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2 days ago
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- USA Today
2025 British Open: What is the forecast for Friday at Royal Portrush?
The British Open is the final major of 2025, and the first round began Thursday, July 17. Some of the biggest questions surrounding the tournament include: Those storylines combined with an unpredictable forecast and a history of unforgiving conditions at Royal Portrush combine for what could be a brutal weekend for the pros participating in the tournament. With the greens at the course browning at this time of year, often leading to firm and fast greens, and rain being likely every day of the tournament, there are a lot of variables that could hinder even the best players involved. Here's the full forecast for Friday's second round of the 2025 British Open. Golf News: All the winners of the British Open since 1900, from J.H. Taylor to Xander Schauffele British Open forecast for Friday Per the Weather Channel, Friday is expected to bring a lot of rain (70% chance), starting early in the morning and producing around a quarter of an inch of rainfall. The weather will get slightly better in the afternoon, though, with only a 50% chance of rain later in the day. Temperatures should stay cool throughout the day, with a high of 67 and a low of 57. The biggest issue could be the shifting winds. In the morning, heavy winds between 10 and 15 mph are expected to blow in southwest before shifting to west northwest. In the afternoon, they'll do nearly an entire 180, blowing to the east northeast but much lighter, around 5 mph. Humidity will be 80% to 90% throughout the day. How to watch 2025 British Open Coverage of the 2025 Open Championship will be available on NBC, USA Network and Peacock. Spectators can also stream the event with a Fubo subscription. Stream 2025 British Open on Fubo
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Global climate pattern shows signs of shifting. What will happen in the US?
Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced July 10. La Niña is a part of a natural climate cycle officially known as El Niño – Southern Oscillation, called ENSO by scientists. The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific. La Niña is marked by cooler-than-average ocean water in the region. It is one of the main drivers of weather in the United States, especially during the late fall, winter and early spring. It's the opposite of the more well-known El Niño, which occurs when Pacific Ocean water is at least 0.9 degree warmer than average for three months. La Niña and El Niño typically have minimal impact on summer weather in the United States, other than some effects on hurricanes. Winter is the one season when they have the most impact. A typical La Niña winter in the United States brings cold and snow to the Northwest and unusually dry conditions to most of the Southern states, according to the Climate Prediction Center. The Southeast and mid-Atlantic also tend to see higher-than-average temperatures during a La Niña winter. Meanwhile, New England and the Upper Midwest, including New York, tend to see lower-than-average temperatures, the Weather Channel said. More: Will a hurricane impact your state in 2025? Odds get an update. The typical impacts of a La Niña winter in North America include a wetter, colder winter in parts of the northern United States and a drier, warmer winter in parts of the southern United States. La Niña is a natural climate pattern marked by cooler-than-average seawater in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. When the water cools at least 0.9 degree Fahrenheit below average for three straight months, a La Niña is declared. "While this may sound like a small change in temperature, it can cause significant changes in the weather patterns around the globe," AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Lada said. In general, La Niña conditions favor hurricane development in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico. This is because during La Niña, the strong storm-killing winds known as wind shear relax across the Atlantic basin, allowing hurricanes to more easily develop. Hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University, in a July 10 email to USA TODAY, explained that "while Caribbean shear has been quite strong in June and is likely to remain strong throughout most of July, the potential trend more towards cool neutral (or even weak La Niña) later in the season may result in lower shear in the Caribbean later in the season." The lower the wind shear, the greater the chance for hurricane development in the Atlantic basin. But the status of ENSO is only part of the hurricane puzzle: Twenty years ago, in 2005, for instance, ENSO-neutral conditions also occurred in the Pacific ‒ and that year spawned the infamously destructive hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the National Weather Service said in an online report. Right now, it appears to be a toss-up. While so-called "ENSO-neutral" conditions are most likely through the late summer, thereafter, chances of La Niña conditions increase into the fall and winter 2025-26, forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said July 10. In fact, one climate model used by the CPC – the North American Multi-Model Ensemble – "favors the onset of La Niña conditions during the Northern Hemisphere fall," the CPC said in its monthly update. Japan's weather bureau also announced July 10 that there is a 40% chance of La Niña emerging in the fall. Overall, the CPC said the chances for La Niña remain comparable to the likelihood of ENSO-neutral continuing. ENSO-neutral means neither El Niño (warmer waters) nor La Niña (cooler waters) conditions are dominant in the Pacific. While El Niño and La Niña have expected impacts on global seasonal weather and climate, what about neutral? "ENSO-neutral doesn't mean we expect upcoming seasonal rain, snow, and temperature to be close to average," writes Emily Becker in the CPC's ENSO blog. "Rather, during neutral, we don't have the same predictive information that El Niño and La Niña's atmospheric changes provide, making upcoming patterns harder to predict very far in advance." Contributing: Reuters This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 La Niña forecast says major shift may be brewing
