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JUNE 27
Southern Atlantic May Churn Out Next Named Tropical System
Tropical Downpours Loom For Texas, Louisiana
Heat Relief On The Way For The Northwest
Southwest Showers And Storms To Keep Fire Risk At Bay
Another Heat Wave On The Way – video
Beautiful Phenomenon Stuns At Yellowstone – video
This Week In Volcano News: Supervolcano Earthquake Swarm - Ebeko Erupts – video
Deadly Flash Floods in Sochi, Russia
JUNE 24
Seattle, Portland brace for 1st Heat Wave of 2022
Lake Mead Water Levels Drop Closer To Dead Pool Status ALERT
Rounds Of Severe Weather To Charge Through Northern Plains
Woman, 52, And Her Dogs Killed By Lightning In Southern California
New Signs Of Tropical Activity Emerge in Atlantic
Multiple Fires In California, One Person Killed After Thunderstorms Produce 66,000 Lightning Strikes, U.S.
Montana City Faces Painful Reality After Historic Yellowstone Flooding
Rare Meteotsunami Hits SE Ireland
Hundreds of Homeless Die In Extreme Heat
Historic Flooding Displaces Tens Of Thousands In Southern China
JUNE 22
Heat Wave To Send AccuWeather RealFeel Temps to 115 F
Post-Flood Yellowstone Rebuilding Could Cost More Than $1 Billion
1,000+ Dead, 1,500 Injured In 6.1 Afghan Quake, News Report Says
Dry Thunderstorms Could Spark More Wildfires in California
Historic Flooding Displaces Tens Of Thousands In Southern China
Heat Dome To Keep the Central US Sweltering Throughout The Week
High Heat To Fuel Thunderstorms From Plains To Northeast
“Unprecedented” Summer Snow Hits Afghanistan; Similarly In India And Pakistan, Rare Mid-June Freeze Delivers Heavy Snowfall; + Unusual Cold Sweeps Namibia
Summer Bummer: Humid, Wet Weather For Northeast As Seasons Change
32 Dead And Millions Displaced Amid Historic Flooding In Bangladesh
Lake Mead Drought Update By Sin City Outdoors, Nevada
Large Temperature Contrast During Record-Breaking June Heatwave Fuels Severe Thunderstorms, Europe
These Clouds Look Like A Tsunami Is About To Destroy A Neighborhood
JUNE 16
Severe Storms Spawn Tornadoes, Powerful Winds in Wisconsin
Yellowstone Reopening Postponed Ahead Of Additional Storms
Turbulent Weather To Precede Short-Lived Warmup in Northeast
Two Largest Reservoirs – Mead and Powell in U.S. – Are Critically Low – video
Triple-Digit Temps Scorch The Midwest, Smash a Host Of Records
Pattern Flip To Snap The West Back Into Spring
Key Baby Formula Plant Closed Again. This Time Because of Flooding – video
Widespread Dangerous Heat: Thousands Without Power – video
Greenland Gains Record Volumes Of Snow And Ice For The Time Of Year; Official Estimates Lower Argentinian Wheat Exports Amid Cold Weather Woes; Cold Taiwan; + Australian’s Instructed NOT To Charge Their EVs Due To Energy Crunch – HOLLY NOTE: This is yet another an unforeseen problem with going electric. Bet the green energy nuts didn't consider this. Tens of thousands are currently without power in Texas and it may get severely worse millions of people in the western half of the U.S. with lakes Mead an Powell critically low.
JUNE 15
Yellowstone Evacuates Over 10,000 Amid Unprecedented Floods
Flood Damage in Yellowstone Park
Parts of Yellowstone Could Remain Closed For 'Substantial Length' After Flooding
AccuWeather Forecasters Issue A High Risk For Severe Thunderstorms
Torrent of Rain Sends Roadside Waterfall Surging, Flooding Scenic Area
Next Atlantic Tropical System Could Spin Up in Caribbean
Lightning Strike Blamed For Fire at Grandview Inn – HOLLY NOTE: The person who sent this in lives in Wasilla and writes, "I have lived here 45 years and do not know of any lightening strikes on buildings. We do have lightening when thunderstorms form over the mountains. Not much information here. But rare for sure."
Madrid Challenges All-Time June Record Amid Stifling Heat Wave
Thunderstorms to Mark Start Of North American Monsoon in Southwest
JUNE 14
AccuWeather Forecasters: Derecho Could Bring 110 Mph Winds, Power Outages to Midwest, mid-Atlantic
Western Wildfires Force Evacuations in Arizona, California
Hazy Skies Over Colorado: This Is Where The Smoke Is Coming From – HOLLY NOTE: Looking westward out the dining room window, the wildfire haze had completely obscured our beloved Rockies. Might as well been back in Kansas.
Millions Swelter: Dangerous Heat Stretches From Great Lakes to Gulf Coast – video
Latest on Potential Development in Caribbean – video
Home Is Swept Away By Surging Yellowstone River Amid 'unprecedented' Flooding That's Closed National Park For First Time in 34 Years As Families Are Rescued On Rafts – video
Severe Threat Rises for Lower Great Lakes Area – video
Hundreds Evacuated as Arizona Wildfire Grows – video
Major Cooldown To Replace Intense Heat Across Southwest
Buildings Destroyed By Ice As Hailstorm Hits Mexico City – video
Volcano Ash Blankets Philippine Towns After Second Eruption This Week
Strong Winds And Blizzard Conditions Hit Tasmania, Australia – video
JUNE 13
Blistering Heat Intensifies, More Than 70 Million Americans Under Heat Alerts
Significant Burst Of Saharan Dust Is On Its Way to the Gulf Coast
Man Uses Car to Grill Steaks And Burgers In Scorching Arizona Heat
One of World's Most Famous Waterfalls Thunders Again After Heavy Rains
Fast Moving Severe Storms Set To Blitz Through Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Chicago May Hit Century Mark For 1st Time In Nearly 10 Years
Scorching Conditions Grip Texas, Southwest
Seattle Nearly Measures Month's Worth Of Rain In 1 Day With More on the Way
JUNE 10
Menacing Complex Of Storms To Bring Flash Flood Risk To Central US
Record Amounts Of Brown Seaweed Set To Wash Ashore on US Beaches
New Tropical Threat Being Monitored in East Pacific
High Temps In Phoenix Could Crack The 115º Mark
California Orders Cities to Stop Pumping from Rivers – video
Will the Cascadia Earthquake Be the Worst Disaster North America's Ever Seen? - video of day 2
Another Round Of Polar Cold To Sweep South America; Summer On Hold In Canada; Low Temperature Records Fall Across Japan; Russia Accused Of Stealing Ukrainian Grain; All As The Sun Fades To Blank
Flooding Downpours Slam China, Leaving At Least 17 Dead
Trees Torn Down As 120Km/H Storm Hits Peshawar, Pakistan
JUNE 9
'Literally Feet Away From Dying': Meijer Worker Narrowly Escapes Tornado's Strike On Ohio Distribution Center
Dangerous Heat Wave To Keep Temperatures Near 100 Or Higher In Texas
British Tourists Among Thousands Evacuated In Spain As 'Out Of Control' Wildfire Rips Through Mountains Near Marbella
