Author Archives: Tony Heller

The US Drought Monitor shows northeastern Arizona in extreme to exceptional drought. Regional Drought Monitor: West PMDI correctly shows that northeastern Arizona has no drought. Flagstaff just tied the record for the wettest July with almost eight inches of rain, … Continue reading →

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There have been no hurricanes in the Atlantic yet this year. Weather Street: 2013 Atlantic Hurricanes and Tropical Storms By this date in 1886, the US had already been hit by four hurricanes – with two major hurricanes on the … Continue reading →

There are no fires burning in the southwestern US, and cumulative burn acreage is about half of normal for this date. National Interagency Fire Center Obama says that global warming is making fires much worse than they used to be.

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The map below compares August 5, 2013 vs. August 7, 2012 Arctic ice coverage. Green represents area of ice present in 2013, but not present in 2012. Red shows the opposite. Arctic Sea-Ice Monitor The trajectory continues to closely track 2006. … Continue reading →

Trees were snapped by the rush of exceptional drought coming down Spring Creek.

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