Super El Niño Builds a Strong Hurricane Shield for the United States, Lasting Into October
A powerful Super El Niño continues to build in the Pacific. This creates what I call an atmospheric hurricane shield for the United States, lowering …
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A Rare Atlantic Niña Emerges, Joins Super El Niño to Build an Atmospheric Shield for the U.S.
A rare Atlantic Niña has appeared in the tropics, just as a powerful Super El Niño continues to build in the Pacific. These two ocean …
Understanding the ACE Index: Measuring tropical cyclone energy
The Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE index) is a metric used to express the energy a tropical cyclone uses during its lifetime. The calculation multiplies a …
Wind: The Science behind air in motion
As a fundamental force in weather systems, wind has captivated human attention for millennia. At its core, wind is simply air in motion, generated by …
Understanding El Niño, La Niña and Climate Change: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and its Role in Complex Oceanic Phenomena
Imagine a vast expanse of ocean, its surface a dynamic tapestry of temperature variations. This is where Sea Surface Temperature (SST) comes into play—an essential …
Major Flooding Threat for California as Hurricane Hilary tracks across Eastern Pacific, heading for landfall on Baja peninsula on Sunday
A historic tropical storm for California is on the way this weekend. Hilary is the strongest storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season in 2023. …
Super Typhoon Doksuri aims for China after slamming the islands of the northern Philippines. Landfall looks likely near Fujian Province on Friday
Super Typhoon Doksuri, also named Super Typhoon Egay in the Philippines, has dominated the Western Pacific this past week as it relentlessly built to its …
Powerful Typhoon Doksuri (Egay) is likely within days as Severe Tropical Storm continues to build in the Philippine Sea. Taiwan is on alert for possible landfall this week
A Severe Tropical Storm has now developed east of The Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean. It will likely continue to develop rapidly in the …