Rhode Island Weather for July 12, 2023 – John Donnelly

A map showing the Rhode Island weather for Wednesday.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist More humidity sneaks in on light soutwesterly breezes, with high temperatures marching steadily towards the 90 degree mark, after morning lows in the upper 60’s. Any threat of rain will be well inland, as an isolated land mass tstm. It’s an “A-” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH…

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RI Hurricane Preparedness Week. Day 3: Disaster Supplies

Emergency preparedness checklist for hurricanes.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Boston, MA has declared July 10th through July 14th as Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day this week we will highlight a different preparedness topic. Each day this week we are featuring a different way for you to prepare. Day 3 is Disaster Supplies. The storm tide, inundation, can arrive several…

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URI racing to get ahead of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) outbreaks dangerous to public health

An aerial view of an island in a body of water affected by Harmful Algal Bloom.

Photo: A healthy Narragansett Bay in sight? URI partnership is using bot-derived data to predict harmful algal blooms, a global problem in Narragansett Bay and beyond. Narragansett Bay is well-known for its photo opportunities. At the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus, oceanography Associate Professor Colleen Mouw and Ph.D. candidate Vitul Agarwal are snapping away—in the name of…

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Rhode Island Weather for July 11, 2023 – John Donnelly

Rhode Island weather in New England on Tuesday.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll catch a breather from old testament rain, with some high pressure building in from the southwest and drier air as well, dew points in the low to mid 60’s, not to low 70’s like we’ve had. Mostly sunny with morning lows in the mid 60’s rising to the mid 80’s…

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Prudential Financial study: Gen Xers stumbling into retirement – Herb Weiss

Two adirondack chairs on a deck overlooking the ocean.

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues While aging baby boomers ease into retirement, a new research study finds that Generation X, born between 1965 and 1979, are now facing the harsh reality of not being financially prepared for their looming retirement. This demographic cohort group follows the baby boomers (1946 to 1964) and…

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RI Hurricane Preparedness Week. Day 1: Determine your risk

A large wave is crashing in the ocean under a cloudy sky.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Boston, MA has declared July 10th through July 14th as Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day this week we will highlight a different preparedness topic. DAY 1 – Monday: DETERMINE YOUR RISK Any tropical system with a name in the Bahamas has the potential to quickly become our business. There are…

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