Earthquake 30x More Powerful Than The Horror 6.2 Magnitude Blast That Rocked Christchurch In 2011 And Killed 185 People Could Hit a Major Australian City, Researchers Say
Enormous Plume Of Dust To Bring Picturesque Sunsets To Gulf Coast
As Gas Prices Soar, So Does Hesitancy Toward Hurricane Evacuations
Severe Storms To Blitz Across Top Of Southern US Heat Dome
New Tropical Threat Being Monitored In East Pacific
Dangerous Heat Wave To Keep Temperatures Near 100 Or Higher In Texas
Australian City Is Now Shivering Through Its Coldest Start To Winter Since 1904 - As Cold Weather Records Tumble, Snow Falls On Beaches
JUNE 8
High Temps in Phoenix Could Crack The 115º Mark
Winterlike Scene Develops In Germany, Despite Temps In The 70s
Now That Alex Is All Gone, When Might The Next Tropical Storm Develop?
Waves Of Rain To Wash Away Tranquil Weather In Northeast
Potent Atmospheric River Racing Toward The Pacific Northwest
Towns Covered In Ash After Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines
Lightning and Rainbow Combine For Epic Sunset – video
Selling Global Warming to Eskimos ED OF DAY 1
JUNE 7
Record-Breaking Rains Hit South Florida, Causing Widespread Flooding, U.S.
Now That Alex Is All Gone, When Might The Next Tropical Storm Develop?
Waves Of Rain To Wash Away Tranquil Weather In Northeast
Rounds of Stormy Weather Set To Strike Central, Eastern US
Towns Covered In Ash After Volcanic Eruption In The Philippines
Widespread Floods And Landslides Hit Cuba, Leaving At Least 3 People Dead
JUNE 6
Hurricane Season's Opening Salvo A Monster Rainmaker In Miami
Rounds of Stormy Weather Set To Strike Central, Eastern US
Hurricane Category Isn't Full Picture. Scientists Suggest Time For New Scale
Heat Wave To Bring 100-Degree Temperatures To Texas
Southwest Sizzle: Hottest Weather Yet This Year On Tap
Tropical Storm Alex To Stir Rough Seas Along East Coast
JUNE 3
Tropical Storm Warnings Issued For Parts Of Florida Ahead Of Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds
'Slice of Nice' In The Forecast For Northeast
What Rare 'Triple-Dip' La Niña Could Mean for Hurricane Season – video
Updated 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Increases Number of Storms to Expect
Residents, Officials Brace for What Could Be Another Busy Hurricane Season
5 Major Weather Changes That Typically Happen in June
Cheyenne’s Coldest May In 71 Years; Seattle’s Cold April And May To Be Chased By Cool June; NW Pollination Woes; + JPMorgan CEO: An Economic “Hurricane” Is Coming
Swathes Of Canada Dealing With Heavy June Snow — Vancouver Island Snowpack 150% Of Average; “Severe Cold Spell” Warnings Issued In Zimbabwe; + Global Temperatures Decreased 0.09C In May
Arctic Sea Ice Extent At 30-Year Highs
Heavy Snow Falls On Ski Resorts In Australia - Up To 16 Inches
Hundreds of Animals Dead Due To Late Spring Blizzard In Kyrgyzstan - Snow Cover Over a Meter Deep
JUNE 2
Florida Could Take Early-Season Strike From Brewing Tropical System
A Massive Rockfall Crashed Down On Lake Powell. Record-Low Water Levels From Drought Could Be To Blame
Sweeping Water Restrictions Begin In Southern California As Drought Worsens
Severe Storms To Slice Through Remaining Heat In Mid-Atlantic
‘Consequences Will Be Dire’: Chile’s Water Crisis Is Reaching Breaking Point
Earthquakes Impact Southeast Missouri
4 Dead, 14 Injured After Earthquake Hits China's Sichuan
‘Mist Cannon’ Leaves Rainbow Trail Floating Over City Avenue
JUNE 1
Hurricane Agatha kills 11, Leaves 20 Missing In Southern Mexico; Storm May Drench South Florida
1 Dead, Multiple People Rescued After Avalanche in Colorado
Severe Weather To Close Out May In Central US
Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides In Brazil, Killing At Least 91
1st Tropical System Of Atlantic Season Looms, May Track Toward Florida
MAY 31
Crews Make Gains Against New Mexico Wildfire, Largest in US
US Review Traces Massive New Mexico Fire To Planned Burns
Winds Continue To Test Containment Lines in New Mexico's Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
Wildfires' Impact On Watersheds Will Linger For Years
Global Wobbling: A Frightening New Threat to Planet Earth
Canada Just Suffered Its Lowest Late-May Temperature Ever; U.S. Growing Woes Persist; Mexican Grapes Delayed Due To Cold; + Russia Snubs UN’s Grain-For-Fertilizer Plan
Deadly Landslide After Heavy Rain in Guatemala - At Least 7 People Killed
Hurricane-Force Wind And Huge Hailstones Caused Chaos in Cremona, Italy – video
Level 3 Hailstorm Hits Bulgaria, Cities Report Hailstones the Size of Tennis Balls
MAY 30
Agatha May Make Historic Early-Season Landfall in Mexico
AccuWeather Forecasters Warn Of Significant Tornado Risk Across North-Central US
Near-Record Heat To Follow Unofficial Start To Summer in mid-Atlantic
Atlantic Basin May Come Alive In Early June
Parts of California Sinking Amid Drought
What's Popping Up on Lake Mead Now? – video
MAY 26
Peru Rocked By Powerful 7.2 Earthquake
Severe Weather From Huge Storm To Grind Eastward Into Friday
New Mexico Approves Plans For Cloud Seeding In The Southeast Portions Of The State
EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Uxbridge, Canada
Immense Crater Hole Created In Tonga Volcano
‘Sharkcano’ Eruption Seen from Space – video
MAY 25
1st Named Storm Of Season May Spawn Over The Eastern Pacific Ocean
Massive Tornado in Morton, Texas is Terrifying – video
Latest Memorial Day Weekend Forecast Not Looking Promising in Northeast
1 Dead, More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Half Marathon in NYC
Frequent Rounds Of Intense Rainfall To Raise Flood Risk In Central US
Drought, Winds To Fuel Southwest Wildfires As Heat Builds
Family Gets New House After Massive Sinkhole Swallowed Their Home – video
NOAA Releases 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast – video
MAY 23
5 Dead After Severe Thunderstorms In Ontario And Quebec; Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power
Intense Heat Scorches Much Of The East Coast, With More Still To Come
Drenching Thunderstorms To Threaten Flooding From Texas to Missouri
Colorado Blasted With Late-Spring Snowfall – HOLLY NOTE: It's so rare for Colorado to get hit with snow this late in the year it made Fox News' national coverage. March is our snowiest month and absolutely none fell. Ft. Collins, some 175 miles north of us, should have gotten more snow than Pueblo West. It was reported that that northern city only got 2" when we got hammered with 7-8".

