Comments on: Tropical Storm Leslie – Day 7

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:04:33 +0000

I will pass along your apology to the half dozen people from Panama City who are staying in one of the apartments after being forced to evacuate. The poor tenant hasn’t even finished moving in 😈

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:54:21 +0000

meanwhile, if I jinxed everything by mentioning how much I like the new hurricane regime – I now apologize 😈

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:53:09 +0000

The melting permafrost is releasing methane and anthrax, and viruses, and who knows what all else, not to mention whether the atmosphere will even be breathable. . . . might be time to reread Stephen King's The Stand again.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 02:49:17 +0000

This may be the effect of a building El Niño, which would explain the active and nasty typhoon season in the Pacific. I just get freaked out because I can't figure out what is going on. We have a possible system forming off the Yucatan on its way to the Gulf if the upper level winds and dry air don't kill it. The melting permafrost is releasing methane, which is even worse than CO₂, and the powers that be are ignoring it.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:17:01 +0000

We are getting a lot of thunderstorms and the Gulf is warm as spit, but nothing is spinning up. Kirk just got shredded after it entered the Caribbean. The weirdo storms formed in the central Atlantic are they only thing with staying power.

I’ve been arguing (or reasoning, depending on your view) with everybody and their cousin over global warming, but I have to admit that if this is going to be the new hurricane pattern, I could live with that.

otoh, bigger hurricanes may be the least of our worries –

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/carbon-emissions-warming-soils-higher-than-estimated-signalling-tipping-points

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060522151248.htm

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 03:04:25 +0000

A high pressure ridge must have form to block Rosa from heading further north and the coastal range will keep the rain to the east. All of the water will get dumped in the desert and generate flash flooding along the Arizona/Mexico border. I-8 will be a mess.

Looking at the tracking for Rosa the changing in direction makes me think it slammed into a ridge and is bouncing inland to the south of it.

By: Shirt

Shirt — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:03:08 +0000

Looks like Leslie is winding up.

So. Cal. was spoofed badly by Rosa. three days ago the tropical fetch from Rosa looked as if it was boing to paint San Diego and environs and we said HUZZA! Now we got the high altitude blow-off, the heat and the Humidity. TANSTAAFL!

Looks like Arizona is going to get it. Damn!