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Subject: BS:what's the summer weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 11 Jun 25 - 05:27 PM ... just because I miss the thread that was titled d What's the weather like where you are? That thread is too big to load without making the site crash. So here is a thread for What's the weather like for you this summer? |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Helen Date: 11 Jun 25 - 05:34 PM Well keberoxu, our winter here in Oz is freezing - well "freezing" is not a literal term for east coast Oz. It's just colder than we are used to, so enjoy your summer weather. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 12 Jun 25 - 06:01 AM I smell the fires from Canada mixed with the code orange stagnant local pollution in our 90 degree days in metro DC. Also huge gun shows are open all weekend on top of the military parade. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 12 Jun 25 - 06:50 AM Rainy season is upon us and I'm already feeling water logged but the snook fishing keeps getting better in Estero Bay. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 12 Jun 25 - 10:13 AM On 10 June, at about midnight, I saw a red Moon, apparently due to the Canadian fires. Beautiful thing to see. Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 12 Jun 25 - 11:47 AM Fred, that reminds of an early June a couple of decades back when there were wildfires raging in California and I was having a beer in Jackson Lodge while gazing at the east flank of the Grand Tetons at dusk. The western sky and the peaks seemed to be on fire and I imagined I was being given a cautionary glimpse of what Hell would look like. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 13 Jun 25 - 04:54 AM Gilly - It's beauty born out of tragedy. As for hell, I'll be able to tell you (at some point) exactly what that looks like! :) Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: The Sandman Date: 13 Jun 25 - 05:42 AM plenty of rain |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 13 Jun 25 - 07:12 AM Blood in the Moon is dramatic. All my giant sunflowers rotted from all the rain. The ground-dwelling locust killers also all drowned this year. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 13 Jun 25 - 07:35 AM I don't want to get too metaphysical in a thread about summer but if there is a heaven and hell I just want to go to the one where Trump ain't. A good thing about the summer rains, besides recharging the aquifer and snuffing out the brush fires, is that in the evening the storms that rose in the Everglades have moved west out into the Gulf and we're treated, on some days, with a panorama of beautiful sunsets. Just a great time to wiggle your toes in the sand and sip on your favorite beverage. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Nigel Parsons Date: 13 Jun 25 - 09:32 AM Or, here in Wales: "Don't know why there's all clouds up in the sky Summer weather Never two dry days together Keeps rainin' all the time" |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Charmion Date: 13 Jun 25 - 09:28 PM Stratford, Ontario, is a bit hazy from the wildfires out West, and currently cooler than usual for mid-June. The forecasters at Environment Canada keep promising rain, but so far not much of that is happening. The enormous lilac tree beside my garage is blooming exuberantly, perfuming the porch, and the rose bush is covered with buds. A bumble bee got into the house today to entertain the cats. Summer is a-comin’ in, fer sure. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Ebbie Date: 15 Jun 25 - 01:40 PM Summer? Whazzat? Here in southeastern Alaska, we've seen precious little of it. Lots of rain. Lots. Lots. But yesterday at the Protest Rally, it was sunny and bright, so warm that, sitting in my push chair, my lap was uncomfortable. And I think my throat and face are a bit pink today. Ah. May the omens continue. It rained on his parade. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 16 Jun 25 - 06:24 AM Early morning sunrise ends today and begins to turn around, although sunsets are still a little later. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Ebbie Date: 17 Jun 25 - 05:08 AM We had a squall come through here in downtown Juneau this afternoon (Juneau is a linear town, narrow but 45 miles long). The wind broke the mooring of a huge cruiseship, sending it drifting a few hundred yards before it rallied and they got it back. The turbulence uprooted trees, with pounding rain and hail and there was even the rumble of thunder, a rare event in these parts. That part I did hear- I heard something once that sounded like thunder and immediately dismissed the notion. Strangely enough, I was at my desk computer at the window, probably playing chess- and I didn't notice a thing! (It did occur to me at some point that it was breezy out there.