tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2622004358830082126..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Upcoming Heat WaveCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65995270966433347252022-07-26T11:22:07.243-07:002022-07-26T11:22:07.243-07:00The wind turbines in this area of southeastern Was...The wind turbines in this area of southeastern Washington are not turning this morning. However, the fan in my office now pointed at my desk is turning rather briskly. But will there be enough electricity available in the summer of 2030 to keep my office fan turning?<br /><br />Energy policy analyst Prof. Roger Pielke Jr. notes that at least one coal-fired or gas-fired power plant must be retired every month between now and the year 2035 in order to meet Biden's Net Zero GHG emission reduction targets.<br /><br />Biden's energy policy advisors have said publicly that his administration will use aggressive environmental and financial regulation to force coal and gas off the power grid. And they will ignore or bypass any court rulings which might interfere with their climate action agenda.<br /><br />However, the Biden administration has offered nothing so far in the way of a credible plan for replacing the coal-fired and gas-fired generation capacity now targeted for shutdown. <br /><br />Which means that we will all have to learn to get by with substantially less electricity than we've all been accustomed to having at the flip of a switch. It will be a character building experience for all of us, I'm sure.Betah Blocherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830083338356921513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89911960729135557442022-07-26T09:39:50.081-07:002022-07-26T09:39:50.081-07:00Will the BC fire smoke moderate the heat this week...Will the BC fire smoke moderate the heat this week?singliarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920230430150498611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39839879315167940072022-07-26T08:42:35.431-07:002022-07-26T08:42:35.431-07:00The 18,000 ft freezing level at Quillayute this Tu...The 18,000 ft freezing level at Quillayute this Tuesday morning must be a record,or near record,for sure.Hard to believe that the 500 mb heights aren't at least in the mid 590s.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855312259314603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59123673797807305502022-07-25T14:00:19.611-07:002022-07-25T14:00:19.611-07:00On many hot summer days, it is only a couple degre...On many hot summer days, it is only a couple degrees. The starkest example though was late in the heatwave last summer. For example, at 1Z the evening of June 30th, Pasco Airport was 109F over 70F (yes a dew point of 70Fin Tri-Cities!) with a north wind of 9 mph and Richland Airport at nearly the same elevation was 118F over 46F. Other stations surrounded by agriculture also recorded similarly higher dew points exceeding 70F and lower max temperatures than over natural surfaces that were more in line with the Richland Airport. It would be interesting to do a more quantitative analysis sometime.Adam Varblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968453822376063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70609245729632068312022-07-25T12:30:37.840-07:002022-07-25T12:30:37.840-07:00The Tri-Cities is in the south-central part of WA....The Tri-Cities is in the south-central part of WA. Much of WA east of the Cascades will run about 10 degrees cooler. Still, this is going to be a very unpleasant week. So far, I have been able to cool the house (at 2,240 feet) and not turn the AC on. With the higher evening temps this week, that will not be possible.<br />Meanwhile, the wind energy via the BPA balancing chart has dropped to near Zero.John F. Hultquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405080162099143163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39192589628207253072022-07-25T09:58:16.427-07:002022-07-25T09:58:16.427-07:00Adam...that is really interesting. An anthropogen...Adam...that is really interesting. An anthropogenic cooling effect from the irrigated ag to the north. How much of an effect is it typically?..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44919111689589773462022-07-25T08:06:55.548-07:002022-07-25T08:06:55.548-07:00Forecast highs for Thursday-Friday in Tri-Cities w...Forecast highs for Thursday-Friday in Tri-Cities would be daily record highs, but 1 thing to watch at the Pasco airport is the wind direction. If it is out of the north in the late afternoon, which is possible in light wind conditions, temperatures will be held down locally due to agricultural irrigation due north of the sensor - an anthropogenic cooling effect that is particularly notable in high temp, low RH conditions. Adam Varblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968453822376063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58801681021000234422022-07-25T06:49:52.270-07:002022-07-25T06:49:52.270-07:00Any comment on the fires in California?Any comment on the fires in California?Discreet Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993685338153818967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87841176928093008572022-07-24T20:35:31.991-07:002022-07-24T20:35:31.991-07:00Thank you cliff!Thank you cliff!Jmiodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627248855115289456noreply@blogger.com