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Jeff co-founded the Weather Underground in 1995 while working on his Ph.D. at Michigan. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990.

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Air and Water Pollution

Onshore winds push radioactivity towards Tokyo Mar 2011
Winds over Japan on Sunday likely to blow radioactivity towards Tokyo Mar 2011
Trace radioactivity from Japan likely over the Western U.S. today Mar 2011
Favorable winds over Japan continue; all-time record heat in Mumbai, India Mar 2011
Favorable winds over Japan carrying radioactivity out to sea Mar 2011
Rain in Japan threatens to contaminate ground with radioactivity Mar 2011
Radiation from Japan not likely to harm North America Mar 2011
Long range oil spill forecast Jun 2010
Loop Current Eddy cuts off; oil danger to Keys now greatly reduced May 2010
What would a hurricane do to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? May 2010
90L heads for North Carolina, drenches Bermuda; oil spill changing little May 2010
Little change to 90L; flow of oil southwards towards Loop Current shuts off May 2010
First Atlantic Invest, 90L is here; oil now 350 miles west of Key West May 2010
Oil continues impacting Louisiana coast; storms for Caribbean and SE U.S. waters? May 2010
Clouds, unstable Loop Current making oil spill prediction difficult May 2010
Oil enters the Loop Current and is headed to the Florida Keys May 2010
Oil spill headed towards the Loop Current May 2010
How oil might affect a hurricane May 2010
Long-range prospects for oil to enter the Loop Current and hit the Keys May 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill slows its advance towards the coast May 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill hits Louisiana coast Apr 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill hits Louisiana coast Apr 2010
Unfavorable winds set to push Gulf of Mexico oil spill into Louisiana Apr 2010
New England air pollution episode underway Aug 2009
Major pollution in California Oct 2007
Major air pollution episode underway Aug 2007
Pick your poison May 2007
Ozone pollution improving in the U.S. May 2007
Air pollution season begins Apr 2007
Texas air pollution study gets help from the Hurricane Hunters May 2006
Air pollution forecasting May 2006
More on air pollution progress and challenges May 2006
Air pollution May 2006
Air pollution episode over western U.S. Dec 2005
Air Quality Awareness Days Jun 2005

Atmospheric Phenomena

Earth Day photos--2010 Apr 2010
Earth Day photos--2009 Apr 2009
A future Space Weather catastrophe : a disturbing possibility Apr 2009
Space Weather storms Mar 2009
Earth Day photos--2008 Apr 2008
Earth Day photos--2007 Apr 2007
Spectacular cloud holes yesterday Jan 2007
Earth Day photos--2006 Apr 2006
The coldest clouds Dec 2005
Virga May 2005
The dreaded bad-i-sad-o-bist-roz May 2005
Haboob! May 2005
Cloud Streets May 2005
The 360-degree Rainbow Apr 2005

Aviation

Polish president dies in plane crash during heavy fog Apr 2010
Lufthansa jet narrowly avoids crashing in German windstorm Mar 2008
Giving thanks to the Hurricane Hunters and QuikSCAT scientists Nov 2007
A weather mystery solved! Nov 2006
Help solve a weather mystery Nov 2006
Flying into a record Nor'easter Feb 2006
Hunting Hugo: the Hurricane Hunters' wildest ride

Book and Movie Reviews

Into the Storm: A book review Feb 2011
Storms of My Grandchildren by Dr. James Hansen Jul 2010
The Rough Guide to Climate Change: A book review Jan 2008
Extreme Weather: a book review Jan 2008
Christmas weather books and Storm Chaser book review Dec 2007
F5: a book review Jun 2007
Bryan Norcross's Hurricane Almanac: a book review May 2007
Hurricane Katrina revisited: a book review of The Storm Mar 2007
Storm Warning--a book review Mar 2007
Oscar time for Al Gore's movie Feb 2007
Michael Crichton's State of Fear
Field Notes from a Catastrophe Jul 2006
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth movie review Jun 2006
The Day After Tomorrow movie review

Climate Change

2011

2010

Florida shivers; Hot Arctic-Cold Continents pattern is back Dec 2010
Amazon rainforest recovering from its second 100-year drought in 5 years Dec 2010
Deadly late-season Atlantic hurricanes growing more frequent Nov 2010
Is the Atlantic hurricane season getting longer? Nov 2010
Strongest storm ever recorded in the Midwest smashes all-time pressure records Oct 2010
Russian heat wave ends Aug 2010
Last day of Russian heat wave Aug 2010
Causes of the Russian heat wave and Pakistani floods Aug 2010
Over 15,000 likely dead in Russian heat wave; Asian monsoon floods kill hundreds more Aug 2010
Heaviest 1-day rain in Oklahoma City history Jun 2010
Global warming and the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes: model results Apr 2010
Correcting the South Dakota legislature's remarkable ignorance of science Mar 2010
The Biggest Control Knob: CO2 in Earth's Climate History Mar 2010
The future of intense winter storms Mar 2010
Warmest January on record for the lower atmosphere Feb 2010
Stratospheric water vapor decline credited with slowing global warming Jan 2010
Poorly sited U.S. temperature instruments not responsible for artificial warming Jan 2010

