Water and Land Use and Forensic Meteorologist for gravel, aggregates, crushed stone operators certainly land use issues to deal with. There operations are essential to construction, transportation and the infrastructure that supports the world. The mining of this material takes place everywhere and environmental consequences must be mitigated for the successful operation of the pits,
Read MoreSlip and fall – removing snow and ice is always a very interesting case to work on. Cities generally are not responsible for slip and falls – removing snow and ice is usually the obligation of landowners. Even moisture that may freeze on sidewalks in the morning is the responsibility of home and business owners.
Read MoreSnow Storm Damage occurs when substantial amounts collect or when wind drifts collections into larger piles. Mountainous terrain is particularly susceptible to snow storm damage when heavy piles trigger avalanches. Cornices, overhanging ramps of drifted snow, are also likely to build, crack and eventually dangerously collapse, particularly during warmer, sunnier weather. You might want to
Read MoreStormwater Weather Forecasting- Stormwater test based on the weather forecast. The decision is a go or no go. In this case they need at least 0.50 inches (rain event) of rain in a 24 hour period and the location is just slightly north of Downtown Seattle. Also the engineering firm would like a 3 day
Read MoreAircraft Deicing techniques save them from a multitude of tragic fates. 9.5% of fatal aircraft crashes are due to icing. The leading edges of their wings, their tails and their noses ice over worst. Thick coatings add friction between the airstream and a wing’s airfoil, which can cause engines to stall below safe flying and
Read MoreWindstorms, Puget Sound and the Northwest come from two prominent sources: gap winds and extratropical cyclones. Gap winds are caused by a funneling of high pressure, continental air through valleys into zones of low pressure. Sometimes incredible winds can result, such as at Bellingham, WA, which has endured gusts around 115 mph when air traverses
Read MoreHurricane Damage, Pacific Hurricane Patricia strongly impacted not only North America but also the record books. Perhaps the most dangerous of her many notable traits was the brevity of the warning that she was going to churn into such a monster. Explosive intensification due to prime environmental conditions didn’t occur until two days after she
Read MoreCertified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM). Since 1957, the American Meteorological Society has been recognizing the world’s premier scientific minds in the field of meteorology by certifying consulting meteorologists as having high standards of technical competence, professional character and field-related experience. Those who’ve earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist certification are recognized worldwide as experts and as possessing
Read MoreIntroduction- Old Farmers Almanac Says El Nino & Snow Washington Cascades is a phase that tends to frighten skiers since below normal snowfall usually occurs. However, do not despair (I think), according to the Old Farmers Almanac: “Winter (Northwest) will be cooler and rainier than normal, with above-normal snowfall. The stormiest periods will be throughout
Read MoreCustom Weather Forecast: When weather is an important threat, there is often value in obtaining a customized weather forecast. National weather offices assemble thousands of regional and global weather forecasts but they’re often too general to be reliable for specific locales. When severe weather forms or accuracy particularly matters, the additional considerations included in a
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