THE OFFICIAL TROPICAL WEATHER THREAD 2025

[wing]

People really living in La La Land in this country.

Incredible how many people do not understand that ALL our plants and dams are BELOW 40% capacity at this time. Some are in their teens.

Caroni is at 33%.

Restrictions should be in place until reservoirs hit at least 80% capacity. We need plenty, plenty rain in the next couple months or our goose will be fully cooked.

Real people with tanks are still clueless.

Should we be proactive and do some dredging to increase the capacity of the dams?

[bluefete]

People really living in La La Land in this country.

Incredible how many people do not understand that ALL our plants and dams are BELOW 40% capacity at this time. Some are in their teens.

Caroni is at 33%.

Restrictions should be in place until reservoirs hit at least 80% capacity. We need plenty, plenty rain in the next couple months or our goose will be fully cooked.

Real people with tanks are still clueless.

Should we be proactive and do some dredging to increase the capacity of the dams?

Us - PROACTIVE? In the public sector?

I was just talking to a senior WASA manager about this about an hour ago. He had recommended since 2011 that the dams be dredged. Nothing.

This rounds he recommended that WASA get 2 back hoes and 10 trucks and start cleaning up the dams up to where the water level is now.

Guess what? Answer is no because they have to find a way to corrupt the process. Let us continue to suck salt at the altar of corruption.

[pugboy]

and of course a private person/developmemt digging their own rainwater collection pond for no potable household use will get locked up

[shake d livin wake d dead]

People really living in La La Land in this country.

Incredible how many people do not understand that ALL our plants and dams are BELOW 40% capacity at this time. Some are in their teens.

Caroni is at 33%.

Restrictions should be in place until reservoirs hit at least 80% capacity. We need plenty, plenty rain in the next couple months or our goose will be fully cooked.

Real people with tanks are still clueless.

Should we be proactive and do some dredging to increase the capacity of the dams?

That would be the most sensible thing atm...but nah, let's tell them a crisis is looming and we may have to ration water.

[xtech]

Don’t worry this will be the rainy season to end all rainy seasons.

[fokhan_96]

Like anything in this country, we need to pray, pray for rain... that is our solution to the water shortage... prayers.

[st7]

erla is a weather witch too?

[redmanjp]

People really living in La La Land in this country.

Incredible how many people do not understand that ALL our plants and dams are BELOW 40% capacity at this time. Some are in their teens.

Caroni is at 33%.

Restrictions should be in place until reservoirs hit at least 80% capacity. We need plenty, plenty rain in the next couple months or our goose will be fully cooked.

Real people with tanks are still clueless.

It's hardly ever at 80%. You would have us perpetually on restrictions oui. Yes It's low right now- we just came out of the dry season. But we are out and MET Office predicts a normal wet season so rain on the way- we not going to run out.

[pugboy]

if we get a repeat of last years super hot second half of year then they may not fill back

and the heat these days super drying out everything

[maj. tom]

https://newsday.co.tt/2024/05/26/reservoirs-still-low-following-weekend-rains/
Statistics provided by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) CEO Kelvin Romain showed that its Hollis reservoir in Valencia received the most rainfall on May 25, with 13 millimetres (mm). In Tobago, Hillsborough received 3.7 mm. The Navet and Arena reservoirs received 1.5 mm and 1 mm respectively.

Romain was unable to provide the current reservoir levels but up to May 12, the four reservoirs were below their respective long-term averages (LTA). Data at the time showed Hollis was at 48 per cent (LTA 49 per cent), Hillsborough at 48 per cent (LTA 58 per cent), Navet at 38 per cent (LTA 53 per cent) and Arena at 35 per cent (LTA 60 per cent).

At the time, WASA said these low levels were because of relatively low rainfall compounded by the loss of water at reservoirs because of evaporation owing to excessive heat. This, it said, reduced water supply by 35 million gallons per day (gpd).

[pugboy]

might need to cover them reservoirs with a tarp or plastic balls to reduce evaporation

[redmanjp]

wells are what we need- no open space for evaporation to occur to any great extent.

wells are why the west always has water, not so?

[fokhan_96]

38% and 48% is still plenty water. We jamming still...

[maj. tom]

As long as all those car washes open and wasting water, as long as the wasa leaks are the ones wasting the majority of water in the country, we definitely jamming still and there is no water emergency or drought problem in real. If there was any actual problem, common sense would say that's what authorities will fix first to make water saving efforts the most effective.

[redmanjp]

the car washes using hose or bucket?

[bluefete]

38% and 48% is still plenty water. We jamming still...

You are being sarcastic right? Of course you are.

https://newsday.co.tt/2024/05/26/reservoirs-still-low-following-weekend-rains/
Statistics provided by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) CEO Kelvin Romain showed that its Hollis reservoir in Valencia received the most rainfall on May 25, with 13 millimetres (mm). In Tobago, Hillsborough received 3.7 mm. The Navet and Arena reservoirs received 1.5 mm and 1 mm respectively.

