over the course of the week.
Dublin Fire Brigade have been battling a forest fire at Barnaslingan Wood, south Co Dublin, for the past nine days. A spokesman for Coillte said emergency teams were “working around the clock to keep the fire contained, but rain is needed to dampen the fire and cool off the embers in the ground”.
Homeless charity Inner City Helping Homeless gave out nearly 1,000 bottles of water on Monday to rough sleepers in Dublin. The charity has appealed for donations of water bottles and sun cream, to distribute to the homeless, at risk of dehydration and sunburn.
Alone, a charity that supports the elderly, asked the public to call in and check on their older neighbours during the heatwave.
“Older people, and their families and neighbours, should be conscious that they are more at risk of dehydration,” Seán Moynihan, chief executive of Alone said.


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BAY AREA / No sweat! Summer finally heats up / Break out those kiddie pools for highest temperatures of year
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, July 12, 2005
It's gonna be a scorcher today -- a fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk, hot-enough-for-you? kind of day where the mercury will hit the century mark and stay there awhile.
After getting a late start, summer is expected to make up for lost time by socking the Bay Area with blistering heat and the highest temperatures of the year.
"Most of the weather we've seen has been a few weeks behind schedule," said Steve Anderson, a forecaster with the National Weather Service. "Usually we start seeing the hot temperatures in late June."
Those living in inland areas -- the oven that is central Contra Costa County and points east -- will break out the kiddie pools and strain their air conditioners seeking solace from triple-digit heat. Even folks along the coast may break a sweat today -- after all, the high 70s are positively scorching when you live in Pacifica.
Although it will be hot enough to justify an ice cream cone at lunch and a cold one after work, it won't be hot enough to score a free ride to work this morning.
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The atmosphere isn't still enough to allow pollutants to settle in, so it won't be a Spare the Air Day. That's the call of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District which, along with the Metropolitan Transit Commission, will start paying for free morning rides for commuters aboard the region's 21 mass transit systems when the smog hits full force.
Better luck tomorrow.
"We're watching Wednesday very carefully," said Terry Lee, a spokesman for the air quality district. "We're ready to trigger it."
Temperatures have already started to climb. Monday's highs included 92 in Santa Rosa, 91 in Concord and Livermore, and 85 in Redwood City.
The departure from weeks of lovely weather is due to the arrival of a dominant ridge of high pressure, which is creating a warm air mass that will envelop the region, Anderson said.
Translated from meteorologese, that means Arizona is sending its hot air our way.
"It's like a big bubble of warm air, and it's going to gradually slide over the Bay Area from the desert Southwest," Anderson said.
That bubble will be biggest over the inland areas, meaning residents of inland areas of Monterey and San Benito counties will be subjected to temperatures nearing 110 degrees. Folks along the Interstate 680 corridor, the eastern stretches of Contra Costa County and the Napa Valley won't have it much better as they swelter in 100-degree heat.
San Jose and the rest of the South Bay will hit the 90s, while people in San Francisco and along the coast will see more reasonable temperatures in the high 70s.
But never fear -- cooler temperatures will soon be here.
"It'll level off or even be cool around the Bay Area on Thursday and be back to normal next week," said Mike Pechner, owner of Golden West Meteorology. We'll enjoy a couple of weeks of normal temperatures, but swelter again at the end of the month, he said.
"The long-range data show very hot weather during the last week of July and the first week of August," Pechner said, adding that San Francisco might see the mercury top 90.


Lubbock, TX (KCBD) - What a difference a few hours makes as the wind has died down to a breeze.
The winds have calmed down significantly but earlier Tuesday it was a completely different story.
The NewsChannel 11 Tower Cam captured the storm as it rolled into town. Hurricane strength winds were reported across the South Plains. Gusts of 68 mph were reported at Reese around 3 p.m. Tuesday and about five miles away, around the same time, residents at the Twin Oaks Apartment heard what they described as a "loud bang." The wind sheered bricks off the side of the building.
Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jody James with the National Weather Service says it's not out of the question to see winds like these in December. "If you get damage to property doesn't matter what kind wind did damage but these winds can damage small light structures and down utility lines. That's always a problem when we get this kind of weather," adds James.
A few utility lines around town were leaning over. LP&L and Xcel reported some customers were without power, but service was quickly restored.
High winds contributed to a fire that NewsChannel 11 viewers captured just south of Denver City.
Despite the gusts folks went on with business as usual. April Howard kept ringing her bell at her Salvation Army kettle. "It wasn't like this earlier. I was standing out here and it was sunny and I was like it's too windy but it's for a good cause," says Howard.
"It's nasty. The wind is blowing so hard it's trying to push you back," says Keith Burton as he waited for the bus.
There were no reports of trucks that flipped over because of the wind which is good news because it certainly could have happen given the conditions.
