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Here is a new term for me. I have not heard of the term “Atlantic Niña” before. But according to NOAA’s ENSO blog, an Atlantic Niña is similar to a Pacific La Niña in that it brings colder than normal ocean water to the surface of the eastern Atlantic. NOAA is expecting one to form…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows big improvements in drought conditions across a lot of the Southeast along the path of Debby as it moved north through the region. In some parts of South and North Carolina, the rainfall was so much that the drought improved by two categories, which usually only happens in…
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Since my last blog post on the tropics, Tropical Depression 5 has organized and became Tropical Storm Ernesto yesterday. It has been moving at a very fast rate of speed and is now approaching Puerto Rico. It is expected to experience rainfall of 6-8 inches on the southeast coast as well as tropical storm force…
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The National Hurricane Center has just debuted a new updated hurricane cone with a sleeker look. While they are not yet using it in notifications about TS Ernesto, which is about to hit Puerto Rico, it should be appearing on their website soon. You can read more about the changes that are coming to the…
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NOAA released its latest global climate summary earlier this week. It shows that for the earth as a whole, this was the warmest July since records began in 1880. This makes 14 months in a row of record warmth. You can read more about it at https://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-just-had-its-warmest-july-on-record or see the numbers at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202407.
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The latest tropical disturbance, for now named Investigation 98, has a 50% chance of developing into a named storm (Ernesto) in two days and 90% chance in seven days. The current model paths for the storm are quite consistent in showing that the storm is likely to turn north before it gets to the East…
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The latest ENSO forecast from NOAA, released earlier this week, shows that while near-normal ocean temperatures are currently present in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, they are expecting a La Nina to develop by the September through November period and last through the winter. Most of the forecasts currently show that they are expecting only a…