Tag Archives: ‘atmospheric rivers’

California Soak: ‘Like Rain It Sounded Till It Curved’

February 3, 2024

Low, thick, gray clouds and cold air this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley – once again we’re awaiting another ‘atmospheric river‘ (AR) to come crashing onto us, bringing rain and more rain. Expected…

Reality Break: Increase Oil Drilling In The Face Of Extreme, Climate-Change-Influenced Weather — WTF?

March 14, 2023

No rain but thickly gray clouds made more ominous by some sharp, high-velocity winds, all overcasting this late afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley as we reach maybe a lull in the latest storm…

Rain In California, Again: ‘Unrivaled, Unparalleled Weather’ — Part Infinity

March 10, 2023

Rain and more rain this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley as we feel wet from a ‘pineapple express,’ which blew in from the south Pacific last night — although our rainfall is steady…

‘Rivers’ Of Water Headed For California — Maybe ‘Over-Hyping It,’ Yet Again, Maybe Not As Rain Rules

March 8, 2023

(Image: ‘Atmospheric Rivers Painting,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jan Routh, and found here.) Sprinkling rain and chilly this near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — for the first time in a great while, Leroy…

California ‘Weather Whiplash’ And Climate Change — Rain

January 14, 2023

Rain and wind this Saturday morning here in California’s Central Valley — a familiar story for weeks now — and an even-bigger storm is expected later today. Forecasts call for a kind of letting-up respite…

Rain (Yes, Again) — ‘Human-Caused Climate Change Is An Extreme Disruption Of The Earth System’

January 9, 2023

Rain and more rain made wet-worse by swirling wind — a set pattern this mid-morning Monday here in California’s Central Valley. The seemingly never-ending storms continue unabated and are part of our natural future days.…