AccuWeather meteorologists say that the active streak of tropical activity in the Atlantic Ocean could continue, with another system possible before the end of the month. With four named tropical systems already this season, 2023 is looking to begin at a faster-than-normal pace. On average, the fourth named tropical storm of the season usually occurs around […]
In Iceland, the world’s newest “baby” volcano is throwing a temper tantrum: It’s overflowing and spewing “spatter bombs,” or blobs of molten lava, into the surrounding crater. As LiveScience reports, the volcano formed on July 10, when an underground eruption opened a 1.7-mile-long (2.7 kilometers) fissure in the ground of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, southwest of the capital, […]
It’s not just a record-hot day or two, unprecedented heat waves or abnormally warm ocean waters: All indications are that this will be the hottest single month on Earth on record, and possibly in more than 100,000 years. As the Washington Post reports, every day this month has set records for average global annual temperatures, […]
It’s hot out there, and not just on land. Temperatures are skyrocketing both on land and at sea, with climate experts ringing alarm bells about unprecedented sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic. Yes, it’s July, and it’s normal for ocean waters to be a little warmer, but experts say, the extended extremely high ocean temperatures (“like […]
Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these feedback loops drive down warming, but others amplify it. As CNN reports, according to a new study, these dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent […]
Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with […]
Canadian wildfire smoke is bringing unhealthy air across the northern tier of the United States to start the week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Forecasters predicted around 70 million people would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. […]
Breathing in the yellow haze of wildfire smoke is not only bad for your lungs, it can harm your mind, too. As The Washington Post reports, in recent years research has begun to link air pollution with poor mental health, from depression and anxiety to psychotic breakdowns and, in kids, ADHD symptoms. And while most […]
In a major blow to stargazers across the country, the the latest meteorological data indicates that the US probably won’t see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, this week despite prior forecasts. As The Independent reports, early forecasts published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geological Institute first predicted that the northern lights could be visible […]
A growing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean would normally foreshadow a slower-than-normal Atlantic hurricane season. This year, however, may be different. As The Weather Network reports, temperatures across the Atlantic Ocean are running much higher than normal, to the point that experts are astounded by the temperature anomalies we’ve seen in the past couple of months. […]