LibertyBell

China is a cesspool of pollution and corruption. I have good examples of how a government should work- like New Zealand, Norway, Finland, and a few others. What they all have in common is no dirty money in politics and swift responses to emergencies.

Mammatocumulus in that first one, Don? And is that a scud cloud in the second one?

it's about being scientifically literate. and it's the future, and although there is push back from the older generation, these changes are absolutely necessary. The history of humanity is that it is very late in making necessary changes and that has dire consequences. Either we make the changes or nature will make the changes for us, and her way will be MUCH harsher. On the positive side, the greatest reforms often happen after pandemics and other great tragedies like this....and this wont be any different.

Walt can you see if you can get rainfall and hail reports from around the area, including the airports?

well the rain party is now over...but no rainbow (yet) nice double you got there!

wow small hail now even though the sky has brightened up some it's now pouring even harder

finally getting decent rain here first since that June outburst in the first week

I meant what Maine and SE Canada have already experienced.

not missing much, it isn't raining here just constant lightning. I guess we aren't seeing that vivid sunset tonight.

Getting some lightning here, it's a fun break to the monotony of our weather.

scientifically illiterate people shouldn't be allowed to vote.

they were near triple digits in Maine....that aint anywhere near normal either for Maine or NYC

no 90 and no rain here lol

the higher humidity and rainfall plus the warmer winters have made my allergies much worse. I was hoping for at least a two year dry pattern because next summer is the peak of the 11 yr cycle of hot summers.

it lasted for less than 5 min...I dont think it was even a tenth of an inch

from what I saw, it probably wont reach 90 any time this week on Long Island and peak heat (if you can call it that) will be upper 80s on Friday. Saturday will be cooler.

in the long term it will likely be a positive (for the entire planet.) I expect a fully sustainable green planet within 2 decades and universal healthcare, with the people of the future looking back and mocking people who didn't have the foresight to do it sooner. Looks like Darwin and Nature are in the process of taking care of them. On another topic that class action bayer/monsanto lost, people think that giving up 10 billion dollars is a lot, but it isn't, it gets divided among 100,000 people who got cancer from round up, so it's only 100,000 per person and thats before the govt takes its cut....it should have been 100 billion which is the price for which bayer paid to buy monsanto, at least the cancer victims would have gotten 1 million each before govt took its cut

the necessary reckoning is actually coming from nature. Take care of the environment or it will not take care of you.

dont worry that will likely come to an end when we get hit by multiple hurricanes this fall.

the pandemic is a referendum on places that dont take care of their environment and are ignorant of science....like Brazil, the American South, etc. It's also a referendum on areas with a high population density being bad, like NY, but at least NY learned its lesson quickly.

NY is a lot better off than antiscience states like Florida, which is getting screwed over on both fronts....from the pandemic and from sea level rise. Within a few decades I wouldn't be surprised if Miami no longer exists, even if they continue their water pumping practices-- they cant keep up with sea level rise. I expect a big population rise for Orlando, people are already talking about it.

it doesnt rain here on the south shore, which I'm usually fine with as long as the humidity is low....but nope, cant have low humidity here!

Chris, I wonder if we're entering a multiyear dry pattern like we had in the 60s? If so, next summer may be our hottest summer EVER!

I'd like hot and low humidity weather interspersed with rain once a week, not hot and humid and no rain .

would it get rid of this horrible saharan dust?