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 18 Jun 25 - 04:06 PM It's a time for afternoon thunderstorms, with hot humid conditions peaking in the afternoon. Real summer weather after weeks of cool conditions. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Tattie Bogle Date: 19 Jun 25 - 03:57 AM The red moon was the fairly rare occurrence of the phenomenon of the “Strawberry Moon” which was seen all over Europe too (maybe all over the world?) We were in Austria at the time and saw it there on several successive nights, peaking on June 11. So probably nothing to do with Canadian fires. On holiday in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany, it was pretty warm - over 30C in Hungary, upper 20s elsewhere. Now back home in Scotland, where it’s predicted to reach 30 this weekend - exceptional! |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 19 Jun 25 - 12:04 PM Tattie - Well it (red Moon/strawberry Moon) has to be sparked by atmospheric conditions and, since it coincided with the fires in Canada, I thought it reasonable that they could be the cause :) Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 21 Jun 25 - 02:14 PM The summer solstice has come and gone, and now the heat is supposed to crank way up, with the thunderstorms that heat engenders. It really feels like summer with this heat now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 21 Jun 25 - 03:26 PM Here in the UK, most areas have had a fine spell of hot weather that's forecast to end in the comiñg week as cooler air pushes in from the Atlantic Ocean. Been great though, loved it, and I hope there's plenty more to come. Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 21 Jun 25 - 04:13 PM This site has not evolved technologically. The heat index will be 108 on Tuesday. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Charmion Date: 22 Jun 25 - 08:16 AM Stonking heat in the forecast for southwestern Ontario — sunny with a high of 32°C today, 34°C tomorrow, let’s not mention the Humidex. I’ve closed the windows and drawn the curtains; more than that I cannot do. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 22 Jun 25 - 09:18 AM Summer ain't all bad, after doing some hot and sweaty brush clearing at a friends house yesterday I spent the afternoon drifting around the pool on a floating chair, smoking some bud, drinking beer, soaking up rays, listening to music and watching the Blue Jays and Mocking Birds go to war with each other amongst the pines and palms.The Woodpeckers seemed oblivious to it all and went about their pecking. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:04 AM gillymor, I don't have a pool, but I do have a largish pond in the creek in the back yard. I wouldn't float in it (an urban creek is bound to be polluted) but there is a lot of wildlife to observe from the shady spot above it. You remind me that I should head out there with the new camera and the long lens and see what I can spot. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:27 AM As I'm sure you know, Stilly, very early morning is usually the best time to view wildlife. That's when I get most of my best photos. Helps beat this infernal summer heat as well. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:55 AM Yes, morning is good. But around here this time of year, dusk is magical because my yard is densely populated with fireflies. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 22 Jun 25 - 06:34 PM While 200 million in the US face a heat wave/dome parts of Pocatello Idaho have freeze warnings. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: JennieG Date: 22 Jun 25 - 10:01 PM It has been quite a cold start to winter this year, although today is cloudy and mild. Showers forecast tomorrow, then much cooler on Thursday. Ah well, it is winter after all......we have to expect cool...... |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 24 Jun 25 - 12:29 PM >.The Woodpeckers seemed oblivious to it all I'm not surprised. They're probably nursing their hangovers. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: gillymor Date: 24 Jun 25 - 04:30 PM Big, billowing, beautiful thunderheads are rising in the east over the Everglades which usually means afternoon showers at this time of year. They're welcome if you don't have to drive somewhere or if you're out on the water as they knock down the temperature and humidity in their aftermath most days. I remember those magical evenings, SRS, when the fireflies would show up at twilight. We don't seem to have them here in SWFL. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 26 Jun 25 - 04:40 PM Cool rainy weather has moved in, giving us a break from the heat wave. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 26 Jun 25 - 05:24 PM It's forecast to be 33C here in my area of the UK by next Monday. Great, I love it. All winter it's damp and miserable, so a hot summer is a welcome change. Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 30 Jun 25 - 11:02 AM > a hot summer is a welcome change. Hot, mebbe; hot and sticky, seriously *argh*. It's not just animals and plants that can't migrate fast enough to avoid the effects of global warming: houses without aircon can't, either. And the English have this endearing habit of stripping off (or at least down) when there's the least ray of sunshine, while Ozzies in our midst shake their heads in wonderment and run for cover. Ces Anglaises sont foux. .... And another sign of sunny weather: A steam whistle, which suggests our local traction engine is being taken out for a walk. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 30 Jun 25 - 01:31 PM This time of year I keep a bucket in the kitchen sink and anytime there is a quick rinse of a plate or washing hands, I catch it and make several trips a day into the yard to pour it around the base of crops. I have a sprinkler set up to run every third day to help keep the general garden soil somewhat moist (so it doesn't turn rock hard and make work difficult) and use the hose to hand water crops in general as needed. The gray water reduces the need for hand watering, or at times is what keeps some things going that are beyond the reach of the sprinkler (asparagus isn't eaten once it is a big fern, but keeping it alive means I get the tender sprouts next spring.) The asparagus is off in it's own area and I'm not setting up a sprinkler just for it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: David C. Carter Date: 30 Jun 25 - 02:21 PM Down here on the Adriatic it hit 41C a couple of days ago,hard to sleep at night.You go to the stores as early as possible.Today it plunged to 22C so we've given the aircon a miss for the moment.The ol jam jar was out of the question for a while;no bad thing I guess. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 01 Jul 25 - 06:38 AM It's hurricane season, but the US Navy will not be sharing hurricane data and projections with the public anymore. They said cryptically it is due to cybersecurity, but I suspect a climate change, Trump censorship. Trump used a Sharpie to change projected hurricane paths last time. Willy doit agin? It was 80 F in DC at 4 AM. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 01 Jul 25 - 06:59 AM What's this, MtF, can't tek it? ;) lol. Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 01 Jul 25 - 08:22 AM Summer thunderstorms forecast for today, keeping the umbrella handy. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 01 Jul 25 - 07:53 PM ... and they came, pouring down rain as I drove through town. Well, the gardeners say we need the rain. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 05 Jul 25 - 02:50 PM We have one day of blessedly low humidity, very pleasant, before the humidity rises to uncomfortable levels again. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 06 Jul 25 - 10:47 PM Those floods in Texas were huge - advance warning was not sufficient; parts of the warning system were fired by Elon Musk in April. Flash Flood footage, Kerrville, TX, July 4, 2025 from Facebook. (I know some Mudcatters don't "do Facebook". . . it took a few tries but I found the same video on YouTube). This is over 35 minutes, just watching the water progress to finally on the bridge. Woman rescued from tree on YouTube. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 10 Jul 25 - 06:39 AM The Governor of Texas is calling anyone who seeks accountability LOSERS. Stating or asking the obvious is considered to be subversive. Finger pointers are the enemy, according to Abbott. Compared to heat deaths, flood deaths are a distant second. Of course, if you include gun deaths, flood deaths are way down the list. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 13 Jul 25 - 11:32 AM It's the rare-events factor, as for plane deaths vs traffic-accident deaths. I may have mentioned that earlier somewhere. Meanwhile, back at the weather, it's this year's Heatwave the Third in the UK, with a fourth |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 13 Jul 25 - 02:09 PM MtF - Oh dear, mate. Not everyone likes hot weather. I love it but sorry if you and yours are struggling with it. Best Fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 13 Jul 25 - 03:45 PM I'm not heavy but I am Nordic so 100 is too hot for me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 14 Jul 25 - 07:01 PM It's a day for evening thunderstorms, so I planned around it -- got my errands done, am safely indoors. It won't cool down for a few days more, though. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 16 Jul 25 - 01:17 PM The USA is not prepared for summer weather. The USA will not be prepared. The administration has been working furiously to not be prepared. The political appointee to FEMA had never heard of such a thing as a hurricane season. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 16 Jul 25 - 01:28 PM Looks like I may be in for a new roof. I finally called a friend's cousin (word-of-mouth versus fly-by-night roofers, it makes all the difference!) and now need to start the process. He has photos that show damage, now the insurance adjustor will have to agree. Summer days on roofs in Texas are hot. