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Tropical Storm Hermine hit the coast of Mexico 40 miles south of the Texas border at 9:30 pm EDT last night, with 60 mph sustained winds. Top winds observed in Texas were 50 mph with gusts to 59 mph at Port Isabel Winds at Brownsville hit 45 mph, gusting to 69 mph. Harlingen had the highest gust observed from Hermine, 72 mph, and local storm reports indicate that half of the city lost power and a roof caved in on an apartment complex, with no injuries. Radar rainfall estimates suggest Hermine dumped up to eleven inches of rain over a small region 20 miles north of Brownsville.

Who is the Audience? What to Do ? (2) At the bottom is a short Pakistan update.In the previous article I argued that much of the “opposition” to climate change was politically motivated or politically aligned. With such political positioning a communications and education strategy motivated by the opposition only feeds the political argument. This is especially true in “crisis situations,” where reactions to the crisis serve to build and perpetuate the crisis. Then some become vested in maintaining the crisis, including those whose primary goal is to seed doubt ...

Dr. Masters talks about Tropical Storm Hermine and any other tropical-related topics on the Hurricane Haven at 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT. After the Hurricane Haven, stay tuned to The Daily Downpour and get caught up on everything weather and atmosphere related.

In this entry, we recap Wunder Travel's Sept. 2nd show. Read about this week's international weather headlines, the best and worst places to travel across the nation and around the globe, and Indonesia, our Travel Spotlight. We also congratulate Weather Underground Prize Pack winner OriginalLT for guessing this week's Travel Spotlight destination!

AMO: Atlantic Multidecadal OsillationATCF: Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting systemBOC: Bay Of CampecheCATL: Central AtlanticCARCAH: Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All HurricanesCDO: ...

Another bubble of high pressure will allow for unusually warm temperatures again in the Middle Atlantic this week; while the tropics pose a possible long term risk towards the East Coast.

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Some of our friends from the University of Michigan pointed us to a 3D photo that members of the project team had taken during their tornado hunt this year. We've reproduced it here, but you can take ...