Toren Hynes, M.Sc.

Comparison chart

Sigh.
This is one of the misinformation rage baiting points.
The real difference? If you make more YOU PAY MORE.

This hour's hot and cold spots ... Hot spot in Nova Scotia: 30.3 °C86.5 °F Upper Stewiacke Cold spot in Nova Scotia: 15.7 °C60.3 °F St.Paul Island Hot spot in Canada: 30.7 °C87.3 °F CFB Gagetown, NB Cold spot in Canada: -10.9 °C12.4 °F Isachsen, NU

A selection of high temperatures across Mainland NS on October 6, with many inland locations exceeding 30C.

There we go, an official 30C reading in #NovaScotia in #October. That's quite unusual.
The CB Mesonet shows that many inland locations in NS exceeded 30C, with the hot spot being Windsor approaching 32C! (Humidex 36).

A temperature map across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico on Sunday afternoon. 70s and 80s bathe the eastern half of the continent.

This is quite the ridge over the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada.

It's warmer in Moosonee, Ontario—located on the shores of James Bay—than it is down in New Orleans.

Sounds suspiciously similar to the way ICE treats detainees in the usa these days.

“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”

September: warmer than normal... very very dry!

Can we call them the Gestapo now?

Apple did something very similar to the people of Hong Kong in 2019, removing an app that allowed protesters to track police movements via crowdsourced information:

gizmodo.com/apple-sells-...

Signs of the ongoing drought are everywhere...
This is McMaster Mill Falls (also known as Rockville Notch Falls), located on South Mountain, just outside of Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
The picture on the left was taken a few days ago. Picture on the right was taken early Oct 2024.
📷 Julie Mann

YouTube video by Edison Motors It’s US EPA rules holding us up, not Canadian rules

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social, did you know that our emissions rules in Canada are tied to those of the USA? This has resulted in some issues for Edison Motors, a new Canadian company trying to build hybrid electric trucks in BC.
www.youtube.com/shorts/U3vO8...
www.youtube.com/shorts/u0T5R...

And what do you know, #HUMBERTO made it to Category 5 status. Winds of 260 km/h.
Very impressive.
I believe this will be the first season where two Cat 5 hurricanes form and neither (most likely) makes landfall? Most Cat 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic have made landfall historically.
#HurricaneSeason

That's one impressive hurricane if I've ever seen one. Probably close to Category 5 at this point, if it's not there already. Thankfully this system is expected to remain well away from land throughout its entire existence. #HUMBERTO

#Humberto has a meso sector on it now. As a strong Category 4, it has a nice, cleared out stadium effect eye. You can even see the low level clouds spinning around in the eye! Always love the views like this

The calendar might indicate fall, but there's increasing consensus that the stretch from October 4th to 11th might feel more like summer across much of Atlantic Canada, with well above-seasonal temperatures likely reaching the low to mid 20s. #NSwx #NBwx #PEwx #NLwx

Hurricane Humberto firing formidable convection down to -80C around a clear eye, located near 22.1N 58.3W.

Hurricane Humberto earlier today with somewhat less intense convection around its eye, located around 18.2N 57.8W.

#HUMBERTO looks very impressive at the moment with strong convection surrounding a round, clear eye, and I'd say it's likely to make a run for Category 4 by tomorrow morning.
It does appear that the storm has wobbled south a little over the past few hours, which may bring it closer to #PTC9.

Hurricanes on visible at sunset never disappoint. Humberto firing on all cylinders tonight as a major. Already seeing signs of mesovortices in its eye, with an explosive convective burst in its southern eyewall. Humberto swinging for the fences, thankfully safely over open water.

Rainfall totals from recent weather system (mm). #nswx #pewx

Crazy eye clearing with #Humberto this morning. Looks like shear was less of an issue then thought and we got rapid intensification. Probably closer to major than 75kt

Why is there an asterisk behind Canada? Is that because getting into a war with Canada would be russia's undoing?
Or because the US might take this as an opportunity to invade Canada?

USians, just remember a four-letter word:
TACO.
Trump Always Chickens Out [when you apply pressure]

GFS shows a fairly strong 93L south of Bermuda and a weak and disorganized 94L near the Bahamas on Monday

Euro shows a strong 93L south of Bermuda and a decently well organized 94L north of the Bahamas.

CMC shows a strong 93L south of Bermuda and a decently well organized 94L near the Bahamas.

What's more fun than trying to predict the track/intensity of one tropical storm?
Trying to predict two of them that are close to one another.
I'm fairly confident #93L will become a strong system and follow #GABRIELLE out to sea, but #94L? I have no idea where that'll go or its intensity.

Microwave satellite imagery of Hurricane Gabrielle at 12Z, showing a well developed core (red and yellow) and an eye (blue)

IR satellite imagery of Hurricane Gabrielle, showing a circular mass of clouds with some deeper convection near the centre.

Although #GABRIELLE no longer has a visible eye on IR, microwave imagery shows that the storm still has an eye and a good core structure (as of 12Z), although it's starting to be eroded on the SW side due to wind shear.
Still expected to be a hurricane at landfall in the Azores. #HurricaneSeason

As Fall officially begins, here's a look back at the past 90 days of summer and the drought conditions across the Maritimes.
Most of the region saw a rainfall deficit near 100 to 150 mm, with the Bay of Fundy region departure from average in the 150-200+ mm range.
#nswx #nbwx #halisky

I'm pretty sure that #GABRIELLE is an annular hurricane right about now. Look at that huge eye!
The storm has probably peaked about now and will gradually start to weaken as it encounters higher wind shear and cooler waters, though its annular structure may slow its rate of weakening.

A fluffy brown and white dog standing in a sunlit grassy field, surrounded by trees.

Oakley the Pyrenees/Australian Shepheard

DFA members accepted the agreement/back-to-work protocol. @dalhousieu.bsky.social also ratified. Faculty will be back in the classrooms/labs with students Tuesday. Thanks to our members for their resolve, to students for their support and to unions across Canada for having our backs. #KeepDalStrong

With what's going on in the US right now, it's a great time to have this discussion.

If this is what a tropical storm looks like in September 2025, that's pretty sad. Sure, there's a strong low-level circulation, but there's no convection, only strong upper-level SW winds.
Did I mention that this is close to DMAX?

In my view the United States is unlikely to be a functional democracy by the end of next year. This has major implications for Canada.

The drought has been so pronounced that the effects are discernible in satellite imagery. Here is a comparison with mid September last year. Note the yellow/brown agricultural lands compared to generally greener ones a year prior.