Category: Climate Change
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Two thirds must stay in the ground – Please Vote.
We are nearing the end of our hot spell. And that’s a good thing. There will likely be rain for Mother’s Day but the flower beds and just-started gardens won’t mind. On this blog I try to present the facts as best I can and to present the science as it is written. These facts…
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Update on records and high fire danger
An update on where we’ve been and where we are headed this week in terms of records. The hottest official temperature for May is 34.1C set on May 28th, 1983. We won’t be getting anywhere near that Monthly record, at least I hope not, but it’s worth noting. We are into 4 or 5 days…
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No, this isn’t normal
A full week of mid to high twenties peaking twice in the 30s at the beginning of May? No, it is not expected or normal. Why is it happening? The Jetstream: It has bent itself into a rather crazy shape and is headed far to the North allowing warm air in.. And its a bit…
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Damp weekend ahead – Dry April.
This certainly looks like the greyest weekend we’ve had on tap for a while. That’s probably not a bad thing. It has been a fairly dry few weeks. I know my yard and newly popped open flowers, bushes, grapes, rhubarb – even the strawberries have flowers already – they could all use a good drink.…
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Another decent day – Dry long forecast
Was yesterday beautiful or what!? We reached a balmy 18C and stations all over Vancouver Island flirted with the hot spot for BC for the day. No records broken, it was just a very nice, normal spring day. Today should be pretty good. The clouds should not thicken and threat of rain won’t come until…