2009

Top global weather story of 2009: drought in the Horn of Africa Jan 2010
The uncertain legacy of Copenhagen Dec 2009
Why Southeast Greenland's glaciers have slown down since 2005 Dec 2009
The climate is changing: the Arctic Dipole emerges Dec 2009
2000s: hottest decade on record Dec 2009
EPA rules greenhouse gases threaten public health Dec 2009
Don't shoot the messenger Dec 2009
Hackers target Canadian climate scientists Dec 2009
Embattled UK climate scientist steps down Dec 2009
The Manufactured Doubt industry and the hacked email controversy Nov 2009
Is more CO2 beneficial for Earth's ecosystems? Nov 2009
A new record minimum for arctic sea ice Nov 2009
The Age of Stupid--a movie review Sep 2009
Arctic temperatures the warmest in 2,000 years; 2009 Arctic sea ice loss 3rd highest Sep 2009
How much will global sea level rise this century? Jul 2009
U.S. vulnerability to sea level rise Jun 2009
Sea level rise: what has happened so far Jun 2009
Influenza and the weather May 2009
A cautionary tale--the PETM Apr 2009
Volcanic Winter Apr 2009
Old ice at a record low in Arctic as melting season begins Apr 2009
Nuclear winter revisited Apr 2009
Redoubt volcano unlikely to have a major climate impact Mar 2009
U.S. heavy precipitation events are increasing, but drought is not increasing Mar 2009
Is U.S. climate getting more extreme? Mar 2009
Weather and mortality Feb 2009
Record -50°F confirmed for Maine; is this inconsistent with global warming? Feb 2009
Australia's Hell on Earth fires claim 200 lives Feb 2009
Is the globe cooling? Feb 2009
Opinion polls of climate change Jan 2009
La Niña on the way? Jan 2009
2008: Ninth warmest year on record Jan 2009
Inauguration weather Jan 2009
Ice and fire: extremes grip North America Jan 2009
Averaging together antarctic and arctic sea ice hides an important truth Jan 2009
Top climate story of 2008: Arctic sea ice loss Jan 2009

2008

Geoengineering: a bad idea whose time may come Dec 2008
Is the Atlantic hurricane season getting longer? Dec 2008
Increasing hurricane damages Dec 2008
Venice suffers its fourth-worst flood since 1872 Dec 2008
Unexpected ocean cooling result found to be an error; 2nd warmest October on record Nov 2008
Arctic sea ice bottoms out at second lowest on record Sep 2008
Climate Change Shifts Jet Stream Jun 2008
The future of wind shear: will it decrease the number of hurricanes? May 2008
Chile's volcano not likely to affect the climate May 2008
Arctic ice melting season begins Apr 2008
If global warming is occurring, why was the winter of 2007-2008 so cold and snowy? Mar 2008
Are tornadoes getting stronger and more frequent? Feb 2008
The future of flooding Feb 2008
Geoengineering: should we pump sulfur into the stratosphere? Feb 2008

2007

2007: Fifth warmest year on record Jan 2008
Next century's most important place in the world--Greenland? Dec 2007
Antarctic iceberg sinks cruise ship Nov 2007
California fires and global warming Sep 2007
Fabled Northwest Passage begins to re-freeze Oct 2007
Polar ice cap gone by 2030? Sep 2007
One third of Arctic ice cap now missing Aug 2007
Arctic sea ice reaches a record minimum Aug 2007
Record Arctic sea ice loss in July Aug 2007
Warmer Water, SUPER HURRICANES Jul 2007
Sea life's importance to the climate May 2007
New record Arctic sea ice minimum May 2007
The Climate Change Storm Apr 2007
Warmest winter on record for the globe Mar 2007
Oscar time for Al Gore's movie Feb 2007
Future abrupt loss of Arctic sea ice Feb 2007
Why Arctic sea ice is shrinking Feb 2007
The pole star and Arctic climate change Feb 2007
Arctic climate change: the past 100 years Feb 2007
Groundhogs, tornadoes, hurricanes, and the new IPCC report Feb 2007
Landmark climate change report coming Friday Jan 2007
Nuclear war and climate change Jan 2007
State of U.S. global warming efforts: Business as Usual Jan 2007
The big weather meeting Jan 2007
Global cooling Jan 2007
2006: warmest year on record in the U.S. Jan 2007
72° in New York City Jan 2007

2006

Huge Arctic ice shelf breaks away Dec 2006
Dreaming of a brown Christmas Dec 2006
Climate change consensus study examined Jun 2006
Is carbon dioxide a pollutant? May 2006
Global warming a hoax no longer May 2006
Climate of Fear Apr 2006
Stronger SST-intense hurricane link? Apr 2006
Hurricane scientists divided on global warming issue Apr 2006
Are Category 4 and 5 hurricane increasing globally? (Part II) Mar 2006
Are Category 4 and 5 hurricanes increasing in number? Mar 2006
Antarctica melting? Mar 2006
Acidifying the oceans Mar 2006
International Environmental Data Rescue Organization Mar 2006
Greenland's greenhouse Feb 2006
Happy Birthday, Kyoto Feb 2006
Global warming underestimated? Feb 2006
The NASA/Dr. James Hansen affair Feb 2006
NASA tries to silence its top climate researcher Jan 2006
Global warming and hurricanes part 2: An increase in late-season activity? Jan 2006

