All right, starting this post just after 9 PM when the Tornado Watch was allowed to expire for Tennessee counties.
All right, the only counties that I really cover on this blog that are still under the Tornado Watch are Cullman, Marshall, Dekalb, Jackson, Walker, and Blount. Those other counties farther into Eastern Tennessee or into Central Alabama, I rarely include here. There are too many other sources that cover them, and it's simpler to basically keep my eyes on North Alabama and the bordering counties of Southern Middle Tennessee. Only occasionally will I go as far East as Marion, TN, maybe if they have a Tornado Warning. But they are still under the watch too. As as places farther to the South like Gadsden and Birmingham.
9:10 PM - The NWS Huntsville is cautioning people that while the risk is very low, an isolated strong storm could still become severe tonight before the cold front passes through. And to go to bed with a weather radio on alert or some other source that will wake you up if you need to wake up to take cover.
8:55PM Radar update: Storms continue to develop tonight with the ingredients still present for potential strong storms. Before going to bed, make sure you have a way to get warning information overnight just in case a warning is issued. #HUNwx #ALwx #TNwx pic.twitter.com/p5UkKGWLzq— NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) April 3, 2024
For Meteorologists: I’m not the smartest guy on the planet, but if you told me an 18Z sounding for Nashville would have dew point 68, 0-3 km SRH 549 m2/s2, Sfc based CAPE 1620 j/kg, I would have expected numerous, & a few strong tornadoes. I guess it was the rain cooled air. pic.twitter.com/Ddot8X47bc— Davis Nolan (@DavisNolan) April 3, 2024
10:45 PM 4/2/2024— NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) April 3, 2024
The threat for severe weather has ended.
La amenaza de mal tiempo ha terminado.


COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Colleton County School District said bus pickup and drop-off may be delayed Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning due to weather conditions.
A flash flood watch is active for Colleton County through 6:00 a.m. Tuesday as storms, which could produce heavy rain at times, moves across the region.
Some areas could see four to six inches of rain and flash flooding Monday and Tuesday.
The school district said Bus pickup/drop-off may be delayed Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning due to inclement weather.
“If your road is prone to flooding, please note that bus pickup/drop-off may have to be held at the head of your road for safety purposes,” said Sean Gruber, Coordinator of Communications for the Colleton County School District.


Update, 10 p.m. EDT: Cristobal, now 660 miles southwest of Halifax, continues to move away from land and is expected to lose tropical characteristics by Wednesday. Unless the storm's intensity or track changes, this will be our last update on Cristobal.
(July 20) -- The third named storm of the Atlantic season, Tropical Storm Cristobal, formed off the coast of South Carolina. A tropical storm warning is in effect for areas of the South Carolina coast stretching north toward the North Carolina/Virginia border. Maximum sustained winds are currently approximately 50 miles per hour; the system is moving toward the northeast at a clip of 6 m.p.h.
Forecasters expect Cristobal to continue on this track, gradually moving away from land. With the strongest winds far offshore, U.S. ports such as Norfolk and Baltimore -- and ships headed toward Bermuda -- probably won't be affected. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Majesty departed Saturday from Baltimore for a Bermuda cruise, and Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas left from Norfolk for the same region.
At this point, neither cruise line has reported itinerary changes due to the formation and projected path of Tropical Storm Cristobal. We'll keep you posted.
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Chugs Along U.S. Coast
July 21, 2008


A tremendous tornado whirling across the surface of the sun was captured by a NASA satellite recently -- an amazing wonder of the solar system that may be as big as the Earth itself. The video was recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), a sun-watching satellite that has transmitted a series of stunning photos of solar flares in recent months. The new video shows darker, cooler plasma shifting back and forth above the sun's surface over the span of nearly 30 hours stretching from Feb. 7 to Feb. 8. And the giant tornado may be as large as the Earth itself, with gusts of up to 300,000 mph, explained Terry Kucera, deputy SOHO project scientist and a solar physicist with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "It's about 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit -- relatively cool," Kucera told FoxNews.com. After all, the sun's corona is a whopping 2 million degrees, she explained. Such tornadoes (Kucera classed it a "solar prominence") have been known of for decades; the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft captured evidence of them as early as 1996, mainly near the Sun's north and south poles at the time. And though they resemble their cousins here on Earth, they're created entirely differently, Kucera said -- through magnetism, not pressure and temperature fluctuations. "Those motions you see, it's all just moving along the magnetic field somehow -- but we're still looking to understand what's happening with these things," Kucera said. The storm was created by competing magnetic forces, which pull the charged magnetic particles on the sun back and forth, creating a spinning mass of plasma that tracks along strands of magnetic field lines, NASA explained. The spinning top of the tornado is mesmerizing, but Kucera noted the span of the prominence as well. The long, ribbon shapes could span hundreds of thousands of miles, she said. "In total length, this could be dozens of Earths -- quite large," she said. Such detailed, high-resolution recordings of the immense tornadoes was not possible until the launch of SDO. The satellite has several cameras on board that capture solar activity in different wavelengths and frequencies, all in the name of science. "Each wavelength of light tells us something different," she said. See more HERE: The CELESTIAL Convergence http://astronomicalsecrets.blogspot.com/2012/02/tornado-on-sun.html FAIR USE NOTICE: These pages/video may contain copyrighted (© ) material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material is made available to advance understanding of ecological, POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, economic, DEMOCRACY, scientific, MORAL, ETHICAL, and SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, etc. It is believed that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior general interest in receiving similar information for research and educational.
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Right at midnight UT time the active region 1429 unleashed a powerful X5.4-class solar flare. X-class flares are the strongest of the flares. They are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. It appears that right after the large X5.4 flare another slightly lower, X1 flare (5 times smaller) occurred. You can clearly see a wave going across the Sun. We are still gathering data and the Space Weather Forecast Lab will be having updates available soon. Credit: NASA SDO
A recent flurry of eruptions on the sun did more than spark pretty auroras around the poles. NASA-funded researchers say the solar storms of March 8th through 10th dumped enough energy in Earth's upper atmosphere to power every residence in New York City for two years. "This was the biggest dose of heat we've received from a solar storm since 2005," says Martin Mlynczak of NASA Langley Research Center. "It was a big event, and shows how solar activity can directly affect our planet." Mlynczak is the associate principal investigator for the SABER instrument onboard NASA's TIMED satellite. SABER monitors infrared emissions from Earth's upper atmosphere, in particular from carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO), two substances that play a key role in the energy balance of air hundreds of km above our planet's surface. "Carbon dioxide and nitric oxide are natural thermostats," explains James Russell of Hampton University, SABER's principal investigator. "When the upper atmosphere (or 'thermosphere') heats up, these molecules try as hard as they can to shed that heat back into space." That's what happened on March 8th when a coronal mass ejection (CME) propelled in our direction by an X5-class solar flare hit Earth's magnetic field. (On the "Richter Scale of Solar Flares," X-class flares are the most powerful kind.) Energetic particles rained down on the upper atmosphere, depositing their energy where they hit. The action produced spectacular auroras around the poles and significant1 upper atmospheric heating all around the globe. "The thermosphere lit up like a Christmas tree," says Russell. "It began to glow intensely at infrared wavelengths as the thermostat effect kicked in." For the three day period, March 8th through 10th, the thermosphere absorbed 26 billion kWh of energy. Infrared radiation from CO2 and NO, the two most efficient coolants in the thermosphere, re-radiated 95% of that total back into space. In human terms, this is a lot of energy. According to the New York City mayor's office, an average NY household consumes just under 4700 kWh annually. This means the geomagnetic storm dumped enough energy into the atmosphere to power every home in the Big Apple for two years. "Unfortunately, there's no practical way to harness this kind of energy," says Mlynczak. "It's so diffuse and out of reach high above Earth's surface. Plus, the majority of it has been sent back into space by the action of CO2 and NO." During the heating impulse, the thermosphere puffed up like a marshmallow held over a campfire, temporarily increasing the drag on low-orbiting satellites. This is both good and bad. On the one hand, extra drag helps clear space junk out of Earth orbit. On the other hand, it decreases the lifetime of useful satellites by bringing them closer to the day of re-entry. The storm is over now, but Russell and Mlynczak expect more to come. "We're just emerging from a deep solar minimum," says Russell. "The solar cycle is gaining strength with a maximum expected in 2013." More sunspots flinging more CMEs toward Earth adds up to more opportunities for SABER to study the heating effect of solar storms. "This is a new frontier in the sun-Earth connection," says Mlynczak, and the data we're collecting are unprecedented." Credit: NASA Science
Lately, the International Space Station has been flying through geomagnetic storms, giving astronauts an close-up view of the aurora borealis just outside their windows. These videos were taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. First, get an introduction into the beauty of aurorae. 1st Segment: The sequence of shots was taken March 3, 2012 from 17:59:48 to 18:16:25 GMT, on a pass from eastern Kenya, near the Indian Ocean, to the South Indian Ocean, east of the Kerguelen Islands. This video begins as the ISS travels southeast from eastern Africa over the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. The first land we see is that of the Mauritius and Reunion Islands east of Madagascar. The pass continues over the Indian Ocean, where there are heavy clouds blocking the view of the water. Finally, the Aurora Australis begins to appear, as well as a faded view of the Milky Way. 2nd Segment: The sequence of shots was taken March 4, 2012 from 17:19:17 to 17:27:10 GMT, on a pass over the South Indian Ocean. This video again focuses on the Aurora Australis as the ISS passes over the South Indian Ocean, from northeast of the Kerugelen Islands to south of Australia. The streaks of the aurora are very visible and active in this video, as the ISS passes right over the green lights. 3rd Segment: The sequence of shots was taken March 10, 2012 from 14:49:58 to 15:05:37 GMT, on a pass from the South Indian Ocean to southeast New Zealand. This video mainly focuses on the Aurora Australis over the Southern Hemisphere. As the ISS traveled southeast and then northeast, the crew captured the bands of the Aurora Australis as the Milky Way made an appearance in the star field. Credit: NASA ISS/JSC/Science@NASA


