Monthly Archives: October 2012

Storm Surge Commences in Rhode Island

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Harold Ambler

As of 6:30 pm, the Rhode Island coast has started seeing effects of the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. In Narragansett, Beach Street was closed, with washover from Narragansett Town Beach flooding the road. Boston Neck Road was on the … Continue reading →

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Peak Winds Approaching Rhode Island Right Now

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Harold Ambler

Dangerous Hurricane Sandy is increasing in size and intensity as it approaches the Greater New York metropolitan area. According to meteorologist Ryan Maue of Weatherbell Analytics, the city is “insufficiently prepared.” After initially downplaying storm surge from the hurricane, New … Continue reading →

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Computer Models: Hurricane Sandy to Slam Northeast

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Harold Ambler

Top-of-the-line computer models have been forecasting a devastating blow delivered by Hurricane Sandy to the Northeast early next week for several days now. In the computer model scenarios, Sandy could come ashore anywhere from Maryland to Cape Cod and would … Continue reading →

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Climate Supercomputer is Super Emitter

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Harold Ambler

Climate scientists in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have just brought online what they say is “the largest supercomputer in the world dedicated to geosciences.” That is saying something, as NCAR already had an enormous … Continue reading →

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Does Accuweather Issue Corrections?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Harold Ambler

Yesterday, I watched Accuweather’s weekly segment “Climate Extremes,” and a couple of the statements made were so inaccurate that I wanted to respond here. The presenters, Evan Myers and Accuweather’s resident climate-change expert Brett Anderson, walked viewers through the year’s … Continue reading →

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