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Meteorologist/Multimedia Journalist Forecast: Dangerously high temperatures on Monday 40/29 Meteorologist William Morrison has the forecast Updated: July 14, 2024 at 4:15 pm CDT Hello friends and meteorologist, William Morrison here, *** quick check on your weather forecast. Well, we have another hot day on Sunday. Yesterday was a hottest day, and today it is even hotter. Today's temperature is several degrees higher than yesterday, even though we are both in our nineties. So when you factor in the factors, the difference isn't huge. The temperature was going to be a hundred for a few of us over the next few…

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Saturday night's storm dumped several inches of rain in parts of McHenry County. The heaviest rainfall was southwest of Marengo, with up to 5 inches falling in some areas, while much of the county received at least about 2 inches, National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Carlaw said.Kalaw said the area was expected to experience another storm from Saturday night between 5pm and 9pm on Sunday.More storms are expected to continue moving through the area through Tuesday. Starting Monday, hot and humid weather could push the peak temperature index above 100 degrees.”Local temperatures could be 105 to 108 degrees [heat index]…

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From Jennifer Marohasy's blog Jennifer Marohasi The water at the outer reef, northeast of Great Keppel Island, was very noisy last Friday. Two humpback whales! They were having a conversation, which included some screaming and some howling. Were they surprised to see six of us humans underwater? We can't see them, but we can hear them. Underwater visibility is about 10 meters. It was a nice, sunny day up there and we spotted their butts from the boat on the way back to Great Keppel Island. so beautiful. Leaving the Outer Rocks and on the way back, a little further…

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax Meteorologist Corey Simma is tracking the storm for you.The storm was pouring over the metro from 4 to 4:30 p.m., concentrating near downtown Jacksonville.read moreRain will be concentrated near and west of Interstate 95 into the evening.Most, if not all, storms will dissipate around sunset.Tomorrow is another hot day with above average temperatures and more storms.It won't rain everywhere, but there will be localized heavy rain every day.There is nothing noteworthy about the tropics.[DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]Here is your 7-day weather forecast;Tonight: Partly cloudy and humid. Low:…

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Mariana Atencio was just 14 years old when President Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela. As his family watched his victory together on television, they were distraught. “There was an apocalyptic atmosphere at home,” he recalls. The military officer came into office promising to alleviate poverty, and decades of poor investment and oil policies have left the country in trouble. Instead, during Chavez's first year in office, he took steps to dissolve the country's Supreme Court and Congress and set up government infrastructure so that Nicolás Maduro could continue to keep Venezuela under authoritarian rule. “As someone who hopes…

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Severe thunderstorm warning expires for Marion County Updated: July 14, 2024 at 4:16 pm ET A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Marion County on Sunday. Active Warning: Marion County expires at 4:15 PM Stay tuned to WESH 2 online and live for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast. Central Florida— A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Marion County on Sunday.The warning was issued due to wind gusts of 60 mph and hail the size of dimes. Proactive warning: Marion County Expired at 4:15 p.m.Stay tuned to WESH 2 Live Online for the most accurate Central Florida weather…

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Insights > Entergy Texas Storm Update – 07/13/24 9:30am July 13, 2024 New Caney, Texas Staff have restored more than 80% of customers influenced hurricane beryl Entergy Texas made significant progress overnight restoring power to customers in areas severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl. As of 9:30 a.m. Saturday, crews had successfully turned the lights back on for approximately 212,100 of the 252,460 affected customers, bringing the company's overall recovery completion rate to over 80%. Most customers with safe power are expected to have power restored by Monday, July 15th. Entergy Texas completed 90 percent of damage assessments from Hurricane Beryl…

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Guest post by Willis Eschenbach This is a two-part article. The first part is to correct an oversight in my recent article titled Rainergy. The second part uses this new information to analyze the impact of clouds on El Niño regions. So, onto part one. In my article “Rainergy” I pointed out that it takes about 80 watts per square meter (W/m2) to evaporate one cubic meter of seawater in one year. Therefore, evaporation of approximately 1 meter of rainfall per year cools the surface by – 80 W/m2. Then one day I thought “Dangdang! I forgot about Vega! Virga…

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We also have another potential heat wave to contend with as temperatures return and the heat index reaches 100 degrees or higher. Temperatures will rise above 90 degrees Sunday afternoon and a heat advisory is in effect. Parts of the Hudson Valley, more areas of New Jersey and Long Island, and Connecticut also joined the Monday afternoon advisory. Think of Sunday as an appetizer before the main course. The index will all break above 100 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Scattered storms are possible Sunday into Tuesday night, then a cold front moves in Wednesday afternoon and night, bringing storms…

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Starting in the 1990s, with the end of the Cold War, climate change became the focus of politicians and elites in rich countries. [emphasis, links added] There is relative peace and trust around the world, widespread economic growth, and rapid progress in eradicating poverty. Especially in European capitals, it feels like most of the planet's big problems have been solved, so climate change is the final frontier. These proponents of climate action relish the goal of ending the dependence on fossil fuels that has fueled two centuries of astonishing growth. Of course, it will cost hundreds of billions of dollars,…

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