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Tag Archives: Climate Change
New NOAA Sea Level Rise Estimate for St Petersburg, Florida
A new Sea Level Rise report from NOAA has been issued to project seal level rise and coastal flood hazards for the United States out to 2150 for 5 sea level scenarios: low, intermediate-low, intermediate, intermediate-high and high. Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Florida, Sea Level, Tampa Bay
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Sea Level Rise Projections – Reality or Hype?
In recent years there has been much press regarding global warming (climate change) and how this will affect sea level rise, including claims that the oceans could rise up to 10 feet or more by 2100. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Sea Level Rise, Weather Wisdom
Tagged Climate Change, Sea Level Change, Weather Wisdom
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Does global climate change have an influence on tropical cyclone activity?
Does global climate change have an influence on tropical cyclone activity and can these influences be detected? This question is important given the high risk to populations along coastal regions. This question was tackled in a recent assessment published in The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Hurricane, Storm Surge, Tropical Cyclone
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Hurricane Storm Surges in Tampa Bay
The highest storm surges in Tampa Bay are usually associated with hurricanes, with the three highest tides occurring during Cat 3 storms in 1848, 1921 and 1985. Hurricane Elena in late August of 1985 caused the highest storm surge recorded … Continue reading
Posted in Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge, Tropical Cyclones, Weather History, Weather Wisdom
Tagged Climate, Climate Change, Hurricane, Storm, Tides, Weather Wisdom
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Tale of Two Hemispheres
Interesting split in SST temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere vs. the Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere SST anomaly is predominately warmer than normal while the Southern Hemisphere appears to be mostly cooler than normal. NOAA Global SST Anomaly https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2019/anomnight.8.8.2019.gif … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, Climate Change, Ocean Weather
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What is the greenhouse effect?
What is meant by the greenhouse effect? What is the greenhouse effect and how does it affect our climate? The sun is the primary source of energy here on the earth. Heat generated from the earth’s interior (geothermal heat) is … Continue reading
Slowing Sea Level Rise Projections
In recent years there have been several projections regarding sea level rise, including claims that the oceans could rise up to 10 feet by 2100. It is time to consider just how much weight we should give these projections as … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Sea Level, sea level rise
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Global temperatures may fall as the El Nino weakens
The past year’s strong El Nino started to heat the tropical atmosphere starting last spring with the global temperatures following later as the heat was redistributed around the globe. The tropical temperatures peaked in early January with the global temperatures … Continue reading
Do Ocean Currents account for much of the current Global Warming?
One Hypothesis out there comes from William M. Gray Professor Emeritus Department of Atmospheric Science Colorado State University: “A slowing down of the global ocean’s Meridional Overturning Circulation (global conveyor belt) is the likely cause of most of the global … Continue reading
What is the role of the oceans in Global Warming/Climate Change?
There has been much press and controversy in recent years about global warming or climate change. Opinions range from doomsday scenarios to absolute disbelief. As a meteorologist (not climatologist), I say that the truth is somewhere in between these … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Weather
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