Category: Weather Nerd

FEMA’s Fund is Drained from Increasing Rate of Extreme Weather Disasters, Hoping Congress and “Climate Resiliency” Incentives will Save the Day

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In a record-breaking year of disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is announcing nearly $3 billion Monday for communities to build resiliency against climate change-fueled extreme weather. As CNN reports, the new money, which will come from Congress’s bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, is being announced just as the agency is running out of disaster-relief funds and […]

The rare Super Blue Moon rises on August 30 -Now You can watch via Telescope – from your home!

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On Wednesday (Aug. 30), one of the biggest and brightest moons of the year will rise. This full moon is referred to as a Blue Moon, a term that can represent one of two things: Either the third full moon in a season that has four full moons; or, more commonly, the second of two full moons that […]

Hurricane Center Eyeing Idalia’s and Franklin’s paths up the East Coast and Residents Brace for Impact

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The Atlantic Hurricane Season is ramping up, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking three systems in the Atlantic basin: Tropical Storm Idalia, Hurricane Franklin and a tropical wave expected to move off the coast of Africa. Tropical Storm Idalia was intensifying Monday, and is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday as […]

The Midwest has been getting cooked in a “Heat Dome” – What Does That Mean?

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Summertime means hot weather — sometimes dangerously hot — and extreme heat waves have become more frequent in recent decades, due to human-induced climate change. High heat and humidity have blanketed numerous states in the U.S. South, Midwest, and Great Plains in this latter part of August of 2023, resulting in what is referred to […]

Mexico tries Cloud Seeding to help Ease Extreme Heat and Drought that has Killed Hundreds and Ruined Crops

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As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. As CNN reports, in mid-July, more than 40% of Mexico was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the national weather service. The country […]

El Nino is fueling an Unusual and Active Hurricane Season

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As Hurricane Hilary wanes, the Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Harold, and three more tropical storms, starting with Franklin, make their way to the East Coast. It’s suddenly become an incredibly active, and potentially destructive, hurricane season. Experts are saying we can blame a tardy El Nino and climate change-induced warmer ocean waters for […]

Ice worms emerge in Pacific Northwest glaciers

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There are hundreds of thousands of tiny, black worms emerging from a vast expanse of white snow across Paradise Glacier, high up on Mount Rainier in Washington state. According to AccuWeather, ice worms were first discovered in 1887 on Alaska’s Muir Glacier. They have since been spotted on most of the coastal glaciers in Alaska, British Columbia, […]

Feds Ease Planned Water Cuts on Colorado River after Blockbuster Winter Weather

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Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River set to take effect next year. This is music to the ears of affected residents and an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. As CNN reports, last week, the US Bureau of Reclamation announced Lake Mead and […]

West Coast Braces for Hurricane Hilary This Weekend

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A storm brewing off Mexico’s Pacific coast and threatening Southern California and the southwestern U.S. was upgraded Thursday morning to hurricane strength. As the Los Angeles Times reports, forecasters warn that it’s still too soon to confirm when — or if — Hurricane Hilary might make landfall, and how strong the system could become. But […]

Divers work to save Florida’s Coral Reef from Record-Breaking Hot Ocean Temps

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As water temperatures spiked in the Florida Keys, scientists from universities, coral reef restoration groups and government agencies have launched a heroic effort to save the corals. As UPI reports, young scuba divers armed with scrub brushes took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive […]