BS: summer weather

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 17 Jul 25 - 07:18 AM

Be wary of Owl Roofers Inc.
They fly by night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: robomatic
Date: 14 Aug 25 - 01:08 PM

Even Alaska is having severe flooding, down Juneau way.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.