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Heavy Weather
by Bruce Sterling

More than 70 tornadoes touched down in monster storms that struck from Alabama to Pennsylvania Sunday. and Monday. [Link]

And according to the Tornado Project, an online encyclopedia of tornado data, no tornadoes have been reported in November in the three most affected Tennessee counties since detailed record-keeping began in 1950.
Until Monday, Morgan County had recorded only three tornadoes in the past 52 years, one each in the months of March, April and May, according to the Tornado Project.

¶ Tuesday, November 12, 2002 | 0 comments

Polar flip
by Bruce Sterling

Earth's magnetic field is weakening, may flip within the next 1000 years. This happens occasionally, and it's a bit of a problem in that we'll be barraged by intense radioactive bursts. [Link]

'These solar particles can have profound effects,' said Dr Paul Murdin, of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. 'On Mars, when its magnetic field failed permanently billions of years ago, it led to its atmosphere being boiled off. On Earth, it will heat up the upper atmosphere and send ripples round the world with enormous, unpredictable effects on the climate.'

¶ Monday, November 11, 2002 | 0 comments

El Niño's Return
by Bruce Sterling

El Niño conditions have returned, according to the Climate Prediction Center. [Link]

Over the United States and Canada we expect: 1) drier-than-average conditions in the Ohio Valley states and northern U.S. Rockies during winter 2002-2003, 2) wetter-than-average conditions along much of the southern tier of the U.S. during winter 2002-2003, and 3) warmer-than-average conditions in the northern tier states, southern and southeastern Alaska, and western and central Canada during late fall 2002 and winter 2002-2003.

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