Climate… Winter is Coming! 28 Nov 202328 Nov 2023 Like Groundhog Day, it's back! Yes, Winter is Coming! Winter technically starts December 1st climatologically, but not until December 21st astronomically. That said, a cold front is sweeping through the…
Doomwatch!… Iceland eruption now unlikely under Grindavik 23 Nov 2023 Things have improved in Iceland over the last couple of days. Veðurstofa Íslands, the Icelandic Weather Service (who also has the the responsibility for geophysical hazard monitoring) updated the hazard…
Doomwatch!… Some thoughts on the latest TGS podcast 20 Oct 202323 Oct 2023 In general I don't care for podcasts - it's just not how I absorb information. I know it's how a lot of people these days get news and opinions, so…
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…
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…
Doomwatch!… Clouds in the Atlantic! 28 Sep 202328 Sep 2023 Some of them may have wind and rain under them! Philippe is (barely) a tropical storm, AL91 remains just below tropical depression strength/organization as of 11am AL91 is upgraded to…
Doomwatch!… The Information Sewer (Tropics 26 Sept 2023) 26 Sep 2023 TLDR: nothing to worry about at the moment. Philippe is taking the more southward track, but that track is into unfavorable conditions, and is forecast to weaken and dissipate. The…
Doomwatch!… Pelagic storms in the Atlantic; Depression landfall in Vietnam 25 Sep 202325 Sep 2023 TLDR: for the Atlantic, slog through your Monday, recover Tuesday, check back Wednesday. Tropical Depression making landfall in Vietnam. There's a somewhat disorganized tropical storm in the Atlantic this morning…
Doomwatch!… Ophelia landfall, AL90 and cura piscium 23 Sep 2023 Ophelia is making landfall on the North Carolina coast this morning. The peak winds are borderline hurricane, I'm a bit surprised NHC didn't upgrade. Structurally the storm was trying for…
