Tropical Cyclones Storms this weekend (19 Oct 2023) 19 Oct 202319 Oct 2023 We now have three active storms but only two are of serious concern. In the Atlantic, tropical storm Tammy formed out of the invest area approaching the Caribbean and is…
Tropical Cyclones Tropics 17 Oct 2023 17 Oct 2023 As of this morning, no active tropical cyclones being tracked anywhere, although there are a few disturbances with the potential to spin up in the next day or two. In…
Other Science Stuff Annual Eclipse from Savannah 14 Oct 2023 I had intended to post more in advance of today's annular eclipse, which was a partial in Savannah, but was out sick for most of the week. NASA had sites…
Administrative… Brief update 13 Oct 2023 So Tuesday morning I was trying to juggle several things at once - couple of storms (mostly minor, but wrapping up Hurricane Lidia, which dramatically intensified to a Cat 4…
Tropical Cyclones Two storms to hit Mexico 9 Oct 2023 In all the news yesterday of wars, earthquakes, and typhoons this major news was left out - the East Pacific, and two storms headed to Mexico. Tropical Storm Max (EP16)…
Politics… In defense of the explorers 9 Oct 2023 It's October again, and this year Leif Erickson Day (which is always the 9th) and Columbus Day (nominally the 12th, but celebrated or demonized depending on your politics on the…
Anthropogenic Hazards… Catastrophes natural and man-made 8 Oct 2023 The last couple of days have been pretty bad globally, which means busy for me. In the natural hazard category the earthquakes in Afghanistan have to take the lead, with…
Tropical Cyclones Typhoon Koinu slams Taiwan 5 Oct 2023 Typhoon Koinu made landfall at the southern tip of Taiwan this morning, producing record setting winds ... A weather monitoring station on the outlying Orchid Island, southeast of the main…
Doomwatch!… Revenge of the fish storm 4 Oct 20234 Oct 2023 Although it can't compare for melodrama to the clown-car masquerading as a government in the self proclaimed "Greatest Nation on Earth"(tm), the saga of Tropical Storm Philippe is still worthy…
Doomwatch!… Philippe hits Antigua/Barbuda; much weaker forecast for Koinu 3 Oct 2023 Philippe's track keeps shifting west, and contrary to NHC's forecast as recently as yesterday, the storm tracked directly across Antigua and Barbuda, and is impacting Anguilla as well. Here are…
