Monday, August 17, 2015

El Niño in Southern New England

This map shows the most commonly experienced impacts related to
El Niño during the period December to February
Images courtesy of the NWS/NCEP Climate Prediction Center.)

Don't freak out yet about El Niño, New Englanders, regardless of what the Farmer's Almanac has to say about our upcoming "worse-than-normal" winter. IF (and this is an important IF) the predicted El Niño comes to pass, it's more likely to mean a milder and drier winter for Southern New England, not a more severe winter. Of course, that's assuming the El Niño acts like a typical El Niño and doesn't do something off the charts bizarre.

So stay calm, keep breathing.

If you don't want a repeat of last winter, El Niño could be a good thing (around here anyway). Of course, no one knows for sure what a "monster" El Niño could mean for our region ultimately. But we'll know soon enough. For now, enjoy these dog days of August.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Time to Vote (for Head in the Clouds Amherst)

I've entered a couple of photos in the Get the Picture! A Valley Photo Contest, and now just need people to vote for them. You've seen both of them here in recent weeks, and if you're in doubt, you will know it's a Head in the Clouds photo because the photographer is listed as HITClouds (Head in the Clouds). You can vote everyday between now and August 30. Thanks in advance for your support!

Go here to vote: Photo 1

And here:           Photo 2



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