Hello. This issue is a collection of links, bits of commentary, and assorted relevant-to-this-newsletter stuff that I have found, with some actions I'm going to take at the end. At the time of writing, Storm Francis is just pulling through Northern Ireland, having flooded chunks of the West (more than 50mm of rain in 12 hours at the Valentia observatory, and about 30mm in 4 hours in Bantry) and had high winds through last night. That was hot on the heels of Storm Ellen, which was less rainy and a lot windier, and was (until Francis took the title) the latest-in-the-year named storm on record. Now, we've only had the named storm system for 5 years, so that's not huge, except that the season rolls over on the 1st of September, and we're not really expected to have named storms after about April. Welcome to the new Irish weather.
Gentle Decline 1/32: Alarums & Actions
Gentle Decline 1/32: Alarums & Actions
Gentle Decline 1/32: Alarums & Actions
Hello. This issue is a collection of links, bits of commentary, and assorted relevant-to-this-newsletter stuff that I have found, with some actions I'm going to take at the end. At the time of writing, Storm Francis is just pulling through Northern Ireland, having flooded chunks of the West (more than 50mm of rain in 12 hours at the Valentia observatory, and about 30mm in 4 hours in Bantry) and had high winds through last night. That was hot on the heels of Storm Ellen, which was less rainy and a lot windier, and was (until Francis took the title) the latest-in-the-year named storm on record. Now, we've only had the named storm system for 5 years, so that's not huge, except that the season rolls over on the 1st of September, and we're not really expected to have named storms after about April. Welcome to the new Irish weather.