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LAS VEGAS – High temperatures brought discomfort to much of the Southwest on Sunday as many parts of the region were coming off record-breaking heat days and bracing for more sizzling temperatures.
Triple-digit heat was on tap for the valleys and desert regions of Southern California, while metropolitan Phoenix was expected to see a slight drop in temperatures after experiencing record-breaking heat Saturday.
Six half-marathon runners in Southern California were hospitalized Sunday for heat-related illnesses.
A day earlier, paramedics responding to a Nevada home without air conditioning found an elderly man dead.
In Salt Lake City, an I-215 on-ramp had to be closed for four hours Saturday night after a short section of it expanded and buckled in record 105-degree heat, said Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason.
Runners in the Southern California race who required medical attention were extremely dehydrated, and some experienced cramps, said Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian. Several other runners were evaluated along the route but were not taken to the hospital, she said.
Paramedics were deployed along the 13.1-mile race, and buses with air conditioning were provided for runners to cool off. The event was supposed to be a marathon, but it was downgraded due to low turnout last year.
Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Larry Nunez said Phoenix hasn’t seen any deaths that were classified as heat-related, but emergency workers have gotten 98 heat-related calls within the metro area since Friday morning.
The 119-degree high in Phoenix on Saturday marked the fourth-hottest day in metro Phoenix since authorities started keeping temperature records more than 110 years ago.
The high temperature forecast for the metro area for Sunday was 116.
Temperatures could drop slightly in Phoenix within the coming days as monsoon storms are expected to make their way through the state. Such storms could bring cloud cover but could produce more humidity and possibly contribute to dust storms.


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The 2018 World Air Quality Report reveals that Chile has 34 of the 46 most air-polluted South American cities.
On Feb. 5 AirVisual and Greenpeace published the 2018 World Air Quality Report, research built with data from more than 3,000 cities, which points out that Chile has nine of the ten South American cities with the worst air quality.
According to the global air quality ranking, the most polluted Chilean cities are, in descending order, Padre Las Casas, Osorno, Coyhaique, Valdivia, Temuco, Santiago, Linares, Rancagua and Puerto Montt. In South America, Lima, the capital of Peru, is in the top 10 of the most polluted cities, one place after Santiago de Chile.
In order to make comparisons among cities, AirVisual established six air quality categories: good, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy and dangerous.
These categories were defined considering the presence of PM 2.5 particles, that is, materials in suspension of fewer than 2.5 microns which come from diesel vehicles and causes very serious affectations to human health due to their capacity to penetrate into the respiratory tract.
"The latest scientific work suggests that this type of pollution, and particularly particles from urban traffic, is associated with increases in the exposed population's morbidity and mortality rates, as well as with the development of asthma and allergies among children," Ecologists at Action, a network of grassroots movements, recalled and explained that the PM 2.5 particles have a size that "makes them 100% breathable as they travel deep into the lungs, penetrating the respiratory system and depositing in the pulmonary alveoli. They can even reach the bloodstream."
In the world's most air-polluted cities ranking, Chile currently occupies the 26th place because Padre Las Casas and Osorno are the most unhealthy Chilean cities for sensitive social groups.
"Although Padre Las Casas appears as the most polluted Chilean city, its bad conditions are concentrated in the winter season. This is a characteristic contrary to the tendency of Santiago -a city which occupies the 20th place among the 62 most polluted capitals in the world- where its pollution levels move from moderate to very bad throughout the year," Estefania Gonzalez, Greenpeace's campaign area coordinator, explained, according to 24 Horas, a local media.
The diagnosis of the Chilean environmental situation gets worse when considering all the South American cities analyzed. In this region, 34 of the 46 most polluted cities are Chilean. Worldwide, however, 7 of the 10 most polluted cities are in India.


As Hurricane Katrina barreled down on the U.S. Gulf coast, with ultimately devastating consequences, many oceanographers and hurricane forecasters were paying close attention to the upper ocean thermal conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, as the intensification of other hurricanes in that same region had been linked to the oceanic heat content. Goni and other colleagues of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological (NOAA/AOML) were among them. Dr. Goni was able to monitor the change of intensity of Katrina as its path went over the warm waters of the Loop Current and a warm ring shed by this current a few months earlier.
Image to right: Altimetry-derived sea surface height (color, yellows are higher and blues are lower) and surface current directions (arrows) highlight the Loop Current and a warm ring (around 89W, 27N) in the Gulf of Mexico. The trajectory over the warm ring corresponds to a surface drifter and confirms the altimetry estimates. Click image to enlarge. Credit: NASA
Satellite altimetry blended data, including those from NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 missions, were used to estimate the Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP, a measure of the oceanic heat content from the sea surface to the depth of the 26°C isotherm) in the Gulf of Mexico in near-real time. TCHP fields will be critical to scientists and forecasters to better understand the link between the ocean and the intensification Katrina and other hurricanes.
