California is experiencing an extraordinary marine heatwave. Water off Santa Barbara hit nearly 75°F, 12°F above normal, and San Diego County saw temperatures above 77°F in the past week.
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Temperature: Santa Barbara water reached nearly 75°F, 12°F above normal.
Temperature: San Diego County water rose above 77°F in the past week.
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Record November Snow In Japan – snowfall up to 11× normal
Record November Snow In Japan reports snow depths exceeding 11 times normal in parts of Hokkaido, with a provisional 46 cm record at Kutchan. Greenland’s ice sheet added 197.4 billion tonnes of surface mass since September 1, one of the highest on record.
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Kutchan accumulated 46 cm of snow in a rolling 24-hour period, potentially breaking its November record of 45 cm set in 2017.
Greenland’s ice sheet accumulated 197.4 billion tonnes of surface mass since September 1, among the highest on record.
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Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Outlook – Marginal Risk
Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Convective Outlook shows a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys. Isolated severe wind gusts are possible Wednesday evening.
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Marginal risk of severe thunderstorms across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys.
RRFS forecast soundings show MLCAPE near 500 J/kg with 0-6 km shear around 50 knots in western Kentucky.
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United States Hurricane Threat Through Nov 25 – No Threat, <1% Storm
United States hurricane threat is none through Nov 25, and the chance of a tropical storm is less than 1%. The post lists specific risk percentages for two states.
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Hurricane threat: none through Nov 25
Tropical storm chance: <1% overall; HI 0.1%, MA 0.1%
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Scatterometer pass confirmed gale force winds to 45 knots
Scatterometer pass confirmed gale force winds of up to 45 knots over the central Atlantic. A scatterometer is a satellite sensor that can detect wind speed and direction on the ocean surface.
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Scatterometer pass confirmed strong gale force winds to 45 knots over the central Atlantic.
Scatterometer is a satellite sensor that can detect wind speed and direction on the ocean surface.
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Climate Change AI Summer School 2026 materials released
Climate Change AI Summer School 2026 materials are publicly available, including 27 lectures and 20 coding tutorials. Resources include slides, videos, and notebooks in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French.
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Lectures: 27
Coding tutorials: 20
