LibertyBell

But even if we stopped using fossil fuels tomorrow, this problem wouldn't go away in our lifetime. I'm all for stopping them, but we also need geoengineering. I see more and more politicians are starting to hold Canada accountable and telling them they have to do something about those forests. It's one thing to be polluted by our own smoke, it's another thing entirely to have a foreign nation do it. Hold them accountable and punish them if they don't deal with it and fix the problem (even if that means chopping down a bunch of trees.)

I thought there was an earthquake this morning but I guess it was just a dream. It felt so real I woke up holding onto my bed.

70s is okay, 60s is way too cold. Extended summer into fall isn't about 90s, but temperatures in the 80s in September and 70s in October. I don't want any 60s before November.

Yes, April 2024 was very rainy too. Earthquake weather

That was the only time I've ever felt two earthquakes in the same day lol The regular one around 10:30 am and then a sizeable aftershock at 6 pm.

and not the nice eclipse kind either

Last October through mid November was my favorite fall weather of all time!!

95 degrees here that day with a 100 heat index

you didn't feel the megaquake in August 2011?

saves on heating costs, no need for below normal when it can't snow

it has to be on the same magnitude as what we had in 1983 when JFK hit 100 on August 20, 1983 (after it also hit 100 in the middle of July) for it to be historic. 100 at Newark or in Northern Queens isn't such a big deal, they are the UHI capitals of the country.

it doesn't look that abnormal, Newark hitting 100 isn't a huge surprise and neither is the densely populated and urbanized parts of northern Queens, We need to get 100 here like we did in 1983 for it to be a big surprise. Aside from the June outbreak, none of these heat dumps really compare to what we had in the 80s and 90s.

I've been coughing most of the day, I hope this stuff gets out of here, it's the worst I've seen since 2023. In Detroit they're telling people to wear masks. Lots of stuff going on, NJ just had their second quake and we have a Legionnaire's outbreak that has killed 2 people. Maybe we should all be wearing masks.... and helmets too lol.

were you able to see any sunspots? zero sun here today

1999: Governors of four Mid-Atlantic States imposed mandatory water restrictions as the worst drought in the history of the region continued. The period April through July ranked as the second driest ever for the Northeast, second only to 1965. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) One of my favorite summers of all time !!! Highs: EWR: 102 (1944) NYC: 101 (1944) LGA: 100 (1955) JFK: 96 (2010) a list of record highs from some of our BEST summers!!!

We won't have a full day of sunshine again until Friday. When I saw the forecasts on Sunday I knew that Monday would be our last good day until Friday. I also knew that Monday would be our warmest day and Tuesday would be nowhere close to that. Fortunately, the sunny weather is timed well for the weekend. Forget about the clouds, the smoke is MUCH worse. I had some breathing issues this morning and a headache when I woke up and I knew exactly where it came from-- the smoke causing the air pollution.

I want to see if we can get JFK to 20 90 degree days this year, there's only a select few years when that's happened.

this is normal climo, when June 20 to the end of July is very hot, August tends to be less hot.

perfect weather, the high range is a characteristic of low humidity / dew point

1993 and 2010 are at the head of the pack.

those trees are no longer suitable in this new climate my question is why are the effects so different in different places, they've become hot and dry while we've become warm and wet? But I do think this also runs in cycles and will switch up, this was the first summer in which we hit 100 plus everywhere (that matters). I think we're at the start of a new drier cycle with more classic summers with offshore flow like 1993 and 2010 to follow. This summer was the first warning shot for what's to follow. I remember saying this last winter and even last fall during our historically dry October at the start of the westerly flow outbreak too. It's a characteristic of the switch to a -AMO. Fewer east coast TC drier and somewhat colder winters and hotter and drier summers

just missed it by 1 degree

The high was 89 here at 3 pm before the sea breeze came in and it never felt even remotely hot.

it reached 88 here, a good day aside from the off color sky lol

But why is it happening every year now Roger? Are there chemicals they could spray over the forest from a plane to cause fire suppression?