By J Michael on May 24, 2007 in Climate Change, Tropical Meteorology, Featured | 2 Comments
The complicated connection between climate dynamics and hurricane strength and frequency continues to get more complex with each piece of research that is released.The latest research, as published in the journal “Nature”, indicates that even during periods when ocean waters were cooler, hurricanes were more frequent.
While this doesn’t directly dispute the popular belief that hurricane […]
By J Michael on May 21, 2007 in Meteorology, Extreme Weather | 0 Comments
The epic Australian drought discussed last month may be about to break, as the El Nino that has caused the drying of the interior has come to an end:
The El Nino weather system has run its course and the worst drought in a century could be coming to an end, the Bureau of Meterology says, […]
By J Michael on May 21, 2007 in Climate Change, Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media | 2 Comments
In a scathing review of how far off track the Weather Channel has gone from it’s original, well-intentioned mission, its first “Director of Meteorology” laments the loss in a piece he recently published online:
It has taken a turn in recent years to being more and more part time weather and part-time “Discovery Channel”. Now with […]