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Global climate troublemaker La Niña may arrive later in 2025
Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced July 10. La Niña is a part of a natural climate cycle officially known as El Niño – Southern Oscillation, called ENSO by scientists. The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific. La Niña is marked by cooler-than-average ocean water in the region. It is one of the main drivers of weather in the United States, especially during the late fall, winter and early spring. It's the opposite to the more well-known El Niño, which occurs when Pacific Ocean water is at least 0.9 degree warmer than average for three months. La Niña and El Niño typically have minimal impact on summer weather in the U.S., other than some effects on hurricanes. Winter is the one season when they have the most impact. A typical La Niña winter in the U.S. brings cold and snow to the Northwest and unusually dry conditions to most of the Southern states, according to the Climate Prediction Center. The Southeast and mid-Atlantic also tend to see higher-than-average temperatures during a La Niña winter. Meanwhile, New England and the Upper Midwest into New York tend to see lower-than-average temperatures, the Weather Channel said. More: Will a hurricane impact your state in 2025? Odds get an update. The typical impacts of a La Niña winter in North America include a wetter, colder winter in parts of the northern United States and a drier, warmer winter in parts of the southern United States. La Niña is a natural climate pattern marked by cooler-than-average seawater in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. When the water cools at least 0.9 degree Fahrenheit below average for three straight months, a La Niña is declared. "While this may sound like a small change in temperature, it can cause significant changes in the weather patterns around the globe," AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Lada said. In general, La Niña conditions favor hurricane development in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America. This is because during La Niña, the strong storm-killing winds known as wind shear relax across the Atlantic basin, allowing hurricanes to more easily develop. Hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University, in a July 10 e-mail to USA TODAY, explained that "while Caribbean shear has been quite strong in June and is likely to remain strong throughout most of July, the potential trend more towards cool neutral (or even weak La Niña) later in the season may result in lower shear in the Caribbean later in the season." The lower the wind shear, the greater the chance for hurricane development in the Atlantic basin, as this map shows: But the status of ENSO is only part of the hurricane puzzle: Twenty years ago, in 2005, for instance, ENSO-neutral conditions also occurred in the Pacific ‒ and that year spawned the infamously destructive hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the National Weather Service said in an online report. Right now, it appears to be a toss-up. While so-called "ENSO-neutral" conditions are most likely through the late summer 2025, thereafter, chances of La Niña conditions increase into the fall and winter 2025-26, forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said July 10. In fact, one climate model used by the CPC – the North American Multi-Model Ensemble – "favors the onset of La Niña conditions during the Northern Hemisphere fall," the CPC said in its monthly update. Japan's weather bureau also announced July 10 that there is a 40% chance of La Niña emerging in the fall. Overall, the CPC said the chances for La Niña remain comparable to the likelihood of ENSO-neutral continuing. ENSO-neutral means neither El Niño (warmer waters) nor La Niña (cooler waters) conditions are dominant in the Pacific. While El Niño and La Niña have expected impacts on global seasonal weather and climate, what about neutral? "ENSO-neutral doesn't mean we expect upcoming seasonal rain, snow, and temperature to be close to average," writes Emily Becker in the CPCs' ENSO blog. "Rather, during neutral, we don't have the same predictive information that El Niño and La Niña's atmospheric changes provide, making upcoming patterns harder to predict very far in advance." Contributing: Reuters This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Global climate troublemaker La Niña may be brewing
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
This Unbelievable Video Of An Entire House Being Swept Away In A Flood In New Mexico Is Going Super Viral