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We compared footage captured by our ABC30 skycams at various locations in the Central Valley - and the difference in one week is stunning.
For the last 10 days, residents in Fresno and surrounding counties have been living and breathing in dangerously polluted air and it's likely to continue.
RELATED: Unhealthy air quality continues in the Valley as smoke expands to other states
Wildfires burning across California have caused the Valley's air quality to plummet to dangerously unhealthy levels, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District says.
Where earlier there were clear skies and panoramic views, there is now only a dirty grey haze swallowing up the horizon and in some cases, everything in sight.
At another time of the year, it could easily be mistaken for mist and fog. But now, at the height of summer, there's no disguising it - smoke, soot, ash and other particulate matter. It's not uncommon to see this toxic mix falling from the sky, as many ABC30 viewers have filmed and sent us, or to find a layer of it coating cars.
Since the air quality worsened, paramedics and firefighters say they've noticed a spike in the number of people calling for emergency services.
Several residents have told Action News they're having trouble breathing, or that their eyes and throat are burning after spending some time outdoors.
Alarmed medical experts have urged residents, especially those with respiratory conditions, to stay indoors if they can.
But some are not so fortunate.
The unhealthy air, combined with the extreme heatwave sweeping California and the risk of contracting COVID-19 are posing a triple threat to many essential Valley workers like farm laborers who can neither avoid working outdoors, nor always keep a 6-feet distance from coworkers.
But the Valley air district has some hope to give desperate residents - it says the potential for windy conditions at times this week could help disperse the smoke a bit.


SEASIDE — The Defense Department awarded a $266,589 grant to CSU Monterey Bay professor Dan Fernandez for fog collection research and to learn more about what is a common weather phenomenon on campus.
The study by Fernandez looks to shine a light on the processes that lead to advective fog events along coastal California. Part of the study will be to conduct field tests to determine the efficiencies of mesh-based devices used worldwide to collect water as a function of different environmental conditions.
According to the National Weather Service, advection fog forms as warmer, moist air moves over cold ground. The air is cooled to saturation by the cold from the ground below cooling the air above. Unlike the tule fog of the Central Valley, which is a type of radiation fog, advection fog may form under cloudy skies and with moderate to strong winds.
Fernandez uses standard meteorological data like wind speed, barometric pressure and humidity along with fog collectors made out of mesh for his studies. He said he’s found patterns in the levels of fog that may go undetected without his measurements.
“You wake up in the morning and say, ‘There was fog last night.’ But there were probably a couple of peaks,” he said. “It actually peaks kind of early in the night and then it dips and then it peaks again.”
The grant will fund new devices that will help to measure and increase the amount of water collected from fog capture. Fog collection can produce potable water for drinking or irrigation. This can be useful to the Defense Department, especially in remote, foggy regions or areas that lack access to water. Fernandez said there are times he can get several liters of water from a square meter of mesh but it’s not going to solve the Monterey Peninsula’s water issues.
“It would be small-scale or a small part of the solution at best,” he said. “It’s great if you want to water your garden, you may get a few liters here and there,” but it’s not going to meet the community’s water needs.
With the grant, Fernandez and the university will purchase several top-of-the-line instruments, including two FM-120 fog droplet measurement devices. There are only 106 of the devices worldwide and Fernandez says they provide an unprecedented measurement of fog characteristics that will bring the research into fog to an entirely new level.
The research aims to expand knowledge about the generation and dissipation of fog, which can be critically important for airports and locations where fog density can adversely affect transportation and other activities.
“The presence of fog affects visibility and can impact Army operations,” said Julia Barzyk, the program manager for Earth Materials and Processes at the Army Research Office, in a press release. “We are excited that this award will enable the science needed to mitigate those effects as well as provide opportunities to develop the next generation of scientists.”
According to CSUMB, Fernandez has been involved in fog water collection since 2005. His work has integrated over 50 undergraduate students and two graduate students since he began, and his group has deployed research-grade standard fog collectors at over 25 sites throughout California. He has presented at dozens of conferences and other public presentations and has authored or co-authored 10 different conference or journal papers related to the topic of fog water collection.
Fernandez said microclimates on the Central Coast bring vastly different levels of fog to nearby areas. While it may be clear in Monterey, dense fog may be engulfing Seaside or Marina.
“Those tend to be recurrent, but those aren’t necessarily predicted,” he said. “They’ll just say ‘patchy fog’ on the meteorology report.”
With his studies, Fernandez hopes to learn more about the effects of that fog on the regional ecosystems. He said he’s also found that not all fog is the same. Some days he sees fog and his collectors gather little water while other days they get a lot more — and he’s interested in learning why.
“There’s more than meets the eye to fog,” he said.


Americans have barely started recovering from the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
But Hurricane Irma could be even worse.
What started typical hurricane near Cape Verde islands has grown into a category five cyclone, as 5.6 million Floridians - or 25 per cent of the state's population - have been asked to evacuate.
Here is why Hurricane Irma looks so dangerous.
1. It is over 400 miles across.
That's larger than Ohio.
2. It is currently a 5.3 on the Cyclone Damage Potential Index.
Hurricane Harvey was 5.2 and Katrina was 4.9.
3. Even seismometers are registering it.
They're the things designed to measure earthquakes.
4. It is expected to register as Category 4 or more for five days in a row.
Which would be the fourth time since 1966.
5. Winds could reach 215mph
While airplane measurements suggest it can sustain winds at 155mph.
This is at a "life-threatening" strength according to the National Hurricane Centre.
6. Waves could reach up to 23 feet.
7. It could cost as much as $125 billion in damages.
And if it stays at Category 5 when it hits Miami, Credit Suisse estimates the cost could be double that.
It has already left other areas devastated.
Irma is expected to reach Florida on Sunday.


