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…
Tropical Cyclones Tropical storm to hit India 4 Dec 20234 Dec 2023 A tropical storm (Cyclone Michaung) is brushing the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India today, and looks to make landfall south of Vijayawada tomorrow (5 Dec 2023) ... click to enlarge.…
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…
Geophysics… PTC 22 no longer potential; still watching Iceland 18 Nov 2023 As the sun rises over the Atlantic ... the National Hurricane Center discontinued advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 last night. It never really had much potential, but I can…
Geophysics… Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 17 Nov 2023 TLDR: NHC started advisories on the potential system in the Caribbean. It may not become tropical, but will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Jamaica, Haiti, and the Turks…
Geophysics… Blobs of Doom, watching Iceland 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023 TLDR: The two blobs of doom on NHC's maps are nothing too serious to worry about, although they are causing a lot of rain (and in some cases flooding). No…
Geophysics… Gas, Grabens, and Clouds 14 Nov 202317 Nov 2023 TLDR: SO2 gas indicates that magma is flowing very near the surface and may erupt in or near Grindavik, Iceland. A disturbance in the Western Caribbean may develop into something…
Geophysics… Still waiting … 13 Nov 2023 Still waiting to see when and where (and if) the large magma movement underneath the Reykjanes Peninsula will erupt. Earthquakes have decreased overnight, which may be a sign the magma…
Tropical Cyclones Pilar update (31 October) 31 Oct 2023 Fortunately it looks like the forecasts are holding up, and the core of tropical storm Pilar (EP192023) is staying offshore and not becoming a hurricane. Here's the TAOS/TC impact swath…
Tropical Cyclones Tropical Storm Pilar (30 Oct 2023) 30 Oct 202330 Oct 2023 As expected Tropical Depression Nineteen-E, off the Pacific Coast of Central America, has intensified enough to become Tropical Storm Pilar. The short version is that it is expected to stay…