Forensic meteorologists work with attorneys on litigation issues when weather events have an impact on some of the Washington State environmental laws. In particular we are involved with issues in the construction industry, land use, and with stormwater issues. Attorneys often seek expert testimony from experts like a Certified Consulting Meteorologist regarding the weather at
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Read MoreWhy is Seattle impacted by any snow Seattle Weather – Snow? Snowstorms in Seattle are a big deal. Why? Lots of hills and the lack of snow removal equipment. Seattle does not get that often thus minimal snow removal equipment. So an inch of wet snow that forms to ice on steep hills are as
Read MoreExtended Weather Forecasts with a focus on the West Coast mountain winter weather outlook 2018-2019 – how will this season’s slopes shape up? While some places may see more snow than others, all of the Pacific Northwest on average will see seasonally dry and warm weather. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is projecting warmer temperatures for
Read MoreCalifornia Water Shortage – it’s all about water in the Golden State. The need for the liquid is at least as prominent as anywhere else in the country. Quality drinking water is one thing but only accounts for a minute fraction of total usage. Agricultural and other urban uses require a demand magnitudes higher. Some
Read MoreDoes the southwestern monsoon cause West Coast Wildfires? Monsoons are best known for bringing monsoonal rains but the term specifically refers to a change in a wind pattern, which may enable the presence of inclement weather. A wet monsoon may be a blessing if fighting flames. When winds sourced from the oceans moisten the hot,
Read MoreSevere Weather. The southwestern monsoon, generating severe weather on the West Coast, has been the root of many deaths and hundreds of millions in damages, particularly from flash flooding and lightning. Those figures manifest before any subsidiary threats that may be caused by the storms, such as wildfires. The North American monsoon – a.k.a
Read MorePlane crash and the ensuing forensic analysis is critical as we look at a recent cargo plane crash. Beyond the tragedies that spawn from victims losing lives, small aviation accidents may lead to insurance claims of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while large accidents can devastate into the billions. In 2015, there were 1,282 civil
Read MoreStorms. Spring 2018’s Severe Storms in the Midwest may be notably destructive. When warm air masses of the southern plains collide with downward-sloping, cool air from Canada, the atmosphere attempts to sort out its differences. The act of moving that air to perform the balancing act, when done rapidly, can evolve into the atmospheric tantrum
Read MoreAirplane Accidents-Crash of Saratov Airlines Flight 703. The afternoon of February 11th, 2018 saw, not far from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, the crash of an AN-148-100B aircraft enroute from Moscow to Orsk, Russia near the Kazakhstan border. The aircraft carried 65 passengers and six crewmembers. There were no survivors. While the investigation is ongoing some facts
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