Friday Morning Storm Update
The storm on Friday morning hit us quick and hard cause hundreds and thousands without power but Consumers Energy is working hard to correct it.
The strong winds and heavy rain hit early Friday morning. The winds would take more than 2-thousand electrical wires down across the state and left behind a great deal of damage for homeowners.
The VP of Engineering at Consumers Energy, Dan Malone says,“We are working to have all the customers back. right now were targeting by 11:30 Sunday night, that could go into Monday. we’re out doing damage assessment today. So as we find out what we have and what we have to do with repairs that will dictate that time."
Other notes: If there is a downed power line stay at least 25 feet away from it. And alert the authorities.


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EPA Proposes to Reduce Air Toxics from Petroleum Refineries by 2,250 tons per year
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, (202) 564-4355 / firstname.lastname@example.org
(10/31/08) EPA is seeking comment on additional options for reducing emissions of air toxic pollutants from petroleum refineries based on information received since a 2007 proposal. Included in this proposal are options for controlling air toxics emissions from storage tanks located at petroleum refineries and revisions to the maximum achievable control technology work practice standards for cooling towers. In addition to reducing 2,250 tons of air toxics each year, EPA proposes to slash nearly 19,000 tons of volatile organic compounds with a $3.8 million savings nationwide. EPA will accept public comment on this proposal for 45 days following publication in the Federal Register.
For more information on this action visit: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3fs.html


Los Angeles county declared a state of emergency after a Santa Ana wind storm wreaked havoc on the Southland and other communities throughout California. This followed similar declarations by the cities of Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Temple City, San Marino and Glendora. The Los Angeles department of Water and Power indicated as many as 130,000 customer were without power as of 3 p.m. The city of Pasadena issued a statement indicating 450 trees had fallen or were damaged. In one Pasadena building 40 units were "red tagged" , meaning nobody is allowed to enter. A wind gust measured nearly 100 miles per hour Wednesday evening. A high-wind advisory and red-flag warnings remain in effect through Friday, the National Weather Service said.


Paraguay Weather Forecasts for Wednesday
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|Ciudad del Este||Heavy rain||22||24||90%||Moderate|
|Nueva Asuncion||Cloudy||24||34||20%||Very High|
More than a dozen homes have lost their roofs and close to 19,000 properties were left without power after very dangerous thunderstorms tore across south-east Queensland on Sunday afternoon.
Several people including babies have been rescued from Lismore Base Hospital in northern New South Wales after the roof of the maternity ward collapsed.
Severe thunderstorms caused damage in northeastern New South Wales and southeast Queensland on Sunday and should do so again during the next few days.


NGT notice to factories causing pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of air pollution caused by around 36 small and big factories operating within city limits in Bahraich district.
The Bahraich Nagar Palika too had carried out an air pollution test in the city that pointed out increasing pollution level in the city due to smoke bellowing from factories. This pollution is causing respiratory problem among locals.
Taking note of the issue after locals lodged a complaint; the NGT has sought a reply from the Pollution Control Board, Ayodhya, which covers Bahraich district.
After the NGT’s tough stand, the Board has sent notices to factory owners warning them to cancel ‘no objection certificate’ issued to them if they do not comply with pollution norms.
“These factories are in Dargah area which is within the city limit. In Chittaura block, just at city outskirts, Bhinga Road and Malhipur Road one can spot Dal and Rice mill units among other factories,” said lawyer Raman Kumar Singh, Bahraich district court.
“None of these units have necessary equipment to check rising smoke carrying dust particles which cause respiratory problems. The Pollution Control Board has issued notices only after locals here lodged complaint with the NGT,” added Singh.
Pramod Pandey of Irrigation Colony, Deepak Pal of Salarpur, Harish Yadav and Mukesh Yadav of Kalpipara among others have lodged a complaint with the NGT raising the issue.
“Despite the Pollution Control Board issuing notices to factory owners, nothing has happened. Now, we are planning to file a writ at the Lucknow high court on the issue,” said lawyers Raman Kumar Singh and Nandan Srivastava.
“One can easily spot dust particle in air in areas adjoining these factories. On days when strong wind is blowing, smoke carrying dust particles from factories covers several kilometres,” said Pandey.


General Information on Kassidiaris
The postal code of Kassidiaris is 44003 and its telephone access code is +3026580.
Kassidiaris is at an altitude of 1,329 meters.
On our Kassidiaris page you can see Kassidiaris Photos, explore Kassidiaris' Map and nearby Destinations, find Kassidiaris Hotels and check Kassidiaris' Weather by following the links below and to the left.
Current Weather in Kassidiaris
The weather conditions recorded for Kassidiaris on Tuesday, October 16 at 9:50 am are:
Few clouds with 20% clouds and the temperature is 14.3°.
The temperature today is expected to range between 12° and 16°.
The wind is blowing at a speed of 1 Bf (1.4 mph) from the East (69.0°) and the pressure is 1021 hPa.
Today's sunrise was at 07:48 and the sunset is at 18:56.
Weather Forecast for Kassidiaris
|Tue 16/10||14° - 25°||1 Bf E|
|Wed 17/10||13° - 24°||0 Bf NE|
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Did you know that 2014 was the hottest year on record? Oops! Never mind. It turns out that after that claim was made, NASA scientists rather sheepishly admitted that there was only a 38% percent chance that was true.
Well, at least the mainstream media waited until the end of 2014 to make that silly claim but now they just can't wait because according to them, 2015 WILL BE THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD. The MSM started hyping this "fact" almost out of the starting gate long before most of the stats even existed. Way back on April 15, Slate was proclaiming that 2015 Is Shaping Up to Be The Hottest Year on Record:
The first three months of 2015 were the warmest start to any year on record, according to new data released from NASA on Wednesday.
All major global temperature-tracking agencies have ranked January, February, and March 2015 as among the warmest three months on record, respectively. Collectively, those numbers mean 2015 has been record hot so far. What’s more, the last 12 months (from April 2014 to March 2015) was the warmest 12-month period on record, according to the NASA data. The previous warmest 12-month period ended just last month, so don’t write this one down in your diary in ink.
Yeah, Slate, as we saw actually only a 38% chance that was true which means 62% chance that it was not true but don't let that stop you from celebrating a new hottest year on record.
So what is the data that allows Slate and other sources to make this claim? It is data variances so tiny that it is actually half the margin of error so data showing an increase in temperature could almost as easily be showing a decrease in temperature. Tom Harris of the Washington Times explains:
The U.S. government is at it again, hyping meaningless records in a parameter that does not exist in order to frighten us about something that doesn’t matter.
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced this week that according to their calculations, July 2015 was the hottest month since instrumental records began in 1880. NOAA says that the record was set by eight one-hundredths of a degree Celsius over that set in July 1998. NASA calculates that July 2015 beat what they assert was the previous warmest month (July 2011) by two one-hundredths of a degree.
But government spokespeople rarely mention the inconvenient fact that these records are being set by less than the uncertainty in the statistics. NOAA claims an uncertainty of 14 one-hundredths of a degree in its temperature averages, or near twice the amount by which they say the record was set. NASA says that their data is typically accurate to one tenth of a degree, five times the amount by which their new record was set.
So, the new temperature records are meaningless. Neither agency knows whether a record was set.
Such misrepresentations are now commonplace in NOAA and NASA announcements. They are regularly proclaiming monthly and yearly records set by less than the uncertainties in the measurements. Scientists within the agencies know that this is dishonest.
Just as dishonest as proclaiming that George Pataki is surging in the presidential primary polls if the stats were to show him increasing from .1 to .2 percent with a margin of error of 3 percent. The change is so slight compared to that margin of error that Pataki could just as easily be static or declining in the polls. Therefore no media outlet would dare to turn itself into a laughingstock by making the claim of a Pataki surge based on those stats but that is what many in the media are doing with the slight temperature data variations with a much greater margin of error.
So what is the motive for such an onslaught of "Hottest Year on Record" claims? Back in the 90s, the liberals and their MSM allies went all in with Global Warming. Their timing was poor because soon after all the warnings, temperatures did not increase. To explain this they claimed there was a "pause" which indicated it was just a temporary condition. In addition, they dropped the term "Global Warming" which made them subject to mockery over the fact that the increased temperatures they were warning about didn't happen and replaced it with "Climate Change." The latter term was much safer because climate is always changing.
However, since the public seemed as uninterested in warnings about climate change as they were about global warming, the MSM came up with a new shtick: boldly proclaim "hottest year on record" based on laughably meaningless data. Therefore we are now seeing this theme being hyped with furious frequency by the MSM. Here is an example of some entertaining "hottest year" hype care of CNN:
July saw the highest average temperatures since record-keeping began -- globally, not just in the United States -- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday.
Globally, the first seven months of the year also had all-time highs. The latest global temperature data make it likely that 2015 will be the hottest year on record, the agency said.
NOAA's findings follow reports by NASA and the Japan Meteorological Agency, which reached the same conclusion using their own data.
...Data from NOAA dates back to 1880, but it is possible that July was the hottest month in at least 4,000 years. Climate research suggests these are the hottest temperatures the Earth has seen since the Bronze Age.
The prediction for 2015 becoming the hottest year on record is based on observed temperatures so far, plus the coming El Niño event.
Of course, 2015 will be the "hottest year on record" until a few months from now when it will be proclaimed that "George Pataki is Surging in the Polls!"
Oops! I mean "2016 Is the Hottest Year on Record!"
...Or at least until NASA scientists later admit that there is only a 38% chance this is true.