Altimeter data, combined with other remote sensing and in-situ data, are among the suite of tools currently being used by forecasters to provide both long-term seasonal forecasts of the number and strength of tropical cyclones expected in a given hurricane season and short-term forecasts of the intensity of individual hurricanes.
Image to left: Sea height anomaly on August 28, 2005. The path of Hurricane Katrina is indicated with circles spaced every 3 hours in the Gulf of Mexico and their size and color represent intensity (see legend). The hurricane intensified to category 5 as it passed near the warm core eddy of the Loop Current, then diminished to category 4 by the time it struck the coast. Click image to enlarge. Credit: NASA
In late August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina passed over the Loop Current and a large warm core ocean ring (top right image) it evolved quickly from a category 3 to category 5 event in a matter of 9 hours (bottom left image). The warm waters of the Loop Current appear to have rapidly fueled the storm as it targeted the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi, while the warm waters of the ring seemed to have helped to sustain the hurricane intensity. However, more studies will be needed to confirm this and to know the exact role that these two features played in the intensification of Katrina.
Results from current research indicates that the intensification of many hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico may be linked to the variability of warm and cold ocean water under the storm track, where some storms quickly grow stronger when they pass over warm water and weaken in areas of lower temperature. Now, monitoring the thermal structure of the upper ocean has become a key element in the study of hurricane-ocean interaction, especially with respect to the prediction of sudden tropical cyclone intensification. Warm features, such as the anticyclonic rings shed by the Loop Current and warm eddies, are characterized by a deepening of warm water (by tens of meters) towards their centers, and by different temperature and salinity characteristics than the surrounding waters. These deviations of the normal ocean thermal conditions produce variations in the sea surface height that may range from a few centimeters to more than a meter and can be readily be detected by altimeters.
Image above: Sea surface heights at the center of the Loop Current reached 50 to 70 cm in this image from August 27, 2005. Wind speeds of Hurricane Katrina, indicated in black along the path of the storm, reached highs of 173 mph. Credit: NASA
Therefore, satellite altimeters can scope out areas of the ocean where warm water pools extend deeper below the surface than the seasonal surface warm water, and are then available as ammunition for intensifying hurricanes passing overhead. Moreover, the current suit of altimeters is now the only available tool that can monitor these regions in real-time with the proper spatial and temporal resolution for scientific studies. Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential maps, derived from altimetry and sea surface temperature data, are produced in near real-time (one day delay) and are distributed daily for all hurricane-prone ocean basins on the web (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/cyclone/data/
). Similar maps are routinely used by the National Hurricane Center in Miami for improved hurricane intensity forecasts.
Merged altimeter data for this research are provided by the Naval Research Laboratory and the French space agency's AVISO data center.
For additional information, read the AVISO feature Hurricane Katrina intensification
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We have a hot summer weekend on our hands with temps in the 90s. A chance of storms today and then a better chance tomorrow with a severe thunderstorm threat as well. Temps will drop to the 80s for Monday and stay there for the week. Southern VA and NC will see temps closer to and in the low 90s with a chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. A return to storm possibilities returns area wide Thursday.
The Tropics are ACTIVE! Harvey is a strong and strengthening tropical storm that is about to come ashore at Belize. Then we have Incest 97L which is very strong and I suspect will get upgraded to a Depression today or tomorrow, and a Storm not too long after. Where the future Irene goes now appears a threat to the Gulf and MAYBE Florida. There is a trough later this week that could pick up her or her remnants and enhance rain along the East Coast. We will have to watch. Further out a few more lows are showing early signs of organization and will need to be watched.
All for now!
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Dec 05, 2013; 3:12 PM ET Expect showers Saturday
The family of a woman murdered in an apparent case of domestic violence is calling on her husband to turn himself in.
Plunging temperatures will threaten California agriculture with a frost and freeze this week.
A storm system interacting with cold air in the West will lead to low snow levels in Oregon and California.


ANY fog and frost will clear this morning to give a generally dry and cloudy day, with occasional brighter spells. There may be a little drizzle at times near coasts. Highs of 6 to 9 degrees, with a light southeast breeze.
Tonight will be mainly dry but rather cloudy with just occasional clearer periods. Some patches of fog will form in light southerly winds, and there may be patchy drizzle too near coasts. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees generally, milder in the southwest.