Big deciduous trees around the neighborhood really suffered especially cottonwoods and Golden Honeylocusts. During the night, I kept hearing ominous cracking sounds while Stan slept oblivious to the damage taking place.

Yesterday we spent 2 hours dragging broken tree limbs off the roof and from the ground to the burning pit. Thankfully the newly planted fruit trees are OK. Surprisingly tiny peaches, apples, pears, cherries and plums hung on for dear life.
Tornado, Huge Hailstones And Floods In France Weather Chaos
Heat Wave Torching India And Pakistan Is The New Normal, Report Says
MAY 20
Surge of Heat to Bring Hottest Weather Since Last Summer to Northeast
The Sky Turned Ominously Black Over Colorado and Kansas Why Sky Turned Black Over CO, KS
May in the Mile High City: Heavy Snowfall Forecast For Denver Area
2 Seasons In 2 Days As Cold Air, Snow Return To Central US
Mid-drought, California Coastal Commission Rejects Desalination Plant
Heat Wave Linked To 3 Deaths in Chicago
National Weather Service: Rare Tornado Strikes In New Hampshire, Knocks Over 1,000 Trees
Saharan Dust Cloud Over The Atlantic May Reach Gulf Coast By Weekend
Deadly Subtropical Storm Slams Southern Brazil, Uruguay
Homeowner Watches in Horror as House Crumbles – video
MAY 19
Fire Risk Closes National Forests in New Mexico – video
Homes Burned in Wind-Whipped Texas Wildfire – video
Denver Weather to Go From High 80s to Snow in a Matter of Just Hours – HOLLY NOTE: It's not just Denver experiencing really whacked weather. Today is forecast to be 97º and then snow on Saturday morning with a high of 44º. We've had our frost-tender veggies planted for a week, which should be totally safe. Will cover them with several layers of frost protection cloths and install heat lamps underneath. In over 2 decades that we've lived in southern Colorado, we've never experienced these 2 weather extremes 3/4 of the way through May.
AccuWeather Forecasters Keeping a Close Eye On The Tropics
Crews Battle Strong Winds To Rescue Climbers Trapped on Mt. Rainier
Severe Weather to Rumble Through Storm-Weary Midwest
100km/h Cyclone Yakecan Hits Uruguay & Brazil, Sea Foam Covers Coast – video
Apparent Tornado Touch Down In Southern Saskatchewan, Canada – video
630-Foot Sinkhole In China Reveals Massive Ancient Forest World
MAY 18
Denver Weather To Go From High 80s To Snow In a Matter Of Just Hours
Saharan Dust Cloud Over The Atlantic May Reach Gulf Coast By Weekend
Flood Threat To Focus On 1,000-Mile Zone of US
Largest Wildfire In New Mexico History Burns At The Size of Los Angeles – video
Pattern Shift To Bring Turbulent Weather To Northwest
New Study Finds Increase In Atlantic Hurricanes Linked To Cleaner Air
Tongan Volcano Eruption Is Biggest Explosion Ever Recorded and It Reached Space – video
MAY 17
Eye on the Tropics: Latest Update on Potential For Pre-Season Storm
Coastal Storm Washes Away Homes, Puts Residents And Visitors On Edge
Pattern Shift to Bring Turbulent Weather to Northwest
Greenhouse Gas Emission Records Shattered – HOLLY NOTE: Scientists can harp on greenhouse emissions all they want, but until China gets on board, these discussions are wasted effort. China is responsible for 27% of all greenhouse gases. The U.S. is responsible for 11%. After China, the next 7 countries produce just 35% including the amount from the U.S. China has no interest in reducing emissions as they're building more coal plants.

