Category: Weather & Tides

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UN Report Paints Dire Picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s Future

3/4/2022 - By Rebecca Santana and Curt Anderson. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of… SEE MORE

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Overlooked Channels Influence Water Flow and Flooding Along Gulf Coast

3/3/2022 - An unnoticed network of channels is cutting across the coastal plain landscape along the Gulf Coast and influencing how water flows, according to research from The University of Texas at Austin that could help predict flooding from major storms in the future. The coastal plains are relatively flat, which has… SEE MORE

Mayor Wu is Turning Her Attention to East Boston’s Waterfront

2/28/2022 - By Christopher Gavin. As Boston braces for the anticipated impacts of climate change, with rising sea levels in its historic harbor, Mayor Michelle Wu is bringing to the forefront a focus on neighborhood resiliency, namely, how East Boston will prepare for the rising tide. On Wednesday, Wu’s administration announced its intention… SEE MORE

As Climate Change Costs Mount, Biden Seeks to Price Damages

2/27/2022 - By Matthew Brown. HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — In the coal fields of eastern Montana, climate change is forcing a stark choice: halt mining that helped build everything from schools to senior centers or risk astronomical future damage as fossil fuel emissions warm the planet and increase disasters, crop losses and premature… SEE MORE

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U.S. Coastline to See Up to a Foot of Sea Level Rise by 2050

2/16/2022 - The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous hundred years. That’s according to a NOAA-led report updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. released today in partnership with half a dozen other federal agencies.… SEE MORE

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Why Are There Two High Tides and Two Low Tides Every Day?

2/7/2022 - By Garry Hunt. The Moon’s effect on Earth can’t be ignored. It’s our closest celestial neighbor and has inspired and intrigued stargazers for as long as there have been human beings to look up at the night sky. But it also has a very real and tangible effect on the… SEE MORE

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As Winter Storm Moves Across US, Ice Becomes Bigger Concern

2/4/2022 - By Kathleen Foody and Jill Bleed. CHICAGO (AP) — About 350,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused a deadly tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a… SEE MORE

Measuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity

2/3/2022 - By Seth Borenstein. When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds. Researchers say temperature by itself isn’t the best way to measure climate change’s weird weather and downplays impacts in the tropics. But factoring in air moisture along… SEE MORE

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Winter Storm Packing Snow, Freezing Rain Moves Across US

2/2/2022 - By Paul J. Weber. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the middle section of the United States on Wednesday as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off… SEE MORE

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After the Blizzard, the Big Chill as East Coast Digs Out

1/30/2022 - By Mark Pratt and Mike Catalini. BOSTON (AP) — Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze as people dig out after a powerful nor’easter dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands. Dangerous wind chills fell below zero… SEE MORE