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Hundreds Die in Cold Waves — Media Keep Flogging Global Warming
"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill...."  The Club of Rome
For much of the world, 2012 is going out the way it came in, with a deadly cold wave, leaving hundreds dead in its wake. Here are but a few of the chilling headlines from across the globe:
• Cold wave in north, east India claims over 40 lives — Mangalore Today (India), December 28, 2012
• Record Cold Grips Vast Area Of Asia – China Sees Temperatures Drop To – 37°C! — NoTrickZone (Germany) December 26, 2012
• Cold War: Bitter Winter Weather Kills Hundreds In Eastern Europe, Russia — International Business Times (U.S.), December 24, 2012
• Numerous Japanese cities reach record lows as freezing temperature persist — The Japan Daily Press (Japan), December 26, 2012
• East Europe's bitter cold kills 300 — Vatican Radio (Rome), December 26, 2012
• Down to -50C: Russians freeze to death as strongest-in-decades winter hits — Russia Today (Russia), December 19, 2012
• Heavy snowfalls keep Balkans in deep freeze — U-T San Diego (U.S.), December 11, 2012•
Tens of thousands of holiday travelers stranded as wild weather heads east — TomNelsonBlogspot.com (U.S.), December 2, 2012
• Blizzard warnings stretch for 730 continuous miles due to Winter Storm Euclid — The Weather Channel (U.S.)
But most of the so-called mainstream media (MSM) are stuck in their global warming groove and are determined to stay there, obstinately ignoring the scientific evidence that shows their alarmist predictions to be spectacularly wrong. They also have downplayed, totally ignored, or attempted to explain away the fact that for several winters in a row much of the world has been struck with deadly cold waves.
National Public Radio (NPR) and the Associated Press (AP) are all too typical of the willfully blind and invincibly ignorant MSM “news” organizations. On December 20 NPR ran an AP story entitled, “2012 Another Record-Setter, Fits Climate Forecasts” to spread more climate apocalypse fear.
The article intoned ominously:
In 2012 many of the warnings scientists have made about global warming went from dry studies in scientific journals to real-life video played before our eyes: Record melting of the ice in the Arctic Ocean. U.S. cities baking at 95 degrees or hotter. Widespread drought. Flooding. Storm surge inundating swaths of New York City.
All of that was predicted years ago by climate scientists and all of that happened in 2012.The article continued in the same vein, citing a litany of weather events that supposedly buttress the “extreme weather” meme that climate catastrophists hope will scare the world into adopting their plan for global regimentation of everything. The AP/NPR fright piece claimed:
America's heartland lurched from one extreme to the other without stopping at "normal." Historic flooding in 2011 gave way to devastating drought in 2012.
"The normal has changed, I guess," said U.S. National Weather Service acting director Laura Furgione. "The normal is extreme."The AP report is filled with almost every discredited frightmare conjured up by the discredited Climategate propagandists posing as scientists. But that was to be expected; the story was concocted by AP’s Seth Borenstein, an ardent global-warming alarmist who was at the center of AP’s 2009 Climategate scandal (See: “AP Caught Misleading On Climategate”).
That NPR chose to run with the AP/Borestein story is not surprising. NPR has long been infamous for its fact-averse, reality-free, taxpayer-financed, hard-left bias on virtually all things considered: gun control, gay marriage, abortion, ObamaCare, deficit spending, welfare, foreign aid, amnesty for illegal aliens, the United Nations, government regulation of just about everything, and, of course … global warming. Over the past several months, NPR has run dozens of its own print and broadcast stories on global warming. Among those are stories on how man-made global warming is supposedly causing: "extreme weather," which, in turn, is causing "extreme food prices" and global hunger (see here); extreme hot weather in Texas (see here); “Hurricane” Sandy and widespread extreme weather (see here, here, and here); and more frequent and extreme wildfires (see here). NPR also joins its confreres on the Left in claiming that natural gas "fracking" contributes to global warming. NPR stories are heavily biased with quotes from "experts" — scientists and NGO activists — promoting the alarmist line, and network frequently features full interviews with leading alarmists, such as its October 3, 2012 interview with climate uber-alarmist Michael Mann (of Climategate infamy). But any NPR pretense of balance and objectivity on the subject was certainly destroyed by at least two articles this December defaming global warming skeptics (including world-renowned scientists) as “deniers” and equating them with space alien “conspiracy theorists” (see here and here).
Extreme weather or extreme alarmism?
But is the world truly experiencing unnatural “extreme weather” and has it become “the new normal” because of anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, or AGW? Happily, the answers are “no” and “no.” As The New American reported recently (“New Report: Man-made Global Warming Is a Farce”), there is no scientific, empirical evidence that droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other extreme events are any more frequent or intense in recent years than in times past.
Steven Goddard at RealScience responded to the NPR claims with this post on December 28:
NPR told us today that the summer of 2012 was a record breaker in the US. The only thing which broke any records was the level of BS coming from the ministry of truth..
An apples to apples comparison, shows that the summer of 1936 had five times as many record maximums as the summer of 2012.Real Science then reproduced the graphs and data from the Global Historical Climate Network stations to show that 1936 was indeed a much hotter year — during a time when CO2 levels were much lower.
