Jul 27, 2022

Several thousand residents in the Midwest region of the United States endure with blackouts as the result of heavy rains.The worst of it was in St. Louis, Missouri where record setting rainfall resulted in widespread flooding on Tuesday, July 26th. There was more than 11 inches of rain in parts o…

Jul 20, 2022

More than 100 million people in 20 states had to endure a record-breaking heat wave on Tuesday and the sizzling temperatures were expected to continue on into Wednesday.That accounts for about one-third of the U.S. population that survived under heat advisories and excessive warnings. As many as …

Jul 19, 2022

Severe weather continues to be the major cause of power outages in Texas and California as well as other states.In Texas where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is responsible for maintaining the electric grid as well as assuring competitive prices for the energy sources required …

Jul 11, 2022

The entire State of Texas is in the grips of a triple-digit heat “dome,” with dangerous heat indexes predicted for areas of south Texas Monday and beyond.ERCOT, the operator of the statewide Texas power grid, has appealed directly to consumers and businesses urgently to reduce their power usage …

Jun 15, 2022

Early June 13th, isolated storm clusters began to pop up over southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. A warm front was lifting steadily north across the area, and a potent mid-level disturbance was starting to ride along the edge of the front, setting up a “derecho” – like thunderstorm scenario fo…

Jun 01, 2022

The first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season struck off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Sunday and quickly gained strength as it headed towards a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon or evening near Pu…

May 18, 2022

America’s electric grid needs a major upgrade. The goal is for the grid to use only zero-carbon electricity by 2035. However, with the surge in electric vehicles and renewable power installation, a massive investment is required. It is estimated that an investment in the range of $2 trillion wil…

May 13, 2022

A record heat wave, severe storms, and wildfires may be causing power outages in specific areas of the United States in the next few days.A heat wave that parched Texas is expected to expand into the central and Northeastern regions of the country.Temperatures are expected to exceed 100°F will a…

May 12, 2022

According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the state of California could be short nearly 1,700 megawatts of power this summer. That’s enough energy for about 1.3 million homes. And it could get worse. That gap may expand to as much as 1,800 megawatts by 2025. This does not include …

May 06, 2022

A broad circulation moved through and out of Texas and Oklahoma on May 4 delivering heavy rainfall and tornadoes to the area. Major tornado damage occurred in Lockett, OK, near the Texas border and in Seminole, OK, southeast of Oklahoma City. Throughout Oklahoma, about 14,000 business and resi…

May 03, 2022

Two separate weather systems combined to bring strong storms to more than a dozen states in the last two days of April. Dry, gusty winds and very low humidity in the Southwest continued to produce wildfires in New Mexico and Colorado. On April 30, the severe storm threat extended from west centra…

Apr 19, 2022

A spring nor’easter is expected to strike the Appalachians up through New York, Pennsylvania, sections of Vermont and Massachusetts. Eight million people could be affected.Upstate New York and the far northeast of Pennsylvania are expected to get 5 to 10 inches of snow. In New England, the snow i…