Image of the Day: The “White Giant” Collapses

Los Glaciares National Park, located in the Austral Andes in Argentina, south west of Santa Cruz, on the border with Chile, was declared “World Heritage” by UNESCO in 1981. [They forgot to tell that to Global Warming!]

The Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentine Patagonia. GNU Free Documentation license, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundatio (Credit: Calyponte; via Wikimedia commons)

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Eighth Warmest June on Record

Global Temps 2008: Eighth Warmest June and Ninth Warmest January – June Period on Record

NOAA – The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for June 2008 ranked eighth warmest for June since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Also, globally it was the ninth warmest January – June period on record.

Global Highlights

• The combined global land and ocean surface temperature for June 2008 was 60.8 degrees F, which is 0.9 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 59.9 degrees F.

• Separately, the global land surface temperature was 57.2 degrees F, which is 1.3 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 55.9 degrees F.

• The global ocean surface temperature was 62.2 degrees F, which is 0.7 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 61.5 degrees F.

• For the January – June period, the combined global land and ocean surface temperature was 57.1 degrees F, which is 0.8 degrees F about the 20th century mean of 56.3 degrees F.

Sea Surface Temperatures NCEP – UWSSEC

The global annual temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces in 2007 was +0.55°C (+0.99°F) above the 20th century average, ranking 5th warmest in the period of record.

Global Top 10 Warm Years	Anomaly °C	Anomaly °F
2005	0.60	1.08
1998	0.58	1.04
2002	0.56	1.01
2003	0.56	1.01
2007	0.55	0.99
2006	0.54	0.97
2004	0.53	0.96
2001	0.49	0.89
1997	0.46	0.83
1995	0.40	0.72

Annual Land Surface Temperature – Anomalies in degrees Celsius

Annual Blended Land and Sea – Surface Temperature Anomalies in degrees Celsius

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• Bering Sea Drilling Revisited!
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HURRICANE FAUSTO

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HURRICANE FAUSTO as it apperaed on July 20 01:00 UTC about 460 MILES (735 km)WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXIC – NOAA

HURRICANE FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008
200 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008

…CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE FAUSTO HEADING NORTHWESTWARD AND WELL
OFFSHORE FROM MEXICO…

AT 200 PM PDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 110.2 WEST OR ABOUT 460 MILES
…735 KM…WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.

FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/HR…AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH…140 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY…BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES…45 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES…185 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB…28.94 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION…15.5 N…110.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…980 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER ROBERTS/KNABB

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• Hurricane FAUSTO Advisory Archive (Text)

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Tropical Storm Cristobal Treks Northeast

Cristobal, the first of the season’s tropical storms to menace the southeastern U.S.

Cristobal – GOES – Water Vapor Image – July 20, 08:45 UTC

TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008
800 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

…CRISTOBAL MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER…INCLUDING
PAMLICO SOUND.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM EDT…0000Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST OR ABOUT 130
MILES…210 KM…EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 185
MILES…300 KM…SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH…10 KM/HR. A
CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH…75 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES…140 KM
MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB…29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST…WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

REPEATING THE 800 PM EDT POSITION…33.2 N…77.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT.

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FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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• National Weather Warnings

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