Thursday, September 21, 2006
Tip via Jeff Masters that the new climate data is out for August. The results: Third warmest summer on record for the planet and the second for the U.S. As for NC, it was rather warm at times. Some might even say hot. August was for sure.
Check out the map
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Cross-posted from Exile, this on bogs and savannas and more from my column.
This week’s column takes you to a couple of the state’s new Natural Areas and why we need to keep efforts like Land for Tomorrow moving forward. Also, check out I Love Mountains. I shoulda added a shout out to Mathew Gross who [...]
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Went out to Weymouth Woods, which is lovely this time of year (except that it is seed tick season dangit). Standing there talking to a Ranger when he stops mid sentence and walks over to a nearby sapling and points out this monster caterpiller—the Hickory Horn Devil.
It was huge—easily the biggest caterpiller I’ve ever seen [...]
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Officials on the coast are trying like mad to keep people out of the water. Sunshine and big waves are drawing them in but there are intense rip tides due to Florence. Gordon won’t pass as close, but could stir up the Atlantic a bit.
You always find weird stuff on the beach after storms like [...]
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Ernesto’s soaking of eastern NC and all the new rain are combining for more flooding, heavy crop losses. Parts of Pender are a mess. Here’s the NHC event analysis update.
Monday, September 4, 2006
Tropical depression 6 is likely to become a named storm this afternoon. That name would be Florence. Those F, G and H names seem to really nail NC—Floyd, Gloria, Hazel, Hugo, and Fran come to mind. Last night, the future Florence drifted about 60 miles to the west of where forecasters predicted it would be. [...]
Friday, September 1, 2006
Hmmmmm. On the heels of the latest storm, Bill Gray revises the outlook for the rest of the Tropical Storm season. Lots of charts and tables and stuff. September should be above average, he says.
Meanwhile,
• Jeff Masters on Ernesto, John, Ioke and some waves coming off Africa.
• Whole mess of flood watches for NC. And [...]