New rules on tourist flights seek to return some serenity to national parks : NPR
Day: December 4, 2023💾
Cold Reality – Empire Center for Public Policy
This is an interesting propaganda piece and research paper sponsored by the state's propane industry. It really shows how fossil fuel interests are facing dire consequences, at least over time, from the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act -- and how modest the costs of upgrading to heat pumps really is. While they make the numbers seem alarming, a $50k upgrade to a house isn't much when you consider the savings over time, and how much houses cost these days. Definitely read this article.
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Nor’Easters, El Niño and a Warm Atlantic Ocean
One thing not getting a lot of coverage this year is how warm the Atlantic Ocean still is going into December. But a weather video on YouTube mentions this.
While the winter is likely going to be dominated by mild conditions due to El Niño in the Pacific Ocean, and right now the polar jet stream is well north of us and for the most part the subtropical jet stream is below us. That means dry, fairly stable conditions. But one thing to watch is when the jet stream inevitably gets wavier as winter progresses, and we get one of those classic arctic blasts as the polar jet stream dips north. All that energy embedded in the warm Atlantic Ocean could make for one hell of a Nor’Easter.
That is all. Do watch this video.