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The snow was so heavy and thick, highways were impassable. First responders fought quickly deteriorating conditions to get to these in trouble and tens of thousands lost power. The state was at a standstill.
An unheard of 40 inches of snow fell in Hamden and much of Connecticut saw two feet of snow, forecasters said at the time. Though it may not hold the legend of the Blizzard of ‘78, the Blizzard of 2013 rivaled its magnitude. It was so strong, some likened it to the historic blizzard in 1888, which set previously untouched records.
The storm started on a Friday and its ferocity grew fast. The warnings from forecasters were stark: “This is really serious. This is a storm that can cripple all of southern New England,” Fox 61 meteorologist Joe Furey told the Courant.
By nightfall, even the most seasoned snow removal crews could not keep up.
"We've been fighting the good fight, but Mother Nature is getting the upper hand right now," a Department of Transportation spokesman said as the storm intensified the night of Feb. 8. Snow was falling at a pace of 2 inches per hour by that point.
At its peak, the storm would drop snow at an extraordinary rate of 4 to 5 inches an hour. It was so heavy, the roofs of some buildings were collapsing.
"It's just a mess all across the state… “ Vance said. "We can't get to people. We're stuck ourselves. We're doing what we can."
At least five people died, some of whom could not be reached by ambulances or police, themselves stopped by the crippling snow.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy closed the highways, a rare move saved for the only strongest snow storms. As such, traffic was light, then Vance said. The people of Connecticut were stuck at home.
Still some ventured out, stir crazy and adventurous. They were met with chest-deep snow. Gas station owners and corner store employees opened doors. In New Haven's East Rock neighborhood, slammed by snow, Lulu’s Cafe became a refuge for the weary.
"I know one thing, we're percolating. Lulu's is always a neighborhood hub, especially when it snows," owner Lulu deCarrone told the Courant.
Like in past blizzards, the headlines were big and bold for those who got the paper during the storm. By the time the “paralyzing” snow stopped on Sunday, the headline read: “HISTORIC SNOW BATTERS STATE.”
"This is going to go down in the history books as one of the biggest," FOX CT meteorologist Joe Furey said of the storm at the time.
That statement proved true, the 13.4 inches that fell in Hartford on Feb. 8, 2013 and the the total snow depth on Feb. 9, 2013 of 22 inches remain records in the National Weather Service almanac. Hamdenites still have not seen 40 inches of snow, which is a welcome reality, one could assume.
Overwhelmed by the sheer amount, some officials said they did not even know where to put the snow. The DOT had a cohort of front loaders digging through feet of snow to clear the state’s major arteries.


Hoboken road crews continue to clear away snow as another storm looms
With more snow on the way for New Jersey on Thursday, there are many still trying to figure out what to do with all the snow that is already on the ground.
Hoboken Department of Public Works crews spent Tuesday tackling huge piles of snow. The city saw 23 inches of snow in February alone. Crews have been removing the large snow piles left from plows and have been depositing the snow in dumpsters.
“As we plow parking lots, we make piles of snow. So, you lose two [parking spots] instead of 30 spots. And when we have the chance, we come back and move the piles,” says Hoboken DPW supervisor James Davis.
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Davis says that the department uses a payloader and smaller Bobcat to break up the piles of heavy snow and ice. The snow is dumped into a “roll-off truck” and carted away to an empty lot to melt. The crews are clearing snow away from main roads and side roads alike.
“During street cleaning routes, we also plow to open parking spaces – and that’s a little more difficult because of the narrowness of the streets and cars don’t move,” says Davis.
There have been some frustrations in Hoboken and other downs over the time it is taking to clear all the roads and parking lanes.
“We aren’t the only densely populated city. All cities are working hard to move snow and clear snow now,” says Hoboken Environmental Services director Jennifer Gonzalez. “We just need to work through it and it will take some time.”
Crews plan to have Washington Street cleared by Wednesday. They will continue to clear side streets of snow on street cleaning days.
Another snowstorm is expected to drop multiple inches of snow across New Jersey on Thursday.


New Delhi: Sparks flew at the concluding session of the Indo-US workshop on air pollution on Wednesday with experts locking horns over the issue of crop stubble burning. It started after one of them suggested that the state resorting to this practice should be sued. However, all of them agreed on a stringent strategy to ensure accountability, which is key to reducing air pollution levels.
Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment said many participants were acting as if India had just woken up to the air pollution problem. “If you want to work here, you have to respect the action being taken in the country. Farmers in Punjab and Haryana burn crop stubble because there are no incentives to discourage burning. They don’t have machinery that allows them to bail it and plough it back. Please don’t lecture us unless you are sensitive to the challenges here,” Narain said.
According to Narain, local and global pollution levels are intrinsically linked. “The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector in the US is increasing. You can help us fix local and we can work together to fix the global problem.”
During the group discussion, the participants discussed if India could have a policy of setting deadlines for the state governments to meet
air quality standards. If they failed to meet the deadlines, they could be penalised by withholding central funds for various projects. The US has a similar policy and India could follow suit, the experts said.
One of the panelists, Laki Tisopulos of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SQAMD), said India’s air pollution agency is not strong. The way ahead could be to empower CPCB and set deadlines or “clean air” targets. There could also be a third-party verification to the process.
Narain said such a system already existed in India but implementation is poor. She spoke about the comprehensive environmental pollution index (CEPI), which classifies different parts of the country on the basis of pollution, toxicity and other parameters. “But the data available was very poor so even decision-making has been poor,” she added.
Narain told TOI
that she agreed in principle with the US model under which a highly polluted area draws lesser investment. “It forces accountability. It is a good model but we need to have basics in place.”


