Monthly Archives: November 2020

The Arctic is still hot. It hasn’t missed a day for major temperature anomalies since September 24. As usual, some spots of pretty good size are reporting numbers around the +20C level, a figure that—for a short time—is not uncommon … Continue reading →

The work I have been doing this past year all stems from trying to find answers to one simple question—prompted by reading the Weather Maps—what causes all the changes in the temperature anomalies that we see every day?  The anomalies … Continue reading →

An idea that was introduced toward the end of yesterday’s letter came to mind on the spur of the moment as I was rushing to get things finished.  I think the idea makes sense but needs to be expanded and … Continue reading →

“Temperatures in the Arctic are astonishingly warmer than they should be” CBS News.  This online article was written by a meteorologist and includes quotations from a climate scientist.  It dovetails well with the work I have been doing recently, with … Continue reading →

Another weekend of intense warming of the air over the Arctic Ocean brings us to the end of two full months without a break.  The daily average for the anomaly over the entire ocean for the entire period could probably … Continue reading →

“How two-thirds of Earth’s surface is warmed by greenhouse effects created by high-altitude streams of concentrated water vapor.”  This is the tentative title of a paper I would like to see in print, if I can ever find the energy … Continue reading →

Update on the warming trend in the Arctic. On Monday the entire area within the Arctic circle was +5.4C and today it is +6.7. For the most part that is because Greenland is now under a new and separate source … Continue reading →

The Weather Maps for some reason are not online this morning, which gives us an opportunity to take a close look at another favorite website, offering a five-day animated view of total precipitable water in the atmosphere:  http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mtpw2/product.php… This site … Continue reading →

The 500 hPa configuration governs certain effects that play a vital part in determining Earth’s weather and climate. We want to know as much as possible about whatever may cause the configuration to be what it is, and to keep … Continue reading →

Today, a spectacular shot of maximum surface air temperatures in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. Light green means +1C, or 33-34F. Compare what you see over a really large area, one that almost touches the pole, with the maximums … Continue reading →