Anthony R. Wood
Policy Editor and Weather Columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer Staff writer and Author
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Anthony R. Wood |Alfred Lubrano |Amy Rosenberg
The gubernatorial primaries were vigorously contested; Assembly nominees were chosen in all 21 counties; and while President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot, he was very much on the minds of candidates and voters. For all that, in the nation’s most densely populated state, crowd control evidently was not an issue at the polls Tuesday in New Jersey’s primary election. By midday at the Rutgers-Camden polling place, only 10 people had voted.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Anthony R. Wood
Farmers aren’t prone to complaining about drought-breaking rains, but for New Jersey strawberry growers, the atmosphere could not have picked a worse time to play catch-up. The rainy spell that began on May 13 soaked their fields and left ripening berries to marinate in their own doom. The region had eight times as much rain in May as it did in September and October combined. All the moisture was a bonanza for fruit-attacking fungi, growers said.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Anthony R. Wood |John Duchneskie
The latest NOAA forecast models foresee smoke persisting in the skies over Philly through the day Wednesday and likely into Thursday. The combination of warmth and the smoke was forecast to drive ground-level ozone to hazardous levels in the afternoon. The region and other parts of the nation are under a “code orange” air-quality alert. » READ MORE: Canadian smoke persists over Philly, with a ‘code orange’ air-quality alert
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Anthony R. Wood
The region is about to get a real summer hors d’oeuvres, complete with an air-quality alert. With temperatures creeping toward 90 degrees Wednesday and the milky veil of Canadian wildfire smoke persisting over the region, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has declared a “code orange” advisory for Philadelphia. It is recommending that people with heart, respiratory, and related health issues limit time outdoors.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Anthony R. Wood
While the northern lights could cross the U.S. border again Monday night, it appears that the Philly region once again is well-positioned for another shutout. What happened Sunday night and early Monday was akin to a cosmic version of a winter-storm forecast bust in which the ingredients seemed to be aligned, but just didn’t come together.
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The Canadian wildfire smoke persists, and air quality alerts are up for Philly; N.Y.; Hartford, Conn.; along the N.H. and Maine coasts, and southeastern Pa. https://t.co/psanGr79Ps
The Canadian wildfire smoke also has snuffed out the the northern lights show in much of the United States. https://t.co/YVbLvsEyzN
Aurora alert: Northern lights may be visible over half the country Sunday night, says NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. https://t.co/ziQWZvjTNw