Idalia now a Cat 4, storm surge could be 'catastrophic' :

alia was projected to come ashore as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of at least 130 mph  in the lightly populated Big Bend region
#BigBend #Evacuation #GulfofMexico #Hurricane #Idalia #NationalHurricaneCenter #RonDesantis #tropicalweather
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/08/30/idalia-now-a-cat-4-storm-surge-could-be-catastrophic/

#GulfCoast temperatures surge to highest levels ever observed

https://wapo.st/3OY3qSm

#txwx #lawx #GulfofMexico #ClimateChange

With record breaking heat for much of Aug in Gulf Coast areas, #GulfofMexico is on fire in the near-short north and northeast.

Gotta hope #Idalia can't take proper advantage of that. #tropicalwx

Idalia becomes a tropical storm, aims at Florida :

The greatest threat was to Florida’s west coast, and storm watches may be issued later today. Forecasters said portions of Florida could get 3 to 6 inches of rain.
#ClimateChange #GulfofMexico #Idalia #NationalHurricaneCenter #SeaSurfaceTemperature #TropicalStorm
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/08/27/idalia-becomes-a-tropical-storm-aims-at-florida/

Interesting to see what the #LoopCurrent is up to right now: looks like it is about to shed a warm-core #eddy — especially considering the prevailing easterlies. Wonder how this might affect the upcoming #Atlantic #storm season...

#oceanography #GulfOfMexico #dynamics #nullschool #Earth #winds #Hillary

Exploitation in the #GulfOfMexico . #ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #USA #US #ocean https://youtu.be/H-KyasP66Vs

How secretive #methane leaks are driving #ClimateChange

19 Jul 2022

"There is an open secret in the oil and gas industry and it is feeding the climate crisis.

"Massive methane leaks, known as super-emitter events, have been taking place at oil and gas fields all over the world, from the #UnitedStates to #Turkmenistan. The releases, most of which can be traced to equipment failures, can last for weeks. One outside of a storage facility in #LosAngeles in 2015 hemorrhaged almost 100,000 tonnes of methane — a potent #GreenhouseGas — into the atmosphere over the course of four months.

"In June, researchers at Spain’s Polytechnic University of Valencia, said they uncovered the latest known super-emitter event at an #OilAndGas platform in the #GulfOfMexico . The installation discharged 40,000 tonnes of methane during a 17-day spell in December 2021 — equivalent to 3 per cent of #Mexico’s annual oil and gas emissions. Researchers said the release may never have been known to the public if not for the fact that it was captured by a #EuropeanSpaceAgency satellite.

"While the discharge was caught, it remains challenging to trace emissions of methane, which is colourless, odourless and responsible for more than 25% of the global warming the Earth is experiencing today. Due to its structure, methane traps more #heat in the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2) making it 80 times more harmful than #CO2 during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere.

"As countries develop plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst effects of climate change, experts say it's vital to have a better handle on how much methane is being released into the atmosphere, including from super-emitter events. Cutting human-caused methane by 45 per cent this decade would keep warming beneath a threshold outlined by the #ParisAgreement.

"The big challenge is knowing exactly how much [methane] is being emitted, where it is being emitted and for how long it has been emitted."

Read more:
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-secretive-methane-leaks-are-driving-climate-change

#ExxonKnew #MethaneLeaks #OilAndGasIndustry #OilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #USGovernmentKnew

Carte geo-hydrographique du Golfe du Mexique et de ses Isles : construite d'apres les memoires le plus recens, et assujeties, pour l'emplacement de ces principales positions aux latitudes et longitudes, determinées par observation. Par M. Rizzi Zannoni ... A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur ... (to accompany) Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre. : Lattre, Jean, 1743 -1793 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dr_carte-geo-hydrographique-du-golfe-du-mexique-et-de-ses-isles--construite-d-13420041 via @internetarchive

#Map #Maps #MapHistory #History #Histodon #Histodons #Cartography #C18th #18thcentury #GulfofMexico #GolfeduMexique #Mexico #Mexique @histodon @histodons

Record setting heat worrying scientists :

"We are in uncharted territory and we can expect more records to fall," said WMO director of climate services Christopher Hewitt. "This is worrying news for the planet."
#BrianMcNoldy #ClimateChange #coralbleaching #coralreef #GlobalWarming #GulfofMexico #Heat #NOAA #SaharanDust #WMO
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/10/record-setting-heat-worrying-scientists/

At least two dead in #OilPlatform fire in #GulfOfMexico

About 330 people were working on the structure when the fire broke out Friday and most had been evacuated, according to oil company Pemex

By Florencia Trucco and Adrián Virgen, CNNE, Jul 7, 2023

"#Pemex, which has a long record of major industrial accidents at its facilities, said 'it will continue to report on the control, extinction of the fire and damage assessment throughout the day.'"