Regarding the continuously repeated false claim that recent hurricanes and Tropical Storm Sandy are “unprecedented,” Anthony Watts, at WattsUpWithThat.com, charges: "Next time somebody tries to tell you hurricane Sandy was an 'unprecedented' East Coast hurricane, show them this.” The “this” he refers to is a NOAA graphic of the U.S. eastern seaboard plotting the paths of the nine H3 and H4 category hurricanes that hit the region 1951-1960. H notes:
All one need to do to explode the memes that paid political activists Bill McKibben and Brad Johnson are pushing is to look at a history book. In this case, WeatherBELL’s Joe Bastardi points us to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center history book.Meteorologist Joe Bastardi of WeatherBell.com observes that six of those hurricanes occurred in just two years — Carol, Edna, Hazel, Connie, Diane, Ione — and five of them were majors. “Nothing even CLOSE on east coast since then,” says Bastardi.
Apropos to the situation, Anthony Watts asks a very relevant question. “Along the same lines of looking at history, what was the CO2 level then?” Watts refers us to a NOAA chart. Surprise: CO2 levels were below 310 parts per million prior to 1960.
Watts notes: “Looks like the CO2 level was less than 310 ppm prior to 1958, when the data begins.” “So here’s the question,” says Watts, “if 350 ppm is the ‘safe’ level as defined by activists Dr. James Hansen and Bill McKibben, how did all those hurricanes happen back then?”
What about the dramatic AP/NPR claim that “all of that was predicted years ago by climate scientists and all of that happened in 2012”? Well, when it comes to predictions, the “climate scientists” AP/NPR favors are about as reliable as the advocates of the Mayan Calendar Apocalypse. As we reported recently (Climate-change Computer Models Fail Again — and Again, and Again), one scientific report after another has shown the computer models used by the AGW alarmists to be fatally flawed and much of their data to be exaggerated, manipulated, fabricated, and outright fraudulent. But scientific evidence and common sense haven’t stopped NPR, AP and other MSM Chicken Littles from doubling down and cranking up the AGW fright peddling.
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ICECAP is a top climate science site that regularly debunks claims of the global warming alarmists. Its staff and contributing writers include renowned climatologists, meteorologists and physicists. In a December 19 posting, meteorologist Joe D’Aleo notes that “75% or more of the nation will be snow-covered by end of year. The hemisphere has again been well above normal w/r snow. For the US, two major snowstorms this week and a frigid New Year’s Eve. Snows will fall west south and east. Another storm in early January.”
D’Aleo took aim at the year-end hyperventilating by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) over the “crisis” that 2012’s weather supposedly proves. D’Aleo observes:
Another bout of nonsense from UNH/UCS and NRDC environmental activists who never really look at the data. Back in 2007, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), an environmental advocacy group that has seeded the once great universities with alarmists, had a meeting atop Mt. Washington where they warned ski areas that snow would vanish as global warming accelerated and the maple sugar industry would also suffer as maple trees packed their bags and retreated to Canada.
That very next winter set all types of snow records in the northeast and across all the country west to Colorado and north to Alaska. Across almost all of North America, 2007/08 was the best, or one of the best seasons ever for those who enjoy winter sports. Practically every ski area from Alaska across Canada in the Western U.S. - the Midwest and New England saw plenty of snow; some places reporting all-time record snow. Michael Berry, President of the National Ski Areas Association told the AP that, “This could very well be the record year”.ICECAP Executive Director D’Aleo, who was the first Director of Meteorology at the cable TV Weather Channel and has over 30 years of professional meteorological experience, goes on:
Two years later, another enviro terrorist, RFK Jr., lamented that children in DC would no longer be able to enjoy winter sports like sledding because of global warming. The following winter 2009/10 set all-time snow records for the Mid-Atlantic with sled and snowshoes and skiis the best way to get around.D’Aleo produces satellite photos, Doppler radar, charts, data, and photos of snowbound cities, villages, and countryside to go along with his story. He notes:
In 2010/11 major snows hit the nation again. Chicago had a blizzard.... The east was buried in snow.... NYC had their third snowiest year and second snowiest month (behind February 2010).
A major blitz of heavy snowstorms occured in the east, in the big cities of the east. Since 2000, we have had 17 major east coast storms among the 46 major impact storms NOAA has cataloged in the 56 years of the record, a full 10 such storms since the first ludicrous UNH/UCS press release....
In the hemisphere, 2009/10 had the second highest snow extent behind 1977/78. 20010/11 was third, 2007/08 4th and 2002/03 fifth. So 4 of the 5 snowiest years on record for the hemisphere have occurred in the last decade....
In an ironic twist, instead of greenhouse effect producing less snow, too much snow collapsed greenhouses in China this fall! (D’Aleo includes a photo of Chinese digging out collapsed greehouses).
What’s more there has been no warming in any US region in the last 15 years, even with the warm winter last year.FACT: No Measurable Warming for 15+ Years
Yes, to top it all off, even many of the top alarmist individuals and institutions — Dr. Phil Jones (of Climategate infamy), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the British Met Office, to name a few — have been forced to admit that there has been no measurable global warming for more than 15 years, during which time the same alarmists have been screaming in panic mode about the “end of the world as we know it” due to AGW.
