Does the weather affect voter turnout at elections?

The long-held belief, is that a rainy election day puts people off venturing outdoors and heading to the polling station. If that is the case, then turnout could be poor for the general election this Thursday, with rain and also blustery winds in the forecast.

Most of central and northern Great Britain will see rain spreading up from the south throughout the day, with blustery winds making things feel more unpleasant for areas across the west. Cities such as Cardiff, Bristol, and even Birmingham in the Midlands will see some very strong winds throughout the day.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/weather-affect-voter-turnout-elections-170606112556717.html

Tornado won't stop Canadian man from mowing his lawn, viral photo shows

A photograph captured a brave Canadian man continuing to mow his lawn in Alberta while a tornado swirled behind him on Friday.

The stunning photograph showed a massive tornado spinning a distance away and a man, appearing unfazed, mowing his lawn.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/05/canadian-man-defies-weather-to-mow-lawn-create-viral-moment.html

Weather Channel sends Trump a message: ‘Still Don’t Care? Proof You Should’

    When President Trump announced at 3 p.m. Thursday that he would be pulling the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, the Weather Channel editors were ready. They turned the “official homepage of Mother Nature” — usually devoted to tornadoes, blizzards, heat waves and hurricanes — into a not-so-subtle protest.

“So, What Happens to Earth Now?” said one headline that appeared on its home page.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/weather-channel-sends-trump-a-message-still-dont-care-proof-you-should/?utm_term=.f8f603b47049

Why don't weather apps agree with each other? It's complicated.

A storm could be a-brewin', you hear.

So you whip out your phone and pull up your favorite mobile weather app, or perhaps flip the TV to your chosen station, hoping for an accurate forecast.

But depending on the source, results will likely vary – sometimes slightly and sometimes dramatically.

Which is the most accurate, and whom should you trust?

Well, it's complicated.

http://pilotonline.com/news/local/weather/why-don-t-weather-apps-agree-with-each-other-it/article_5819a287-b6f5-56d0-b70f-5a33c0445be8.html

Disaster Agency To Weather Hurricane Season With No Leader, Proposed Cuts

     Forecasters say the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Thursday, could bring "above-normal" storm activity. Residents along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are making sure they have supplies and plans in place if a storm hits.

     But this year there are concerns that the federal agencies in charge of dealing with disasters — from providing emergency relief to rebuilding homes — may be less prepared than usual and could be hampered by proposed budget cuts.

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/01/531012881/disaster-agency-to-weather-hurricane-season-with-no-leader-proposed-cuts

Extreme warmth has dominated U.S. weather records since 2010. This is climate change.

     If it seems as if America’s record heat is in the news much more so than record cold in recent years, it is not a media conspiracy to ignore extremely cold weather. There is a simple and scientifically sound reason for it: Record warmth is happening much more often.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/01/extreme-warmth-has-dominated-u-s-weather-records-since-2010-this-is-climate-change/?utm_term=.d37fa03d8a51

Science Says: Weather forecasts improve, under the radar

     Meteorologists are now as good with their five-day forecasts as they were with their three-day forecasts in 2005. Both government and private weather forecasting companies are approaching the point where they get tomorrow's high temperature right nearly 80 percent of the time. It was 66 percent 11 years ago, according to ForecastWatch , a private firm that rates accuracy of weather forecasts.

http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/business/science-weather-forecasts-improve-radar-article-1.3213068