In fact as of Aug. of last year China has plans for 43 new coal-fired power plants. China's air is so filthy that in March it impacted Las Vegas. So if China won't curb their emissions rather than add to the problem, it's pointless to penalize every other nation.
New Mexico Wildfire Becomes Largest in State’s History – video
3rd Year of La Niña Bad News for Hurricane Season and Drought
8th Dust Storm in Month Sends Thousands to Hospital
Flooding Makes Farm Look Like Ocean in Manitoba – video
Scorching Heat Roasts India As New Delhi Soars to 116 F
Minnesota’s Latest ‘Ice-Outs’ On Record; Intense Cold To Blast Southern Africa; + Fierce Freeze Grips South America
MAY 13
Wind-Driven Fire Destroys At Least 20 Homes In Tony SoCal Neighborhood
8 Homes Burned In Colorado Springs As Firefighters Battle Three Fires In One Day
Dusty Thunderstorms Stampede Through Northern Plains
Deadly Derecho Blows Semis Over, Uproots Trees
Birds-Eye View: Tornado Within Derecho Destroys Homes – video
Timing, Forecast: Damaging Wind, Large Hail Threat
Heat Dome To Bring Return Of Triple-Digit Temps to Southwest
Worsening Drought Fuels ‘Catastrophic’ Wildfires
Red River Valley Facing Its Worst Flooding in a Decade, Canada/U.S.
Chicago Was Hotter Than Death Valley As Heat Wave Surged North
Puerto Rico’s Coldest April Since 1991; New Zealand Dips Below Freezing; Cold Forecast Dashes Any Remaining U.S. Crop Planting Hopes; + The Return Of La Niña
MAY 12
‘Flashes of Fire': At Least 20 Homes Burn in Laguna Niguel
Long-Range Outlook Shows Potential Tropical Storm Forming Later in May
Colorado’s Snowpack Is Melting at a 'Ridiculous' Rate
'Triple-Dip' La Niña to Hold Vast Influence Over Pacific Hurricane Season This Year – HOLLY NOTE: Those of us in the desert Southwest love to see El Niño because it brings precious rain. Long range forecast shows this area will be subject to a 3rd straight year of La Niña, which means a continuation of withering drought. Heat Outlook is elevated for most of the U.S. while Precipitation is low for many parts of the country.
Worsening Drought Fuels ‘Catastrophic’ Wildfires
AccuWeather Forecasters Warn Of High Risk For Extreme Weather Outbreak
Tropical-Like Weather Forecast For Eastern US as Humidity Builds
Water Shortages the Latest Fallout As Heat Wave Ramps Back Up in India
Trump Pondered Whether China Was Creating Hurricanes To Launch at US: Report
CHINA: Sky Turns Mysteriously Red
MAY 11
Still a Chance The System Parked Off Coast Could Become Named Storm
Beachfront Homes Along Outer Banks Keep Crumbling Into The Ocean
6.6 Earthquake Strikes Northern Argentina
Heat Wave to Send RealFeel Temps Up to 100 as Far North as Missouri
Los Angeles Imposes New Water Restrictions Amid Drought, Asks Residents to Reduce Showering Time by 4 Minutes
More Rounds Of Severe Weather On Tap For Storm-Weary Northern Plains
Severe Storms Rumble From The Northern Plains Into the Great Lakes – video
Red Alert For Andhra Coast In View Of Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’
30,000 Tons of Smelly Seaweed Headed for Cancun – video
Spring Heat Wave to Smash Records in the South, Parts of the Midwest Into Late Week
Utah's Great Salt Lake Expected to Hit Record Low Levels Again This Year (PHOTOS)
Historic Chills In Boise; Cold-Records Still Plaguing B.C.; Colder-Than-Average April In Thailand; + Global Diesel Shortage Inbound
U.S. Suffered Colder-Than-Average April; Sharp Uptick In Arctic Sea Ice; + Fierce Cold Spell Grips Antarctic Peninsula
MAY 10
Coastal Storm to Cause Problems From New Jersey to Florida
Record-Challenging Heat to Expand From Texas to Maine
Disaster Emergency Declared Amid Ice Jam Flooding in Alaska
…Causes Nearly Half of Town to Evacuate – video
Firefighters Warn More Evacuations May Be Needed – video
Dramatic Video Shows Enormous Bridge in Pakistan Crumble Amid Raging Floodwaters
Video Shows Residents Flee In Fear As Landslide Rumbles Down Mountain in China – video
Second Body Found At Lake Mead As Waters Recede
Demographics: Deglobalization Will Fix Climate Change ED OF DAY 2
Scientists Have Identified What Triggered The World's Biggest Climate Catastrophe
Vast, City-Sized Lake Discovered Miles Below The Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Coldest April in the Satellite Record over the Pacific Northwest
In Sediments Below Antarctic Ice, Scientists Discover a Giant Groundwater System
MAY 9
Wildfire Threatens 'Cultural Genocide' in New Mexico Villages
All Eyes On Coastal Atlantic For Possible Tropical Development
Bikini One Day, Boots The Next. Suddenly, It's Winter in May in the Northeast
Rain, Snow And Wind Targets Western US This Week
Warm, Dry Weather Set To Spread Into the Northeast
North-Central US in For Active Stretch Of Weather
Ontario’s Latest Ski Day Ever; + Mt. St. Helens Stirs, As Iceland Seismic Swarm Continues
Preliminary 3.3 Quake Jolts South Carolina
Multiple Damaging Tornadoes Tear Through Southeast
Heat Wave Set To Continue In The South-Central US
Emergency Declared After Deadly Flash Floods in West Virginia
MAY 6
Dangerous Storms Continue Rumbling East
