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A very active Pacific hurricane season
It’s been a “tale of two oceans” this summer and early fall season. As of the weekend, there have now been 20 name…
El Niño's effects are here, but they may not last
The 2023-24 snowfall season has not been one to remember in North Idaho and other parts of the U.S.
The strong El Niño may have already peaked
As of late January, ocean waters along the equatorial regions are still very warm and forecasters who carefully watch the trends of ocean warming and cooling h…
Some spectacular celestial events in 2024
This year will offer U.S. skywatchers a variety of dazzling celestial events from meteor showers, a comet fly-by and the long-anticipated solar eclipse across …
History of Coeur d'Alene cold waves
Conditions this month have been some of the coldest and iciest across North Idaho in recent memory.
Very frigid weather for the start of 2024
Late last week, we had some of the coldest weather across the country we’ve felt and heard about in a long time as hundreds of cold records were broken. Over t…
It's been a wild start to 2024
We’re barely a week into 2024 and some parts of the world have experienced Mother Nature’s wrath.
Our planet's orbit now has us closest to the sun
We’re now into 2024 and it’s almost hard to believe that another year has passed. My parents always told me that when you get older, time passes more quickly. …
More weather extremes in 2023
Thanks, at least in part, to the warm water phenomenon, El Niño, many residents across the U.S. were disappointed with the lack of snow on Christmas Day.
Our planet has been affected by solar storms
Earlier this year, I wrote an article stating that our sun was in the middle of a stronger “maxima” cycle. During these events, there are increased number of s…
Tree rings give insights to past climates and earthquakes
Tree ring data has become very important in determining a region’s past climate. Trees are sensitive to the area’s local climate and each year, the tree will g…
Will we see another year with below-zero temperatures?
December is here and we’ve finally received some snow after a relatively normal average temperature in November.
We have a strong El Niño
November is coming to an end later this week and the precipitation figures for Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions are better when compared to October.
Some volcanoes are making news this month
There are many volcanoes that are erupting and some of them are making headlines across the world. For example, Iceland’s volcanic activity is currently threat…
The holidays are getting closer, so be on the lookout for those watches and warnings
November has certainly shaped up as a different one weatherwise when compared to October. Last month, it was very dry as only 0.26 inches of rain fell in Coeur…
The ozone layer has been holding up
The weather pattern certainly changed in early November as we had more rain in the first two days of the month than all of October. At Cliff’s station, only 0.…