However, the AGW alarmists have been hit with an even harsher dose of reality: the temperature records they have been relying on have been shown to be unfairly tilted in favor of the AGW thesis. The land temperature records from the weather stations have long been suspected of showing a warming bias due to poor siting, in violation of standard siting protocols. For several years meteorologist Anthony Watts has doggedly pursued this very vulnerable area of climate alarmism, with a dedicated band of volunteers, checking and documenting the problems with many of the weather stations that provide the temperatures used in the AGW models to produce the scary scenarios of a melting earth.
A large number of the weather stations are situated in areas that, over the decades, have changed from rural to urban and suburban habitat, with measurable “heat island effect.” In addition, as Watts has shown, many of the thermometer sites have egregious violations, such as placement on, next to, or near black top, exhaust fans, brick buildings, barbecues, metal structures, etc., all of which skew the temperatures in an upward directions and therefore give false warming signals.
As we have reported previously, an important study by Anthony Watts published this past July is what many scientists are calling “a game changer.” Watts’ comprehensive study shows that the faulty, non-compliant station sites, not surprisingly, have doubled the temperature increase of the better-sited, compliant stations. This is hugely important, since the cumulative temperature increase recorded by the compliant thermometers falls within the range of natural variability, which is to say, there is no measurable warming.
Time for the alarmists to chill out, relax — and celebrate; there is no AGW "crisis," no "existential threat" from human activities to warrant all the anxiety.


In 1839, Ireland was on the receiving end of an Atlantic storm that would leave its mark on the country for years to come.
In typical Irish fashion, the name underplays the significance of the event by calling it "The Night of Big the Wind" or "An Oíche na Gaoithe Móire" as Gaeilge.
It's one of the worst recorded storms in Irish history with Dublin, Mayo, Kerry and Sligo all badly affected.
The storm developed off the west coast of Ireland in the early morning of January 6. As it moved along the coast, it increased in intensity and laid waste to all in its path.
The winds are estimated to have reached over 115mph which would put the storm strength around the same as a category 3 hurricane.
Between 90 and 300 people are estimated to have died from the storm with thousands more left homeless.
Despite starting on the west coast, Dubliners were not lucky enough to escape the storm with an estimated 25% of houses in the country destroyed.
At the time, The Dublin Evening Post reported that: "about half-past ten, it rose into a high gale, which continued to increase in fury until after midnight when it blew a most fearful and destructive tempest."
Storms of this magnitude are few and far between in Ireland so this one has stuck in the Irish psyche down through the generations.


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A cold storm moving across Southern California on Monday froze traffic, slowing or stranding thousands of motorists on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, dumping snow and hail on mountains, and bringing high, hazardous surf to beaches.
Interstate 5 was shut down in both directions shortly after 2 p.m. due to snow in Tejon Pass, which rises more than 4,100 feet between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, the California Department of Transportation said.
Snow was expected as low as 2,500 feet.
Television news helicopters showed thousands of vehicles stopped or moving at a crawl, with some drivers turning off their cars and getting out.
Snow and heavy hail also hit the San Gabriel Mountains, affecting commutes between Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley, California Highway Patrol Officer Vince Ramirez said.
Chains were required on sections of Route 2 in the San Gabriels and Route 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Forecasters said strong, gusty would persist in the mountains and deserts, and moderate rain and snow would be interspersed with heavy precipitation and isolated thunderstorms.
While it brought trouble for travelers and commuters, the snow will be welcome at mountain resorts that have been hurting during a warm, dry winter.
There were reports of hail in Pasadena, Bel Air and Santa Ana.
The National Weather Service issued a warning of surf as high as 9 feet and rip currents on beaches from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles.
Forecasters warned of dangerous conditions for swimmers and surfers, especially on exposed, west-facing beaches.


... NWS damage survey for may/25/15 tornado event...
... Accounts for previously non surveyed tornado damage...
.Overview... The calendar has changed yet the surveys remain. A survey
crew investigated a long path of wind damage and tornado damage in Fannin
County... from a tornado which occurred on Memorial Day.
The crew found evidence of a weak tornado... which produced a damage path
of just under 6 miles. The damage was not continuous and was mixed at times
with damage from a strong straight line winds. The tornado itself produced
EF-0 damage which was consistent with 80 to 85 mph winds.
The tornado began about 3 miles north of the Ivanhoe community... and traveled
east and northeast through the duplex community..then to an area near Elwood.
The tornado first produced damage to trees... and several barns and small sheds
near the intersection of Fannin County Road 2035 and FM 2554. The tornado
moved generally east-northeast and produced damage to several tree lined
County roads in the northern part of the County. The damage continued to
near Elwood... where several trees were uprooted or had large limbs broken.