'Some Buildings Are Completely Gone, Houses Are Gone'
Residents Stunned by How Quickly the Tornado Hit – video
Weekend Heat Wave Could Put Texas Power Grid Under Strain
AccuWeather's 2022 US Wildfire Forecast: Drought To Spur Another Intense Season
2nd Tornado Cluster Ravages Towns in Oklahoma and Texas
Hail and Flooding Pummel Towns Across the Plains
Taming the 2nd-Largest Wildfire In New Mexico History Has Been a 'Nightmare,' Firefighter Says
Severe Weather To Continue Its Charge Into the Southeast
California Faces Summer Of Dangerous Heat, Extreme Drought
Mother’s Day Weekend Rainstorm To Usher In Big Changes To Eastern US
Suddenly Summer! First Heat Wave Of 2022 On Tap For South-Central US
Dangerous Dust Storm Hospitalizes More Than 1,000 in Iraq
Thousands Homeless As Floods Hit Santa Catarina, Brazil – video
MAY 5
Dire Situation Hydroelectricity Could Cease! ALERT – video of day 1
Unprecedented: U.S. Holds Back Water from Lake Powell – video
Lake Mead Plummets To Unprecedented Low, Exposing Original 1971 Water Intake Valve
Lake Mead Water Level Graph
Extensive Damage in Parts of Texas, Oklahoma as Tornadoes Roar Through
Severe Threat Lasts into the Weekend
Tornado Tears Across Texas Field – video
Rio Grande Barely a Trickle in Places – video
2-Week Kilauea Eruption Shows No Signs of Stopping – video
Strong Dust Devil Crosses Interstate, Damages Building – video
Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Getting So Strong That We Need a Category 6
Is Earthquake Insurance Needed in Missouri?
Floods in Valencia, Spain After 10 Inches Of Rain In 24 Hours
700 Homes Damaged Or Destroyed After Heavy Rains Hit Tanzania
Flash Floods Cause 22 Fatalities And Severe Damage in Afghanistan
MAY 4
Lake Powell Officials Take Unprecedented, Emergency Steps To Delay Water Releases As Level Plummets
As Lake Mead Dries, Bodies Of Homicide Victims Are Likely To Be Found
15 Inches Of Snow Makes Nebraska Look Like 'Middle Of Winter' in May
Severe Storms To Increase Flash Flooding Risk Across Central US
MAY 3
Largest US Wildfire Rages out of Control in New Mexico
Wildfires Currently Burning
‘The Water Is Not There’: Drought Forces Las Vegas To Draw From Deeper Within Lake Mead
Outbreaks of Severe Weather To Pound The Central US Into Late Week
'It Woke Me Up!': Inside The Atmospheric 'Lid' That Awoke NYC From Its Slumber
Tornado Threat to Flare Again Tuesday
Algae Overwhelming Beaches On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast
India and Pakistan Heatwave Is 'Testing The Limits Of Human Survivability,' Expert Says
Extreme Heat to Persist in India for 3rd Straight Month
MAY 2
New Mexico's Calf Canyon Fire Spreads To More Than 100,000 Acres
New Evacuation Orders Issued…
Powerful Tornado Carves Path Of Destruction Through Suburb of Wichita
As Lake Powell Dries Up, the US Turns to Creative Accounting For a Short-Term Fix – HOLLY NOTE: This is nothing more than a governmental shell game.
Renewed Risk For Severe Storms Across Drought-Stricken Plains
Say Goodbye To Ida: Name Of Deadly Hurricane Retired
Massive Landfill Fire in Record-Shattering Heat Wave – video
Tropical Storm Jasmine Leaves 3 People Dead And 7 Missing, Madagascar
Extreme Flooding Leaves Behind 30-Foot Deep Hole in North Dakota – video
Large Early-Season Snowstorm Brings 2 Feet Of New Snow To The High Andes of Argentina and Chile
Fire Threat To Remain High In Tinder-Dry Southwest
Beloved Saltwater Lake In Iraq Has Been Reduced To Just a Puddle
APRIL 28
Central US Bracing For New Round Of Severe Weather
Frosty Weather, Pockets Of Snow Return to Northeast
Building Warmth And Gusty Winds To Worsen Wildfire Danger in Southwest
Emergency Declared: Big Changes Coming to California Water Rules – video
Where Severe Storms and Flood Threat Could Pop Up This Weekend – video
Video Shows Punishing Dust Storm Bringing Music Festival To A Halt
Searing Heat Wave To Roast India
Boardwalk Empire The Snow Empire? Top Snow Totals In The Eastern US
Siberian Fires Send Smoke to U.S. – video
APRIL 27
Building Warmth And Gusty Winds To Worsen Wildfire Danger in Southwest
Major Flooding Is Expected Along The Red River Into Next Week
16 Inches of April Snow Fell On Casper Mountain, Wyoming, 80+ Mph Gusts Drove Blizzard Over I-90
Central US Bracing For New Round Of Severe Weather
Severe Dust Storms and Large Hail Hit Parts of the Middle East
Powerful Dust Storm Hits Rakhine State, Myanmar
Cundinamarca Declares State Of Emergency After Deadly Floods and Landslides, Colombia
Century-Old Lows Fall Across Iowa; Toronto’s Delayed Spring; + La Niña “Struggling to Break”, Expected to Linger Into Winter
Greenpeace Co-Founder: Global Warming ‘Is a Complete Hoax And Scam’
APRIL 26
Winterlike Chill To Close Out April in Northeast
Is 'Tornado Alley' Shifting East?
Building Warmth And Gusty Winds To Worsen Wildfire Danger in Southwest
Tumbleweeds Overrun Utah Neighborhood Following Strong Winds – HOLLY NOTE: Yes, it happens. While still living in Australia, had read that an enterprising Colorado woman sold gold-sprayed tumbleweeds for $50 on eBay! I nearly slid off my chair laughing.