Perth has never recorded snow on the ground.
Is it possible for it to snow in Perth?
Snow falls have even been recorded in the hills behind Perth and as far north as Geraldton. The rare chance to see snow in WA and the rise of social media has created an annual pilgrimage to the Stirling Range in the state’s south.
Where does it snow in Perth?
Climate. Bluff Knoll is one of only a few places to experience regular snowfalls in Western Australia, with some snow reported in most years.
Is Perth colder than Sydney?
Perth has colder summer nights than Sydney, Brisbane, and Darwin, however, with the highest minimum monthly temperature being 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), in February. … When the sea breeze does not arrive, temperatures can reach above 38 °C (100 °F).
Does it get cold in Perth Australia?
Climate chart – Perth
In Perth, a city located in south-western Australia (in the state of Western Australia), the climate is mediterranean, with mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers. … Winter, from June to August, is mild, in fact, the average of the coldest months, July and August, is about 12/13 °C (54/55 °F).
Does it ever snow in WA?
Western Australia averages 1.7 snowfalls each year — the earliest recorded in April 1970 and the latest November, 18 in 1923. Snowfalls have even been recorded in the hills behind Perth and as far north as Geraldton.
Does WA get snow?
Snow has been recorded on WA’s most famous peak for the first time in eight months as the State shivered through one of its coldest days of the year. Footage has emerged of snowfall on Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges, which was enjoyed by two lucky WA travellers this morning.
Is Perth Australia boring?
The most boring city in the world. The shopping area is just awful. Get out of the city as fast as possible and head south. Much better down there.
Why is Perth so cold?
The cold temperatures were largely driven by a mass of Antarctic air. Rainfall has been 32 per cent below average for the entire state. Despite a dry June, overall rainfall figures for the year look healthy.
Does Perth have 4 seasons?
Perth enjoys hot, dry summers and mild winters. During summer rain is unusual, but winter can bring downpours of rain and thunderstorms. Plan ahead with our information on temperature and rainfall. Summer in Perth is hot and dry with very little rainfall.
Is Perth the hottest city in Australia?
Perth, Western Australia
February is the warmest month of the year which averages 31.6°C. This is the second-highest monthly maximum of the Australian capital cities. Darwin is the highest. … With an average of 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, Perth is the sunniest capital city in Australia.
Why is Perth so hot?
In Perth, heatwaves are generated by high pressure systems which stall in the Great Australian Bight for a number of days. In the southern hemisphere, winds rotate anticlockwise around highs.
Is Perth expensive?
Summary about cost of living in Perth, Australia: Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,349$ (4,700A$) without rent. … Perth is 23.95% less expensive than New York (without rent). Rent in Perth is, on average, 68.46% lower than in New York.
What is the coldest city in Australia?
Liawenee is the coldest permanently-inhabited place in Australia.
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Is Perth a good place to live?
PERTH is the world’s 21st best city to live in – according to Mercer’s 2016 Quality of Living survey. That’s an improvement for WA’s capital city, which placed 22nd in 2015. Australian cities have been rated highly as some of the safest places in the world.
What do people wear in Perth in winter?
During that time, Perth experiences mild winters. It never snows, but it may get cold particularly in the evening. You should pack close-toed shoes (such as sneakers or boots) and warmer clothing such as jeans or pants, long sleeved shirts, wool socks, a medium weight jacket, and a scarf, are ideal.


‘Same But Different’: Lightning On Jupiter Is Surprisingly Similar To That On Earth, Reveals Juno Study
We’ve known that Jupiter has lightning ever since the Voyager 1 spacecraft made its first flyby of the gas giant in 1979. But the origin of Jovian lightning has remained a mystery up until another famous flyby of Jupiter, this time by the Juno spacecraft.
Buzzing the largest planet in our solar system for the first time in 2016, the Juno probe also spotted the lightning on Jupiter, just like Voyagers 1 and 2, Galileo, and Cassini did before it. But the state-of-the-art science equipment on board the spacecraft allowed it to capture unique data on Jupiter’s lightning strikes, unraveling some of the mysteries that have been puzzling astronomers for almost 40 years.
In a pair of studies published on June 6, scientists from the Juno mission describe the radio emissions coming from Jovian lightning — dubbed “whistlers” on account of their descending whistling pitch, which sounds a lot like a falling bomb — as well as the novel frequencies at which they were picked up by the spacecraft still in orbit around the gas giant.
Just like in the famous GIF, Juno uncovered that lightning on Jupiter is very much the same as on Earth, while also being completely different than what we’re used to, revealed NASA.
One of the studies, featured in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows that lightning strikes on Jupiter “can be as frequent as on Earth,” lead author Ivana Kolmašová of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague told Space.com.
The research examined how often the Juno spacecraft detected lightning on Jupiter and found out that the probe’s Waves plasma and radio wave detector recorded more than 1,600 “whistlers.” That’s 10 times more than the number of signals picked up by Voyager 1.
According to NASA, this is the largest database of low-frequency radio emissions to ever be recorded from lightning sources on Jupiter.
“We succeeded in collecting the largest set of lightning detections known up to now,” Kolmašová told Gizmodo.
This bounty of data is attributed to the close range at which Juno surveilled the gas giant. The spacecraft came almost 50 times closer to the planet than Voyager 1 ever did, flying “closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft in history,” states Juno’s principal investigator Scott Bolton from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, who was involved in both studies.
In addition, the Waves data uncovered peak rates of four lightning strikes per second — six times higher than the values recorded by Voyager 1 — which prove Jovian lightning has similar rates to those observed in terrestrial thunderstorms.
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) June 7, 2018
The other study, published in the journal Nature, unveiled that lighting on Jupiter produces not only kilohertz emissions, the singular radio range detected by Voyager 1 nearly four decades ago, but also gigahertz radio waves, just like lightning on Earth.
“No matter what planet you’re on, lightning bolts act like radio transmitters — sending out radio waves when they flash across a sky,” said lead study author Shannon Brown, who is a Juno scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Brown revealed that, during Juno’s first eight flybys of Jupiter, the spacecraft’s Microwave Radiometer instrument picked up 377 lightning blasts, which “were recorded in the megahertz as well as gigahertz range” — the same as “what you can find with terrestrial lightning emissions.”
William Kurth of the University of Iowa, who is study co-author on both papers, notes that the similarities found between lightning strikes on these two planets were a bit of a surprise.
“Given the very pronounced differences in the atmospheres between Jupiter and Earth, one might say the similarities we see in their thunderstorms are rather astounding.”
But what makes Jovian lighting different from terrestrial lighting is its distribution. Unlike on Earth, lightning on Jupiter only seems to occur at high latitudes and is concentrated solely around the planet’s poles.
In a new paper published in Nature today, scientists from @NASAJuno Mission to Jupiter describe the ways in which lightning on Jupiter is both analogous and very different to Earth's lightning. https://t.co/Y1rWqA0oKc
— Caltech (@Caltech) June 6, 2018
“There is a lot of activity near Jupiter’s poles but none near the equator. You can ask anybody who lives in the tropics — this doesn’t hold true for our planet,” says Brown.
Kurth also chimed in on the matter, explaining the main difference between lighting strikes on the two planets.
“That distribution of lightning is kind of upside-down from what we’d expect on Earth,” he said. “On Earth, thunderstorms tend to cluster around low latitudes, and on Jupiter, it’s the other way around.”
At the same time, it turns out that Jovian lightning is more frequent in the northern hemisphere than in the southern one, although scientists don’t have an explanation yet as to why this happens.
But the findings did reveal something important about Jupiter’s atmospheric composition and circulation. Because the gas giant orbits the sun five times farther than Earth does, it gets 25 times less sunlight than our planet.
This means that the sun’s rays are powerful enough to heat Jupiter’s equator, which creates stability in the region’s upper atmosphere and prevents warm air from rising up from within. (Jupiter’s atmosphere derives the majority of its heat from within the planet itself, notes NASA.)
But the poles are a different story and don’t have the same atmospheric stability because their upper atmosphere doesn’t receive the same amount of heat. Therefore, warm gases from the planet’s interior are rising up at the poles, creating the recipe for lighting.
Juno is bound to make its 13th flyby of Jupiter on July 16. Perhaps the spacecraft will be able to find answers for the remaining questions when it swoops over the planet’s mysterious cloud tops once more.
Although this upcoming enterprise was slated to mark the end of the Juno mission, NASA might allow the spacecraft to keep doing its magic for an additional three years, the Inquisitr reported yesterday.


