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About Tom Stavola

Recent graduate of Villanova University with a degree in education with a concentration in general science. Since the early 2000s, I have engaged in an intensive study of meteorology through an immersion in various articles, books, papers, and other informative documents. I am currently a graduate student at Monmouth University, on track to obtain a MBA.

Entries by Tom Stavola

Sandy Postmortem: Worst Case Scenario?

November 1, 2012/1 Comment/by Tom Stavola

As we continue the clean-up efforts and power restoration across the tri-state area, let’s take a moment to reflect on the rarity of the storm we just experienced. Over the past couple hundred years, we have seen plenty of hurricanes run up the East Coast, but only a few were comparable to Sandy in terms […]

Indian summer this week, but will it continue?

October 18, 2012/0 Comments/by Tom Stavola

Most of the area has seen the first frost/freeze of the season with the exception of the immediate coast and urban areas (NYC, JFK, LGA, EWR). Any period of warmth / above normal temperatures that occurs after the first freeze is referred to as an “Indian Summer.” We’re certainly see that today – widespread warmth […]