This invasive species with no natural way to keep them in check have been known to inundate entire towns. People pay hundreds to have them destroyed. Tumbleweeds are fire hazards, blow across roads and lodge under vehicles, have nasty stickers, embed themselves in fencing, pile up against homes barricading people inside, drop zillions of seeds only to sprout in the next rain and are a grand nuisance.

This woman proved that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Check this photo to see how intrusive they are.
Thunderstorm, Flood Threats Return to Plains Late This Week
Drought Prompts Continued Dread
South Texas Drought Is Drying Farmer’s Hopes For Rain
Wildfires Sweep New Mexico, Hundreds Of Properties Destroyed
Tremor at Ruapehu Volcano Now Longest And Strongest In 20 Years, New Zealand
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau Volcano Erupts Raising Alert Status to 2nd Highest
Jasmine: Another Storm To Hit Madagascar, Mozambique
APRIL 25
Extreme Wildfire Danger Escalating Across The Western US
Massive Forest Fire Continues To Burn In Florida After Threatening Homes
Wildfires Burn More Than 100,000 Acres in 3 States
Mount Edgecumbe: Earthquake And Deformation Indicate Magma Intrusion Within The Volcano – USGS
Winds Fuel Wildfires, Dust Storms From New Mexico to Kansas
Late-April Chill To Erase Weekend Warmth
Dangerous Flooding, Severe Thunderstorms Looming For Michigan To Texas
Late-Season Storm Dishes Out Hefty Snow In California Mountains
How These 5 Cities Became The Most Intense Urban Heat Islands
APRIL 22
STATE OF EMERGENCY: Gov. Ducey Takes Action As Arizona Wildfire Burns Out Of Control
Drought Growing – HOLLY NOTE: Yesterday coming back from errands, we noticed movable Fire Ban signs on the most-traveled roads. One of our local weather stations, KOAA has a never-before-seen "impact warning" of level 4 for Friday. In our 21 years in this home, this high of a warning is a first.

Temperature is supposed to hit an unseasonable 91º today accompanied with "Extreme Fire Danger". Normally spring is a blissful time in Colorado, but this is wretched when it should be just 70º.

Check this map comparing the Drought Monitor today and 1 month ago. (Sorry they don't provide the month comps for Hawaii and Alaska.) Drought has grown noticeably in the South, Southwest and California; and improved in the Southeast and Northeast. With this in mind, look at these 2 agricultural maps here and here. In addition to avian flu and supply chain issues, this gives clues what other foods might be impacted to due drought so you can stock up accordingly.

Another indicator to keep on eye on for those in the West is the state of water reservoirs. It gives a good forecast if water restrictions will be implemented. A wing of the USDA puts out a graph for each of the 11 states every month for how much water is stored.

Snow melt should be finished by the end of June so reservoirs may see some recovery. Right now, they're not in good shape except for Washington. Look at the shocking change for Arizona, which was excellent in February and now horrible in March. "Experts" advise roof rain collection, which is a great idea, but first you actually have rain.

