Cliff Vanover has long been interested in the natural world. For decades, he has enjoyed hiking in and near Rhode Island, especially where he can observe evidence of glacial geology. As the proprietor of Great Swamp Press, based in southern RI, he writes and publishes maps and guides for walking and biking that are regarded […]
In an unsigned “per curiam” opinion — supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a23_ap6c.pdf — the US Supreme Court tonight ruled that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacks legal authority for an extension of a nationwide eviction moratorium past July, immediately placing an estimated 3.5 million Americans at risk of homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three justices, […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved full licensure for the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that was given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) on December 11, 2020, for recipients age 16 and older. It will now be known under the trade name “Comirnaty” (pronounced koe-mir’-na-tee). The identical vaccine will continue to be available under […]
As of 5pm EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in RI: All watches and warnings have been discontinued. TS Henri spared RI its worst effects: Rain has already ended over most of the state and winds should subside by 7pm. The storm is barely hanging onto tropical storm status with maximum sustained winds 40MPH, and likely […]
Although it is too early to be sure, with most of RI on the eastern side of the path of TS Henri the main consequence of the storm is electrical outages. As of 1:47pm, National Grid was reporting 424 outages affecting 81,964 customers. Most of those affected are in southern RI, where the storm center […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-1700edt UPDATE: As of 2pm EDT, Tropical Storm Warnings have been dropped for all of RI except Block Island, and maximum sustained winds have decreased to 50MPH as TS Henri loses strength over land. As of 11am EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-1100edt As of 5am EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-0500edt As of 11pm EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-21-2300edt As of 11am EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-21-1100edt As of 5am EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning, Tropical Storm Warning, and Hurricane Watch are in effect for Bristol, eastern Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties, including Block Island.• A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are […]