Big Lie: Wind turbines freezes Texas during massive winter storm
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Tag: Extreme Weather
La Nina develops, promising long 2020 fire and hurricane season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the La Nina pattern has developed. This phenomena involves a cooling of the surface of the Pacific Ocean near the equator. This pattern is known to cause a series of chain reactions resulting in a longer hurricane season in the…
Microgrids could prevent power outages but some experts disagree
A few weeks ago Northern California was rocked by huge power outages which PG&E hoped would prevent wildfires ignited by tree limbs falling on power lines. At the time weather conditions included heavy wind storms, drying out an already extremely dry landscape, raising the fire danger high enough to make…
California’s fire season due to PG&E’s failings and to Climate Change
California’s 2019 fire season is all set to surpass 2018’s massive wildfire that destroyed Paradise CA. Almost every year for the last 10 years there’s been a new biggest wildfire of California’s history, only to be beaten by the one a year later. Last year the Camp Fire was ignited…
Extreme weather, driven by climate change, disrupting California’s highways as I-10 washes out
It never rains in southern California in the summer – isn’t there a song which says that? Having lived in California for 25 years, it’s true, summertime is one long period of blue sunny skies every day and no rain. It actually gets a bit boring having fabulous weather day…
World Meteorological Org: Human Induced Climate Change raising temperatures and causing extreme weather events around the world
On Monday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization posted it’s yearly report on the climate: WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2013. The report doesn’t mince words, it clearly says that human-induced climate change is causing higher global temperatures and more extreme weather events. The climate changes…
Extreme weather, climate change, and the Oso WA landslide
Over the weekend a big landslide struck Oso, WA, located on the Stillaguamish River about an hour north of Seattle. It’s a tragedy of large order, with several already confirmed dead, reports from emergency workers saying it’s worse than has yet been reported, whole neighborhoods wiped out, etc. I’ll pop in…
US101 flooding in Palo Alto hints of future floods from rising sea level
Northern California has been hammered on Saturday and Sunday with several waves of rain storms and drenching rain, and have triggered flash flood alerts in the mountains. The San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto has overflowed its banks and flooded U.S. 101 in the East Palo Alto and Palo Alto…
Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama for President in wake of Hurricane Sandy
It took the Superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, for N.Y. City Mayor Bloomberg to choose a Presidential candidate to endorse. Bloomberg had criticized both candidates for failing to candidly confront the problems afflicting the nation. On Thursday, Bloomberg announced his endorsement for President Obama, describing him as a leader who is far…
Gov. Spitzer explains political quagmire behind destruction in New York City
The Wednesday, October 31st edition of CNN International’s Amanpour featured an interview with Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D-NY), about the aftermath and impact of “super storm” Hurricane Sandy. Governor Spitzer talked at length about the risks from climate change, the lack of political attention on this issue, as…
NY Gov. Cuomo calls climate change a reality, says everyone is vulnerable
In the wake of the Superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, which struck the East Coast this week, it’s appropriate to revisit the Climate Change debate. Governor Cuomo, while in the midst of overseeing disaster response in New York, seems to have done so, and is talking about the reality of climate change,…
La Nina develops, promising long 2020 fire and hurricane season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the La Nina pattern has developed. This phenomena involves a cooling of the surface of the Pacific Ocean near the equator. This pattern is known to cause a series of chain reactions resulting in a longer hurricane season in the…
Microgrids could prevent power outages but some experts disagree
A few weeks ago Northern California was rocked by huge power outages which PG&E hoped would prevent wildfires ignited by tree limbs falling on power lines. At the time weather conditions included heavy wind storms, drying out an already extremely dry landscape, raising the fire danger high enough to make…
California’s fire season due to PG&E’s failings and to Climate Change
California’s 2019 fire season is all set to surpass 2018’s massive wildfire that destroyed Paradise CA. Almost every year for the last 10 years there’s been a new biggest wildfire of California’s history, only to be beaten by the one a year later. Last year the Camp Fire was ignited…
Extreme weather, driven by climate change, disrupting California’s highways as I-10 washes out
It never rains in southern California in the summer – isn’t there a song which says that? Having lived in California for 25 years, it’s true, summertime is one long period of blue sunny skies every day and no rain. It actually gets a bit boring having fabulous weather day…
World Meteorological Org: Human Induced Climate Change raising temperatures and causing extreme weather events around the world
On Monday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization posted it’s yearly report on the climate: WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2013. The report doesn’t mince words, it clearly says that human-induced climate change is causing higher global temperatures and more extreme weather events. The climate changes…
Extreme weather, climate change, and the Oso WA landslide
Over the weekend a big landslide struck Oso, WA, located on the Stillaguamish River about an hour north of Seattle. It’s a tragedy of large order, with several already confirmed dead, reports from emergency workers saying it’s worse than has yet been reported, whole neighborhoods wiped out, etc. I’ll pop in…
US101 flooding in Palo Alto hints of future floods from rising sea level
Northern California has been hammered on Saturday and Sunday with several waves of rain storms and drenching rain, and have triggered flash flood alerts in the mountains. The San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto has overflowed its banks and flooded U.S. 101 in the East Palo Alto and Palo Alto…
Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama for President in wake of Hurricane Sandy
It took the Superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, for N.Y. City Mayor Bloomberg to choose a Presidential candidate to endorse. Bloomberg had criticized both candidates for failing to candidly confront the problems afflicting the nation. On Thursday, Bloomberg announced his endorsement for President Obama, describing him as a leader who is far…
Gov. Spitzer explains political quagmire behind destruction in New York City
The Wednesday, October 31st edition of CNN International’s Amanpour featured an interview with Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D-NY), about the aftermath and impact of “super storm” Hurricane Sandy. Governor Spitzer talked at length about the risks from climate change, the lack of political attention on this issue, as…
NY Gov. Cuomo calls climate change a reality, says everyone is vulnerable
In the wake of the Superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, which struck the East Coast this week, it’s appropriate to revisit the Climate Change debate. Governor Cuomo, while in the midst of overseeing disaster response in New York, seems to have done so, and is talking about the reality of climate change,…