Some of these trees fell on houses... causing additional damage.
With this tornado from last week... this brings the total for the year to 57 in
the WFO Dallas/Fort Worth County Warning Area.
.Fannin County tornado...
estimated peak wind: 80-85 mph
path length /statute/: 5.8 miles
path width /maximum/: 200 yards
Start date: may 25 2015
start time: 341 PM CDT
start location: 4 N Ivanhoe / Fannin / TX
start lat/lon: 33.78 / -96.14
End date: may 25 2015
end time: 346 PM CDT
end location: 3nw telephone / Fannin / TX
end_lat/lon: 33.82 / -96.05
.Ef scale: the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies
tornadoes into the following categories.
EF0... weak... ... 65 to 85 mph
EF1... weak... ... 86 to 110 mph
EF2... strong... .111 to 135 mph
EF3... strong... .136 to 165 mph
EF4... violent... 166 to 200 mph
EF5... violent... >200 mph
the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS storm data.
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Additionally, the eclipse will be visible from South America, Eastern Asia, the Pacific region, and Australia. There will be 20 total and partial eclipses between 2021 and 2030.
NASA predicts that North America will see the longest partial eclipse of the century on November 19.
According to NASA, the eclipse will last up to 3 hours and 28 minutes, during which 97% of the moon will appear red. This eclipse will probably be the longest between 2001 and 2100.
During November 19, Earth’s shadow will cast a shadow on the moon, as it passes between the sun and the latter. According to NASA, maximum eclipse occurs at 4 AM ET (1:30 pm IST Saturday).
According to NASA, the best time to observe the eclipse will be between 2-4 AM ET on the east coast of the United States on November 18 and 19. People across the globe are likely to catch a glimpse of the eclipse at different times, depending on their time zone.
NASA’s live stream will be available for those who can’t see the event from their homes.
Frost moon is another celestial event associated with the partial lunar eclipse this month, according to NASA.
What is a frost moon?
A frost moon occurs on the last full moon of autumn. Its name comes from Native American tribes, according to the Maine Farmer’s Almanac.
“A partial lunar eclipse is on the way, taking place overnight on November 18th and 19th, when the Moon slips into Earth’s shadow for a couple of hours. Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible from any location where the Moon appears above the horizon during the eclipse. Depending on your time zone, it’ll occur earlier or later in the evening for you,” NASA wrote on olarsystem.nasa.gov.
“Now that’s a huge swath of the planet that’ll be able to see at least part of the eclipse, including North and South America, Eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Region. So check the timing of its visibility for your area,” the sapce agency added.


Friday Headlines, April 19, 2013
THE LATEST IN THE GEOSCIENCES
I really wish it hadn’t have been cloudy the night the aurora was supposed to be visible at my home in western New York state. Alas, it was.
The flare happened on April 11 (so, yeah, it was more than a week ago), but lit up the skies on the night of April 13 further south than usual, so that people in Maryland, for example, could have caught a peek.
I once caught the shortest glimpse of the northern lights way back in 1994. It was there only long enough that I could register what I was seeing. Then it was gone.
This solar flare, like many, caused some trouble with radio communications on Earth. This year we approach a solar maximum, where flare activity is expected to peak in its 11-year cycle. I hope I get another chance to see the aurora!
This is just cool:
Follow the link. Watch the video. That is all.
It’s been a bit of a difficult week, so I don’t have a lot of headlines. The bombing at the Boston Marathon has put me into a bit of a funk. I hope the video above cheers you all as much as it cheered me.


No change in drought status for Mid-Missouri
Mid-Missouri's drought status remains unchanged since last week. Areas north of the Missouri River are either abnormally dry or in moderate drought, which are the two lowest levels of drought.
Nearly 60% of the state is considered abnormally dry with 40% of that area in moderate drought.
Areas south of the Missouri River are drought free, mainly due to the heavy rainfall from earlier in the month.
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On Dec. 21, or Thursday this year, the sun will hug the horizon. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it will seem to barely rise — hardly peeking above a city’s skyline or a forest’s snow-covered evergreens — before it swiftly sets.
For months, the orb’s arc across the sky has been slumping, shortening each day.
In New York City, for example, the sun will be in the sky for just over nine hours — roughly six hours less than in June at the summer solstice. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year, before the sun reverses course and climbs higher into the sky. (At the same time, places like Australia in the Southern Hemisphere mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.)
This is a good opportunity to imagine what such a day might look like if we had evolved on another planet where the sun would take a different dance across the sky. You might want to feel thankful for the solstices and seasons we do have, or we might not be here to witness them at all.
The solstices occur because most planets do not spin upright, or perpendicular to their orbits.