For our particular area, common wisdom is that garden plants and veggies can go in by Mother's Day, which is May 8. However, by keeping a close eye on weather, we'll have everything in on Wednesday, nearly 2 weeks early. Already carrots, romaines, peas, potatoes, radishes, parsley are up. Wednesday will see peppers, tomatoes, melons, squash and weather-tender herbs planted. Veggies done!
Expansive Severe Weather Threat Forecast For Central US on Friday
Late-Season Storm May Be Last Gasp For California's Wet Season
Thousands Evacuated As Tunnel Fire Rages Outside of Flagstaff
Unseasonable Warmth To Spread Through Central, Eastern US
Strong and Shallow 6.7 Earthquake Hits Near The Coast of Nicaragua
APRIL 21
Wildfire Explodes in Size in Windy Arizona, Burns Structures, Forces Hundreds to Flee – video
Skies Turn Red As Tunnel Fire Doubles In Size
Expansive Severe Weather Threat Forecast For Central US on Friday
Say It Ain't Snow! Another April Blizzard Aims For The Northern Plains
Severe Threat To Target Kansas, Oklahoma Into Thursday Evening
Warmup Coming For Midwest And Northeast In Wake Of Snow And Cold
Feet Of Snow To Pile Up In California Mountains
Iraqi Capital Enshrouded By Dust Storms
State Of Disaster Declared In South Africa Following Flooding
APRIL 20
Blizzard Conditions, Severe Weather Again Forecast For Central US
‘Wall of Fire’ Forces Evacuations Near Arizona Tourist Town of Flagstaff
April Snowstorm Turns Northeast Into a Winter Wonderland
Incoming Storm to Deliver Welcome Rainfall to California
Warmup Coming For Midwest And Northeast In Wake Of Snow And Cold
More Than 350,000 Customers Are Left Without Power After Rare Late-Winter Storm Hits the Northeast
‘Earthquakes Keep Coming.’ 3.9 Quake Is Latest to Rattle Southern California – 1,200 in the Last Week
Chile Announces Unprecedented Plan To Ration Water As Drought Enters 13th Year
Colorado River Deemed ‘Most Endangered River’ in the US: Report
Staggering Photos Show Lake Powell Nearly Dried Up
APRIL 19
Blizzard Conditions, Severe Weather Again Forecast For Central US
Potent Storm System To Unload Heavy Snow Across Northeastern US
Winter's Revenge: Mid-April Snow Wallops the Northeast
Is Bird Flu The Next ‘Scapegoat’ For The Collapse?; Record Cold Grips Canadian Prairies; + Manam Erupts To 45,000 Feet
2021 State of the Climate Report: Empirical Observations Show No Sign of ‘Climate Crisis’ – ‘Snow Cover Stable, Sea Ice Levels Recovering, & No Change In Storm Activity’
A “Gate of Hell” 72 Feet Wide Formed in the Lake
APRIL 18
Nor'easter to Bring Late-April Blast Of Winter
Warmup For Central, Southern US to Spark More Severe Weather
Again?! More Snowfall Piling Up In Northern Plains, Upper Midwest
Wet Weather To Provide Drought Relief Across West
Antarctica Nears Low Temperature Record For April; Easter Felt Like Winter Across Much Of North America; South America’s Frigid March; + Threat of MoreX-Flares This Week
APRIL 15
Severe Weather Outbreak Barrels Across the US, Turns Deadly Again
Easter Weekend Snow To Precede Potential Nor’easter
Massive Earthquake Swarm In Antarctica Driven By Magmatic Intrusion At Orca Volcano, Previously Considered Inactive
Wind Whips Destructive Wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado
Thousands Flee Wildfire Kills Elderly Couple, Destroys Hundreds Of Homes
Rounds of Storms To Prolong Wet Season In Drought-Ridden West
Snow Totals Top 40 Inches As April Blizzard Blasts Northern US
APRIL 14
Multi-Day Blizzard Dumps Almost 4 Feet Of Snow In Montana, Makes Travel Nearly Impossible in North Dakota.
LIVE: Severe Outbreak Leaves 1 Dead And Major Cities Damaged
Risk of Severe Weather To Stretch From New England To Florida
Severe Storms Shift From the Plains to the Southeast, Bringing Tornado
Earthquake Swarm Near the SW Tip of Reykyanes Peninsula, Iceland
Bitter Cold To Persist In Wake Of Massive Blizzard In North-Central US
Summer Outlook: How Hot Will It Get?
Wildfires Burn More Than 150 Structures in New Mexico – video
More Than 300 Killed In South African Flooding
Death Toll Climbs In Philippines In Wake Of Tropical Storm
APRIL 13
Tornadoes Tear Through Central Texas, Injuring 23
April Blizzard Pummeling Northern Plains Could Smash Snowstorm Records in North Dakota, Montana
Rare, Record-Breaking Snow Falls in Portland, Oregon
Dangerous Tornado, Wind Damage, Large Hail Threats
Philippines - 56 Killed, 28 Missing In Floods After Rain From Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton) - 10 Inches Of Rainfall In 24 Hours
Heavy Rain Causes Floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - At Least 59 Killed (Update)
California Utility, PG&E, To Pay $55 Million For Massive Wildfires
Ground-Scraping Supercell in Oklahoma Is Dangerously Pretty
Spectacular Volcanic Eruption Of Nevado Del Ruiz, Colombia – video
Record Late-Season Freeze Intensifies Across North America, Pushing Nat-Gas Prices To 13-Year Highs; + Europe’s Chilly March
APRIL 12
Expansive Storm To Threaten At Least 18 States With Severe Weather This Week
When Next Round of Storms Will Begin To Flare Up – video
Historic April Blizzard Set To Pummel Northern Tier of the US
April Warmup To Surge Across The Eastern US
Major Spring Blizzard To Hit Southern Prairies And Ontario – Potentially The Worst In Decades, Canada
Swath Of Snow Leaves Trail Of Records In Pacific Northwest
Poll: 33% Of Americans Experienced Extreme Weather In Last 2 Years
Severe Storms Pummel Arkansas With Tornadoes And Hail
APRIL 11
Most Far-Reaching Severe Weather, Tornado Threat So Far In 2022 Forecast For Central US
A Foot Of Snow, Blizzard Conditions To Threaten Central US
Blizzard Conditions Tuesday And Bismarck Is In The Bullseye
Pattern Flip to Bring A Cooldown to the Southwest
April Warmup To Surge Across The Eastern US
Dust Storm That Swept Through Iraq Causes Some People to Develop Respiratory Problems
More than a Dozen Dead in Colombia Flooding – video
The First 2022 Snow Is Here! Lesotho In South Africa Wakes Up To Stunning Snowfall
APRIL 8
Enormous Storm Could Produce Blizzard, Widespread Severe Weather
Winterlike Chill To Be Followed By Dramatic Warmup in East
Major Flood Warnings Issued As Sydney Records A Month’s Worth Of Rain in a Day, Australia
In Sun-Loving Sydney, La Niña’s Endless Rain Has Sucked Our Soul Dry
High Winds in the Plains Lead To Dangerous Nebraska Dust Storm – video
Summer Preview To Set More Records in California
Record-Setting Arctic Blast Hits Europe, Stunning Spring Crops
Big Snowstorm Barreling Into The Alps; Central/Eastern Europe’s Exceptionally Cold March; + Vancouver To See Rare April Snow
New UN IPCC Report Claims ‘Now or Never’ to Flight Climate – That’s an Easy Choice – NEVER! – More Tipping Points – Point-By-Point Rebuttal
The New Temperature Pause Lengthens: Now at 7 Years 6 Months – No Global Warming Since 2014
APRIL 7
Deadly Storms Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Southern US
Tornado Activity in March Surged Into Record Territory Across the US
AccuWeather Warns La Niña To Spark Active Hurricane Season
Today's Potential Severe Threats, Timing
Tornado Outbreak: 3 Dead; State of Emergency in Georgia
Close Look at Drill-Bit Tornado that Formed in Georgia – video
Change to the Start Date Of Hurricane Season Is Still Under Consideration
Eastern, Western US to Play Temperature Tug Of War
Rare Outburst Of Large Hail Pummels South Florida
Howling Winds Keep Fire Risk High Across Rockies, Plains
Fire Threat To Follow Record Heat in California
Tornado Caught On Camera in Allendale – video
Vancouver Island Hit By More Than 4,200 Quakes Since March 20
Lightning Sparks Fires, Strong Winds Topple Trucks in Texas
Turkey’s Second-Coldest March on Record; Temps In The 50s Headed For Florida as U.S. Sees Spring Shivers; + IPCC Demands Food Systems Go Low-Carbon, or Else…
Spain Suffers Historic Spring Freeze; UK To Receive More April Snow; + U.S. All-Time Cold Records Outpacing Heat
APRIL 5
At Least 30 Million At Daily Risk For Severe Storms In Southern US
Tornado Activity In March Surged Into Record Territory Across the US
Thousands of Fires Lit To Stave Off Historic Cold at French Farms
April Showers? More Like April Downpours For Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
Snow, Wind To Sweep Across Northern Tier of the U.S.
Tragedy in China! Sudden Hail Destroyed Beijing – People Frozen – video
U.N. Report Urges 'Immediate And Deep Emissions Reductions' – HOLLY NOTE: In that case the UN needs to talk to China who is responsible for 27% of all greenhouse gases. The U.S. is responsible for 11%. After China, the next 7 countries produce just 35% including the amount from the U.S. China has no interest in reducing emissions as they're building more coal plants.

