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“Agricultural Disaster” – Frost Blast Decimates French Vineyards, May Slash Total Wine Output By Third
“Agricultural Disaster” – Frost Blast Decimates French Vineyards, May Slash Total Wine Output By Third Earlier this month, French farmers fought mother nature in their attempt to prevent frost from wiping out their crops. It appears their attempts have failed as the damage is extensive and could wipe out nearly a third of French wine output for […]
Texas Freeze Creates Global Plastics Shortage
Texas Freeze Creates Global Plastics Shortage First, it was a demand slump across pretty much every manufacturing industry because of the pandemic. Then a surge in demand for electronics caused a shortage of microchips, which hit the automotive industry particularly hard. Now, the Texas Freeze has caused a global shortage of plastics. The Wall Street Journal reported this […]
Record Warmth In Plains, Midwest?; NYC To Top 60s This Week
Record Warmth In Plains, Midwest?; NYC To Top 60s This Week About ten days ago, we penned a weather note to readers titled “”Early Spring, Winter Is Over?” – New Weather Models Suggest Warmer Weather Nears,” outlining how after a polar vortex split poured Arctic air into much of the US, wreaked havoc on power grids, but there […]
Who’s To Blame For The Texas Power Crisis?
Who’s To Blame For The Texas Power Crisis? Our last report focused on the uniqueness of the Texas wholesale electricity market, ERCOT, and how it was specifically designed to evade federal utility regulation. And as if he were our paid spokesperson, former Texas governor Rick Perry stated publicly that Texans were happy to suffer blackouts […]
Is Texas Facing A Humanitarian Crisis?
Is Texas Facing A Humanitarian Crisis? Up to 15 million Texans remain without heat and electricity as temperatures across the state are well below freezing. Another round of winter weather is battering parts of the state Wednesday morning, as many Texans have been without electricity since Sunday are desperately scrambling to find shelters. Weather-related deaths have already […]
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas Rolling power outages are in effect across the state of Texas as the polar vortex split has poured some of the coldest air ever into the central US. There are nearly 2 million Texan customers without power as of Monday morning. Texas power grid operator ERCOT warned […]
“Energy Emergency” – Texas Power Provider Warns Of Rotating Outages As Cold Weather Tests Limits Of Grid
“Energy Emergency” – Texas Power Provider Warns Of Rotating Outages As Cold Weather Tests Limits Of Grid With the situation in Texas doing from bad to worse: Weather forecast models suggest the polar vortex will continue pouring Arctic air into much of the central US through Feb. 20. This means nat gas prices could rise even higher […]
“Overwhelming Signal” – Major Winter Storm Threats For Million Of Americans Within Next Five Days
“Overwhelming Signal” – Major Winter Storm Threats For Million Of Americans Within Next Five Days Earlier this week, we told readers in a note titled “Prepare For “Onslaught Of Winter Storms” In Coming Days” that “multiple rounds of snow, ice in the Midwest and East as bitterly cold temperatures grip parts of the nation.” A new weather […]
Major Nor’easter Could Bury NYC In Two Feet Of Snow
Major Nor’easter Could Bury NYC In Two Feet Of Snow Tens of millions of people across the Northeast are waking up Monday to 2021’s first major snowstorm with up to two feet and whiteout conditions in certain areas. National Weather Service’s Event Summary Of Major Nor’easter A major nor’easter is dumping heavy snow from Baltimore–Washington […]
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast A powerful winter storm starting on Saturday through early next week could impact more than 100 million people across the Midwest to the Northeast. CBS News reports from Chicago to Cleveland to Baltimore to New York, tens of millions of people could be impacted by […]
Extreme ocean-effect snow buries parts of Japan beneath seven feet, with more coming
Extreme ocean-effect snow buries parts of Japan beneath seven feet, with more coming The nation was sandwiched in between record-breaking weather systems. The American GFS model simulates heavy snow targeting Japan during the next week. (WeatherBell) Barely two weeks after a prolific ocean-effect snowstorm dropped seven feet of snow and stranded thousands of motorists, the new […]
Extreme flooding from slow hurricanes a danger to farms
Extreme flooding from slow hurricanes a danger to farms Preface. Yet another danger from climate change for agriculture will be slow hurricanes and cyclones dumping a foot or more of rain over a few days such as the recent hurricanes Harvey (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019). Journal reference: Zhang G, et al. 2020. Tropical cyclone […]
Food Shortages Hit China: There Is “not…enough fresh food to go around”
Food Shortages Hit China: There Is “not…enough fresh food to go around” Over the past few weeks, I have been writing articles regarding a coming food shortage. I’ve been pointing out that the food shortage is going to hit the United States hard but that it is also going to hit the rest of the world. […]
“Powerful” Hurricane Teddy Strengthens To Cat 4 With Canada In Crosshairs; Tropical Depression 22 Forms In Gulf
“Powerful” Hurricane Teddy Strengthens To Cat 4 With Canada In Crosshairs; Tropical Depression 22 Forms In Gulf The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring “powerful” Hurricane Teddy as it continues to churn in the Atlantic Ocean and could make landfall in Canada early next week. As of 0500 ET Friday, Teddy is generating 130 mph winds (Category 4) […]
The Atlantic Basin Is “About To Come Alive”
The Atlantic Basin Is “About To Come Alive” Michael Ventrice, an atmospheric scientist at The Weather Company, tweeted Monday morning, “there’s risk for a hurricane to track towards the Gulf of Mexico in 7-10 days.” Readers may recall the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been extremely busy, with eleven storms so far, and the risk of two more […]
