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05/08/2025

After a grim preseason outlook, the Australian Alps are turning it on. A string of solid July storms has pushed bases to their highest levels in years.

Resorts like Hotham have seen more than 40 cm (16 in) from the latest system alone (through overnight Sunday), driving the base to a season's high of 123 cm (40.5 in).

All lifts are now spinning.

A developing negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is set to pump yet more moisture into southeastern Australia through late winter, stacking the odds for further storms. Latest models call for above-average precipitation from August through October.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/australias-snow-season-delivers-record

NASA’s message is clear: the past isn’t what it was. It’s what we say it is.

04/08/2025

It isn't just eastern Australia that's shivering. Perth just posted its coldest morning since July 2010, with 0.3C (32.5F) registered at the city’s Mt Lawley station.

Suburbs saw even harsher readings: Jandakot dropped to -1.3C (29.7F), Perth Airport and Swan Valley hit -0.8C (30.6F), and Gingin froze at -2.2C (28F).

Mandurah set a new record for summer cold with 3.9C (39F), breaking its previous low of 4.4C (39.9F) from 2015. The wind chill took it down to -2.3C (27.9F).

A cold pool of air trailing a storm front is to blame, with clear skies overnight removing any insulating cloud cover.

As for daily highs, Perth barely reached 14C (57F) -- its coldest day in years. Garden Island managed just 13.3C (55.9F), while Bunbury saw its coldest July day on record at 12.6C (54.7F).

Another freezing morning is expected Saturday before a new front brings showers and the chance of thunderstorms on Sunday.

Across the Tasman, New Zealand is also freezing.

NASA’s message is clear: the past isn’t what it was. It’s what we say it is.

03/08/2025

Latest data from the Canadian Ice Service shows that to July 16, 2025, sea ice extent in the Western Arctic —including the Northwest Passage— was the third highest in over 20 years, and greater than in 1981, when the satellite record began.

The chart shows percentage ice coverage for this period going back to 1981. This year’s bar sits comfortably above the green median line (based on 1991–2020), at over 1.28 million km². Only two other years since 2000 saw more ice during this period.

These numbers, pulled directly from Canadian government analysis, contradict long-standing climate models that predicted an ice-free Arctic by now. While legacy outlets continue pushing stories of ice collapse, the actual measurements show no downward trend, no runaway melt — just year-to-year variability with recent years trending high.

Overall, the Arctic is doing just fine. Ask nature... Looking a little to the southeast, in Hudson Bay, satellite tracking shows dozens of polar bears still offshore as of July 16 — an unusual sight this late in the season. This is unexplained by pop-scientists who postulate: "Perhaps the hunting is still good? Perhaps they need to fatten more? Maybe they found a few solid bits of ice?"

Whatever the reason, polar bear numbers, overall, stand at record highs — up from 5,000 in the 1950s to at least 26,000 today.

These weren't The Stories we were told.

03/08/2025

A powerful mass of polar air remains locked over Russia, breaking summer cold records across the Urals and delivering one of the most extreme July cold snaps on record.

In Izhma, in the Ural region, the mercury plunged to -3C (26.6F) — a reading that will likely, once confirmed, represent the coldest peak-summer temperature ever recorded there. It’s freezing. In high summer.

To the north in Vorkuta, thermometers dropped to -0.7C (30.7F) — just 0.3C shy of its all-time July record low. Vorkuta typically endures long, brutal winters, but the region's summers, as short and cool as they are, rarely come anywhere close to freezing.

Elsewhere, Ust-Shugor registered -2.4C (27.7F), which ties its all-time July record low.

This a potent Arctic air intrusion — a cold anomaly the media will neglect to mention its in 'baking' climate reports.

Vegetation, crops, and wildlife in these latitudes rely on brief windows of summer warmth. This cold surge will deal lasting damage. And it isn't over yet—though it does shift a little eastward today, July 23:

The more solar and wind in the mix, the more expensive power becomes.

01/08/2025

At least 33 people died this week in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar after being struck by lightning during monsoon storms.

Local officials announced the news, specifying that dozens of people were injured.

According to the state disaster management department, the victims were mostly farmers and laborers working outdoors and the lightning struck between Wednesday and Thursday.

Bihar state disaster management minister Vijay Kumar Mandal said officials in affected districts had been instructed to "sensitize the public to take precautions after a lightning warning." The state government announced compensation of 4 million rupees ($4,600) for the families of those killed by lightning.

At least 243 people have died from lightning in 2024 and 275 last year, according to state government statistics. The eastern region of India, including Bihar, is prone to annual floods that kill dozens and displace hundreds of thousands during the peak monsoon season.

At least 33 people died this week in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar after being struck by lightning during monsoon storms. Local officials announced the news, specifying that dozens of people were injured. According to the state disaster...

01/08/2025

The media is back hyping Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, calling it the "most important" glacier in the world, the "riskiest" glacier, the “Doomsday Glacier,” claiming it could flood cities if it collapses. But the numbers don’t back the hysteria.

Thwaites is contributing just 0.18 mm per year to sea level rise, according to the data. At that rate, it would take over 3,000 years to hit the worst-case 65 cm (25 inch) rise. Even the most absurdly aggressive models don’t predict collapse this century.

Ice shelves crack and calve all the time. That’s normal. The subglacial terrain beneath Thwaites is rugged, with ridges that slow retreat. Its collapse isn’t inevitable, and even if the front breaks up, that doesn’t mean runaway disintegration.

