Showing posts with label Climate 2026. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Climate 2026. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Ford Motor blames tariff timing and fires at an aluminum plant for earnings miss when it was its electric vehicle business

 

 
... On an unadjusted basis, the company’s net loss of $8.2 billion last year was its largest since the Great Recession in 2008, according to FactSet. That included $15.5 billion in special charges during the fourth quarter largely related to a pre-announced pullback in its all-electric vehicle plans.

Automakers commonly exclude “special items” or one-time charges from their adjusted financial results to provide investors with a clearer picture of their core, ongoing business operations.

Ford reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $11.1 billion, or a loss of $2.77 per share, compared with net income of $1.8 billion, or 45 cents per share, in the same period in 2024. Adjusted for the one-time charges, the company reported earnings of 13 cents per share.

 

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Monthly mean average temperature in Grand Rapids, Michigan has been below normal for three consecutive months


 

Actual monthly mean average temperature in Grand Rapids vs. average monthly mean since 1892:

November 2025: 38.7 F vs. 39.1

December 2025: 26.0 F vs. 28.5

January 2026: 20.2 F vs. 23.8

Totals: 84.9 vs. 91.4 = -6.5 degrees F or 7.1% colder.

 

On an annual basis just a handful of years since 1999 have been at or lower than average temperature of 48.1 F:

2000 48.1
2003 46.8
2009 48.0
2014 46.5.
 
 
Snowfall in 2025-2026 to date:
 
66.2 inches vs. 41.6 normal to date. Annual mean = 66.8 inches. 

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026