We will have at least some chance of rain here in the next week tonight and again in a few days. This EPS probably makes it look better than it will be, but at least its something. Growing signal for cooler and wetter weather in week 2 but too far away to say much more than that.

How much snow fell in Bham? In north Seattle we only got an inch and a half or so, but it fell in a flash freeze. The next day the roads were sheets of ice. I think I remember seeing lightning, too.

I was reading a discussion that was saying anything beyond a weak event would be unprecedented for so late in the season. At this point, even seeing a weak event seems far fetched.

Oh for sure. But it’s either start to make it now, or be forced to change eventually. Definitely a heraculean task. And unfortunately, renewables cause environmental problems too.

If it's going to work, we'll have to make massive upgrades and changes to our electric grid (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/12/climate/us-electric-grid-energy-transition.html) - and even then, the more everything is electric, the greater our collective vulnerability will be if something major happens to said grid. No easy solution, that's for sure.