If you’re a weather junkie, the first thing you do in the morning is turn on the news to get the weather forecast. But which channel? Or, which website? Most weather nerds will have a favorite, the most “trusted” source, the one who “always gets it right.” Weather sites these days deliver much more than […]
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It’s Getting Hot in Here: 2021 gave North America its most extreme Heat Wave in World History
Never in the century-plus history of world weather observation have so many all-time heat records fallen by such a large margin than in the historic late-June 2021 heat wave in western North America. The intense heat wave was the second-deadliest weather disaster of the year, with 1,037 deaths: 808 in western Canada and 229 in […]
2021’s La Nina has stuck around in 2022. How long will it last?
La Niña is expected to stick around for at least a little while longer, with the transition back to neutral conditions most likely not taking place until at least later in spring. That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast, which was released late last week. […]
Famous Iceberg’s Atlantic Joyride is Coming to an End
If you’ve seen “Titanic,” you know the famous line, “Iceberg, straight ahead!” Well, maybe in colder northern waters that would be quite the sighting. Unfortunately, it looks as though the famous A68A iceberg that has been roaming Atlantic ocean waters for three and half years, has been traveling further and further south, and its joy […]