Romain was unable to provide the current reservoir levels but up to May 12, the four reservoirs were below their respective long-term averages (LTA). Data at the time showed Hollis was at 48 per cent (LTA 49 per cent), Hillsborough at 48 per cent (LTA 58 per cent), Navet at 38 per cent (LTA 53 per cent) and Arena at 35 per cent (LTA 60 per cent).

At the time, WASA said these low levels were because of relatively low rainfall compounded by the loss of water at reservoirs because of evaporation owing to excessive heat. This, it said, reduced water supply by 35 million gallons per day (gpd).

This CEO is a total idiot. Collecting a fat salary and benefits every month but cannot give up to date figures on the most critical aspect of his job.

The Minister has updated figures from last week Wednesday 22nd May:

The Aripo, Caura and Tyrico water treatment plants currently operate at between 12 and 16% capacity.

Water treatment plants at North Oropouche are at 25%; Maraval - 26% and Quare - 28%.

Caroni, Hollis, Lluengo Naranjo and Blanchisseuse water treatment plants are currently between 33 and 37% capacity.

Acono, Las Cuevas and St Ann’s are just over 40% capacity.

[Dave]

the car washes using hose or bucket?

All should be metered irrespective.

[pugboy]

I have noticed wass metering places in port of spain lately, lot of office type places
which prob dont use that much water apart from toilet flushing

its really the cooking places and households who use water unlimited

[nervewrecker]

Don’t worry this will be the rainy season to end all rainy seasons.

A lot of water got converted to vapour. That energy is stored there. We know the law of conservation of energy. Curious as to how it plays off.

[pugboy]

planet hotter overall so atmosphere holding more water vapour

what on the ground in rivers and reservoirs might end up being less overall whilst it is being cycled between falling hard and flooding then evaporating out real quick back up to the sky

the us is quite suspicious of china doing atmospheric manipulation to get more rainfall

Don’t worry this will be the rainy season to end all rainy seasons.

A lot of water got converted to vapour. That energy is stored there. We know the law of conservation of energy. Curious as to how it plays off.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

sea surface temperatures are higher this year which will increase hurricane activity

2005 vs 2024
2005 was the year of Katrina

[shake d livin wake d dead]

I've watched at least 5 videos from different weather personalities on youtube and the theme seems to be the same.

Expect something this year. Now it doesn't mean that we would get a storm/hurricane, but the probability is higher than usual.

[fokhan_96]

So this is the calm before the storm then.

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[maj. tom]

As with the last 5 years it's not always going to be really about the active danger of a hurricane, but more of how all that stored surface ocean energy is released. And we certainly have felt its effects in rainfall and flooding. Rain releases more energy than the wind in a hurricane. A persistent rain system over the region is just as devastating because it's still more energy released.

While a hurricane is always a high risk in these conditions, we definitely have felt the effects of the increasing climate change, either rainfall or drought conditions. And we are directly observing that it's getting worse every year for sure.

[j.o.e]

I've watched at least 5 videos from different weather personalities on youtube and the theme seems to be the same.

Expect something this year. Now it doesn't mean that we would get a storm/hurricane, but the probability is higher than usual.

Doesn’t take an actual tropical storm or hurricane to wreak havoc in T&T any above normal rainfall is near disastrous. Everyone should put things in place.

[Chimera]

is like yuh hadda get together with yuh neighbours and clean the drains yuhself lol

put up wireless/stand alone cameras where people does dump trash and put their videos online for everyone to see

[MaxPower]

put up wireless/stand alone cameras where people does dump trash and put their videos online for everyone to see

I totally agree.

Same thing i was saying to do in rivers and beaches…make them out.

Embarrassment changes some people.

[nervewrecker]

As with the last 5 years it's not always going to be really about the active danger of a hurricane, but more of how all that stored surface ocean energy is released. And we certainly have felt its effects in rainfall and flooding. Rain releases more energy than the wind in a hurricane. A persistent rain system over the region is just as devastating because it's still more energy released.

While a hurricane is always a high risk in these conditions, we definitely have felt the effects of the increasing climate change, either rainfall or drought conditions. And we are directly observing that it's getting worse every year for sure.

Increased temp means the air can hold more vapour. Surface freshwater reserves would run low or be depleted. Groundwater would take a hit and coastal wells would risk irreversible salt water intrusion. Desalination is always an option, it's not end of times. Technology has changed over the decades for potable water extraction from saline.

Heat energy from vapour can be dissipated as electricity and sound. There is still no evidence to support global warming. The temp of the sun is not a constant and so is the earth's surface. We have been through hotter times and ice ages. Global governments just capitalising on the global warming hype for decades and not really solving anything. Sucks that I was rudely interrupted today with stupid talk while conversing with some of these renewable energy guys. They were about to have their asses handed to them.

[redmanjp]

customary Corpus Christi rain tomorrow

[redmanjp]

First Adverse weather alert for the wet season issued!