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During the day today, Nicole completed the transition to a Tropical Storm and as of 10 pm ET, is near hurricane force. It is not expected to strengthen much beyond that due to wind shear, even though it will be passing over the warm Gulf Stream soon. The general forecast path of the storm is…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the US was released today by NOAA. It shows that temperatures were in the warmest third of the record and precipitation in the lowest third of the record in October 2022. This helped spread drought conditions to nearly 2/3 of the Lower 48 states. This has led to the…
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As of 5 AM this morning, the broad area of low pressure east of the Bahamas organized enough to become Subtropical Storm Nicole. Subtropical storms have some characteristics of tropical storms but also have some characteristics of mid-latitude low pressure areas. For our purposes, you can treat it as a tropical storm, and it should…
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USGCRP is pleased to announce that a draft version of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is now available for a 12-week public review and comment period. Additional information on this request can be found in the Federal Register Notice and in this USGCRP Open Notice. Reviews are a vital part of the NCA5 development…
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Even though the tropics have been quiet for the last few weeks, that looks like it may be about to change. An area of low pressure (currently called Investigation 98) east of the Bahamas is looking as though it may develop into a named storm (90% chance in the next 5 days) as it moves…
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This is a year when extremes of weather have devastated many crops around the country and the world. Yahoo News reposted this story from The Guardian that describes the impact of drought, floods, and wind on five important crops across the US. And this year is not over yet either, with a potential tropical storm…
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This time of year, many newspapers and magazines post stories about why the leaves change color in the fall. Many of you may already know, but on the off-chance that you are not familiar with the process, here is a good short discussion from Popular Mechanics that describes how weather changes the strength and timing…