Archive for August 7th, 2009

>Image source http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.asp?partner=rss&blog=Anderson&pgurl=/mtweb/content/Anderson/archives/2009/08/air_mass_clash_equals_trouble_1.asp After a record dry and therefore warm to hot summer across Alaska and the Yukon, wildfires have become a major issue especially over the western and northwestern portion of the continent where incidentally the warmest and driest areas compared to normal will probably be. Across the heart of Canada few fires burn […]

>Hurricane Felicia weakens from cat 4 to cat 3, east of Hawaii and thankfully this system will weaken SIGNIFICANTLY before a possible crossing of the island chain, thanks to upper shear, dry air and possibly even cooler waters. She is moving west, northwest and will turn more westward over the next couple of days. Meantime, […]