My journey as a forensic meteorologist
The past year has been incredibly busy, with work from returning clients and new clients joining the PAGCORE Solutions family. We also...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Thanksgiving Winter Storm for Parts of New Mexico
Some folks in New Mexico will experience a "white" Thanksgiving, thanks to a potent storm system dropping southward from the Pacific...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Engineering Disasters and the Weather
During the afternoon of July 14, 1999, the heavy lift crane dubbed Big Blue was hoisting a 400-ton roof section into place on the new...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Calculating Degree Days: Different Approaches Yield Different Results
In a blog I wrote last year, I explained what degree days were and how they're used. Recall that heating degree days accrue on days when...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
New Mexico's drought worsens with lack of monsoon moisture
We're now on the downhill side of the 2020 North American Monsoon season, which up until this point would be better called a "non-soon,"...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
The Dangers of Wind Shear in Hot Air Ballooning
Around 8:00 AM Mountain Time yesterday morning, three hot air balloons collided near Teton Village, Wyoming, injuring 16 passengers....
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
Heat returns to New Mexico as the monsoon takes a hiatus
The monsoon flow has brought beneficial rain to much of New Mexico over the past week. Some places around the state got too much of a...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Monsoon in Full Force over New Mexico
The hot and dry spell that scorched much of New Mexico from mid-June through mid-July has come to an end as the summer monsoon has ramped...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
Blistering heat scorches the Land of Enchantment
This time of year, New Mexicans welcome the arrival of the North American Monsoon that brings moisture and cooler temperatures to the...
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danielpagliaro
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Drought and Fires Still a Threat Despite Monsoon Rain
June has brought an early prelude to what hopes to be an active monsoon season for New Mexico. For the first half of the month, the...
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danielpagliaro
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Forensic Meteorology and the North American Monsoon
As we head into monsoon season, the potential for flash flooding, hail, and damaging winds from thunderstorms is a concern for New...
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danielpagliaro
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Monsoon Gets a Jump Start in 2020
The last few days have felt more like mid-August than early June over the Land of Enchantment, as the North American monsoon makes an...
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danielpagliaro
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Weather Poses Challenge for America's Return to Manned Space Flight
Yesterday's highly-anticipated launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that will carry a Dragon capsule with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas...
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danielpagliaro
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
New Decade, New Website
As we turn the calendar into a new decade, we decided to completely redesign the PAGCORE Solutions website to give our clients and...
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