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It seems that the national media is finally becoming aware of the unfolding tragedy that is the flooding occurring in Louisiana. There have been many more reports on the flooding in the last couple of days. So far, 9 people have been killed and over 20,000 displaced by the flooding. According to the Wunder Blog,…
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NASA reported today that based on their analysis of global temperatures, this July surpassed every month in temperature since their records began in 1880. This means it was not only the warmest July on record, but the warmest of any month. You can read more about it at Weather.com here. The Japan Meteorological Agency independently…
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Once in a while I need access to USGS topographic maps. I’ve had a hard time finding them online. But now National Geographic has a quick and easy way to get access to them. You can find a description online at https://petapixel.com/2016/08/06/nat-geo-launches-free-website-printing-detailed-topographical-maps/. The portal is at https://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/pdf-quads.
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Just for fun, I am posting this link to a list of obscure regional phrases for extreme heat from Mental Floss. If you have other ones, email them to me and I will add them to the post. https://mentalfloss.com/article/31165/11-obscure-regional-phrases-describe-excessive-heat
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Since it is halfway through August, I thought I would take a quick glance at the climate conditions for the month so far. Precipitation values across the region range from somewhat above normal to below normal, depending on location. You can just see the heavy rain in Louisiana on the far left side of the…
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The Washington Post had a thoughtful article today about how Hoboken NJ is dealing with development along the seafront following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy. This is particularly important because of the risks from sea level rise in the coming decades, which will make inundation along the coastline more frequent in the future. Many coastal…
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The Capital Weather Gang of the Washington Post had an interesting article earlier this week discussing why the current weather is bringing huge rains to Louisiana and other areas of the central US as well as bringing heat and sweltering weather to the East Coast. The maps in this article are a couple of days…