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Fred Date: 16 Jul 25 - 02:30 PM Fingers crossed, Stilly :) -F |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Nigel Parsons Date: 17 Jul 25 - 06:59 AM Summer weather is definitely back. Said he from Wet Wales |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 17 Jul 25 - 07:18 AM Be wary of Owl Roofers Inc. They fly by night. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 23 Jul 25 - 08:42 AM We've enjoyed some weather on the cool dry side for a few days. The rest of the summer is supposed to alternate between cool and dry and hot and humid. At least it won't ALL be hot and humid. We get some variety. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 23 Jul 25 - 01:06 PM > Owl Roofers Inc I may or may not have mentioned this before, but there was apparently a building firm somewhere around Nottingham called Bodgit and Scarper. The head of the firm is alleged to have said, "Why bother paying for advertising when I can get Companies House to do it for free?" They were also rumoured to do a very good job. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 Jul 25 - 01:13 PM We're into the careful water-management time of year; to keep the garden alive I must water periodically, but I supplement watering by taking gray water from the kitchen out to pour systematically around the garden on different plants and zones. The number of times one turns on the faucet to wash hands, rinse a cup, let it run till hot, etc. runs water down the drain but I keep a bucket for that. A bunch of trips out during the day keeps the garden in operation when the heat would otherwise crisp it up or I'd break that bank watering with a sprinkler. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 25 Jul 25 - 08:41 PM We're in another hot and humid phase, with pop-up rainstorms and dark threatening clouds. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 27 Jul 25 - 11:28 AM Rain today, which we very much need; won't last long, though. Then it's back to high heat and humidity. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 30 Jul 25 - 12:39 PM Another storm system moving in tomorrow, with brief cooling, then back up to high summer heat and humidity. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 31 Jul 25 - 12:40 PM Trouble with those welcome storms is the horrible humidity afterwards. When I lived in New York City the summer humidity was always intense, and if you had to go into the subway stations some of them were like saunas. Stinky saunas. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 02 Aug 25 - 08:11 AM It is blessedly cool and humidity is low for the next day or so, then it goes back to high heat and humidity. Now it feels more like September than August. I'll take it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 03 Aug 25 - 07:37 PM In New England we have been fortunate this summer. When the heavy rains showed up, there was little if any flooding. Unlike some areas on the coast, we didn't have saturated ground, as it has rained little this summer, despite the humidity. So we absorbed the rain without flooding. Lately it has been deliciously cool and dry, which won't last. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 04 Aug 25 - 01:50 PM 738 forest fires in Canada are making the USA a very smoky place. There are risks in breathing the smoke, and it ranks as the 4th reason for death according to Dr. Gupta. The smoke causes inflammation of all major organs and contributes to more trouble from other health challenges. You don't need to see the smoke, but you can smell it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 06 Aug 25 - 05:23 PM https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/08/06/multiple-out-of-control-wildfires-are-continuing-to-burn-throughout-newfoundland/ https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/1180840781/record-breaking-wildfires-in-canada-are-impacting-air-quality-in-the-u-s |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 07 Aug 25 - 05:55 AM Newfoundlanders suspect that serial arsonists are behind the suspicious fires. npr Is it climate or Trump nuts? Whatever the cause, it is record-setting. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 12 Aug 25 - 07:59 PM My area of New England is quite safe from flooding; the summer, humidity aside, has been mostly rain-free, so the ground is dry, anything but saturated. But some parts of the US are having flooding this summer. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Charmion Date: 13 Aug 25 - 08:54 AM Most wildfires in Canada start in remote areas with very scanty, if any, human population, so arson and carelessness are far less likely causes of the Newfoundland fires than lightning strikes in bone-dry conditions. Smokey the Bear was wrong: wildfire is a natural phenomenon in which humans have very little agency, let alone control. It’s still hot in Perth County, Ontario (forecast high of 32°C *again*), but less dry — we had a massive rainstorm last night and more rain is due today. