LibertyBell

it took a 100 degree reading and forest fires at the coldest place in the northern hemisphere for the Park to hit 90 lol, still haven't done it here on western long island.

we'll probably have a S flow with cooler weather at the coast, that has been the theme so far.

I dont know, the 100.4 at Verkhoyansk was pretty exciting.....if they ever have a really cold winter again they could become the only place in the world that has seen -100 and +100 (current cold record is -90).

yeah I doubt this is one of those extreme heat years....S wind doesn't do it here. Good for low and perhaps some mid 90s later on in the season though. Next summer is going to be off to the races though no doubt.

I was away what was the high at JFK yesterday?

Did you read about this incredible heat and forest fires in Siberia? They've been +20 F in heat for like six months now and just hit 100 F- first time ever north of the arctic circle! Unprecedented heat in Siberia which the media isn't really talking about. I've noticed hotter temps occurring farther north this year, seems like the attic fire that started in the high Arctic has spread farther south and has now reached northern VT and Maine with temps approaching 100 there, all time records. https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/1274880733052469249 https://twitter.com/capitalweather/status/1274757559216476160 https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/1 ... 3052469249 that has videos of the fires in northern Siberia here is the official record of the 100.4 temp at Verhoyansk https://twitter.com/capitalweather/stat ... 9216476160 We've already seen the negative effects of a snowless winter here......nasty explosion of bugs this year, with a horde of gnats near my Poconos home that makes working in my garden impossible. I thought it was just this community but when I went down the mountain to a nearby town, they were mobbing people there too! I've also had to spray bug barrier throughout my other home on Long Island, where I now have wolf spiders along with their eggs (eek), I saw one in my bedroom and could not sleep there for a week! They are hairy, with warning stripes on their legs, black and grey (to warn others of being poisonous) and I haven't had these in a decade or so. I sprayed so much bug barrier to get rid of them that my throat and nose were burning! I just hope I dont get any centipedes later on, because I haven't had them in a long time either.....it's the combo of a warm wet winter followed by a warm wet spring and now this hot humid weather that has caused this population explosion of bugs. I wish all the birds I get in both gardens would eat them all up, but they seem to be content singing and taking baths in my pond! We also have a 50% reduction in monarch butterflies (an important pollinator) because of pesticides killing their favorite food, milkweed, as well as the changing climate. But now everyone is planting milkweed along the roads and highways, so maybe they will have a comeback?

there wont be any ultra hot spells with a S wind, be content for temps in the low 90s.

I decided my blueberries are for the birds it's fun to see them get hyper after they eat them lol. Especially the robins.

how do you keep deer away from your flowers? I put up a large fence but they just jump over it. None of the repellent stuff is working either.

grapes are FAR better and healthier too

I have a huge list of things that are more important than the economy. also 50% capacity can work well if you change work hours and employ a different kind of work week schedule....time to get creative....

hopefully it will result in universal healthcare, needed reforms happen after terrible events....

Just look at whats going on in Siberia, never thought I'd see 100 degree temps in the high arctic and forest fires next to sea ice!

cant link you to a TV press conference It was one of Cuomo's pressers (I think the one on Thursday?) where he listed the Finger Lakes region at 3% infection rate, while NYC was 0.9% and Long Island was 0.7%. NYC and Long Island were down from 1.3% and 1.1% respectively and the Finger Lakes was up from around 1% Good thing I still have a (near) photographic memory, because I dont save links

I suppose washing everything thoroughly does the job too The reason I quit eating strawberries was because I read that chlorpyrifos was sprayed on it, which was supposed to be banned, as it's been convincingly connected to brain damage, but needless to say there was an administration change in 2016 and the ban was rescinded.

I can tell when I visit the Poconos, it must have been magnificent back then. Cant see the Milky Way at all until you're at least 50 miles outside of the city.

will this result in more colorful sunrises and sunsets for us?

Better stay at Phase 2 until a vaccine is developed- the parts of the state that have gone into Phase 3 have seen a tripling of the infection rate.

do you eat any of the stuff you spray pesticides on? I stopped eating strawberries because they're on many lists for having the most pesticides on them. Half of the pesticides sprayed in this country need to be banned (and are banned in Europe and Canada- unfortunately the chemical industry is in bed with American politicians, just like most other industries are.)

what about those devices that trap insects? I have one with a blue bulb that traps gnats- I had a large swarm of them over the weekend following me around!

Crazy to see forecasts of Caribou, Maine approaching 100 degrees when we haven't even hit 90 here yet.

NYC seems to be headed down that same road this year.....first half of June has been exceptionally dry, and May was very dry too.

oh I meant this summer might include late heat like 1995 did....along with the dry weather we're already seeing becoming a fire hazard just like 1995 was in August. Next summer might be more like 2010 with all that heat and setting records all over the place.

I'm already worried about this hurricane season.......

They're switching to "smart lighting" which is dimming lighting after 11 PM..... better for health and a good night's sleep!