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A weather phenomenon called a #BombCyclone hit parts of BC and the United States. But what is it? And will it become more frequent with #ClimateChange? I write for Global News. https://lnkd.in/gR7t5Gi6

As we exit Winter and press through Spring, most attention as it pertains to #energy #weather turns to the Summer weather forecast as well as tropical season. Our team spent a lot of time researching and working through various model data, analogs, and analysis to arrive at our first thoughts for the 2024 Tropical Season. Issued Tuesday morning to Atmospheric G2 clients, our tropical forecast analyzes global sea surface temperatures, climate/seasonal modeling, and our internal ENSO (El Nino transitioning to La Nina) research to arrive at our first forecast numbers. Speaking of those numbers, where do we stand as of April 2024? Compared to the 1995-2023 average (16 storms, 8 hurricanes, 3 major hurricanes), we are looking for an active season. Our first call is for 24 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes - this would be the most active season since 2020 and one of the most active seasons on record, if verified. Follow the team for more tidbits as we get closer to Summer and tropical season! James Caron Olivia Birch Andrew Pedrini or visit our website for more about what we do: www.atmosphericg2.com #energy #weather #risk #natgas #power #summer #tropics

THIS IS THE CLIMATE CRISIS Just turn up the air conditioning. Unless you don't have ac. Or there's a power outage. Or you can't afford the electricity. Or you live in one of the increasingly hot countries where air conditioning is just a dream.

The city of Sugarland is considering building a natural gas power plant near thousands of residents. Mayor Zimmerman argues that this will prevent blackouts during extreme weather. However, if approved, residents may face multiple negative impacts: - The power plant may not prevent blackouts. - Toxic gas emissions will occur. - Health risks such as increased cancer rates and heart disease will rise - Property values will decrease. - Safety threats rise. - Noise pollution increases - More extreme weather events including + winter storms + summer heat Waves - see houston 2023 and phoenix below + flooding Zimmerman is working against the majority of residents who oppose this plant Let's work together to stop the Sugarland power plant. #StopSugarlandPowerPlant https://lnkd.in/gQpZYvAy

The Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Shaping Weather in the Pacific Northwest Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are narrow, concentrated bands of moisture in the atmosphere that play a significant role in weather patterns around the world. These “rivers in the sky” transport vast… #Pacific >>> Read more

Are most #climateevents water-related? Since the year 2000, the U.S. has endured 385,706 #climateevents with a total damage of US$558.34 billion. Of these events, 51% (or 197,970) were water-related (including hail/sleet/snow, #stormwater/floods, winter storms, tidal surges, tropical storms, and #drought), resulting in US$454.06 billion in damages. NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Bluefield Data Navigator seatholders have complimentary access to our newest #data dashboard on U.S. Storm & Climate Impacts: https://hubs.ly/Q02vyLFF0 Book a demo to learn more about our data platform: https://hubs.ly/Q02vyNpT0

When you see analysis like this and think of all of the ways you support #waterutilities with #resilient and #proactive solutions, you realize you’re making the impact you intend to. From monitoring distribution networks for water quality, transients, and leaks, to simply ensuring the reliability and safety of the data coming back through #cellular networks, we have our customers prepared. This is one of the many reasons why.

Rainfall ranks since the start of Meteorological Summer. The lower the number, the higher the precipitation rank. In the corn belt and upper Midwest, it's been a wet summer thus far, with some parts of Minnesota still in the number one position for wet weather! Heavy swaths of rain continue to be forecast for this part of the country in the coming days. Usually, though, you don't need to go far to find the opposite extreme occurring. It's been a remarkably dry Meteorological Summer in eastern Wyoming as well as SE Ohio, much of West Virginia and SW Pennsylvania.

An informative and interesting article about the concept of “atmospheric rivers” and the downsides and upsides of such weather events.

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse. We explain how we know and why in our latest article.