Monthly Archives: August 2012

Summertime

Alfred Lord Tennyson tells us that in spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Well, I’m here to tell you that even approaching 70, that spring-thing still works. But in recent years, my thoughts each summer … Continue reading

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A climate change forecast…and by analogy, yet.

In meteorology, a sure prescription for trouble is to stick your head above the foxhole and venture a climate change forecast. That none-but-the-brave idea normally observed for the military? It should apply to climate forecasters as well. There’s hardly any … Continue reading

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Tropical storm Ernesto and climate change (respectively) make landfall

Two news stories in recent days, despite their parallels, evoke differing public reactions. The first? Tropical storm Ernesto, having grazed Jamaica, lies off Central America.[ Jamaica braces for heavy rain as TS Ernesto nears; Tropical storm Ernesto swirls off Honduras … Continue reading

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Weather Services for the Nation: Becoming Second to None

Earlier today, the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council released the second report from its Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service’s Modernization Program. The report is entitled “Weather Services for the Nation: Becoming Second to None.” You … Continue reading

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