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The tropical Atlantic has calmed down after a period of intense activity in early October, and we are observing two tropical disturbances with a low probability of developing into named storms. Hurricane Milton will likely end up being the last named storm in October. However, it’s not too early to close the books on the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season now as a pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is due to arrive in the Atlantic in early November, increasing the likelihood of rising air and tropical cyclone formation. morning. Figure 1. Five-day forecast of 6Z tracking 94L in the European…
The most recent article is located at Forbes”Four Deadly Weather Extremes: Climate Forecasters' Achilles' Heel” is a mixture of true and false claims about the effects of climate change and warming. [emphasis, links added] Forbes is correct that existing data does not show that extreme weather is getting worse, but it is wrong in some of its other assertions, such as that coral reefs are in danger. First, writer Ian Palmer describes the so-called Exxon Knew scandal, citing some of the predictions about carbon dioxide emissions and global warming contained in models built by ExxonMobil in the 1980s. This narrative…
Predictive jargon decoder: October 17, 2024 Strong NW winds aloft battled very strong NW surface winds that curved into the bay causing squalls and calms from hell. Check out today's Gulf Blog, which simulates winds at 5am and 4pm. Crazy strong winds can change during the day. The story goes like this: 1. The North Pacific high pressure is abnormally large and located north of its normal location. 2. Its isobars are compressed to the California coast by Pacific storms to the west. 3. This results in strong northwesterly winds along the coast of Marin Pt. Reyes has shown 24g33.…
On Friday afternoon's show of the same name, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell dedicated a segment to a global warming alarmist who blames recent hurricane intensity Due to global warming, more severe storms are predicted to occur in the future. [emphasis, links added] His name is Porter Fox. He is not a qualified scientist. He holds a BA in political science and an MFA in fiction. Although sometimes as many as four hurricanes make landfall in the U.S. in a hurricane season, Mitchell set the bar with much fanfare, saying there have been three in the past few weeks: Mitchell: So,…
not many people know Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Experts have warned that the UK remains “extremely vulnerable” to future energy crises. The UK's high reliance on natural gas for heating and electricity makes us more vulnerable to market price fluctuations than other European countries, a committee set up by the Department for Energy, the Citizens' Advice Council and the Confederation of British Industry said. The report comes hours after backup systems designed to prevent power outages were activated for the first time in two years as UK power grid struggles with low winds and nuclear blackouts. Just after midday…
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a warning on Wednesday that 483 electric buses are being recalled due to safety defects, according to a safety advisory. [emphasis, links added] Phoenix Motorcars is voluntarily recalling 2020-2021 Proterra 800V Catalyst vehicles and 2020-2022 ZX5 Proterra buses Worried they might catch fire easilyconsultation under the Free Trade Agreement. The vehicles were first recalled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in September due to overheating of their radiator fan circuits, a potential fire hazard, according to a Sept. 5 report. A customer reported that their The Proterra bus began to emit…
A reader asked us: Advice for children under 3 years old from prolonged fires producing excessive smoke. To answer this question, we enlisted the help of veteran journalist Johnny Carolina Ponce. Unfortunately, forest fires are very common. Parts of California and many countries in Latin America have been affected by these fires in recent months. Many of these fires are directly related to climate change. Johnny focuses not only on the effects after a bushfire, but also on what should be done before and during a bushfire to avoid the worst effects. This is his response: Forest fires are unexpected…
When fire rages across the land, wood catches fire. But earth doesn't burn, so some people are taking inspiration from ancient earth-building methods to help build more fire-resistant homes. Morey: “The blocks I make are considered unfired adobe stone, a material we've been using for over 10,000 years.” She is Lisa Morey and she is the owner and founder of a company called Nova Terra. Building with earth continues to be used in many parts of the world, but new construction in the United States is rare, she said. So she's working to change that. Her company makes compressed earth…
A reader asked: To what extent are cats responsible for climate change? To answer this question, we asked Sara Peach, editor-in-chief of Yale Climate Relations and a longtime environmental journalist. This is her answer: Fans of the world's furriest and most lovable animals gather together with switchblades on their feet. Let’s answer this question by delving into the scientific literature. On the plus side, domestic cats (Felis catus) don't produce climate-warming pollution from flying on private jets or burning gasoline on their way to work. They got into the habit of lounging around naked – it wasn’t wasteful fast fashion…
Article by Eric Worrell Malaria was endemic in Northern Europe and the United States during the Little Ice Age. But most people don’t realize how prevalent malaria was in previous centuries because our ancestors called it “Ague.” European medical schools to provide more training on climate crisis-related diseases New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heat stroke, dengue fever and malaria and the role of global warming on health Kat Lay Global Health Reporter Monday 14 October 2024 17:00 AEDT In the face of the climate crisis, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become an important…