Tropical Storm Gustav has regained near hurricane strength this morning and may poses a threat to the US and Mexico next week. There is a lot of uncertainty and always a chance the storm will fizzle out or move away from populated areas. But an educated guess based on current data suggests something like a [...]

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Why is Google making more money everyday while newspapers are making less? I’m going to pick on The Washington Post again only because it’s my local paper and this is a local example.
There were severe storms in the Washington area today, and the power went out in our Reston [...]

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If you don’t have your milk, toilet paper and candles, Washington, you are so screwed. Why? ‘Cause it’s (probably) gonna snow.
The local weather prediction deities at CapitalWeather are calling for a 70 percent chance of snow in the area Wednesday, with a 50-50 chance that we’ll get more than an inch of snow. And as [...]

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And being the weather geek/nut that I am, I love storms and extreme weather. If you are one of those people who have been reading Tuzworld for years, you already know this. If you’ve been reading Tuzworld since last July, you’ve seen my Hurricane obsession during Hurricane season. Well, its the end of March now [...]

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Xeni Jardin:

Link to details at NASA website. Depending on where you are on earth, you may be able to see a red glowing moon during the total lunar eclipse next week, on Saturday March 3. I predict that it will be beautiful.
(Via Boing Boing.)

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Tropical Storm Florence (formerly T. D. Six) has been christened in the central Atlantic. Florence (40 mph) is expected to continue strengthening for the next several days as it moves on a WNW track. It’s forecast to reach minimal hurricane intensity (75 mph) early Friday a couple of hundred miles northeast of the northern Leeward [...]

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Tropical Depression Ernesto off the Florida coast near Melbourne has now regained Tropical Storm Strength quickly over the very warm water of the Atlantic. Heavy rainfall continues to be the main concern from Ernesto. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible across central to northern Florida through the overnight hours. Meanwhile a cold [...]

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As of 5:00 am this morning….
Hurricane Hunter Aircraft recently found increased winds and a lower pressure early this morning near the center of Ernesto. As a result Ernesto was upgraded to Hurricane status, making this the first Hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic Season. As of 5am, maximum winds have increased to 75 mph with higher [...]

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Satellite imagery backed up by reports from the Hurricane Hunters continues to indicate Tropical Storm Ernesto’s slowly but steadily improving organization. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the southern coast of Haiti and a tropical storm watch remains in effect for the island of Jamaica. A hurricane watch may soon be issued for [...]

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Soon to be a hurricane however she is WAY WAY out in the atlantic and has no hope of ever hitting land as her course takes her to iceland. Sorry dallas…

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