The “Doomsday” label isn’t scientific—it’s clickbait.

https://electroverse.substack.com/p/united-states-36f-below-average-thwaites

[news.com.au]

This is not science. This is ideological calibration.

30/07/2025

Torrential rains triggered flash floods in Moscow on Tuesday, inundating roads and disrupting transit across the Russian capital.

Videos posted on social media showed cars submerged in murky water, traffic backed up on flooded highways and water pouring into tunnels and underground parking areas.

Authorities said parts of the city received a month's worth of rain in under two hours. No one was reported injured.

City transportation officials urged residents to use public transit, though service was disrupted at several metro stations and on the Aeroexpress train to Sheremetyevo Airport.

The rainstorm followed a heat wave over the weekend and is part of a broader weather pattern affecting central Russia. Southern regions have seen temperatures exceed 40°C (104°F) in recent days.

Forecasters said heavy rain, lightning and strong winds would continue in Moscow through Tuesday night and into the week.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1945098158750544155
https://www.sott.net/article/500672-Heavy-rain-triggers-flash-floods-across-Moscow-months-worth-of-rainfall-in-under-2-hours

30/07/2025

An unseasonable Arctic air mass is currently gripping the northern Rockies, plunging temperatures across Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas to levels more typical of mid-winter than mid-July.

Latest anomaly maps reveal stark deviations from the norm — as much as 41F below average — with some regions in central Montana barely climbing out of the 40s Fahrenheit during the day.

Note: the entire U.S. is currently 1.6F below normal (vs 1991-2010 baseline)

The coldest pockets, those deep purples, are delivering an unmistakable jolt of winter-like chill to the high plains and valleys.

Wednesday morning is enduring frost and record-challenging lows during what should be the warmest stretch of the year.

Volcanic activity along the Pacific Ring of Fire has intensified sharply over the past 18 months — to one of the highest counts on record.

28/07/2025

The Pacific Ring of Fire is experiencing an unprecedented surge in volcanic activity, reaching alarming levels in 2024 and continuing into 2025, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

As of May 2, 2025, 47 volcanoes remain in active eruption status, marking one of the highest counts in recorded history, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Throughout 2024, 74 eruptions occurred across 65 different volcanoes, significantly surpassing previous years' activity. Volcanic monitoring agencies worldwide have raised alert levels, warning that the intense seismic activity in the region shows no signs of subsiding.

Geologists are particularly concerned about the clustering of major eruptions within such a compressed timeframe, suggesting possible interconnected geological processes. Indonesia stands at the epicenter of this volcanic awakening, with 120 active volcanoes positioned along the horseshoe-shaped fault system.

The archipelago's location makes it particularly vulnerable to cascading geological events that can trigger tsunamis and ashfall across vast distances.

Scientists are investigating whether the current volcanic activity indicates deeper geological processes affecting the entire Ring of Fire system. The Ring of Fire is not a single geological structure.
https://www.sott.net/article/500657-Surge-in-volcanic-activity-on-Pacific-Ring-of-Fire-raises-global-concerns-47-volcanoes-remain-in-active-eruption-status

The Pacific Ring of Fire is experiencing an unprecedented surge in volcanic activity, reaching alarming levels in 2024 and continuing into 2025, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. As of May 2, 2025, 47 volcanoes remain in active eruption...

28/07/2025

It has been a mediocre week for snowfalls in the Australian mainland alpine region, but despite only minor top-ups since last weekend, the snow depth is the best for July since 2021.

The depth at Spencers Creek (elevation 1830m, roughly halfway between the NSW resorts of Perisher and Thredbo) was around 160cm this Friday, July 18.

Here's how that compares to the officially recorded peak depth at Spencers Creek in July over the last four years:

2024: 124.6cm on July 30 (also the season peak)
2023: 131cm on July 13 (also the season peak)
2022: 129.5cm on July 27 (the season kept improving with a late peak of 232cm on September 20)
2021: 183.6cm on July 29 (the season peak)

Mainland Australian snow depth of around 160cm as measured by Snowy Hydro is the deepest for July since 2021.

28/07/2025

The Qilian Mountains of western China have just been hit with a blast of mid-July snow.

At elevations above 4,000 m (13,000 ft), snow can fall at any time of year, but sustained accumulations in July remain an anomaly.

Looking at past events, such mid-summer snowfall is considered very rare—and when it does happen, the accumulation is usually very modest. A similarly-timed July snowstorm hit the Qilian peaks on July 7, 2019, bringing just 3 cm (1.2 inches) of snow.

This week's totals look to far exceed those of 2019...

There are no numbers. Just slogans.

26/07/2025

A strong cold front will pass over Tasmania today, bringing with it intense north to northwesterly winds as well as rain and isolated thunderstorms. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Damaging winds across Tasmania today. The system is expected to sweep across the state, reaching western areas in the early afternoon, central regions in the mid-afternoon, and moving east by evening. As the front passes, winds will shift to a more westerly direction and gradually subside.

Damaging wind gusts have already been observed in elevated locations, including gusts of 107km/h at Scotts Peak and 113km/h at Mount Wellington this morning. Furthermore, a gust of 98km/h at Maria Island at noon was the strongest gusts observed at that location in more than 9 months.

High-elevation areas such as the Central Plateau and Mount Wellington will continue to face the most severe threat this afternoon. Here, damaging winds may average 70 to 80 km/h, with isolated gusts possibly exceeding 120km/h within heavy showers and thunderstorms.

A strong cold front will pass over Tasmania today, bringing with it intense north to northwesterly winds as well as rain and isolated thunderstorms. The Bureau