Randy Mann
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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…
Hurricane Melissa: A record-breaking hurricane
We all heard about the catastrophic hurricane that slammed into Jamaica last week. Hurricane Melissa rewrote the record books when it made landfall Oct. 28, ne…
The long dry spell is breaking
After seven months in a row with below normal precipitation in Coeur d’Alene and much of the Inland Northwest, weather patterns have now turned toward the wett…
Our city-by-city winter of 2025-26 snowfall predictions
Every year in mid-autumn, Cliff and I issue our annual city-by-city snowfall predictions for North Idaho and the surrounding areas of the Inland Empire.
La Niña and comets
A new La Niña has arrived, according to forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center. Sea-surface temperatures near the West Coast of South America and along t…
Freezes after a warm September?
We’re coming into the time of year when local gardeners will have to start monitoring the weather more closely, as our region will eventually be heading toward…
Ever heard of the Fujiwhara effect?
In previous articles, I have mentioned many different types and names of meteorological phenomena. There is another one that began to come up in the news media…
Earth may have another moon ... sort of
Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.
Canadian wildfires linked to deaths in North America and Europe
The Canadian wildfire season of 2025 has now been labelled as the second-worst in the country’s history. So far, over 18 million acres of land have burned acro…
A record-breaking early September
Last week was the hottest early September period in Coeur d’Alene’s history, dating back to 1895. The first three days of the month had temperatures at or abov…
Some volcanic history and a new study
One of the topics I will often feature in this column is volcanic activity. Last week marked the 142nd anniversary of the massive eruption of Krakatoa. This ex…
Titanic new moons
Many of us have heard the term “blue moon,” which refers to two full moons during a single month. Thanks to astronomy enthusiasts and journalists, when there a…
La Niña and hurricanes
As of the middle of August, there have been five named storms in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters.
The most turbulent routes on Earth
We’re still in the maximum period of summer air traffic. During this time of year, thunderstorms are more widespread east of the Rockies and other parts of the…
Earthquakes and tsunamis
The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It …
Animals are not leaving Yellowstone
The Yellowstone supervolcano has been making headlines in recent weeks. There have been videos and comments circulating on major social media platforms about l…