Lughnasa College Moon
The winds howled last night like a winter storm. It’s wet and 50 degrees here in Andover. The Denver forecast has the possibility of snow showers on Thursday. Phoenix had 3-5 inches of rain and streets flooded. September is a month of transition. California would like a transition with an astounding 58% of the state in the exceptional drought category, the highest. 95% of the state, that’s 95% is in severe drought and 82% in extreme drought.
Intensity:
D0 – Abnormally Dry
D1 – Moderate Drought
D2 – Severe Drought
D3 – Extreme Drought
D4 – Exceptional Drought
We’re a big country with a lot of natural variation in weather. That’s true. But there are climate change signals in a lot of these extremes. Even our cool weather, caused by the stuck polar vortex, may have its root cause in the melting of Arctic sea ice.
No, not another climate rant here. Just a bit of wide-eyed amazement at the differences in this nation’s weather.