2005

Global warming and hurricanes part 1: The natural cycle Dec 2005
The Keeling Curve Jun 2005
Record Arctic ozone loss this Spring May 2005
Aurora activty and ozone loss May 2005
The skeptics vs. the Ozone Hole

Drought

Drought in China adds pressure to world food prices Feb 2011
Amazon rainforest recovering from its second 100-year drought in 5 years Dec 2010
Massive duststorms suffocate China Mar 2010
Top U.S. weather story of 2009: drought hits a 10-year low Jan 2010
Top global weather story of 2009: drought in the Horn of Africa Jan 2010
Massive duststorm chokes eastern Australia Sep 2009
Winter rains ease Southeast U.S. drought Feb 2008
Top U.S. weather story of 2007: the Southeast U.S. drought Jan 2008
California fires fueled by record drought Oct 2007
Rain blesses Phoenix Mar 2006
Drought relief? Jan 2006
The Texas drought Jan 2006
Texas drought thriving Jan 2006

Fire

Driest March in Texas history fueling huge fires Apr 2011
Fire season is here: wildfires scorch Florida, Texas Mar 2011
California smoke Sep 2009
Sundowner winds fan California fires May 2009
Australia's Hell on Earth fires claim 200 lives Feb 2009
Santa Ana winds ease over Los Angeles Nov 2008
Fierce Santa Ana winds continue to fan Southern California fires Nov 2008
Santa Ana winds fan damaging California fire; Bahamas disturbance 95L fizzles Nov 2008
Southern California fire event possible Friday Nov 2008
California fires generating significant pollution Jul 2008
California fires could reach record levels in 2008 Jun 2008
California fires and global warming Sep 2007
Major pollution in California Oct 2007
Santa Ana winds ease Oct 2007
California fires fueled by record drought Oct 2007
Beneficial Barry Jun 2007
Barry weakens, douses Florida with needed rains Jun 2007
Andrea no help for Florida's fires May 2007

Floods

Torrential rains of 40+ inches deluge Thailand Mar 2011
Spring snowstorm adds to flooding potential for the Midwest Mar 2011
Dakotas blizzard adds to extreme spring flooding risk Feb 2011
Renewed flooding in Sri Lanka kills 11, affects 1.05 million Feb 2011
2011: Year of the flood Jan 2011
Another flooding mega-disaster: Sri Lanka recovers from extreme flooding Jan 2011
At least 611 dead in Brazilian floods: Brazil's deadliest natural disaster in history Jan 2011
Record snows hit New England; Brazilian floods kill 350; Brisbane underwater Jan 2011
Major Nor'easter pounds New England; icy mess in the South; record floods in Australia Jan 2011
Snow, ice paralyze South; Nor'easter aims at New England; deadly floods in Australia Jan 2011
Massive flooding in Australia cuts off city of 75,000 Jan 2011
Unprecedented flooding hits Australia's Queensland Dec 2010
Atmospheric River deluges California and the Southwest Dec 2010
Heaviest rains in Colombia's history trigger deadly landslide; 145 dead or missing Dec 2010
Colombia rainy season floods kill 136 Nov 2010
Major flooding in North Carolina Oct 2010
NC rains finally end Oct 2010
Nicole kills five in Jamaica; historic rains in North Carolina; tornadoes in the Mid-Atlantic Sep 2010
Nicole's precursor moisture dumping epic rains on North Carolina Sep 2010
TD 16 dumping torrential rains; extreme rainfall event for North Carolina Sep 2010
Wisconsin levee failing Sep 2010
Flooding, tornadoes for TX, OK Sep 2010
Pakistan's Indus River flood peaking downstream Aug 2010
Pakistan's Indus River flood crest nears coast Aug 2010
Pakistan's Katrina Aug 2010
Pakistan monsoon floods kill at least 800Jul 2010
Brazilian floods kill 42 Jun 2010
Flooding in Asia kills over 200 Jun 2010
Heaviest 1-day rain in Oklahoma City history Jun 2010
Floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens missing Jun 2010
Flooding death toll in Southeast U.S. floods rises to 24; oil slick moving little May 2010
Flooding from record rains kills 11 in Tennessee; oil spill update May 2010
World's deadliest weather disaster of 2010: Rio de Janeiro floods kill at least 183 Apr 2010
Comparing New England's floods to the floods of Hurricanes Connie and Diane (1955) Apr 2010
Record rains and flooding swamp Rhode Island and Massachusetts Mar 2010
Red River rising: 18th consecutive year of flooding--why? Mar 2010
Major flooding in the Northeast and Midwest; Fiji reels from major cyclone Tomas Mar 2010
Wet, windy Nor'easter slams Northeast; season's first Category 5 storm is Ului Mar 2010
Heavy rains kill seven in Georgia Sep 2009
Venice suffers its fourth-worst flood since 1872 Dec 2008
Midwest flood price tag $8 billion; Extreme Weather magazine review Jun 2008
Two 500-year floods in 15 years Jun 2008
Iowa flood price tag at $2 billion and growing Jun 2008
Flood waters recede in Cedar Rapids Jun 2008
Historic flooding hits Iowa Jun 2008
Spring flooding hits Midwest; Southeast drought eases Feb 2008
The future of flooding Feb 2008
Mexico's Katrina Nov 2007
Midwestern floods Aug 2007
Texas floods kill 5 May 2007
Flood walls hold on the Susquehanna Jun 2006
Northeast flooding May 2006
Northeast flooding continues; Hong Hong breathing easier May 2006
Northeast flooding May 2006
Hawaii gets a temporary reprieve Mar 2006
Philippines disaster Feb 2006