The Earth, for example, slouches 23.5 degrees on a tilted axis. This leaves the planet’s North Pole pointed toward the North Star over relatively long periods of time, even as Earth makes its yearlong migration around the sun. That means the Northern Hemisphere will spend half the year tilted slightly toward the sun, bathing in direct sunlight during summer’s long, blissful days, and half the year cooling off as it leans slightly away from the sun during winter’s short, frigid days. Dec. 21 marks the day when the North Pole is most tilted away from the sun.
But every planet slouches at different angles.
The axial tilt of Venus, for example, is so extreme — 177 degrees — that the planet is essentially flipped upside down with its South Pole pointing up. Perhaps counter-intuitively, that means that there’s very little tilt to its upside-down spin and its hemispheres will never dramatically point toward or away from the sun. As such, the sun’s dance across the sky will remain relatively stable — shifting by a mere six degrees over the course of a Venusian year.
Had we evolved on Venus, it’s likely that we would not have noticed solstices or seasons at all, said David Grinspoon, an astrobiologist at the Planetary Science Institute.
The same can’t be said for imaginary aliens living within Uranus’s chilly blue clouds.
“Uranus is wild,” Dr. Grinspoon said.
An axial tilt of 98 degrees causes the ice giant to spin on its side. So, whereas one of Earth’s poles leans slightly toward the sun at solstice, one of Uranus’s poles points almost directly toward the sun at solstice — as though poised to make a perfect bullseye. That means that one hemisphere will bask under the sun both day and night, while the other will experience a frigid and dark winter and not catch a glimpse of the sun for that entire season.
“It really can’t get any more extreme than that,” said Heidi Hammel, a planetary scientist at the Planetary Society.
Such a tilt on Earth would mean that the Arctic Circle didn’t begin 66 degrees north of the Equator, but at the Equator itself. All of North America, Europe, Asia and half of Africa would spend winters in permanent darkness and summers under constant sunlight. And on Uranus, which takes 84 Earth years to orbit the sun, these seasons last for decades.
“If there were creatures on Uranus — and I don’t think there are — seasonal affective disorder would be a lifetime thing,” Dr. Hammel said.
But the king of extreme seasons is Pluto.
When NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft arrived at the dwarf planet in 2015, scientists discovered a unique world overflowing with surface features that look like networks of drainage channels and even a frozen lake. But given Pluto’s low atmospheric pressure and chilly surface temperature, liquids cannot flow across the surface — at least not today. “That can’t happen in the current environment,” said Alan Stern, the principal investigator of the mission. “So, neither the channels nor the lake can be.”
Scientists now have an explanation: seasons in Pluto’s past pushed atmospheric pressure high enough to allow liquids of methane and nitrogen to flow and pool on the surface.
A changing axial tilt is the biggest driver of wildly varying seasons on Pluto. Over the course of 4 million years, Pluto’s slouch shifts back and forth between 102 and 126 degrees, causing its equivalent of an Arctic Circle to grow and shrink. That occasionally creates seasons where the atmospheric pressure is high enough that liquid methane and nitrogen can flow.
Although, astronomers remain uncertain how a planet’s seasons might affect its likelihood to host life, Dr. Grinspoon argues that such dramatic swings — like those on Pluto — are likely a hindrance because they can make a planet unfit to live on for long stretches of time. “Life needs a continuously habitable zone to thrive,” he said. Similarly, astronomers have long suspected that life would likely not survive on Earth should it have an axial tilt more akin to Uranus.
So, as the sun reaches its farthest point in the sky on Dec. 21, be grateful. Never will the sun dip so far below the horizon that it plunges half of the globe into a monthslong night and the other half into an equally long summer. Nor does Earth’s tilt change drastically over millions of years, thanks to the influence of the moon. Instead, the sun appears to trot back and forth between the extremes, like the pendulum of a great clock, keeping the planet cozy while steadily counting off its years.


Met Office issues yellow wind warning for Suffolk and Essex on Wednesday and Thursday
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The Met Office has issued a weather warning for very strong winds across Suffolk and Essex.
The yellow warning for wind is in place from 9pm on Wednesday until 1pm on Thursday for large parts of the UK including Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
The warnings have cautioned about the possibility of travel dealsy on roads, public transport cancellations and power cuts.
It also states: “Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage. Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible, along with some damage to buildings.”
The chief forecaster states there is still uncertainty of where the most damaging winds will be but parts of eastern England look most at risk.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey added: “It’s a low pressure system that’s crossing the country overnight on Wednesday night and that’s bringing those stronger winds.
“The warning is talking about isolated, more exposed areas seeing 80mph, but more widely 60-70mph.”
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With the approaching tropical weather, the following city facilities will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, June 19: pools, welcome center, train depot and the library. Please stay weather aware. Follow City of Foley Municipal Government for more updates.
From Baldwin Emergency Management Agency: Heavy rainfall will develop along the coast this afternoon and persisting through the night. Gusty winds, coastal flooding, high surf, and life-threatening RIP Currents are expected.
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