October 2019 - Climate Impact Company

10/23/2019, 4:10 am EDT

The MANY Adverse Effects on Climate by the Current Historic Positive Phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole

An intensifying positive phase of the Indian Ocean in recent months has lead to the latest wet monsoon on record for India, worsened drought across Australia and recently been associated with unexpected warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean surface and subsurface (and El Nino-look).

10/21/2019, 3:08 pm EDT

Heading Back Toward El Nino?

Several weeks of warming in the surface and subsurface eastern equatorial Pacific signals an ENSO trend toward weak El Nino. But is this warming a head fake?

10/15/2019, 5:22 am EDT

Strengthening Positive Indian Ocean Dipole Intensifies Australian Drought

A classic dry climate pattern associated with the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole is strengthening across Australia. Historic drought for Australia as summertime arrives!

10/13/2019, 9:22 am EDT

Warmer and higher than normal sea surface contibutes to Mid-Atlantic flooding

Days of strong onshore wind and and a full moon cause an extensive flooding event into Chesapeake Bay over the weekend. Enhancing this set of coastal flood-inducing circumstances are offshore connditions featuring warmer and higher than normal sea surface conditions.

10/10/2019, 11:23 am EDT

Unique Hagibis Heading for Tokyo

Similar to Dorian in the Bahamas, Hagibis transitioned from a tropical storm to a category 5 super typhoon in 24 hours crossing a plume of 86-87F water.

10/09/2019, 1:47 pm EDT

Second Warmest September on Record

The second hottest September on record was observed in the U.S. according to NOAA. The hottest September on record was observed in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana.

10/06/2019, 9:12 am EDT

Cold and Snow ALERT Northern Great Plains

Extremes breed more extremes…that’s certainly the weather story for the upcoming week. The record warmth affecting much of the eastern half of the county into early October fades. And now…just the opposite issue appears. Historic early season snows and attendant cold for the northern Rockies extending to the North-central States this week.

10/04/2019, 5:11 am EDT

Flash Drought in the Southeast U.S. Confirmed and is Expanding

NOAA amd research centers have confirmed FLASH DROUGHT in the Southeast U.S. during early autumn. The dryness is spreading rapidly into the southeast Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic region.

10/03/2019, 7:57 am EDT

Evolving Historic Australian Drought

Last week the strongest +IOD on record was recorded. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology maintains an intense +IOD through quarter 4 of 2019. Historic drought conditions continue to worsen across much of Australia.

10/01/2019, 1:43 pm EDT

Engaging New Research From Auburn University to Project Drought Areas

Recent research published in the American Meteorological Society “Journal of Climate” provides an easy and quick methodology to identify where serious drought has developed and is likely to continue (unless a dramatic climate pattern change occurs). The research identifies the influence of deep (10-200 CM) soil moisture anomalies caused by long-term climate and the effectiveness of that deep layer soil moisture deficit on the shallow (0-10 CM) soil moisture anomalies caused by short-term climate and weather phenomena.