Heat

Bolivia ties its all-time heat record Nov 2010
Zambia records its hottest temperature in history Oct 2010
Hottest day ever in Los Angeles Sep 2010
Causes of the Russian heat wave and Pakistani floods Aug 2010
Over 15,000 likely dead in Russian heat wave; Asian monsoon floods kill hundreds more Aug 2010
New extreme heat record for Belarus Aug 2010
The Great Russian Heat Wave of 2010: 102ñF in MoscowAug 2010
Extreme heat records fall for Ukraine and 5 U.S. citiesAug 2010
Moscow hits 102°F; hottest day ever in Finland; 90L a long-range theatJul 2010
Russia records its hottest temperature in history; 97L forms near Puerto RicoJul 2010
The Northeast Heatwave Jul 2010
Extreme heat wave hits the Middle East and Africa Jun 2010
Asia records its hottest temperature in history; Category 4 Phet threatens Oman Jun 2010
More heat Jul 2007
Hot, then cold! Apr 2007
Ultramarathon today in Death Valley Jul 2006
More heat Jul 2006
The heat goes on... Jul 2006
The heat is on Jul 2006

Humor

Jeopardy champion WATSON appointed head of National Academy of Blog Science Apr 2011
Global warming unthaws warrior mermaids and mermen frozen during last ice age Apr 2010
A Christmas wish--more data!! Dec 2008
The 2008 Flying Reindeer Forecast Dec 2008
Cyclopsychic research breakthrough proves hurricanes/global warming connection Apr 2008
Groundhog sees his shadow--six more weeks of winter? Feb 2008
Treating scientists as bags of mostly water Dec 2007
What's brewing in Greenland? Nov 2006
Hurricane humor Mar 2006
World's Largest Weather Instrument Aug 2005

Hurricanes

2011

Invest 91L more organized, but has little time to develop Apr 2011
Atlantic tropical disturbance 91L posed little threat Apr 2011
Early 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecasts Apr 2011
The global tropical cyclone season of 2010: record inactivity Apr 2011
Category 3 Bingiza hits Madagascar Feb 2011
Yasi the 2nd costliest Australian storm on record Feb 2011
Cyclone Yasi rips through Australia Feb 2011
Category 4 Yasi hits Australia Feb 2011
Extremely dangerous Cyclone Yasi nears Australia Feb 2011
Australia braces for Category 4 Yasi Feb 2011

2010

Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2010 (index into posts Jan-Dec 2010)
Was the 2010 Haiti Earthquake triggered by deforestation and the 2008 hurricanes? Dec 2010
CSU and TSR predict an extremely active 2011 Atlantic hurricane season Dec 2010
The Wall of Wind: destroying buildings in the cause of science Dec 2010
Deadly late-season Atlantic hurricanes growing more frequent Nov 2010
Russian heat wave ends; huge 926 mb South Indian Ocean storm Aug 2010
Pakistan monsoon rains continue; last day of Russian heat wave Aug 2010
Over 15,000 likely dead in Russian heat wave; Asian monsoon floods kill hundreds more Aug 2010
Monsoon floods and landslides ravage China, India, and Pakistan; Colin still weak Aug 2010
Flooding Continues Along the Rio Grande Jul 2010
What would a hurricane do to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? May 2010
How oil might affect a hurricane May 2010
Solar impacts on hurricanes May 2010
Hurricane tracks, changes in hurricane clustering, and other notes from Tucson May 2010
Global warming and the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes: model results Apr 2010
A new world record wind gust: 253 mph in Australia's Tropical Cyclone Olivia Jan 2010
Haiti's tragic hurricane history Jan 2010
NHC increases hurricane forecast lead times Jan 2010

