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Major M7.5 earthquake in Peru
There was a major earthquake in Peru this morning (Sunday, about 5:52am ET). Fortunately it was in a sparsely populated area, and was at least 100km deep, which seems to have limited the damage. Economic impact estimates are all below $50 Million, the mean of the TAOS/EQ models is $4.4 Million with many of the … Continue reading →
More pandemic deaths in 2020 than 2021?
So if you’ve been watching the news over the last few days you’ve seen a rash of headlines along the lines of “US COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass last year’s toll” (The Hill). Is that true? Let’s see what Dr. House has to say … Even some basic common sense shows comparing year-to-date numbers for … Continue reading →
Lunar Eclipse early tomorrow morning
Just a reminder that there is an almost total eclipse in the morning. How almost? 99.1%! so the moon should be a deep copper or red color about 4am Eastern Time. It is a slow motion event. The moon will start to seem get a dark bite out of it around 2am, half will be … Continue reading →
Surprise! Another day of flooding for coastal GA/SC
I didn’t bother to check the updates this morning, but it looks like the high tide this morning was actually higher than yesterday, and busted in to the top 5 records at 10.45 feet (preliminary). That flooded US 80 (the road to Tybee). NWS/Charleston also got caught a bit off guard (although they did still … Continue reading →
Tides on the way out in Savannah …
Although water levels are still high, at least they are dropping, and it’s starting to look like the peak this morning wasn’t as high as forecast yesterday … still some flooding in the usual places. Here’s the data as of 11:30am (red) and the expected “no wind” tide in blue. The preliminary peak of 9.8 … Continue reading →
Coastal storm this weekend for Georgia/South Carolina coasts
For those of you on on the Georgia Coast and South Carolina Lowcountry a storm system is brewing up that threatens some gusty winds and coastal flooding. In fact, if the forecast holds, the water levels at the Fort Pulaski gauge are predicted to be in the top five water levels in the last 80 … Continue reading →
Tropical Storm #Wanda and what it says about #climate
The storm system that pounded the Northeastern US last week has wandered out in to the mid Atlantic, and over the weekend became detached enough from surrounding fronts and weather, and tropical enough, for the National Hurricane Center to start tracking it as a tropical system. It’s definitely a fish storm; here’s the impact swath: … Continue reading →
Why #climate change isn’t the problem.
With the COP26 meetings starting today, lots of angst will be generated about the state of Earth’s climate system and human impacts. Although this post talks a lot about climate, it may surprise you that at this point I’m not really “worried” about it; like the pandemic, at this point I’m much more worried about … Continue reading →
Severe weather potential in coastal GA/SC
There is a messy storm system crossing the US, and it is reaching the Georgia/South Carolina coast this afternoon. Here’s the 8am radar, and a tornado warning in the BigBend of Florida … As has been the case with these things lately, the focus of the potential for the most severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes … Continue reading →
West Coast Storms and Hurricane #Rick #Mexico (Sunday 24 Oct 2021)
Only one tropical system of interest, Hurricane Rick (EP17) should hit the west coast of Mexico Monday (more below), but there are two big non-tropical storm systems impacting the US today. Here is the TAFB surface analysis this morning, showing Hurricane Rick off of Mexico, the tangled fronts and low pressure in the middle of … Continue reading →
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