Doomwatch 3 April 2026

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Most of the doom we’re watching is of the “humans acting like Betta fish instead of sentient beings” kind than from nature.

Map showing thermal hotspots in the Arabian Gulf region, dated April 3, 2026, with labeled locations and weather patterns.
Heat signatures including ongoing fire at Qatar’s huge LNG facility at Ras Laffan. Click any image to embiggen.

With the war and assassinations making the headlines, there is some hope in a new moon mission. Unfortunately, I don’t think Artemis II is going to save the year like Apollo 8 did …

Time magazine cover featuring astronauts Anders, Borman, and Lovell with a full moon in the background, labeled 'Men of the Year' for January 5, 1969.
Cover of Time magazine featuring four astronauts in spacesuits, with the moon in the background, titled 'Back to the Moon'.

But don’t despair, there is some natural doom around and I’m using it to test out some new systems and automated graphics for this year’s upcoming hurricane season. A big storm system is spinning up in the northwest …

Satellite image showing various air masses and cloud formations over a region, with color-coded indicators representing jet streams, cold and warm air masses, and different cloud types.

And by tomorrow it will be dumping a wintery mix across the far notth, and thunderstorms across the central US:

Weather map showing various weather fronts and precipitation types across the United States, with indications for rain, snow, ice, and thunderstorms.

It’s still cyclone (hurricane) season in the Southern Hemisphere, and while a storm is brewing north of Australia, the only active storm is only of concern to fish and fish related activities …

Satellite image of the Indian Ocean showing a weather system labeled INDUSA, with surrounding clouds and atmospheric features.
Map showing predicted storm impacts for cyclone INDUSA in the Indian Ocean, including affected areas and estimated economic impacts.

So will keep working and watching, and will try to post more often as we get in to spring storm season. And Happy Easter to those of you on the Western calendar 😛 … just make sure you open the right kind of eggs.

A colorful sculpted rabbit figurine lying on its back, with paint on its paws and next to a decorated Easter egg, surrounded by art supplies.

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