But then a miracle occurred: a series of atmospheric rivers pushed into the Southwest, dropping immense amounts of precipitation over the Colorado River drainage.
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El Nino’s Nemesis, The PDO, Helps Protect the Northwest Coast This Year
We will enjoy PDO “protection” this year as well, so predictions of El Nino flooding on the WA coast by certain local media outlets and some social media channels are…
Colder and Snowier than Normal in the Northwest: This is NOT the El Nino Pattern
Quite a contrast to classic El Niños that take the moisture plumes into California.
Do I Believe in Global Warming?
A very strange question. Scientists rarely, if ever, use the term believe.
Is a Super El Nino Coming?
From the Cliff Mass Weather Blog Cliff Mass The media is going wild about the potential for a SUPER El Nino developing this year. An El Niño of potentially unequaled…
False Stories in the New York Times and the Seattle Times on Western Washington Megafires
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story that was blatantly false, with the Seattle Times featuring it as well.
An Intense Christmas Atmospheric River. No California Drought This Year
The result or this atmospheric river and some weaken cousins this week, will be massive rainfall on the West Coast.
Top Climate Scientists Rubbish Claims July was the Hottest Month ever – Public being ‘Misinformed on a Massive Scale’
Apparently, all those people missed the fact that they were looking at the output of a climate model, not actually measured temperatures.
More Miscommunication from The Seattle Times
From the Cliff Mass Weather Blog I am getting tired of writing about the Seattle Times, but their miscommunication is simply getting worse, and I think you should know about…
New York City’s Plan to Combat Extreme Weather
The biggest impediment to implementation is the enormous funding needed and I believe it is obvious that taking the money presently being thrown away on greenhouse gas emission reduction projects…
Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather Now? Here’s a Scorcher of a Reality Check
Many of the climate attribution studies are resulting in headlines that are deceptive and result in people coming to incorrect conclusions about the relative roles of global warming and natural…
Update 3 on Northwest US Heat Wave Predictions
As we get closer to the big heat event, powerful new forecasting tools are becoming available. Tools that provide a higher resolution and more nuanced view of the extreme heatwave…
Update 2 on Northwest US Heat Wave Predictions
Surface temperatures will get above 112F over and near the western slopes of the Cascades. Large portions of western Oregon and Washington away from the water will be above 104F.
What Will Northwest Weather and Climate Be Like in 2050?
Knowing the future climate is very important, because we can take steps to adapt to climate change, saving lives and property. And the threat of unpleasant consequences can motivate society…
Did Global Warming Play A Significant Role in the Recent Northwest Wildfires?
Did global warming (a.k.a. climate change) have a significant impact on the Northwest wildfires of the past few weeks?
Cliff Mass Fights Back Against @knkxfm
It is time for me to speak about my firing from KNKX and I will reveal much that is not known publicly about the station, its leadership, and the events…
NPR fires weatherman for comparing Seattle riots to Germany in 1938 on his personal blog
A weatherman for a National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate in Tacoma has been taken off the air for a personal blog post that shows in vivid detail the destruction two…
The Spokane MegaCar Crash Up, Snow, and a Warning for Southwest Washington
From the Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog Wednesday, November 27, 2019 The Spokane MegaCar Crash Up, Snow, and a Warning for Southwest Washington Yesterday around 2 PM, a band…
Is Global Warming an Existential Threat? Probably Not, But Still a Serious Issue.
Reposted from Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog During the recent presidential debate, a number of candidates suggested that global warming represents an existential threat to mankind, and thus requires…
The Genius of Crowd Weather Forecasting
Reposted from The Cliff Mass Weather and Forecasting Blog Last quarter I taught Atmospheric Sciences 101 and as a fun extra-credit activity students had the opportunity to participate in a…