2009

The Lost Hurricane/Typhoon Hunters VI: Typhoon Bess, October 12th, 1974 Dec 2009
QuikSCAT, 1999 - 2009: R.I.P. Nov 2009
Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2009 (index into posts Jan-Dec 2009)
Storm surge basics explained Aug 2009
World storm surge records Aug 2009
Late-starting hurricane seasons Jul 2009
Bill Gates takes on hurricanes Jul 2009
The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part V: Typhoon Ophelia, 1958 Jul 2009
The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part IV: Hurricane Janet, 1955 Jul 2009
Modiki El Niños and Atlantic hurricane activity Jul 2009
Island in a Storm: a book review Jul 2009
New $50 million hurricane research center: a bad idea Jul 2009
The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part III: Typhoon Doris, 1953 Jun 2009
The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part II: Typhoon Wilma, 1952 Jun 2009
The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part I: the Oct 1, 1945 typhoon Jun 2009
Storm surge reduction by wetlands May 2009
Outspoken hurricane scientist Ivor van Heerden fired Apr 2009
Average hurricane season foreseen by CSU, but TSR predicts an active season Mar 2009
The case for a new QuikSCAT satellite Mar 2009
National Hurricane Center proposes Storm Surge Warnings Mar 2009
NOAA Hurricane Hunters update Mar 2009
Postcards from the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Part II: remote pressure measurements Mar 2009
Postcards from the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Part I: WISDOM Mar 2009

2008

Hurricane Ike: top U.S. weather story of 2008 Feb 2009
Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2008 (index into 206 blogs posted Jan-Dec 2008)
The global tropical cyclone season of 2008: below average Jan 2009
Top weather story of 2008: Cyclone Nargis Jan 2009
Looking back at Hurricane Gustav's record 212 mph wind gust Dec 2008
One hundred days which changed the lives of so many Dec 2008
Is the Atlantic hurricane season getting longer? Dec 2008
Active 2009 hurricane season predicted by Colorado State scientists Dec 2008
Increasing hurricane damages Dec 2008
Heavy Internet weather Oct 2008
The sea turtle forecast for Fay Aug 2008
The future of wind shear: will it decrease the number of hurricanes? May 2008
May 2008: month of the natural disaster May 2008
First tropical wave of the year; Postcards V: Hurricane warning probabilities May 2008
Postcards IV: Katrina's storm surge, and the Rita evacuation May 2008
Postcards III: Robot aircraft for hurricane research Apr 2008
Postcards II: hurricane database issues, and the Bill Gray show Apr 2008
Postcards from the Orlando Hurricane Conference Apr 2008
Big money for hurricane research for 2009? Mar 2008
The biggest storms of the 2007 global hurricane season Feb 2008
The global hurricane season of 2007: was it unusual? Jan 2008
The new NHC director is Bill Read Jan 2008
Robot aircraft get major funding for hurricane work Jan 2008
Hurricane Katrina--Looking Back to Look Ahead Jan 2008
NHC management changes Aug 2007

2007

Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2007 (index into 198 blogs posted Jan-Dec 2007)
Hurricane season of 2008 forecast to be moderately more active than average Dec 2007
QuikSCAT satellite showing its age; ASCAT satellite helping out Dec 2007
Bill Proenza returns to his old job Sep 2007
Katrina's 2nd anniversary Aug 2007
Former NHC chief Bob Burpee dies Aug 2007
Warmer Water, SUPER HURRICANES Jul 2007
Challenging Bill Proenza's QuikSCAT numbers Jul 2007
An American Tragedy: 50th Anniversary of Hurricane Audrey Jun 2007
Grading NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook Jun 2007
National Hurricane Conference news Apr 2007
New Orleans levee report blames Army Corps Mar 2007
NHC director Proenza calls for new satellite Mar 2007
Hurricane research flights grounded Feb 2007
Good news for the 2007 hurricane season Jan 2007

2006

Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2006 (index into 222 blogs posted Jan-Dec 2006)
The hurricane shrine of Key West Dec 2006
A visit to ground zero of Hurricane Charley Dec 2006
Of dust and hurricanes Dec 2006
Bill Proenza named new NHC director Dec 2006
New NHC Director to be announced today Dec 2006
Hurricanes on other planets? Nov 2006
Big money for hurricane research? Oct 2006
Dr. Suppresso Oct 2006
Superdome reopens! Sep 2006
Max Mayfield to retire as head of NHC Aug 2006
New Orleans levees on hold Jul 2006
New Orleans levee plan released Jul 2006
Judge restricts NOAA hurricane hunter jet Jul 2006
Hurricane Katrina death toll raised to 1823 May 2006
Hurricane help on the way May 2006
A new airplane for the hurricane hunters May 2006
Controlling hurricanes Apr 2006
Hurricane scientists divided on global warming issue Apr 2006
Should-have-been-Tammy Apr 2006
Stronger SST-intense hurricane link? Apr 2006
No more Katrinas Apr 2006
Are Category 4 and 5 hurricane increasing globally? (Part II) Mar 2006
Are Category 4 and 5 hurricanes increasing in number? Mar 2006
Global warming and hurricanes part 2: An increase in late-season activity? Jan 2006