The horrific flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has been the focus of national news since the Fourth of July. And while Texans are just beginning to regroup and recover, extreme weather in other parts of the country continues. On Tuesday, torrential rain hit Ruidoso, a small mountain town and summer destination in southern New Mexico, and caused the Rio Ruidoso to overflow. The flash floods that ensued have killed three people, including two children. Emergency services carried out dozens of swift water rescues. "We had people in trees, we had people in the water, people just trapped in houses with water coming into them," Fire Chief Cade Hall said, according to CBS. "You name it, we were having to address it." Related: A meteorologist for the National Weather Service said that the rain fell on land that had been scorched in wildfires last year. "The burn scar was unable to absorb a lot of the rain, as water quickly ran downhill into the river," the Weather Channel reported. The NWS in Albuquerque warned residents of flood danger on X Tuesday afternoon. According to the Weather Channel, Ruidoso-based artist Kaitlyn Carpenter was riding her motorcycle through town but sought shelter at a brewery as the rain picked up. There, she started recording the rapidly flowing river. This is what the rapids looked like at the start: Related: People offscreen in the video marvel at the flooding and debris moving swiftly downriver. Then, someone says, "Oh, there comes a house!" StringersHub via AP The house comes into full view as people react in shock and horror. "Oh no, oh no, oh my gosh," one voice says. The Weather Channel reported that Carpenter, who was recording the video, actually recognized the house by its turquoise door. It belonged to a close friend's family. It passes in seconds, taking down small trees as it gets swept out of view. Carpenter has said that the family was not home at the time and is safe. StringersHub via AP Related: The New York Times, among other outlets, posted the video to its social media channels. Commenters got political real quick, and rightfully so. "While all that happens, the current president keeps denying that climate change is real..." one person wrote. This person called living in the US "cray cray." Someone referenced the climate demonstration by the group Extinction Rebellion in which a group of scientists chained themselves to a JP Morgan Chase building in downtown Los Angeles (it was in 2022, for clarity). Related: Several commenters called out the painful irony of this situation, referencing the Trump administration's cuts to the NWS... ...as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and FEMA. "Greetings from the changing climate," someone wrote. And finally, this person said, "Thank god no billionaires were hurt..." What do you think? Let me know in the comments. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
This Unbelievable Video Of An Entire House Being Swept Away In A Flood In New Mexico Is Going Super Viral
The horrific flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has been the focus of national news since the Fourth of July. And while Texans are just beginning to regroup and recover, extreme weather in other parts of the country continues. On Tuesday, torrential rain hit Ruidoso, a small mountain town and summer destination in southern New Mexico, and caused the Rio Ruidoso to overflow. The flash floods that ensued have killed three people, including two children. Emergency services carried out dozens of swift water rescues. "We had people in trees, we had people in the water, people just trapped in houses with water coming into them," Fire Chief Cade Hall said, according to CBS. "You name it, we were having to address it." Related: A meteorologist for the National Weather Service said that the rain fell on land that had been scorched in wildfires last year. "The burn scar was unable to absorb a lot of the rain, as water quickly ran downhill into the river," the Weather Channel reported. The NWS in Albuquerque warned residents of flood danger on X Tuesday afternoon. According to the Weather Channel, Ruidoso-based artist Kaitlyn Carpenter was riding her motorcycle through town but sought shelter at a brewery as the rain picked up. There, she started recording the rapidly flowing river. This is what the rapids looked like at the start: Related: People offscreen in the video marvel at the flooding and debris moving swiftly downriver. Then, someone says, "Oh, there comes a house!" StringersHub via AP The house comes into full view as people react in shock and horror. "Oh no, oh no, oh my gosh," one voice says. The Weather Channel reported that Carpenter, who was recording the video, actually recognized the house by its turquoise door. It belonged to a close friend's family. It passes in seconds, taking down small trees as it gets swept out of view. Carpenter has said that the family was not home at the time and is safe. StringersHub via AP Related: The New York Times, among other outlets, posted the video to its social media channels. Commenters got political real quick, and rightfully so. "While all that happens, the current president keeps denying that climate change is real..." one person wrote. This person called living in the US "cray cray." Someone referenced the climate demonstration by the group Extinction Rebellion in which a group of scientists chained themselves to a JP Morgan Chase building in downtown Los Angeles (it was in 2022, for clarity). Related: Several commenters called out the painful irony of this situation, referencing the Trump administration's cuts to the NWS... ...as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and FEMA. "Greetings from the changing climate," someone wrote. And finally, this person said, "Thank god no billionaires were hurt..." What do you think? Let me know in the comments. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
