On the heels of my Part 1 of the Winter 2021-2022 Winter Outlook where I posted about the La Nina Watch that was in effect, today NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has up’d the anti and…
Category: Climate
Mississippi has wettest summer on record
I don’t think you need a weatherman to tell you that it has been wet in Mississippi this summer. In fact, the above-normal precip goes almost all the way back to last fall. But, according…
Gulf Coast Seasonal Outlook: Summer 2021
Better late than never, right? I was planning on having this done in mid-May but with the move, my sister’s wedding and starting a new job, I have to kick this can about two or…
NOAA predicts another active hurricane season
The Climate Prediction Center released their seasonal prediction today, and to noone’s suprise it included an above-average forecast. The official prediction is: Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The CPC calls for 13 to 20 named storms…
What started with “Hail Season” ended with disproving another ‘Old Wives Tale’ – sorry!
In my never-ending quest to learn everything I can about South Mississippi weather, I wanted to see if March was in fact “hail season” as I’ve dubbed it, or if it just felt like a…
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Ask NASA: “NASA Science Live (Episode 24) – Rising Seas”
Your browser does not support the video tag. Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. Watch NASA…
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Ask NASA: Exploring the water of Earth
Your browser does not support the video tag. When we look into the vastness of space, our home planet stands out in many ways. One of the most crucial is the presence of abundant, accessible…
2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season: An exaggerated example of an unnerving trend
As we get toward the end of a long – and I mean LONG – Atlantic Hurricane Season, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect on the trend we are seeing in the…
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2020-2021 Gulf Coast Winter Outlook
After four-consecutive “wins” at seasonal forecasting, last year’s Outlook was, in a word, not great. It felt like I missed nearly every place I tried to get right. Okay, it wasn’t that bad. I gave…
The 2020 La Nina and the Pine Belt
A La Nina Advisory has been issued by the Climate Prediction Center. This is an indication that La Nina conditions have been observed and are forecast to continue. Recall that a La Nina, in short,…
