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Toren Hynes, M.Sc.

@torenwx.bsky.social

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PhD Candidate with Dasog Lab at Dalhousie University. Amateur hurricane tracker. NAFO Fella. Proud Nasty Canadian.

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · Nov 13

If you enjoy canoeing in eastern HRM, check out my "canoe routes of Eastern NS" book. It features details and descriptions of popular routes such as Tangier Grand Lake, Three Mile Lake Cabin, and Skull Lake Loop.
It's available on Kijiji here:
www.kijiji.ca/v-view-detai...

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 12h

Every day, the usa is inching closer to a civil war.

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 12h

Go burn some MAGA flags!

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Vanelle 🦋🇨🇦 🎹🎤 passionate about freedom & democracy @vanellemusic.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 2d

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).

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.

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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️ @wxdam.com · 3d

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.

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.

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Jim Abraham @yhzweatherguy.bsky.social · 5d

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

Ryan Snoddon @ryansnoddon.bsky.social · 5d

September recap via ECCC's Climate Atlantic.
Ongoing drought conditions continue to be the headline.
Most of the region was far drier than average, however the most extreme conditions were experienced across northern Nova Scotia with just 10 to 30 mm of rainfall.
#nswx #nbwx #halisky

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 5d

Can we call them the Gestapo now?

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

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:

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Reuters @reuters.com · 6d

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

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Ryan Snoddon @ryansnoddon.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 10d

@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...

It’s US EPA rules holding us up, not Canadian rules

YouTube video by Edison Motors

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 11d

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

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 11d

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

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Alex Boreham @cyclonicwx.bsky.social · 11d

#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

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 11d

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

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 12d

#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.

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.

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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Chris Fogarty, PhD @cyclone-fogarty.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Alex Boreham @cyclonicwx.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 13d

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?

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 13d

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

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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.

Toren Hynes, M.Sc. @torenwx.bsky.social · 14d

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

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.

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Ryan Snoddon @ryansnoddon.bsky.social · 15d

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

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