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The Blob is Back

On October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 By Len WilcoxIn California drought, Science and EnvironmentLeave a comment

The Blob is back.  The last time it stuck around around, it raised havoc all around the country.   The blob is a sprawling dome of warm water in the north Pacific, brought about by an even larger mountain of warm air, a high pressure system that has kept Alaska warm and dry this fall.  …

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El Nino or No?

On September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 By Len WilcoxIn Science and EnvironmentLeave a comment

This year, we may have an El Nino winter.  Then again, we may not!  Weather experts with NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal government’s weather experts - are telling us that the odds are good we will have an El Nino event this year.  It’s a 70 per cent likelihood, according …

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Weather: Or Not

On September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 By Len WilcoxIn Country life, Science and EnvironmentLeave a comment

  It’s finally fall. This year, summer held on to the last possible second, giving us the treat of one of the hottest summers ever. Here in the Fresno, California area, we set a record for the most days above 105. Yea, its a distinction we could have done without, but we didn’t have any …

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