It doesn't have a predictor on the radar. My only complaint.
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When I first downloaded app it worked great. Now I don't receive alerts like I used to. So I tried uninstalling and reinstalled hoping that will fix the problem. I would like to be notified about the weather when it's going to get bad!
This app is and always has been garbage. It has never worked right. Like when I try to watch a forecast video the ad plays fine then when the video starts it won't play, never has. Its very glitchy. There is way better weather apps
This app is always wrong. When rain is pouring outside it says haze. When wind is 30mph it's actually not blowing. Would not recommend.
I tried to use this app to watch live stream of tornado coverage. Once I found how to do that, I then had to watch a commercial before it would show live stream. Uninstalling, 4Warn doesn't do this and allows full screen when phone is turned sideways.
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Independent online air quality index monitor AirVisual said on Monday it is under coordinated attack to discredit the company after its data showed Vietnamese cities among the world’s places worst hit by air pollution.
Since Sunday evening, smartphone users in Vietnam have been unable to search for the AirVisual app on both their iOS and Android devices.
The app appears to function normally on devices that already have it installed.
The official Facebook page of AirVisual has also become inaccessible from the Southeast Asian country.
Owing to an episode of serious air pollution in recent weeks, Hanoi has at times topped the list of AirVisual’s ‘major city ranking,’ a live pollution ranking of around 90 major global cities.
“This has helped to raise awareness of air quality issues in Vietnam,” AirVisual said in a statement published on its website on Monday.
“However, AirVisual has also become the target of a coordinated campaign in Vietnam to discredit us.
“AirVisual has received abusive and threatening messages posted on Facebook and on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
“Consequently, the AirVisual apps and Facebook page are currently no longer accessible in Vietnam.”
|Searches for the AirVisual app on an iOS device (R) and Android device return no result.|
AirVisual had been among the most downloaded apps in Vietnam, and was at one point last week the most-downloaded app on App Store before it was removed, Reuters reported.
The attack came after Vietnamese Facebook user Vu Khac Ngoc, an online chemistry teacher with almost 350,000 followers, said in a lengthy post that AirVisual was manipulating its data in order to sell air purifiers made by its parent company, IQAir, Reuters said.
Ngoc did not offer any evidence to back up his claims, but the post - which said the AirVisual ranking would harm tourism in Vietnam and urged people to leave negative reviews of the app - quickly received thousands of shares and likes.
The post appears to have been removed or hidden as of Tuesday morning.
“We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the people in Vietnam who have taken the time to share with us their kind support during this time,” AirVisual said.
The company said it is working with Apple, Google and Facebook to confirm that it has been unfairly attacked, and to make the AirVisual apps available again in Vietnam.
|The Air Quality Index ranking of the world's cities as seen on the AirVisual website on the morning October 7, 2019.|
AirVisual is a Swiss company that tracks air quality in major cities around the world using input data from on-site monitors as well as satellites and remote sensors.
It gives pollution ratings in the form of an air quality index (AQI), which considers up to six main pollutants - PM2.5, PM10, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and ground level ozone - and translates them into an “easy-to-understand scale” to clearly represent the health risk posed by ambient air pollution, according to AirVisual.
The index ranges from 0 to 500, where high index values indicate higher levels of air pollution and higher potential for adverse health effects.
AirVisual’s data have been frequently cited by Vietnamese news outlets in recent weeks as air quality in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam’s two largest cities - has been on a serious decline since September.
The government’s Environment Administration last week warned people to limit outdoor activities as the government blamed the pollution on low rain levels and farmers burning rice crop remnants after the harvest to prepare for new plantings. Coal is also widely used for power generation in the country.
Last Wednesday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on authorities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s main economic hub, to do more to address air pollution problems.


When did surveillance become a business model — and what would it take to rein it in?
ASU Researchers Look At Technology To Take Carbon Dioxide Out Of The Air
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 4:38pm
Updated: Monday, July 4, 2016 - 6:45pm
The federal Environmental Protection Agency said that in 2013, carbon dioxide accounted for more than 80 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Researchers at Arizona State University are working on a way to take CO2 out of the air. Klaus Lackner is the director of the university’s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally aired December 1, 2015 and was re-aired July 4, 2016.


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Vanuatu: Pacific nation reels from twin cyclones and earthquakes
The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency as it reels from two earthquakes and two cyclones in as many days.
The 6.5 and 5.4 magnitude quakes struck on Friday, just a day after Cyclone Judy swept through the islands.
The category four storm caused damage and flooding across the country. No casualties have been reported yet.
Locals are now bracing for another major tropical storm- Cyclone Kevin is set to make landfall on Friday.
Hundreds of people fled to evacuation centres in Port Vila ahead of the storm, which is forecast to grow to a category four cyclone with 130km/h (81mph) winds by the time it reaches the capital on Friday night.
“We are a resilient people. We will get through this,” Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau told broadcaster RNZ Pacific on Friday.
Aid workers have described the situation as unprecedented.
“It’s crazy, Vanuatu is used to natural disasters, but I think this is the first time it has had two cyclones back to back,” said UNICEF’s Eric Durpaire, according to AFP news agency.
On Wednesday, Cyclone Judy tore off roofs, flooded roads and uprooted trees after it cut a north to south path through the islands. Winds peaked at 200km/h (124mph).
The severe weather battling the island nation comes as Vanuatu’s UN mission on Thursday secured a historic motion to ask the International Court of Justice to define what legal responsibility countries have for the changing climate and its impacts.
Vanuatu said securing the support of 105 other nations – including the UK, Canada and Australia- to co-sponsor the motion had been a “herculean diplomatic effort”. China and the US – two of the world’s biggest carbon emitters – did not sign on.
Pacific countries like Vanuatu have been at the forefront of legal climate change battles in recent years as rising sea levels, ocean acidification and the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters have been felt acutely across the region.
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UPDATE 3/TROPICAL DEPRESSION(92B) | DATE: 22 OCT 2023 | DAY: SUNDAY | TIME: 02:00AM BST (+6 GMT)
As of Saturday evening BST, “Invest 92B” has further moved north-westward and intensified into a Tropical Depression. Currently, It is being located over West Central adjoining central Bay of Bengal as a Tropical Depression.
Multi-spectral satellite animation is showing rotations with deep CDO convection across the Low Level Circulation Center.
It is being located approximately 1015km SW of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Average Maximum Wind speed in radius of 50km from the low level center at 12am Today is 45km/h. Gusting up to 60km/h.
Upper Level analysis indicates that the system is currently in a favorable environment due to good outflow, favorable SST (29-30°C), good lower level vorticity, decent moisture supply, low VWS offsetting by absence of MJO, descending branch of MJO and relevant atmospheric parameters.
•Due to the aforementioned conditions, It could intensify gradually into a Deep Depression within next 24hrs & into a minimal Cyclonic Storm by 23-24th Oct. Overall conditions doesn’t support any significant Tropical Cyclone till now. Although, Probability of a minimal CS(<85kph) should be kept as the sea surface temperature and VWS is supportive throughout the potential track of the system.
•With the above atmospheric condition, the system is likely to peak near 65-85kph(~1min) with gusting up to 85-105kph.
It was moved north-westward with the speed of 20kph during past 6hrs.
*From the present location, it could initially move NNW over West Central Bay of Bengal and intensify gradually.
Around 23rd Oct, it could recurve NE towards Bangladesh coast with gradual intensification up to a Minimal Cyclonic Storm.
It could cross the Bangladesh coast between Barisial & Chittagong as a Deep Depression or Minimal Cyclonic Storm by 25th October.
Most parts of coastal Bangladesh, including parts of West Bengal coast, may experience 45-65kph winds with gusting up to 65-85kph by 25th of October 2023.
Fishermen & Small boats are requested not to venture into the deep sea along the track of the system during next 4 days. Everyone should cancel all tour plan into the deep sea for the given period which is close to the System Track.
Currently, whomever into the sea should stay close to the coast or avoid the risky area as stated here.
Due to the direct influence of the System, “Southern and Eastern Bangladesh” could have Heavy to Very Heavy rain along with Tropical Squalls between 24-27 Oct 2023. While Central Bangladesh and coastal West Bengal could have moderate to heavy rain.
*Rainfall activity could reduce significantly across Bangladesh from 27th Oct.
★Note: This information is subjective to change slightly. So, check new updates for better information!
Resources used in this analysis: Global Models, Himawari 9 Satellite, EWP, CCKW, 200hPa VP, 850hpa Vorticity, 500hPa Vorticity, 200hpa Winds, Sea Surface Temperature, OLR, WWB, EWB, ITCZ position, Synoptic Chart, Vertical Wind Shear, Subtropical Ridge.
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Thanks, © Bangladesh Weather Observation Team (BWOT).


