insert_link Weather Nerd Dangerous Combination of Intense Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Likely to Happen More Often, New Study Says The dangerous combination of extreme wildfires followed by torrential rainfall that can lead to deadly flooding and landslides will likely become more common in western states as the world becomes warmer, according to a new study. The study, just released in the journal Science Advances, found that the double threat of extreme fires and rainfall could increase by 700% in the Pacific Northwest by the end of the century and […] todayApril 27, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd The 2022 Wildfire Outlook Appears Bleak Typically, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) starts its North American wildfires profile in the summer or even fall. However, as climate change increasingly has a more significant impact, the concept of disaster seasons has been disappearing. Two significant winter fires in Colorado and California, along with dozens of smaller fires, have led to statistics that far exceed what typically happens at this point in the year. As such, the […] todayApril 25, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd What causes a Storm to become a Bomb Cyclone? A "bomb cyclone" hit the Northeastern U.S. over the weekend, and it left a lot of weather nerds scrambling to enter "what causes a Bomb Cyclone" into their search engines. This weather nerd is one of them. To put it simply, a bomb cyclone, which occurs through the process known as bombogenesis, is basically a winter hurricane. It "occurs when a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in atmospheric […] todayMarch 14, 2022
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