All posts tagged "Hydrology"

After Hurricane Ian’s rampage through Florida last year, everyone is keeping a wary eye on tropical forecasts this season — especially Mike Boylan. With close to 2 million followers across the web and social media, you could describe him as Florida’s favorite hometown weather forecaster. The Bradenton-born Boylan runs Mike’s Weather Page, a website once described by hurricane harbinger Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel as a “one-stop shop” for the latest tropical updates. It serves up a smorgasbord of spaghetti models, satellite imagery and weather radar from trusted sources, all compiled in ......

SEATTLE — It's a forecast so hot that it left some seasoned meteorologists initially in disbelief. Weekend temperatures are expected to approach 100 degrees in Seattle, top 109 in Portland and reach 115 in Eastern Washington — threatening to topple historical records and upend people's lives. "Is this just the models being wonky, or is this a real deal?" said Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik, a postdoctoral researcher in agricultural meteorology at Washington State University, describing his reaction to initial temperature readouts. When he assessed the data himself, "it was jaw-dropping." Climate scien......