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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…
The Earth is having shorter days
Our planet has been spinning a little faster than usual and this trend is expected to continue into early August. On July 9, it’s estimated that the day was ab…
Drought and floods across the U.S.
Summer flooding has been making headlines as scientists are claiming those disasters have been historical rainfall events. The tragic flood in Central Texas in…
Dry weather across the globe
The summer of 2025 has been very warm to hot across much of the western U.S. Here in Coeur d’Alene, we’ve already had six days with high temperatures at or abo…
Heat versus cold
With the summer season in full swing, we’re hearing about the extremely hot weather across the U.S., especially in the eastern portion of the country. June was…
It was a very dry spring of 2025
The first day of summer arrived Friday, June 20, at 4:42 p.m. On that day, the sun angle was the highest in the sky and the Northern Hemisphere experienced the…
Ghost hurricanes and weather models
In recent decades, there has been a lot of progress with weather forecasting based on numerical predictions. However, when forecasting tropical storms such as …
Volcanic eruptions and a new method for prediction
Over the last month, volcanic eruptions have once again made headlines across the globe. One of the most active volcanoes in the world is Italy’s Mount Etna, a…
Canada is already having another bad wildfire season
It’s looking like another disastrous wildfire season across Canada. As of the last weekend of May, news outlets are reporting that the country was battling aro…
Our strong solar cycle may have peaked
Our sun has been recently making news headlines as we’re still in a strong solar cycle that has generated numerous solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME…
The latest with the San Andreas Fault
Last week, there were reports that a series of small earthquakes were recorded in California that generated a few news headlines. The state is notorious for ea…
The 2025 hurricane season may get off to an early start
The official start of the 2025 tropical storm and hurricane season is right around the corner and many forecasters are predicting another active year. Tropical…
Could we have the driest year since 1929?
It was a dry April across the Inland Northwest. Only 0.54 inches of rain fell at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene last month, compared to the average of 1.77 i…
Water loss may be changing the Earth's wobble
According to a report in Science, researchers have determined that water on land, which includes soil moisture levels, underground aquifers, lakes, rivers and …
The colors of the moon
There have been articles in the past that have focused on the moon. Many of our long-range forecasts are often based on the lunar cycles. Potent storm systems …
Are Earth's land areas getting drier?
We all know that water is essential to life on our planet as it supports ecosystems. Approximately 71% of the Earth is covered with this liquid, and it’s estim…