Economics… The Ghost of Arthur tracks across the southeast 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026 NHC discontinued advisories on Tropical Storm Arthur last night, showing the center as dissipating around Galveston. But, as noted yesterday, the center was never really the problem with this elongated…
Doomwatch!… Tropical Storm Arthur? 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026 At the 11am update, NHC upgraded PTC1 to Tropical Storm Arthur. Seems sketchy to me, but it's their call to make. Here's the Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Arthur (en Español:…
Doomwatch!… Weekend Rain outlook, global agriculture in peril: are we facing a crisis? 2 May 20262 May 2026 A strong cold front is making its way across the US today, finally getting some rain here in the Southeast ... click any image to embiggen. So far the rain…
Economics… The ultimate problem: governance 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 In between snowmageddons, icypocalypses, and other such shenanigans by nature, my main concern is that humans simply don't seem to be capable of governing themselves. Each US Administration seems worse…
Economics… How economic impact estimates are done 6 Oct 20246 Oct 2024 So NHC has churned out a new forecast, and the Enki computers are busily creating heat to aid Nicholas in his napping activities and, as a side effect, generating economic…
Economics… Tropical Storm Milton, Sunday 6 Oct 2024 6 Oct 20246 Oct 2024 Milton continues to drift northward and slowly organize this morning. Here is the latest NHC forecast track and warnings, on the GOES East Infrared image: click any image to embiggen.…
Economics… Helene approaching landfall (26 Sep 2024) 26 Sep 202426 Sep 2024 Helene remains a strong Category One hurricane this morning with winds of 80kt (90mph. While a large system, it still hasn't been able get the core of the storm organized…
Economics… Francine Tue. Morning Update 10 Sep 202410 Sep 2024 TL;DR: Francine is still a tropical storm, but is expected to become a hurricane today and make landfall tomorrow (Wednesday) on the central Louisiana coast as a Category 1, possibly…
Economics… Francine Update (Mon. Afternoon, 9 Sept 2024) 9 Sep 20249 Sep 2024 At 11am NHC decided PTC Six was tropical enough, and bestowed the next name on the list (Francine) - Key Messages regarding Tropical Storm Francine (en Español: Mensajes Claves). Francine is…
Economics… Typhoon Gaemi landfall on Taiwan today; how impact estimates are made 24 Jul 202424 Jul 2024 Typhoon Gaemi (WP052024) is making landfall on Taiwan over the next 24 hours. It is an intense typhoon, estimated winds by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center of 125 knots.…