2005

Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2005 (index into 251 blogs posted May-Dec 2005)
Wind-blown reporters Dec 2005
Global warming and hurricanes part 1: The natural cycle Dec 2005
Katrina: an unnatural disaster Sep 2005
The benefits of hurricanes Jun 2005
Hurricane stories May 2005
Hunting Hugo: the Hurricane Hunters' wildest ride

Climate Summaries

2011

March is the 13th warmest on record Apr 2011
La Niña becomes weak; February the globe's 14th-17th warmest on record Mar 2011
A cool and snowy winter for the U.S.; severe weather hits Louisiana Mar 2011
La Niña weaker; may be gone by summer Feb 2011
January global temperatures 11th - 17th warmest on record Feb 2011
Globe cools slightly in December 2010: 11th - 17th warmest on record Jan 2011
2010: tied with 2005 for warmest year in history Jan 2011
Top U.S. weather event of 2010: Snowmageddon Jan 2011

2010

November 2010 1st or 2nd warmest on record; ZombieSat saga ends Dec 2010
Globe has 3rd or 8th warmest October on record; year-to-date period warmest on record Nov 2010
September 2010: 4th or 8th warmest on record for the globe Oct 2010
4th hottest summer for U.S. Sep 2010
Globe has 2nd or 5th warmest July on record Aug 2010
NOAA: June 2010 the globe's 4th consecutive warmest month on recordJul 2010
La Niña is hereJul 2010
Globe has 3rd consecutive warmest month on record Jun 2010
La Niña by July? Jun 2010
Warmest April on record for the globe May 2010
El Niño is done; Haiti at risk of heavy rains next week; oil spill update May 2010
Globe has 1st or 2nd warmest March on record; El Niño fades to weak category Apr 2010
Globe has 2nd or 6th warmest February on record; Fiji hard-hit by Tomas Mar 2010
An upside-down winter: coldest in 25 years in U.S., warmest on record in Canada Mar 2010
January 2010: extremes and monthly summary Feb 2010

2009

Top U.S. weather story of 2009: drought hits a 10-year low Jan 2010
Top global weather story of 2009: drought in the Horn of Africa Jan 2010
A quiet 2009 for natural disasters Jan 2010
December 2009: 4th or 8th warmest December on record Jan 2010
November 2009 was warmest or 4th warmest on record, say NASA and NOAA Dec 2009
Globe has 2nd - 7th warmest October on record; U.S., 3rd coldest Nov 2009
Second warmest September on record for the globe Oct 2009
Global ocean temperatures at record highs for 3rd consecutive month Sep 2009
Globe has 5th warmest July on record Aug 2009
Second warmest June on recrod Jul 2009
Fourth warmest May on record Jun 2009
Fifth warmest April for the globe May 2009
9th warmest February on record; La Niña conditions continue but weaken Mar 2009
January 2009: 7th warmest January on record Feb 2009
2008: Ninth warmest year on record Jan 2009

2008

13th warmest April on record May 2008
Second warmest March on record; will La Niña be gone by hurricane season? Apr 2008
If global warming is occurring, why was the winter of 2007-2008 so cold and snowy? Mar 2008
2007: Fifth warmest year on record Jan 2008

2007

Fourth warmest June on record Jul 2007
Fourth warmest May on record Jun 2007
Warmest January-April on record; new record Arctic sea ice minimum May 2007
Warmest winter on record for the globe Mar 2007
2006: warmest year on record in the U.S. Jan 2007

2006

2006: sixth warmest year on record Dec 2006
Fourth warmest October on record Nov 2006
5th warmest winter on record Mar 2006
Warmest January on record in U.S. Feb 2006
2005: Warmest year on record Jan 2006

Politics

Senate committee proposes less drastic budget cuts for NOAA Mar 2011
New $50 million hurricane research center: a bad idea Jul 2009
Outspoken hurricane scientist Ivor van Heerden fired Apr 2009
Stimulus bill includes big money for science Feb 2009
Science Debate 2008
The new NHC director is Bill Read Jan 2008
Bill Proenza returns to his old job Sep 2007
QuikSCAT science at yesterday's hearing Jul 2007
Probe recommends Proenza's permanent removal Jul 2007
New NHC revelations Jul 2007
Congressional NHC hearing tomorrow Jul 2007
Restoring confidence in NHC Jul 2007
Bill Proenza gone Jul 2007
More heat Jul 2007
Transcript of the NHC press conference; QuikSCAT science Jul 2007
Revolt at NHC Jul 2007
Challenging Bill Proenza's QuikSCAT numbers Jul 2007
Political storm at NHC Jul 2007
Update on Bill Proenza's doings Jun 2007
NHC director Bill Proenza under fire Jun 2007
A new name for the National Hurricane Center? May 2007
Bill Proenza named new NHC director Dec 2006
Early Out Retirements At The National Weather Service Feb 2006
The NASA/Dr. James Hansen affair Feb 2006
NASA tries to silence its top climate researcher Jan 2006
NWS politics Nov 2005
Update on the National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 Jun 2005
NWS Employee's Union Press release May 2005
Follow-up on NWS Duties Act of 2005 discussion May 2005
National Weather Service forecasts to be banned? Apr 2005

