Category: Weather Nerd

Colorado River States try to Find Answers as they continue to face Severe Drought Crisis

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Over 40 million people and a major agricultural sector rely on water from the Colorado River to sustain normal operations and a western American way of life. But after 23 years of over-use and dry conditions fueled by climate change, the river’s reservoir system is experiencing historic lows. The reservoirs making up the Colorado River basin, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, supply water to 7 states. The Upper Basin states consist […]

Forecasters predict an Uptick in Atlantic Storm Activity in June from Emerging Tropical Wave Train

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Storm clouds and rain over pacific ocean and beach

While the Atlantic has turned quiet since Tropical Storm Arlene developed in the Gulf of Mexico in early June, AccuWeather meteorologists are seeing signs that point to some potential trouble spots in the coming weeks. Some favorable factors for tropical development, such as warm water, are present in the basin. Still, all of the ingredients for organized […]

El Nino is Here, and its Raising Extreme Weather Fears

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Alphabet dice reading El Nino being turned to La Nina by a pair of fingers

An expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, raising fears of extreme weather and temperature records, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said last week. As AFP News reports, El Nino, meaning “Little Boy” in Spanish, is the warm phase of the El Nino–Southern Oscillation. La Nina, meaning “Little Girl,” is […]

Tens of Millions under Air Quality Warnings as Canadian Wildfires Continue to Burn

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Wildfire smoke haze over a city

Tens of millions of people in North America are dealing with dangerous air quality levels as intense wildfires continue to burn across Canada. As BBC News reports, smoke has blanketed large areas of Ontario and Quebec, while an orange haze hung over much of the north-eastern US throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday. While much of […]

Desperate to Get Control of Raging Wildfires, Canadian Officials Impose $18,000+ Fine for Violating Burn Bans

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Helicopter in silhouette dropping water on raging wildfire

Last week, Canadian officials announced a fine of more than $18,000 for anyone in Nova Scotia who violates a province-wide burn ban implemented to try and rein in the wildfires that continue to rage in the region, which has prompted air quality alerts in the northeastern US. “Yesterday I told you there were six burns […]

June’s Shorter Nights will bring Plenty of Stargazing Opportunities

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June has the shortest nights of the entire year across the Northern Hemisphere, but there will still be plenty to see in the sky this month after the sun has set. The shorter nights translate to less time for stargazing, but the warmer weather across most of North America in June means folks will have […]

Are Home Insurance Companies Abandoning States Vulnerable to Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change?

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Helicopter in silhouette dropping water on raging wildfire

Dozens of environmental and consumer groups are rallying behind the Biden administration’s plan to collect information from property insurance companies to determine if they are abandoning states and communities that are vulnerable to climate change. As first reported by E&E News, the groups submitted comments praising the Treasury Department’s unprecedented plan to require 213 large […]

Late-spring frost deals severe blow to Upstate New York vineyards

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An early wave of warmth washed over the Finger Lakes region in New York State in April, bringing the vines back to life at the area’s multiple vineyards weeks ahead of schedule. But when a cold snap hit the area in mid-May, it brought some of the worst frosts the region’s winemakers had faced in […]

2023’s Most Powerful Typhoon Mawar Churns Closer to Philippines, Being Felt as Far Away as Japan

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Typhoon Mawar, which snapped trees and damaged buildings in Guam last week, was continuing its trek northwest across the Philippine Sea late Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan this week, according to AccuWeather forecasters. Ahead of the expected impacts, officials in the northern Philippines ordered the […]

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season is Expected to be Near Average, NOAA says

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Aerial view of Cat 5 hurricane wind tunnel

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be near average, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. As CNN reports, forecasters at the agency are predicting 12 to 17 named tropical storms, five to nine of which could become hurricanes. They expect as many of four of those could strengthen into major hurricanes – […]