More like if the oligarchs had let him try.
M4.0 earthquake shakes Vancouver, Victoria areas Thursday morning
This sounds awesome and I look forward to hearing more about it. It seems like this would be a major step forward especially with medium-range forecasts.
Even if it’s wrong I’m interested in discussing it further. I want to improve professionally as much as anyone else does and I appreciate the comments you’ve added.
I still am of the opinion that the vortex is in the early stages of forming and will be disrupted over the next several weeks by anamolous high pressure in Alaska/Siberia (possibly shifting eastward into October). The ECMWF op analysis on this website shows the lowering absolute temp and lowering 10 mb heights in the North Pole region over the past two weeks or so. Additionally, the circular stratospheric wind pattern is slowly returning (since about 9/7) and modeled to increase in the coming weeks.
Obviously it is not as developed as it will be later next month or as developed as the South Pole polar vortex currently is. I am curious to see how long the “heat wave” in Siberia/Alaska (and possibly the Canadian Arctic next month) lasts. I just think this pattern in the early stages of development plus La Niña foster conditions for sudden stratospheric warming events later in the season.
Edit to add: Is it a good forecast? I think so but maybe it will be and maybe it won’t, that’s just the nature of things. I stand by it though.
I think La Niña plays a bigger role for the whole season than this. Where I am (Vancouver, Canada), I expect below average temperatures and above average precipitation. The presence of a weak polar vortex signals a higher risk of at least one strong winter cold snap in North America, but we won’t know specifics until much further along in the season.
The polar vortex is present already and is slowly deepening. This is clearly evident in 10 and 30 mb height and wind charts.
Meteorological fall begins September 1. As noted, the polar vortex begins developing in August (because of the decreasing sunlight post-solstice) and isn’t full strength until later in the season. At this altitude in the poles (30 km up) thermal lag is less pronounced. Note the American Meteorological Society glossary says “the stratospheric polar vortex exists from fall to spring” (source). It is not just a winter phenomenon.
There is some predictive value in the strength of the polar vortex, especially with regard to the jet stream and sudden stratospheric warming events, but all seasonal forecasts carry uncertainty.
I am a meteorologist in Canada working primarily in the energy industry and have successfully used the polar vortex (among other parameters) in medium- and long-range forecasting several times. This has generally been in the context of deep troughs bringing heavy snow to Western Canada and the U.S. Northwest.
Of course, this being the internet readers can take or leave that claim. It was especially useful in early forecasts regarding an extreme cold weather outbreak in the U.S. Northwest in February-March 2019.
The term polar vortex has been thrust into the public consciousness over the last few years with media descriptions of very cold polar vortexes descending out of Canada into the Northern United Sta…
I’d like to eventually. I’m up to 25 so far.
I have finally found a geocache in every Washington county
A friend of mine took me on a boat trip from Point Roberts to Patos Island (San Juan County) to find a geocache and finish the map.
Alaskan low to bring Pacific Northwest rain, high elevation B.C. snow

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Columbia Basin and Willamette Valley may hit 100°F later this week
July is probably the peak like the other commenter mentioned, but if you want sunshine pretty much any time between mid-June and the beginning of September is good. If you’re like me and want rainy hikes with clouds clinging to forested mountains, come in October.
Earthquake Early Warning System Goes Live in British Columbia!!
I also wrote the article and changing the title messes up stuff like article previews and whatnot because I pay for the lowest tier of WordPress. I guess I’ll just be guilty of being clickbaity today.
I probably could have worded it better but I didn’t realize it until after posting
Earthquake early warning system activated in British Columbia

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Monday morning shelf cloud
From a weak squall line in Vancouver, Canada

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When the record was broken, solar was serving about 22% of load. A new record for solar energy generation in ERCOT was also set.
Tribal project aims to restore 300 miles of waterway across the region
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Chilcotin landslide satellite timelapse

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Chex mix. Add a little oil and spread it out on a baking sheet. Toss in the oven for a little bit to really get it in there.
Remember it’s every driver’s right to cause an “accident” that kills someone so they can save about 15 seconds of travel time.
I move obstructions like this and rental scooters into the street.
Frequent collisions show there needs to be more, not less.
It’s always about parking isn’t it?
Commit a high profile crime.
I somehow didn’t even have delays.
Seems like they made the request, it was really unusually close.