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 13 Aug 25 - 11:14 AM > in which humans have very little agency, let alone > control Indeed re ignition, but respectfully *disagree* re result. I remember reading that one of the reasons that (eg) California wildfires are so destructive is that controlled burn-offs are prohibited by law, so there's much more dry material around ready to go *whoomph* at the drop of a lightning strike. .... Apologies to one and all (here and in other threads) for flying off the (scythe) handle so much today. Please put it down to post-cruise dischuff with the state of the world, and not having done controlled burn-offs for a fortnight. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Charmion Date: 13 Aug 25 - 02:50 PM I stand corrected, MaJoC; you wrote what I should have. But Smokey was still wrong. Human intervention can limit the spread of wildfires, but prevent? Nope. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 14 Aug 25 - 09:42 AM .... Hm: climate-bashing seems to have increased the number and intensity of storms. If all else fails, though, SCROTUS can always divert storms with the Sharpie of Power, or (as someone suggested elsewhere) pass an Executive Order banning extreme weather events. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: robomatic Date: 14 Aug 25 - 01:08 PM Even Alaska is having severe flooding, down Juneau way. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 15 Aug 25 - 11:44 AM Recent research and data indicate a slow but steady decline in atmospheric oxygen levels globally. Here's a breakdown of the key findings: Observed Decline: Since 1989, measurements from multiple stations around the world (including those from the Scripps O2 Program) confirm a consistent decrease in atmospheric O2, reported as a change in the O2/N2 ratio. In the long run the trend will be high methane and low oxygen levels. Fires are speeding up the slow process. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 15 Aug 25 - 01:58 PM Erin is on the move. I heard recently that the US Weather Service has quietly hired back several hundred weather folks because they realized they couldn't do the job without them. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 16 Aug 25 - 02:56 PM Donuel: is a cause suggested, or is the oxygen loss a general trend which happens to be exacerbated by forest fires? Enquiring minds (etc etc) |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 20 Aug 25 - 08:40 AM The rain we are having has nothing to do with Hurricane Erin. It's been a summer of long dry stretches with isolated periods of rain. So the rain is actually welcome, as the ground is dry, nowhere near saturated, in this part of New England. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Stilly River Sage Date: 20 Aug 25 - 10:26 AM We have a lovely summer rainstorm moving over the top of North Texas right now. Not too rumbly or blowing, just gentle rainfall, enough to make a difference. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 24 Aug 25 - 01:54 PM More clouds and rain are in the forecast, and more importantly, temperatures are settling down into autumn territory, with much cooler nighttimes. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Donuel Date: 27 Aug 25 - 06:16 AM The East Coast cold high pressure system won't last forever. When the low system heat in the west moves east, it could act like a late system hurricane magnet. Right now, our high acts like a wall against hurricanes. Perhaps the jet stream will stick around a long time with a little luck and keep our cold high eyetem, but that would extend our longest August drought. The weather is always a gamble. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 30 Aug 25 - 09:23 AM Sunny coolish weather forecast for the holiday weekend here. Supposed to warm up a little bit after September 2. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 12 Sep 25 - 04:26 PM It's end-of-summer weather in southern New England, with chilly nights and warm sunny days. Not autumn yet, but it won't be very long. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: keberoxu Date: 14 Sep 25 - 07:25 PM Eating outdoors on a patio table with outdoor furniture is something I associate with summer. This week it is still possible to eat outdoors with the warm sunshine. Supper was taken outdoors on the patio tonight. It attracted a dumpster bee, which was easily waved away. |
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Subject: RE: BS: summer weather From: Joe Offer Date: 14 Sep 25 - 11:37 PM Here in the California Sierra Foothills, next week's temps will be in the 80s, hitting 90 just one day. It was ten degrees cooler this last week. It's felt quite comfortable. No heat and no air conditioning right now. I love it. |
