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Checking in with the World’s Winds

January 3, 2018 By gmoke Leave a Comment

I like to see the maps of the Arctic Jet Stream every day or so (http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_norhem_00.gif). They look like dragons and other creatures chasing each other around the North Pole. Then I look at the Global Map of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climate, cloud cover, jet stream, maps, meteorology, Northern Lights, weather, winds

The Old Yankees Were Right: Payback Coming Due for December’s Warmth

January 20, 2016 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Lifelong New Englanders will often lament during exceptionally pleasant weather that we shouldn't enjoy it too much because we'll be punished for it later. There's no reason to believe Mother Nature keeps a Puritanical ledger ensuring that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, environment, global-warming, weather, winter

2015 Blizzard: More Evidence Climate Change Intensifying Winter Storms

January 28, 2015 By thegreenmiles 3 Comments

It's not your imagination: Giant snowstorms really are hitting Massachusetts more often than they used to. Here's an example: The 1993 "Storm of the Century" delivered 20.1" of snow to Worcester. Incredibly, that storm no longer even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, global-warming, weather

Climate Deniers, Super Typhoon Haiyan Is Looking At You

November 8, 2013 By thegreenmiles 9 Comments

One year after superstorm Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, Super Typhoon Haiyan just became the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, hitting the Philippines with sustained winds of 190-195mph and gusts to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climae change, climate, environment, global-warming, Hurricane Sandy, Super Typhoon Haiyan, weather

World Meteorological Organization: Heatwave Decade

July 16, 2013 By gmoke Leave a Comment

The World Meteorological Organization recently released their Global Climate Report: Decade of Extremes (pdf alert: http://library.wmo.int/pmb_ged/wmo_1119_en.pdf and video at http://youtu.be/qSz7U0C0bsY) looking at general weather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, ecology, energy, environment, green, heatwave, history, meteorology, weather, world-meteorological-organization

Viewers Thank Harvey Leonard for Climate Coverage

March 14, 2013 By thegreenmiles 15 Comments

Some TV meteorologists are afraid to talk about climate science for fear of blowback from Tea Party reality deniers. Not WCVB's Harvey Leonard, and that's earning him the thanks of hundreds of viewers. Reports Matt Perkins of the Lexington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, global-warming, Harvey-Leonard, media, wcvb, weather

Mild Temps, Bad Storms: MA’s Climate-Changed Winter

March 8, 2013 By thegreenmiles 1 Comment

As yet another brutal winter storm hammers Massachusetts with snow, wind and coastal erosion, there's a lot of talk about what a rough winter it's been in Massachusetts. But our temperatures have actually been mild, and climate scientists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, extreme-weather, global-warming, weather

How Can We Have Blizzards in a Warming World?

February 8, 2013 By thegreenmiles 4 Comments

Global warming doesn't mean blizzards are going away - in fact, warmer air and water can help add fuel to extreme winter storms. We'll walk through the science in a minute, but first, let's be honest: It's not easy to talk climate change … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, global-warming, weather

MA Climate Impacts: Record Heat in 2012, More Extreme Weather in 2013?

January 4, 2013 By thegreenmiles 4 Comments

While NOAA and NASA haven't made official pronouncements yet, 2012 is looking like a climate change-fueled record-smasher for America's hottest year ever. As you'd expect, cities across the country broke local records for hottest year ever, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, extreme-weather, global-warming, weather

Energy Plutocrats Celebrate Global Warming On Nov. 4th, 1:00 pm on Boston Common

October 28, 2006 By ivana-moore-enmoore 4 Comments

...the number one contributor to the accumulation of greenhouse gases, but don't they realize they will be emptying our pockets… er… I mean… reducing economic growth in Massachusetts by advocating change?"Lee Vemhangen, ultra-wealthy energy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activism, big-oil, billionaires, billionaires-for-bush, climatechange, entertainment, environment, fun, funny, globalwarming, greed, important, massachusetts, politics, record-profits, satire, weather

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