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/at-least-two-dead-in-oil-platform-fire-in-gulf-of-mexico/1555218

Cool new #preprint out by Chris Lowery and colleagues where they use #seismic #stratigraphy to understand #contourite deposits associated with the #LoopCurrent in the #GulfOfMexico: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/5495/

Today, I began training to Swim the Bay. I did 1/3 mile in the Gulf. Took 20 minutes. That's on track to swim 1 mile in an hour, which was what I did the first time I swam a mile in the pool. First time I've swum since May 5th, too, thanks to traveling. So that's all good. On the other hand, it made me kinda seasick.The waves buoying, turning my head, gulping salt water once. Still, starting is a good place to be.

#swimming #swim #swim #WildSwimming #GulfCoast #GulfofMexico #Mississippi

Achieved a zen moment myself while observing this woman sitting in the shallow waters at the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. It appeared that she was meditating and what a wonderful way to calm your inner self. Simply being by the water to watch the sun go down can release stress and quiet the noise.
#sunset #meditation #zen #beach #FloridaBeach #GulfOfMexico #Florida #photography #MastoPhoto #BuyIntoArt #fediverse #FediGiftShop

Sunset Meditation can be seen here: https://www.pictorem.com/190442/Sunset%20Meditation.html

It was a nice way to begin the day with a pretty morning rainbow seen in the offshore storm clouds on a summer morning. Morning rains occur often here in Florida during the summer with the onshore prevailing winds. Watching the clouds build and tower higher is always humbling to witness.
#rainbow #rainbows #thunderstorm #cloud #clouds #Florida #StormClouds #GulfOfMexico #photography #MastoPhoto #BuyIntoArt #Fediverse #FediGiftShop

Morning Rainbow is available here: https://www.pictorem.com/562203/A%20Morning%20Rainbow.html

FORT WALTON BEACH OKALOOSA PIER:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/fort-walton-beach-okaloosa-pier-norma-brandsberg.html

Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Pier in the National Seashore Preserve looking from under the pier.

#florida #architecture #okaloosa #gulfislandsnationalseashore #gulfofmexico #AYearForArt #artforsale #Travel #art4mom #travelphotography #giftideas #nature #BuyIntoArt #springforart #art #photooftheday #picoftheday

We came across this recently bloomed agave plant in silhouette one evening at sunset. The agave is aka the century plant because they only bloom once in their life. The bloom typically lasts 3-4 months after which the plant goes to agave heaven. Do not fear though … it leaves behind a clone of itself as seeds to grow and bloom again.
#agave #plants #DesertPlants #GulfOfMexico #Florida #photography #MastoPhoto #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop

Agave Sunset is available here: https://www.pictorem.com/299267/Agave%20Sunset.html

📌 A quick update on SpaceX after their first-day failure. Plus: some supporters now believe the FAA license is a guarantee against environmental impact--why a NASA mission carrying 72 lbs of plutonium and the Deepwater Horizon prove that totally wrong: https://pablodelarosa.com/spacex-update-after-first-day-failure-plus-some-supporters-now-believe-faas-blessing-is-a-guarantee-against-environmental-impact/ #starship #starbase #spacex #nasa #superheavy #space #texas #environment #news #gulfofmexico #southtexas

Another good thunderstorm today.

I love stormy weather.

I have always lived fairly close to the Gulf Of Mexico, so storms are part of life.

Now I live in a neighborhood on a bluff, a block away from a large bay which definitely has it's own weird weather.

Sometimes the Fog comes and lingers for days. It's like living in a cloud.

#Weather #Florida #PensacolaBay #Storms #Fog #GulfCoast #GulfOfMexico

CSU released their 2023 Hurricane Season forecast with 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes & 2 major hurricanes expected.

I posted an explanation as to why the season may end up more active even w/ an El Nino.

LINK - https://crownweather.com/index.php/my-thoughts-on-the-2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-from-colorado-state-university/

You can also read our 2023 Hurricane Season forecast at https://crownweather.com/index.php/discussions/2023-atlantic-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-hurricane-season-forecast-issued-march-20/

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#hurricaneseason #Hurricane #gulfofmexico #Caribbean #txwx #lawx #mswx #alwx #flwx #scwx #ncwx #weather

Largest-yet seaweed bloom headed to Florida and Caribbean

https://earthsky.org/earth/massive-seaweed-bloom-sargassum-florida-and-caribbean-2023/

#gulfofmexico #caribbean #florida #seaweed #sargassum #nature