Tropical Cyclones… Thu. 21 Sept notes 21 Sep 202321 Sep 2023 To sound like the proverbial broken record, nothing much has changed. The thing off of the Southeast looks to stay offshore for the next two days, then dive into North…
Doomwatch!… Summer Repeats (Lee, AL97 Update 15 Sept) 15 Sep 2023 If this seems like one of those summer repeats on TV, it is. Nothing has substantively changed. Lee brushed Bermuda, causing some scattered power outages and some light damage but…
Climate… About the Billion Dollar Event discussion 12 Sep 202315 Sep 2023 NOAA tracks "Billion Dollar Disasters" and there are a number of news stories today that this year is on track for a record number of them. Evidence for climate change?…
Research!… Quick hilary wrapup 22 Aug 202322 Aug 2023 Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hilary dumped a lot of rain (by their standards) across southern California. Looking at Palm Springs, for example, their normal rainfall as of August 22 is 3.21 inches.…
Remote Sensing… Hurricane Dora and Fires in Hawaii 10 Aug 202310 Aug 2023 Hurricane Dora has passed south of the Hawaiian Islands. Normally that would be a footnote and mostly of interest to surfers, however, parts of the islands are suffering from drought,…