Bob Henson
Meteorologist and journalist. I cover wacky weather, changing climate, and how we live, love, work, get around, and dream.
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Why were the 1930s so hot in North America? » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Climate skeptics sometimes point to heat records from that decade to dismiss the reality of global warming. They're leaving out crucial context.
Hurricane Beryl Was a Warning Shot for Houston - Inside Climate Newsinsideclimatenews.org The category one storm dealt the city disastrous damage. Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.
Houston deserves a much better electricity distribution systemspacecityweather.com In brief: Today’s post offers some thoughts about the need for a reckoning with power distribution in the greater Houston area, and greater resiliency given the conditions we regularly experi…
Record heat engulfs both U.S. coasts » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Historic heat will likely melt more records as this summer grinds onward.
Houston area slammed by Beryl's winds and water » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Arriving at minimal hurricane strength, Beryl maximized its impact on the Houston area with millions of power outages.
Beryl regains steam en route to Texas coast » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The storm is expected to make landfall early Monday as an intensifying category 1 or 2 hurricane.
Beryl slowly reorganizing over the Gulf or Mexico » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Beryl is on course to reach Texas Monday as a rapidly intensifying Cat 1 or 2 storm, but most likely not a major hurricane.
Hurricane Beryl hits the Yucatan; a Texas landfall expected Monday » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The intensity forecast is highly uncertain, but Beryl has the potential to be a multi-billion dollar storm for Texas, hitting as a rapidly intensifying category 2 or stronger storm.
Hurricane Beryl weakens, spares the Cayman Islands » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Beryl is expected to hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday morning as a Cat 1 hurricane, then make landfall near the Texas/Mexico border late Sunday or early Monday.
Category 4 Hurricane Beryl pounding Jamaica » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Beryl is expected to remain a hurricane as it affects the Cayman Islands on Thursday and Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula on Friday. The storm may affect the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane early next week.
Jamaica prepares for record-breaking Hurricane Beryl » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The Atlantic's earliest Category 5 hurricane on record will weaken as it heads further west, but is expected to affect Jamaica as a Cat 3, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Cat 1.
Category 4 Beryl rips through the Windward Islands » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org After making landfall with record strength for so early in the Atlantic hurricane season, Beryl will churn across the Caribbean this week.
Category 4 Beryl on collision course with Windward Islands » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Beryl is the Atlantic's first June category 4 hurricane on record, and will be one of the strongest hurricanes ever to affect the Windward Islands.
Windward Islands bracing for potential hurricane hit on Monday » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Forecast models were in strong agreement Friday that Beryl will intensify over record-warm waters as it approaches the Caribbean.
An early start to the Atlantic’s Cabo Verde season? » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures could fuel one or two early Cape Verde-type storms in the next week.
How do you picture a heat wave? » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.
The U.S. is nowhere near ready for climate change » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Despite recent investments in adaptation, the U.S. remains woefully unprepared for the coming extreme storms and floods.
The U.S. is finally making serious efforts to adapt to climate change » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org A major bill before Congress could help the country prepare for the coming climate storm.
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Flash floods hit Mexico, coastal flooding reaches Texas as Alberto makes landfall » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The tropical storm’s massive wind field triggered storm surge for hundreds of miles.
Tropical storm warnings up for Texas and Mexico for Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The large disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become Tropical Storm Alberto and make landfall by Wednesday night; rains from the system have killed 11 in El Salvador and 2 in Guatemala.
Gulf of Mexico disturbance likely to develop into 2024’s first tropical depression » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Disturbance 91L could become Tropical Storm Alberto before making landfall in northeastern Mexico on Wednesday.
Tropical attention turns from Florida to the western Gulf » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org Odds are rising for torrential rain in Central America, and one or more tropical threats may emerge for northeast Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana.
The Atlantic is starting to bubble » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org The National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances.
Research on Earth’s raging fever of 2023-24 is picking up » Yale Climate Connectionsyaleclimateconnections.org La Niña will most likely quell a stretch of global record heat, but human-produced greenhouse gases loom as large as ever.