Category Archives: the weather channel

Additional Winter Storm Names, As Needed

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Harold Ambler

Most meteorologists not employed by the Weather Channel have continued some version of thinly veiled disdain for the winter storm naming process, although for the biggest storms the name has occasionally broken through. Continue reading →

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Talking About the Weather With Joe D’Aleo

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Harold Ambler

Joe D’Aleo has been at the center of American meteorology throughout his 40-year career. He was a co-founder and first director of meteorology at The Weather Channel. Later he was content manager and “Dr. Dewpoint” for Intellicast.com. He was a … Continue reading →

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What Happened in Joplin?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Harold Ambler

Seth Fletcher is a talented writer. Consider this description of the day a tornado leveled his hometown of Joplin, Missouri: Just after 5 p.m., two storm chasers driving toward the western edge of Joplin, Missouri, spotted a translucent set of … Continue reading →

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Introducing: Don’t Sell Your Coat

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Harold Ambler

Summing up: Wind turbines do not deliver reliable electric power; the ocean-atmosphere system is not broken; scaring people needlessly isn’t nice – and it distracts them from the actual environmental problems surrounding them. Continue reading →

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What Will the AGW Climb-Down Look Like?

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Harold Ambler

Here’s something that you can bring to the bank: With regard to global warming, the major purveyors of news in the industrialized world will be climbing down from their various versions of frenzied alarmism. Here’s something else that you can … Continue reading →

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