LibertyBell

Keep us posted

where is this warmth coming from by the way.... are we getting some sort of heat up here from the SW deserts? I noticed Dallas is going to be in the mid 90s on Wednesday.... is that where our heat is coming from?

we were lucky, we could have had it as bad as Boston.... then again we were just a few miles away from 2 feet of snow lol. I've never seen a boundary like that in such a big storm, literally dividing the city in half.

But the summers right after 09-10 were much hotter than anything we've seen recently, our summers have gotten cooler and rainier and more humid.

but those westerly heat bursts are really good because they give us lower humidity, therefore less allergies (at least for me-- 2010 had an amazing summer). we had consistently hotter summers in the 50s, 90s and the early part of the 10s than what we do now (I go by number of 90 degree days). somehow during the 50s we had both hotter summers and TCs coming up the coast frequently.

I remember that-- I wondered how we had a raging blizzard on southerly winds that night....how does that happen lol JFK had 10" of snow after 1" of rain, which has never happened before. The sides of our houses were caked in snow the next morning. Why did it take us so long to changeover to snow?

we had three notable storms here this year one in January that gave us 2 inches two in February, 4 inches from the first one and 6 inches from the second one.

aren't backdoor fronts mostly a problem for eastern new england? they don't reach our longitude all that often or are modified when they get here... the last two springs were warm and dry, remember we hit 90-91 twice last year in April? and I had no allergies!

I think that's how they finally cleared up last year.

True but to be honest, no animal deserves to be caged. If there was a way, the best way would have been to return him to his natural habitat with the rest of his kind. If he lived a year in NYC he probably could have managed just fine in the wild with the rest of his kind. Like they did with Otto the Octopus who used his toys to break free from his enclosure and squirted water at the surveillance cameras to shortcircuit them, who was eventually released into the ocean. Then again, the level of intelligence of octopi is absolutely amazing-- and stunned scientists who thought cephalopods couldn't be this intelligent.... and now we know they build large settlements on the seafloor.

and the 20 inch line made it all the way into the city, it wasn't confined to inland areas. Even Brooklyn got around 20 inches.

I wonder if the SE Ridge can be strong enough to keep the showers to our NW and we just get dry frontal passages.

How do you think we do long term, do you think we'll eventually get to a sunnier/drier pattern after next week?

These should always be accompanied by cloud cover / precip maps, it doesn't feel like spring if the sun isn't out

Maybe parts of Long Island had an accumulation?

This is the anniversary of the latest 20 inch snowfall at NYC since the blizzard of March 1888 !

Tony how come we didn't see snow from this system? 1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Since we're talking about birds, I figured I'd post this.... the high intelligence of crows and ravens has always impressed me, they plan for the future and understand what their reflection is, as well understanding the concept of zero.

We're in for some bad times if what happened last June repeats itself.

That absolutely sucks. I read that he was getting quieter with time, so maybe he was sick already. At the same time, light pollution kills over 200,000 birds a year in Manhattan alone, so we should find a way to use more "smart lighting" which doesn't waste electricity and cause health and environmental issues. I see complaints are up from building residents who complain they can't sleep because of all the wasteful light.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/nyregion/flaco-owl-central-park-zoo-dead.html He was able to avoid vehicles by sticking largely to rooftops, water towers and other elevated elements of the built environment after leaving Central Park last fall. But the risk that he would be killed in a building strike was great: As many as 230,000 birds a year die in New York City when they hit windows, according to the National Audubon Society. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/24/flaco-new-york-citys-beloved-owl-dies-after-striking-building News of the owl’s death caused an intense reaction on social media. More than 1,000 users reposted the zoo’s announcement of Flaco’s death on X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is an immense loss,” read one comment that summarised the sentiments of many on the platform. “I’m so grateful for everyone who came together to witness Flaco’s incredible journey.” Another X user suggested tearing down the building where Flaco crashed. The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the larger species. Flaco’s wingspan was reported to be about 6ft (1.8m). Federal officials estimate that up to one billion birds in the US die annually after accidentally flying into buildings’ windows. In October 2020, ornithologist Stephen Ambrose wrote on LinkedIn that there was evidence light glare from city buildings’ windows could blind owls momentarily and increase their risk of crashing into the structures, especially at night.

I think at some point people will start removing these trees that cause the fires, I've already seen talk of it on various forums "the only way to prevent the fires is to remove the fuel which causes them"

Flacco the Owl is dead stupid humans....