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ingalls@lemmy.todayto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Hey is Sharing Luigi’s Manifesto on Social Media Actually "Glorifying Violence"? Because Reddit Said So 😭
1·1 year agoEspecially as far as manifestos from high profile cases go.
ingalls@lemmy.todayOPtoWeather@lemmy.world•Five weather apps that I find useful as a meteorologist
3·1 year agoMan WU was the king back in the day. It’s too bad The Weather Channel destroyed it after destroying themselves.
ingalls@lemmy.todayOPtoWeather@lemmy.world•Five weather apps that I find useful as a meteorologist
3·1 year agoMy understanding is the UK government makes it cost prohibitive to acquire data from their radars.
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World News@lemmy.world•Weak polar vortex gives hints of what to expect this winterEnglish
1·1 year agoThis sounds awesome and I look forward to hearing more about it. It seems like this would be a major step forward especially with medium-range forecasts.
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World News@lemmy.world•Weak polar vortex gives hints of what to expect this winterEnglish
2·1 year agoEven if it’s wrong I’m interested in discussing it further. I want to improve professionally as much as anyone else does and I appreciate the comments you’ve added.
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World News@lemmy.world•Weak polar vortex gives hints of what to expect this winterEnglish
4·1 year agoI still am of the opinion that the vortex is in the early stages of forming and will be disrupted over the next several weeks by anamolous high pressure in Alaska/Siberia (possibly shifting eastward into October). The ECMWF op analysis on this website shows the lowering absolute temp and lowering 10 mb heights in the North Pole region over the past two weeks or so. Additionally, the circular stratospheric wind pattern is slowly returning (since about 9/7) and modeled to increase in the coming weeks.
Obviously it is not as developed as it will be later next month or as developed as the South Pole polar vortex currently is. I am curious to see how long the “heat wave” in Siberia/Alaska (and possibly the Canadian Arctic next month) lasts. I just think this pattern in the early stages of development plus La Niña foster conditions for sudden stratospheric warming events later in the season.
Edit to add: Is it a good forecast? I think so but maybe it will be and maybe it won’t, that’s just the nature of things. I stand by it though.
ingalls@lemmy.todayOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Weak polar vortex gives hints of what to expect this winterEnglish
4·1 year agoI think La Niña plays a bigger role for the whole season than this. Where I am (Vancouver, Canada), I expect below average temperatures and above average precipitation. The presence of a weak polar vortex signals a higher risk of at least one strong winter cold snap in North America, but we won’t know specifics until much further along in the season.
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World News@lemmy.world•Weak polar vortex gives hints of what to expect this winterEnglish
14·1 year agoThe polar vortex is present already and is slowly deepening. This is clearly evident in 10 and 30 mb height and wind charts.
Meteorological fall begins September 1. As noted, the polar vortex begins developing in August (because of the decreasing sunlight post-solstice) and isn’t full strength until later in the season. At this altitude in the poles (30 km up) thermal lag is less pronounced. Note the American Meteorological Society glossary says “the stratospheric polar vortex exists from fall to spring” (source). It is not just a winter phenomenon.
There is some predictive value in the strength of the polar vortex, especially with regard to the jet stream and sudden stratospheric warming events, but all seasonal forecasts carry uncertainty.
I am a meteorologist in Canada working primarily in the energy industry and have successfully used the polar vortex (among other parameters) in medium- and long-range forecasting several times. This has generally been in the context of deep troughs bringing heavy snow to Western Canada and the U.S. Northwest.
Of course, this being the internet readers can take or leave that claim. It was especially useful in early forecasts regarding an extreme cold weather outbreak in the U.S. Northwest in February-March 2019.
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Geocaching@lemmy.world•I have finally found a geocache in every Washington countyEnglish
1·1 year agoI’d do it if I lived closer.
ingalls@lemmy.todayOPto
Geocaching@lemmy.world•I have finally found a geocache in every Washington countyEnglish
1·1 year agoI’d like to eventually. I’m up to 25 so far.
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Vancouver@lemmy.ca•Earthquake early warning system activated in British Columbia
1·1 year agoI also wrote the article and changing the title messes up stuff like article previews and whatnot because I pay for the lowest tier of WordPress. I guess I’ll just be guilty of being clickbaity today.
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Vancouver@lemmy.ca•Earthquake early warning system activated in British Columbia
6·1 year agoI probably could have worded it better but I didn’t realize it until after posting
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Geocaching@lemmy.world•Came across a fairy forest while geocaching todayEnglish
1·2 years agoI wish, it was just nearby.
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Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•Anti-20mph group refuses to back down despite big drop in casualty numbersEnglish
624·2 years agoRemember it’s every driver’s right to cause an “accident” that kills someone so they can save about 15 seconds of travel time.
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Vancouver@lemmy.ca•Do you love businesses leaving their signs on sidewalks as much as I do?
16·2 years agoI move obstructions like this and rental scooters into the street.
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Portland@lemmy.ml•Concrete planters for calming traffic removed after frequent collisions
2·2 years agoFrequent collisions show there needs to be more, not less.
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Vancouver@lemmy.ca•Vancouver City Council Bus Lane Motion - Passed with amendments
5·2 years agoIt’s always about parking isn’t it?

















More like if the oligarchs had let him try.