The Journal Pioneer

Some parts of our region have not received much rain this summer. One day last week following a heavy downpour, the first in a good while, “Swiggy” tweeted this interesting question: “Just drove in the downpour, and no matter ...

Is there anything more soothing than listening to a songbird in the yard?  When I was young, I thought “bird watching” was for retired people.  I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention sooner.  The other day I got an ...

Yesterday I wrote about the link between our changing weather and the alarming increase in the number of forest fires.  It’s heart-wrenching to watch those wildfires burn. Did you know that depending on the materials being burned and ...

Last week was a busy one in the weather centre: heat warnings were in place but it was the severe thunderstorm watches and warnings that kept me hopping! As a cold front pushed down on the very warm, humid air mass, the clouds started to pop! As the ...

On Aug. 7 and again Aug. 9, pockets of powerful thunderstorms rolled across Atlantic Canada. Severe thunderstorms developed and watches and warnings were issued, off and on, all week.  Some areas did get very heavy weather with flooding rains ...

The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store when I overheard a woman say: “Go ahead Liam, ask her.” Before I had a chance to turn around, a little boy was by my side, looking up at me with the most inquisitive eyes. ...

Since weather lore is a product of decades of careful observation, I love to get questions about things people notice. Earlier this week, Paul Smith from Dominion, N.S., wanted to know if there might be a connection between the unusually high ...

The “three Hs” are hanging around! We enjoyed an interruption in the muggy weather July 30 with a brief, and very welcome, wind direction change.  Last week’s persistent south-westerlies came around to the west on Monday, ...

It’s been an extremely warm week across all of Atlantic Canada. It’s interesting to note that very few record-high temperatures were set! Despite that, heat warnings have been on and off for various corners of the region for days. When ...

I learned long ago that when it comes to the weather, it’s impossible to please everyone! Comments on my Facebook page are perfect examples: some people love this heat, while others are proclaiming: “I’d rather a snowstorm, than ...