For large space exploration missions, many papers are frequently issued at once. Typically, this occurs after an entire batch of data has been evaluated. The most current studies come from Juno’s explorations of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Thanks to this data release, scientists now have the first 3D map of the atmosphere of the Solar System’s most giant planet.
Four significant discoveries were emphasized in NASA’s news release announcing the collection of papers. The first is that Farrell cells-like systems exist in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Another has to do with the Great Red Spot, one of Jupiter’s most prominent characteristics.
The Great Red Spot, discovered almost 200 years ago, is one of Jupiter’s most exciting features. Until today, there had been no indication of how deep this massive anticyclone protruded into the atmosphere, regardless of how large the Earth’s diameter was. Juno provided some insight on the problem, but only as it zoomed by at 209,000 kilometers per hour.
Fortunately, it was able to do so twice, and during both flybys, the probe directed its microwave radiometer (MWR) towards the massive atmospheric structure.
MWR, designed to peer behind Jupiter’s clouds, determined that the Great Red Spot reached 300 and 500 kilometers into the gas giant’s atmosphere. Minor storms only extend roughly 60 km into the shadows, making the mother of all anticyclones considerably more extensive than previously imagined.
That massive atmospheric structure, however, is merely one of Jupiter’s well-known atmospheric patterns. Another of its various bands of hue clouds is generated by intense winds blowing in opposing directions for each belt.
Thermoclines form when significant temperature variations occur in bodies of water, most often the Earth’s ocean. They are visible due to their different optical qualities, which make the two temperatures of water visibly distinct from one another. The fluctuating visual features of Jupiter’s counterpart, dubbed a Jovicline by its discoverers, are identical.
Compared to adjacent systems, the belt appears extremely brilliant in MWR data at short depths into the atmosphere. At deeper depths, however, the neighboring systems seem brighter than the belt itself. MWR isn’t the only instrument focused on Jupiter during Juno’s 37 flybys thus far.
The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) also gathered information, focusing on cyclones near the planet’s poles. An octagon is formed by eight different storms towards the north pole, whereas five unique storms in the south comprise a pentagon.
In typical atmospheric models, one of the cyclones would be dragged poleward. However, cyclones at each pole counteract this attraction, keeping each storm in the same pattern for years at a time.
Juno will have plenty of time to study Jupiter’s storms and other features, as well as those of several of its nearby moons, as it continues its second extended mission beyond 2025. Hopefully, the spacecraft will proceed on a third lengthy mission more than 16 years after it was launched.
32 of the 35 discoveries are nearly certainly the product of black hole mergers. When two black holes in a closed orbit are pushed together by mutual attraction, they eventually collide to form a single, massive black hole.
This collision generates ripples across space-time, similar to how rock in a pond causes ripples; astronomers may examine these ripples to learn about the nature of the black holes. The data revealed a variety of black gap masses, the largest of which weighed almost 87 times the mass of the Sun.


Aug 29, 2020 | Arkansas
Hail Size: 1.75 Inch
Wind Speed: E 9mph
Affected Area: Mansfield, Arkansas
In Mansfield, Arkansas, golf ball sized hail was reported at 6:14 PM CDT 8 miles away from Mansfield on August 29, 2020. The exact location of the report was from 35.04, -94.12. In the past three years, this area had one hail report within a 10-mile radius.


Quiet through the weekend
High pressure is in firm control of the Finger Lakes and will keep our weather mild and sunny through the weekend.
Nothing more than a few fair-weather clouds should dot the sky for Thursday and Friday. Some areas of morning fog will also be possible in the typical areas.
Temperatures will be warm, but not too hot, as daily highs sit within the normal range for early August. Look for highs around 80 degrees today with low and mid 80s on Friday. Humidity levels will be low with dewpoints only in the 50s.
Winds will also be very light with a scarcely noticeable breeze from variable directions.
There will be a small chance for a pop-up shower on Saturday and again Sunday. Sunday will have a marginally higher chance for rain than Saturday. Most areas will get through both days with no precipitation.
Temperatures on Saturday will be similar to Friday with low and mid 80s. Sunday will be closer to today, with highs around 80 degrees.
Quiet weather will stretch into Monday as well. Temperatures will be back in the low and mid 80s with plenty of sunshine.
Turning More Active
Beyond Monday, the weather looks like it will turn more active.
First will be an approaching front from the northwest. This may not arrive until late Tuesday with some showers and storms. Depending on the timing, much of Tuesday could also end up dry.
That front will likely still be in the area on Wednesday, bringing an additional threat for showers and storms.
Low pressure may then ride along the front on Thursday, spreading more rain into the area. A new system may then roll in for Friday.
The details of these precipitation chances are sketchy this far in advance. The timing, position, strength, and path of the fronts and low pressure systems will need to be resolved further and could change our outlook.
At this time though, if you are looking for a window of dry weather, take advantage of the next several days.
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Wow folks sure you have seen on television this horrible storm hitting North Carolina. 30 inches of rain last night. Atlantic Beach..wow.
I would like to thank Dofan, blue eyed boy for a great conversation in f2 other night regarding storms, tornados, earthquakes………. just a few of us discussing some experiences in storms of this nature… Dofan put up some information to see better understanding of the nature of a beast and what does, happens. Good information..
Have any of you been hit by a storm, tornado, earthquake that can share us a story of your experience?