In fact as of Aug. of last year China has plans for 43 new coal-fired power plants. China's air is so filthy that in March it impacted Las Vegas. So if China won't curb their emissions rather than add to the problem, it's pointless to penalize every other nation.
Surge of Moisture Into Northwestern US to Bring Rain, Snow
Antarctica Plunges to -95.1F, Ice Takes a Sharp Upturn; + Europe Continues to Freeze: France Logged 80 New *Monthly* Low Temp Records Yesterday As Nation Suffered Coldest-Ever April Night
APRIL 4
Severe Thunderstorms To Keep Rattling Southern US
Snow, Wind To Sweep Across Northern Tier of the U.S.
Unprecedented Deluge Triggers Deadly Landslides in Brazil
Surge of Moisture Into Northwestern US to Bring Rain, Snow
Shocking Before and Now Photos Show Severity of Historic Drought at Lake Powell – video
California Drought: Sierra Snowpack Falls To One Of Lowest April 1 Levels In 70 Years
Historic Cold Spell Hits Southeast Asia; Monthly Low Temperature Records Tumble Across Europe; + MSM Blames ‘Climate Change’ For Reduced Snow Crab Numbers In The Bering Sea… Then 2022 Came Along
Unusually Large Waves Flood Beach Parks Along New South Wales Coast
APRIL 1
Sprawling Storm Triggers Nearly 500 Severe Weather Reports Across the U.S.
At Least 2 Killed Amid Another Tornado Outbreak Across The Southern US
Winter Is About To Play An April Fools' Joke on the Northeast
When South Could See Next Round of Severe Storms – video
Here's a Look at Your April Temperature Forecast – HOLLY NOTE: Be sure to watch this video as you may be able start garden planting early. We certainly are. Ask Stan, he knows I watch the weather forecast like a hawk and check it several times daily.

Life in Colorado is governed by knowing what's coming – when to plant, when to cover flowers and veggies for hail, heat and wind protection, when to mow, when to turn off the sprinkler system to save water in this seemingly endless stupid drought.

Unfortunately, California's San Joaquin Valley veggie area is in the 2nd worst drought condition, which will further push up grocery costs. If you can grow your own, or at least a portion of them, it will help.

Drought impact touches every state, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to some degree except for 8. Not to get Biblical about it, but God withholds rain when he's not happy with a nation and he's got plenty to be angry about with America.

This weekend, we'll be outside expanding our garden. With ridiculous grocery prices, it's more cost-effective to dedicate additional areas to veggies than ever before.

Next week will sadly see the last of our onions. Not too shabby since they were kept simply in boxes in the garage after being harvested last October. Planted nearly 200 onion sets this week that will keep us in good supply for the next 9 months. – video
2 Shallow Earthquakes of 6.9 and 7.0 Magnitudes Hit Off New Caledonia 9 Hours Apart
Shallow 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Off New Caledonia - 3rd Major Quake In The Area Within 24 Hours
New York Suffers Record March Cold; Toronto Breaks Century-Old Low Temp Benchmark; + UK Forecast Coldest Start to April in 100 Years
Travel Chaos As Ice And Snow Sweep Across Scotland Amid Weather Warning – video