Category: Climate Change
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Not quite records and Port Alberni “A” station gone for good.
So close! The forecast for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is still pretty awesome. Highs of 22°C , 26°C and 24°C respectively. This does approach our all time modern record (since 1961) for April which was set April 30th, 1998 when we hit 29.5°C. I don’t expect to get anywhere near 30°C tomorrow, so the April…
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A new chapter… I’m going to run for Council
We interrupt this regularly scheduled weather broadcast for a brief announcement. I’m going to run for Councillor in Port Alberni in November. I love this town – my town – and have loved serving it in a small way through this website. I have great concerns for the future that I believe must be addressed…
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March 2014 Summary – Spring brings rain, snow and possible El Niño
Rainfall recovers, brings snowpack to 50% normal. Warm mornings, cool afternoons Like February, March provided a little more relief from the historic drought of the fall and early winter. We received above normal rainfall and this allowed the snowpack to recover just a little bit more from its historic lows a month previous. However, compared…
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Human History Will Mark Climate as its greatest Victory
The IPCC just released its update on the effect of Climate Change on our planet. The results from increasing Greenhouse Gases are now irrefutably being felt every day. We can avoid the worst impacts if we act now. We have the systems and technology to address the issues but we must act quickly, and decisively.…
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Warm today then wet, virtually impossible heat in Australia, global action works.
It should be pretty nice today with some sun and some cloud. We are slated to get to around 12°C. Tomorrow afternoon we will get into some serious rain. It should start around noon and deliver 16mm by Wednesday. I’ll have more details tomorrow. Australian Heat Virtually Impossible with Human Influence The World Meteorological Organization…