Is it going to snow this weekend in Polk County?
It's a question we've been getting a lot the last 24 hours after the Lakeland Ledger reported on the possibility this weekend and our meteorologist Paul Dellegatto posted the article on Facebook and Twitter.
But both Dellegatto and FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg say right now it's irresponsible to speculate that Lakeland and the surrounding area could see white stuff falling from the sky. It's just way too early.
The European model, which has one been of the most accurate, has no snow in the forecast.
One thing is for sure: It will be cold. A cold front will sweep through our area, and it's likely temperatures will be near freezing come Sunday morning.
But don't hold your breath on seeing snow – at least not yet.
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New Delhi: To deal with problem of air pollution, Delhi government on Thursday rolled out slew of measures including forming of six-member committee – which would conduct surprise inspections to check violations contributing towards air pollution.
For the very first time in this season, Delhi’s air quality on Thursday stepped into “very poor” category. Meanwhile, Air Quality Index (AQI) is about to reach “severe” category in several localities in the national capital. On Thursday, the air quality index in Delhi read 313, primarily due to wind speed dropping to zero
Environment Minister Imran Hussain said inspections will be carried out to check ground level steps being taken by various government agencies including municipal corporation for prevention, control and mitigation of air pollution in Delhi. This six-member team includes SDM, senior police officer, civic agency representative and officials of environment department and PWD.
The Minister has also sought the details and schedule of the operation of mechanical sweeping and sprinkling vehicles being operated by these bodies including the PWD.
As per the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), mechanical sweeping and water sprinkling of the roads is one of the important means to check/curb air pollution.
Further, Member Secretary (Delhi Pollution Control Committee) will accompany the minister during surprise inspections.
Hussain has also directed that Development Agencies should ensure all construction sites should adhere to the Construction and Demolition Waste Rules, 2016 to avoid any dust emission from construction activities.
No Construction Material should be kept open and regular sprinkling of water at all construction sites must be done. All high rise building should have the arrangement of water sprinkling for dust suppression. Strict action against the violators of norms should immediately be initiated by the respective authority.
Hussain has further directed all the stakeholder departments/agencies to intensify their actions as per the various categories of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and ensure all preparedness to deal with winter season episodic air pollution in Delhi.


A flood warning has been issued for Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Monroe Counties until 9 p.m.
Slow-moving thunderstorms could dump up to 2.25 inches total of rain across the area. This excessive rainfall could cause flooding.
Small creeks and streams, highways and farmlands along the banks of creeks could become be subject to flooding.
If you come to a flooded highway, do not drive your vehicle through the water. Turn around and find an alternative route.


Guwahati (Assam) , July 22 :Five persons have lost their lives in Assam with temperatures soaring seven degrees above normal in the state according to official sources .
After the floods that claimed 34 lives and affected lakhs of people early this month, the state is now experiencing blazing heat, recording an average of 39 degrees Celsius.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) here, the temperatures were seeing a rise as the easterly and north-easterly winds were not carrying any moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The abnormal heat also continued today although no deaths were reported.
On Friday , A policeman, Bhadra Singh Narzary (42), complained of uneasiness and collapsed in Kokrajhar town while on duty. Narzary was rushed to a hospital where he was declared “brought dead”. Another policeman, Lal Mohan Barman (40), became unconscious in Kokrajhar district and is undergoing treatment for heatstroke , according to News Agency PTI.
In Morigaon district, 67 – year- old Amar Das collapsed while travelling to the district headquarters. He died on the way to a hospital in an ambulance. In Sonitpur district, a labourer died in Balipara railway station due to heatstroke, police said.
There have been reports of college students collapsing due to heat across the state. As many as 21 students of a women’s college fell ill at Hojai in Nagaon district on Thursday.
Mazbat in Darrang district has been the hottest, recording a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, followed by Guwahati with its all-time July high of 38.4 degrees Celsius. The state capital had recorded the highest temperature of 40 degrees Celsius in 1960 as per RMC records.
Silchar in Cachar district, North Lakhimpur in Lakhimpur district and Jorhat town in Jorhat district also registered 38 degress Celsius, as per the Met office records. Among the other district headquarters, Tezpur, Dibrugarh and Golaghat have recorded 37 degrees Celsius.
The average relative humidity in the state was 87 per cent with the highest of 98 per cent in North Lakhimpur and Guwahati with 79 per cent, as per records .
With Agency inputs


The king of unpredictability, NEM, has come back with a couple of twists. The DD in BOB has been influenced by the Indian High pressure area’s ridge much earlier than expected, in central BOB itself, so it has taken a NW/WNW track prematurely and could turn westward sooner or later. There are possibilities of this system coming to C/S AP and maybe provide some isolated showers for Chennai and coastal AP.
But most of the attention lies on the upcoming BOB system which is expected to develop into a cyclone and head for TN/S.AP coasts. However it would probably be more towards TN as the ridge has moved south. Interesting days are ahead.


The science behind the breathtakingly beautiful phenomenon of the nocturnal light shows called auroras is fascinating.
The layers of the sun’s atmosphere (photosphere, chromosphere, corona) become increasingly cooler, moving away from its core at15 million degrees Celsius to its surface at 6,000 degrees Celsius. Sunspots, visibly dark areas within the sun, or areas of significantly lower temperature, 4000 degrees Celsius, occur continuously, ebbing and peaking in frequency in 11 year cycles. High sunspot counts correlate with high levels of solar activity. Unlike the bright loops of energy that can be seen on the sun’s surface as particles flow along lines within the sun’s magnetosphere, the darker areas or coronal holes exist where magnetic lines have only one anchor point in the sun’s magnetosphere, allowing plasma to escape.
This plasma carries part of the sun’s magnetic field with it; the interplanetary magnetic field or IMF. The density of the solar wind decreases with distance but its sphere of influence, the heliosphere, reaches past our solar system’s outer planets. The sun’s rotation causes this field to radiate in a spiral structure.
The speed of the solar wind averages 450 km/s but often varies significantly from 300 km/s to 1000 km/s. Large variances in the solar wind’s velocity, density, and magnetic can cause significant terrestrial disturbances.
The solar wind constantly distorts the earth’s magnetic field (caused by the rotating metallic fluids of its core) compressing it on the light side, into a half sphere, and elongating it on the dark side, in a tube, similar to the shape of a comet’s tail. As the supersonic solar wind approaches the obstacle of the earth’s magnetic field a shock front is formed; as the solar wind is directed around the earth, smaller magnetic waves occur between the earth and the sun slowing and changing the course of the streaming plasma.
Surrounding the axis of the magnetic field, offset 11 degrees from the geophysical axis, are weaker areas that give energy rich solar particles little resistance. The charged solar particles that do make it into the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) excite electrons causing them to jump to higher orbits temporarily before they return to their original orbits by giving off auroral radiation and producing visible light in the process.
Auroras (borealis in the north and australis in the south) are produced by the solar wind, fast-moving charged particles that escape the sun’s gravity, exciting gases in the earth’s upper atmosphere.
The color of auroral emissions is determined by the gases excited, primarily oxygen and nitrogen. Altitude also influences color; red is found above 200 km, yellow and green between 180 – 110 km, and blue and violet below that. These altitudes vary between dayside and nightside aurora; at night blue and green altitudes drop increasing in intensity, while red rises decreasing intensity.
Auroras appear most consistently, almost continuously, and intensely in an oval band that rings the magnetic poles; in the north 67 degrees magnetic latitude at magnetic noon and 76 degrees magnetic latitude at magnetic midnight. Additionally a thinner weaker band of increased occurrence bisects this oval along a straight line between the sun and the earth.
Auroras occur by night and by day. The difference between night and day auroras is the number of particles (greater in the day), the amount of energy the particles carry (less by day), and the dominant color (green by night, red by day). Dayside aurora only occur inside the auroral oval at high polar latitudes and are only visible when it is dark during the day.
Auroras are extremely dynamic. Their zone of maximum occurrence can change by several hundred kilometers in minutes. And they can vary in orders of magnitude within seconds.
It’s small wonder that these fantastic colored lights that dance in mesmerizing patterns filling the heavens above have held a never-ending fascination for those who are lucky enough to witness them, whether first or second hand. They’re divine.
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