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Hurricane Alex is gone, killed by the high mountains of northern Mexico. Alex's rains linger on, and will continue to cause flooding problems in northern Mexico today. Alex killed at least 24 people in its week-long traverse of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. One death occurred in the Dominican Republic, and fourteen were killed in Central America. In Mexico, the outer rainbands of the storm killed three in Acapulco, one person in Oaxaca, and one person in Chiapas. Following its final landfall, Alex caused at least eight deaths in Nuevo León, with three persons reported ...

Ocean Hot and Hotter StillThe eight articles in the preceding series, linked at the bottom, were originally motivated by the need to understand the discrepancies between the observed warming of the surface and the projected warming from climate models. Ultimately the articles evolved to a description of a range of activities that need to be addressed to quantify our representation of “short-term” climate variability. Short term, here, means 2 -30 years, or at most, less than a century. The preceding articles highlighted some of the differences and likenesses between ...

The seasons have changed, and now that it is officially Summer, I better start updating this again. For most folks, summertime is time to think about going to the beach and therefore surfing. Up her...

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AMO: Atlantic Multidecadal OsillationATCF: Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting systemBOC: Bay Of CampecheCATL: Central AtlanticCARCAH: Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All HurricanesCDO: ...

Hurricane Alex roared ashore last night over Northern Mexico, making landfall near 24.5N-97.7W at 10:25am EDT in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas with winds of 100 mph as predicted. Thankfully, the reg...