According to newly-released government estimates, Americans should enjoy a decrease in home heating costs this winter. The average home heating bill should total around $960 – a decrease of approximately eight percent over last year.
Category: Forecasting
La Nina Draws to a Close
The 2008-2009 La Nina has drawn to a close and the Climate Prediction Center has officially called an end to the continued monitoring of this year’s event.
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow; 6 More Weeks of Winter
This morning, Punxsatawney Phil emerged from his den and saw his shadow, indicating 6 more weeks of winter are in store. The nation’s most famous prognosticator emerged just after dawn…
The 2009 Old Farmer's Almanac: Fact or Fiction?
Just how accurate and sensible are those forecasts published in that little familiar yellow book?
Weather Channel Forecast: For Sale
The weather channel, a shell of what it used to be, is up for sale. For those that remember, the Weather Channel began in the early 1980’s as a channel devoted soley to the weather: what is happening now (currently) and what the forecast is. Established in 1982, the channel initially attracted an audience of […]
La Nina is Returning
LaNina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific ocean waters, appears to be looming. While meteorologists haven’t yet designated it as such, it appears that La Nina is returning: “While we can’t officially call it a La Nina yet, we expect that this pattern will continue to develop during the next three months, meeting the NOAA […]