Doomwatch!… Last Doomwatch of AUC MMDCCLXXVI 31 Dec 2023 A Tropical Storm has formed over the Mozambique Channel today, should make landfall as a weak tropical storm on Tuesday ... as usual, click to embiggen. Expected damage is in…
Doomwatch!… Iceland Update, Doomwatch, Merry Christmas! 23 Dec 202323 Dec 2023 The eruption from last week has ended, however, magma continues to accumulate in the tunnel running near Grindavik, with land deformation and seismic activity indicating this is by no means…
Other Science Stuff… Winter Solstice 2023 21 Dec 202321 Dec 2023 The angle of the Earth's tilt with respect to the sun hits its maximum southern point today at 10:28 pm, marking the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a couple…
Foreign Policy… Is NATO next? Is Putin Rational? 20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023 As long time followers of the blog know, I removed virtually all of my geopolitical posts about a year ago because of an organized attack by supporters of Ukraine. The…
Geophysics Iceland update, geopolitical doomwatch 20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023 The eruption near Grindavik Iceland has calmed down a bit, with activity now concentrated in just a couple of vents along the 4km fissure that opened the 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU9PWmz6iyA The…
Geophysics New Iceland Eruption18/19 Dec 2023 19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023 The long anticipated major eruption finally got started last night in Iceland, in the form of a 4km (2.5 mile) long fissure. The eruption consists of some pretty lava fountains ...…
Weather Hazards Sunday Storm (17 Dec) 17 Dec 202317 Dec 2023 A few updates on the nor'easter blowing up the east coast as of 7am Sunday, it's moving a bit more slowly than forecast, winds haven't reached the Savannah area yet,…
Weather Hazards Weekend Storm 16-17-18 Dec 16 Dec 2023 It's winter (climatologically speaking, astronomically you have to wait for the 21st), and that means nor'easters. They usually start in the Gulf of Mexico, cross Florida, and travel up rapidly along…
Foreign Policy… Storms local and global (14 Dec 2023) 14 Dec 202314 Dec 2023 TLDR: There will be a strong nor'easter like storm moving across north Florida and offshore from Coastal Georgia this weekend. It doesn't look to be a big deal, just a…
Doomwatch!… Severe weather in US Southeast; Cyclone to hit Australia midweek. Still watching Iceland. 10 Dec 2023 Lots going on: severe weather in the US, cyclone to hit Oz, Iceland eruption still possible to likely. Oh, and the world is on fire geopolitically ... There is a…
