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Why I must Protest – Kinder Morgan – Pacific Rim National Park Oil Spill – Climate Change
On Saturday morning my family and I will be making the trek to Vancouver to join in the protest against the Kinder Morgan pipeline. The last time I attended a major protest was in 2003 for the Iraq War…. before I even had a family… it has been a long time. (If you would like…
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Rainy Weekend but there are breaks.
The boffins at University of Washington have worked out the initial bugs and returned to the expanded high resolution forecasts. The message for the weekend? Grab an umbrella, or stoke up the (seasoned, dry) wood on the fire. It will be wet. Friday won’t be bad. Only a chance of a shower in the 2-3PM hour.…
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Showers this morning then off and on all week — but snow on Mountains?
The heavy rain is gone but it’s not completely dry. We can expect a (comparatively) weak system to come through this morning with rain. No large accumulations in our area. We should see some breaks in the clouds as well. A pleasant, if cool, fall day. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all look decent but still…
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Update 9PM Rainfall Warning Ended — Rain to end around 7PM Sunday – Rain and Flood Warning remains
Rainfall Warning Ended. Flood warning remains. Quick update. 4PM-7PM Picture below shows the strongest amount of rain of the day. So only a couple hours left. 16 mm in those three hours. The Satellite picture of half hour ago shows the back of the front sliding down the island. Between 7-10PM the model shows the…
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One more storm to go – and Testing 360° Webcam
We will dry out a bit Saturday as the rain moves away and the wind picks up behind the front. We might get gusts up to 50kph. While we wait for the next system take a look at the new live webcam. Right now it is living in my upstairs bedroom window but if I…
Watching the Port Alberni Weather since 2005