Tornadoes

2011

2010

2009

Vortex2 tornado study finally gets some twisters to study Jun 2009
Tornado kills 3 in Missouri May 2009
Vortex2: world's largest tornado research project ever, is underway May 2009
Alaska's Redoubt Volcano erupts; Midwest tornado outbreak possible today Mar 2009
Year's first deadly tornado kills eight in Oklahoma Feb 2009

2008

Wunderground launches high-definition radar product Dec 2008
Severe weather outbreak in the South; 2008 the 2nd busiest tornado season Dec 2008
Tornado kills four Boy Scouts in Iowa Jun 2008
Tornadoes rip Midwest May 2008
Parkersburg tornado an EF-5 May 2008
The tornado season of 2008: climate change to blame? And, tropical update May 2008
Killer tornadoes rip Iowa, and Minnesota; tropical depression possible late this week May 2008
Killer tornadoes smash Iowa and Minnesota May 2008
Mile-wide tornado smashes Windsor, Colorado May 2008
An unusually early and violent tornado season May 2008
Tornadoes kill 21 in Missouri and Oklahoma May 2008
Atlanta tornado one the most damaging on record Mar 2008
Destructive thunderstorm rips Atlanta Mar 2008
Record early tornado season set to add more to its tally today Mar 2008
Are tornadoes getting stronger and more frequent? Mar 2008
Super Tuesday Outbreak damage surveys find five EF-4 tornadoes Feb 2008
Super Tuesday tornado outbreak: deadliest in 23 years Feb 2008
Rare January tornado hits Vancouver, Washington Jan 2008
More tornadoes and flooding for the Midwest Jan 2008
Rare January tornadoes rip the Midwest Jan 2008

2007

Spectacular tornado photos from Michigan Oct 2007
Tornadoes kill 3 in Michigan..."Medepression" hits Spain Oct 2007
Tornado kills two in Missouri; more tornadoes on tap for today Oct 2007
Quiet in the tropics; major severe weather outbreak in the U.S. Oct 2007
TD 10 spawns EF-1 tornado in Florida; new disturbance a threat to Texas and Louisiana Sep 2007
Greensburg tornado an EF-5 May 2007
Another wild night in Tornado Alley May 2007
Tornado smashes small Kansas town; major tornado outbreak today May 2007
Weather radios now required for Indiana mobile homes Apr 2007
Killer tornado hits Texas and Mexico Apr 2007
Big Wind in the Windy City Apr 2007
Severe weather moves into the Mississippi Valley Mar 2007
More tornadoes for the Plains Mar 2007
Tornadoes and huge hail pound the Plains Mar 2007
Major tornado outbreak in the Plains Mar 2007
Lessons learned from the May 3, 1999 tornado Mar 2007
An early and vicious tornado season Mar 2007
Deadly tornadoes rip Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri Mar 2007
Tornadoes rip the U.S. Mar 2007
Florida's tornadoes and El Niño Feb 2007
Groundhogs, tornadoes, hurricanes, and the new IPCC report Feb 2007

2006

F4 tornado confirmed in Missouri Aug 2006
Major severe weather outbreak possible today May 2006
Weather Channel arrests Apr 2006
Tornado season: why so active? Apr 2006
Tennessee tornadoes Apr 2006
Major tornado outbreak expected today Apr 2006
Severe weather outbreak update Apr 2006
Violent tornado rakes Tennessee Apr 2006
F4 tornado reported; Brazilian disturbance fizzles Mar 2006
Tornado damage surveys Mar 2006
March madness Mar 2006
A wild weather Sunday Mar 2006
New Orleans tornado and tropical update Feb 2006

2005

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Onshore winds push radioactivity towards Tokyo Mar 2011
Winds over Japan on Sunday likely to blow radioactivity towards Tokyo Mar 2011
Trace radioactivity from Japan likely over the Western U.S. today Mar 2011
Favorable winds over Japan continue; all-time record heat in Mumbai, India Mar 2011
Favorable winds over Japan carrying radioactivity out to sea Mar 2011
Rain in Japan threatens to contaminate ground with radioactivity Mar 2011
Radiation from Japan not likely to harm North America Mar 2011
Great Japan quake generates 8-foot tsunami in California Mar 2011
Great quake rocks Japan, generating dangerous Pacific tsunami Mar 2011
Was the 2010 Haiti Earthquake triggered by deforestation and the 2008 hurricanes? Dec 2010
Indonesian volcano may cut President's visit short Nov 2010
The worst is over for the ash clouds from Iceland's volcano Apr 2010
Forecasting the volcanic ash plume of Iceland's volcano Apr 2010
Eyjafjallajõkull volcano on Iceland erupts Apr 2010
Great earthquake rocks Chile Feb 2010
Catastrophic earthquake rocks Haiti Jan 2010
Volcanic Winter Apr 2009
Alaska's Redoubt Volcano erupts Mar 2009

