Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Back in June, most extended forecasts were calling for near or slightly cooler-than-average temperatures for the Pacific Northwest with near or slightly below-average precipitation. It was a reasonable forecast; after all, we had just gone through one of the wettest and coolest springs on record, and a moderate La Nina was expected to persist through […]
It was hot Sunday and today! My brother came down to Portland for the weekend, and yesterday, we went cliff diving at High Rocks Park on the Clackamas River. There were some pretty acrobatic divers jumping off the rocks, and there were several lifeguards and an ambulance van on standby in case there were any […]
When one thinks of springtime weather in the Pacific Northwest, fires are one of the last things that typically come to mind. However, a fire flared up on Easter Sunday at the Swanson Bark and Wood Products company in Longview, Washington and quickly hopped from pile to pile of wood products under dry, brisk northerly […]
When most people think of the conditions needed for wildfires to grow, marine pushes aren’t the first thing to come to mind. Our famous summertime “natural air conditioning” brings a thick layer of morning clouds and keeps nighttime temperatures in 50s even in the heart of summer. But it also brings very windy conditions to […]
Tuesday, January 10, 201212:48 P.M. Photo Credit: Alistair Grant I’m actually taking a class that discusses the current weather over the world once every week, so I thought I’d go ahead and post my notes on my blog! Of course, it will be more of a summary/story of my notes, because my notes are pretty […]
