While I’ve been away, a number of stories on the 2017 year in review have shown up in the media.  Here is a selection of what they are saying:

New York Times: The Year in Climate

Washington Post: The Ten Most Incredible Photos from an Asounding Year in Weather

Medium: Stu Ostro’s Meteorological Images of 2017

Weather.com: Top Ten US Weather Stories of 2017

National Centers for Environmental Information: 2017 Billion Dollar Weather Disasters

Time: 2017’s Weather Disasters are Among the Worst in US History

The Atlantic: The Most Expensive Weather Year Ever

Plantain trees flattened by Hurricane Maria in Yabucoa, P.R. In a matter of hours, the storm destroyed about 80 percent of the crop value in Puerto Rico, the territory’s agriculture secretary said. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times