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   The NOAA has just update the MEI mutivariate ENSO series through the   
   end of Feb 2021.   
      
   The recent data looks like:   
      
        DJ    JF     FM   MA    AM    MJ    JJ    JA    AS    SO    ON    ND   
   2020 0.29  0.30   0.15 -0.11 -0.24 -0.73 -1.00 -0.99 -1.19 -1.20 -1.15 -1.16   
   2021 -1.20 -0.95   
      
   A LMS projects an MEI value for FM 2021 at -.95+-.2. 3 consec   
   "bi-months" less than approx -.5 represent a La Nina although different   
   met agencies apply different criteria. But the La Nina continues and   
   is likely to affect the up-coming US hurricane season.   
      
   Meanwhile, NOAA, the NHC and WMO are considering moving the official   
   start of hurricane season up a couple weeks to reflect the growing   
   effects of AGW.   
      
   --   
   Human-caused climate change, not nature, is behind changes in Atlantic   
   hurricane cycles, new study finds   
   CBS News, 05 Mar 2021 12:23Z   
   Scientists thought the decades-long cycle of active and slower hurricane   
   seasons was a natural pattern - but new research suggests otherwise.   
      
   NOAA Acknowledges the New Reality of Hurricane Season   
   Gizmodo, 02 Mar 2021 18:18Z   
   We're one step closer to officially moving up hurricane season. The National   
   Hurricane Center announced Tue that it would formally start issuing its ...   
      
     Forecasters are considering an earlier start to hurricane season --   
     here's why   
     WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, 27 Feb 2021 01:29Z   
     Next month, the World Meteorological Organization will be holding   
     its annual hurricane committee meeting, during which weather   
     officials will review and retire ...   
      
   'What they are doing is wrong': Australia wants to put global pressure on EU   
   over vaccine supply   
   ABC News, 08 Mar 2021 18:37Z   
   Italy's decision to block 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to   
   Australia is an example of "vaccine protectionism" that could seriously harm   
   developing nations in our region, according to Trade Minister Dan Tehan.   
      
   UK school students will perform their own COVID-19 tests. Some experts think   
   it could be a 'disaster'   
   ABC News, 08 Mar 2021 18:56Z   
   The UK govt is hoping students will perform their own COVID-19 tests   
   as schools reopen across England this week. But the scheme is already   
   raising doubts among experts, and warnings it could be a "disaster".   
      
   'We had no choice': How a year without tourists changed Bali   
   ABC/Foreign Correspondent, 08 Mar 2021 18:58Z   
   It was one of Bali's best kept secrets, then tourism boomed. Now COVID has   
   forced locals back to nature.   
      
   Vermonters see, hear, feel fireball speeding over state   
   WCAX, 08 Mar 2021 04:59Z   
   You called us from all over the state Sun evening, reporting a loud boom   
   and a body-rattling vibration. Well, we found out you were hearing and   
   feeling a ...   
      
   Spring Breakers Take Over Florida amid COVID Pandemic:   
   'We're Very Concerned,' Miami Beach Mayor Says   
   PEOPLE, 07 Mar 2021 23:28Z   
   "I'm not opposed to college kids having fun - just not in the middle of a   
   pandemic," Broward County Mayor Steve Geller said.   
      
   'Devastating sins' catch up on Anglican church as it fights to survive in   
   the bush   
   ABC Central West, 7 Mar 2021 at 8:35pm   
   The largest Anglican diocese in western New South Wales is suffering from a   
   crippling shortage of ministers as it struggles to pay back the church's   
   victims of child sexual abuse.   
      
   Authorities warn of 'particular risk' to new region amid rise in cases   
   ABC News, 7 Mar 2021 at 8:43pm   
   As Queensland records 5 new cases in hotel quarantine, Health Minister   
   Yvette D'Ath says the large number of cases in Papua New Guinea means they   
   are "particularly concerned" about Torres Strait.   
      
   NSW puts $750 mn on the table to help clean up big emitters   
   ABC Illawarra, 7 Mar 2021 at 8:43pm   
   The NSW Energy Minister will travel to steel giant Bluescope in Wollongong   
   today to announce a $750 mn program to help businesses develop   
   low-emissions technologies.   
      
   Microsoft server flaws raise alarms at White House, DHS   
   The Detroit News, 07 Mar 2021 14:41Z   
   At least 30000 organizations across the US have been hacked via holes in   
   Microsoft's email software in the last few days.   
      
     Patching is not a fix for servers hit in Microsoft hack, White House warns   
     ABC News, 08 Mar 2021 01:13Z   
     The White House urges computer network operators to take additional steps to   
     work out if their systems were targeted by a hack of Microsoft's Outlook   
     email program, saying a recent software fix still left serious   
   vulnerabilities.   
      
     Biden administration launching task force to investigate whether China   
     orchestrated Microsoft Exchange hack   
     Business Insider, 07 Mar 2021 17:49Z   
     President Joe Biden's administration is launching a task force to   
     investigate the recent hack of a popular Microsoft product, allegedly backed   
     by Beijing, CNN ...   
      
   Russian intelligence trying to undermine confidence in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine   
   New York Post, 07 Mar 2021 17:41Z   
   Russian intelligence agencies have been sharing false and misleading   
   information to undermine confidence in COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and   
   other ...   
      
   Pivotal Discovery Could Open New Field of Quantum Technology Called "Magnonics"   
   SciTechDaily, 07 Mar 2021 06:39Z   
   In a first-of-its-kind discovery, researchers in the University of Chicago's   
   Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory   
   announced ...   
      
   China steps up plans for Arctic foray raising fears of military build-up   
   Sify.com, 06 Mar 2021   
   Amidst growing tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing has unveiled an   
   ambitious plan to construct a Polar Silk Road and actively participate in   
   the development of Arctic and Antarctic regions ...   
      
   NASA sent 1000s of worms to space to solve a major problem   
   Inverse, 06 Mar 2021   
   Scientists sent 1000s of worms to the ISS to test their muscle strength.   
   The experiment is part of a study on how space travel affects astronauts'   
   muscles.   
      
   'Very strong' reading of coronavirus in wastewater from Adelaide's CBD   
   ABC News, 07 Mar 2021 03:35Z   
   South Australian health authorities say testing of Adelaide's wastewater has   
   returned a "very strong" positive result for COVID-19.   
      
   Kennedy Prepares for 1st Flight of SLS, Orion for Moon Missions   
   NASA, 06 Mar 2021   
   The rocket that will take America and its international partners back to the   
   Moon will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.   
      
   Swiss vote on proposal to ban face coverings in public   
   The Associated Press, 07 Mar 2021 11:56Z   
   Berlin. Swiss voters delivered their verdict Sun on a proposal to ban   
   face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in ...   
      
   Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle Maps the Splendor of Seafloor Off California   
   Interesting Engineering, 06 Mar 2021 11:55Z   
   MBARI and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists   
   have been using a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to map the ...   
      
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