March 2019 - Page 2 of 3 - Climate Impact Company

03/18/2019, 10:28 am EDT

Trevor To Intensify and Strike Australia (Twice)

Tropical Storm Trevor intensifies to a category 1 tropical cyclone and strikes northeast Australia tomorrow then weakens over land before re-emerging to the north of Australia later this week when strengthening to a category 2 tropical cyclone is possible before a scecond landfall.

03/15/2019, 11:18 am EDT

Explaining High Wind Events Across The Central U.S.

From Kansas to Indiana 8-9 seperate days of wind gusts exceeding 40 mph have occurred since February 1st. Included are wind gusts exceeding 70 mph (in non-tornado events). A much stronger than normal jet stream is contibuting to this regime which continues into April.

03/12/2019, 2:40 pm EDT

Polar Vortex ALSO Causes Late Winter Heavy Precipitation

An intense high level atmospheric polar vortex developed during late winter. Strong positive arctic oscillation identifies the presence of the strong polar vortex. The polar vortex pattern caused extreme temperature the past 30 days in the U.S. BUT ALSO the excessive precipitation leading to early spring flooding.

03/12/2019, 10:31 am EDT

Soaking Wet U.S. Soils Leads To Immense Spring Flood Risk

U.S. flood risk is increasing steadily due to historic wet soil moisture, heavy precipitation events and snowmelt. Worsening flood conditions evolve during spring.