30 Sec. Glimpse Of Rainy Season In Panama

screenshot of video of rainy day

As I’ve said before, I love the rainy season. I keep meaning to take a video of the rains, and I finally have.  Lightening and Thunder Sometime I will remember to take a video when the thunder and lightening really gets going. It can get very loud.  And the lightening here flashes and spans the … Read more

No Hurricanes In Panama

Satalite image of a hurricane with soutern part of us and central america shown

Over the years of living in Puerto Armuelles,  my wife Betsy  and I have frequently been asked “What about Hurricane season in Panama? Does it worry you?”   These disaster questions often come in a flurry after a major storm or other natural disaster hits the news. Not surprisingly, we have gotten a number of … Read more

Its Raining! The Rainy Season is Finally Here!

Little girl in rain with umbrella to the side

I love the return of the rains! It started to pour yesterday. I am very much a rainy season person.   Maybe it is due to all my time in Seattle, Washington. I love the sound of the rain hitting our tin roof. I love the smell of the earth after the rain. I love … Read more

Panama Weather Report – Rainy Season and La Nina

Little girl wearing yellow rain poncho in rain

December 2, 2011 The News: “La Nina Causes a Longer Rainy Season in Panama” The rainy season is going to be a long one this coming year (2012). That is what was forecast during the Climate Forum held in Mexico recently. The culprit:  La Nina. Usually, Novemeber is our rainiest month and then it tapers … Read more

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