Winter Weather

2011

2010

Northeast U.S. digs out from yet another history-making snowstorm Dec 2010
Mighty Post-Christmas Nor'easter wallops the Northeast U.S. Dec 2010
Europe's cold and snowy winter forecast to gradually ease Dec 2010
Florida shivers; Hot Arctic-Cold Continents pattern is back Dec 2010
Heavy snow collapses Minneapolis Metrodome roof Dec 2010
Major Pacific Northwest winter storm poised to slam Eastern U.S. this weekend Dec 2010
Forecast for the winter of 2010 - 2011 Nov 2010
The future of intense winter storms Mar 2010
Winter Storm Xynthia kills 62 in Europe Mar 2010
NYC gets 4th greatest snow ever; Xynthia batters Europe Feb 2010
Heavy snow, high winds, flooding for the Northeast; destructive Winter Storm Xynthia nears Europe Feb 2010
Heavy snow, rain, and flooding for the Northeast U.S. Feb 2010
Europe braces for destructive weekend winter storm Feb 2010
Russia's Pole of Cold hits -70°F: Europe's 2nd coldest reading of all-time Feb 2010
Winter Olympics forecast: near-record warmth Feb 2010
The United States of Snow Feb 2010
A rare Deep South snow event breaks Dallas' all-time snowfall record Feb 2010
Mid-Atlantic sets all-time snow records Feb 2010
Second ferocious Nor'easter in a week pounds U.S. East Coast Feb 2010
Heavy snowfall in a warming world Feb 2010
Snowmageddon storm clobbers the Mid-Atlantic with 2 - 3 feet of snow Feb 2010
Powerful Nor'easter poised to pound Washington D.C. with 2 feet of snow Feb 2010
Six more weeks of winter! Feb 2010
Strongest winter storm in at least 140 years whallops Southwest U.S. Jan 2010
A wild weather night in Arizona Jan 2010
Storm battering California sets record low pressure mark Jan 2010
Cold wave of 2010 wanes; major jet stream pattern change coming Jan 2010
Deep freeze in the South continues Jan 2010
The U.S. and European cold blast: blame the NAO Jan 2010

2009

Powerful 'Noreaster poised to hammer Eastern U.S. Dec 2009
Fierce storm hammers Southeast U.S. Dec 2009
Record storm surges hit Mid-Atlantic coast Nov 2009
Historic Nor'easter pounds Mid-Atlantic coast Nov 2009
Ida's remnants pounding North and South Carolina; El Salvador flooding toll at 160 Nov 2009
Major snowstorm paralyzes London Feb 2009
Groundhog: Six more weeks of winter! Feb 2009
Winter Storm Klaus kills 26 in Europe Jan 2009

2008

Rare snowstorm hits Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas Dec 2008
Winter forecast, part III: the Old Farmer's Almanac Nov 2008
Winter forecast, part II: NOAA's predicts a warm winter for the Central U.S. Nov 2008
Winter forecast, part I: the woolley bear prediction Nov 2008
Green Bay vs. Siberia: comparing Poles of Cold Jan 2008
Blizzard of '08 leaves 11 feet of snow in the Sierras Jan 2008
Heavy snow and rain continue to pound California Jan 2008
Blizzards, hurricane force winds pound California Jan 2008
Huge storm poised to pound California; snow falls in Florida Jan 2008

2007

95L fizzles; Sierras brace for 5-10 feet of snow Dec 2007
Winter grips North America Dec 2007
Sunday's 'Noreaster Dec 2007
Huge storm pounds Pacific Northwest with hurricane force winds Dec 2007
Black Sea storm causes ecological disaster; powerful Bay of Bengal cyclone forming Nov 2007
North Sea storm spares England and the Netherlands Nov 2007
Huge North Sea storm threatens England and the Netherlands with serious flooding Nov 2007
'Noreaster Noel whips up high winds and huge waves Nov 2007
'Noreaster Noel pounds New England; new tropical depression may hit Nicaragua Nov 2007
Noel the hurricane becomes Noel the 'Noreaster Nov 2007
Noel to bring big winds to Massachusetts and Nova Scotia Nov 2007
Nor'easter of 2007 winds down Apr 2007
Nor'easter of 2007 slowly winds down Apr 2007
Nor'easter of 2007 peaks in intensity, continues pounding New England Apr 2007
High tide in New York brings flooding Apr 2007
Wind, waters rising across the Northeast Apr 2007
Hurricane-like Nor'easter may form Sunday Apr 2007
Winter is back to normal Jan 2007
Storms and heat in Europe Jan 2007
72° in New York City; Avalanche rips Colorado highway Jan 2007

2006

Winter forecast Nov 2006
Flying into a record Nor'easter Feb 2006
Blizzicanes Feb 2006
Blizzard of 2006: One for the record books Feb 2006
Historic blizzard pounds NYC Feb 2006
Category 5 snowstorms Feb 2006
Five more weeks of winter? Feb 2006
Wacky winter warmth--no end in sight Jan 2006

2005

Moscow's very white Christmas Dec 2005
This winter's forecast: NOAA vs. the woolly bears Nov 2005
Forecast for the winter of 2005-2006:: Part I, the woolly bears Nov 2005