Category: Climate Change
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Cyclone smashes Vanuatu – Arctic powers a drunken Jetstream – CO2 plateau signals path forward.
Updated to add just-released February temp anomaly Some news from the world on this Friday the 13th of March, 2015. Main Island of Vanuatu takes direct hit from Cyclone with 300kph winds There is nothing more powerful, and beautiful, and terrifying, than a Category 5 Hurricane (called a Cyclone in the West Pacific). Last night…
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Not just us in the Fog – Warm then Rain coming Wednesday – First Zero Snowpack?
Don’t worry, it’s not just us in the Fog. Here is the scene just now at VIU looking down the hill towards Nanaimo. It’s quite the fog bank down there! This was more like how we all remember the weekend that just past though! Beautiful, blue, and warm. We should get back to that this…
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February 2015 Summary – Dry and Warm – No Snow
An extremely warm February provided lots to love, but extended the nearly-no-snow streak in the mountains Temperatures Way High – Snow Pack MIA Temperatures well above normal mean rain that fell fell everywhere. No snow nearby. As folks east of the Rockies shivered under record cold, snow, and ice, we here on the West Coast have been…
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Good luck Friday the 13th. Rain today but a Valentine’s Day break and springlike week ahead.
The rain will return later this morning and intensify through the day with the heaviest amounts around 4PM. The good news is that the models have it moving away by around 8PM. Here comes the good news: Notice the very bottom of the picture with the grey shaded areas? After the rain clears, the clouds will too.…
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January 2015 Summary – Dry and Warm – No Snow – Robertson Extreme.
A very warm and somewhat dry January smashes records and sets course for new low snowpack. Temperatures Way High – Snow Pack Way Low Temperatures well above normal mean no snow anywhere. I took a quick picture of our mostly bare mountain as I was headed out of town this morning. That mountain should be a lot…