A study published this week has found that sea-level rise along the coast of the southeastern United States has accelerated rapidly since 2010, double the global average, raising fears that tens of millions of Americans’ homes in cities across the South will be at risk from severe flooding in the decades to come. “It’s a window […]
Category: Weather Nerd
Why this year’s Severe Weather Season has been so Brutal
The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and entire towns left in ruins. As CNN reports, there have been 494 tornado reports so far in 2023 – nearly double the average at this point in the year. Many of these storms have occurred outside “Tornado Alley,” which includes states […]
NASA’s has Launched TEMPO, a powerful new Air Quality Monitor, into Space
NASA sent a powerful new instrument into space overnight to track air pollution. If all goes well, it should be able to zoom in to see how air quality changes from neighborhood to neighborhood across North America. That could fill in big data gaps that hide disparities when it comes to who has to live […]
In the Wake of Record Winter Storms, California takes Proactive Measures to become Less Reliant on depleted Colorado River
After watching billions of gallons of rainwater wash away into the Pacific, California is taking advantage of extreme weather with a new approach: Let it settle back into the earth for use another day. As Cronkite News reports, while the latest batch of atmospheric river storms lashed the Golden State in March, California Gov. Gavin […]
NASA reveals Historic Artemis II Crew
NASA has selected the four astronauts who, for the first time in five decades, will embark on a journey that only 24 people have ever undertaken—around the moon and back to Earth. The U.S. space agency’s new lunar mission, called Artemis II, will have a crew that includes the first woman, the first Black person, […]
Experts warn that Lightning Strikes are a real threat for this MLB season
Spring is fully underway across the United States, although it might not feel like it in some locations. And to the delight of baseball fans, it’s also the kickoff for the Major League Baseball season. Unfortunately, as AccuWeather reports, this season will be matching up all too well with the peak of severe weather. In […]
How to Help Mississippi Tornado Survivors
The vicious tornadoes that struck Mississippi late in March has killed at least 26 people and left many more injured and without a home. Those who survived are attempting to try to regain a sense of normalcy despite demolished homes and businesses. For those looking to help the Mississippi tornado victims, it is important to research […]
Hubble Captures the Changing Seasons on Jupiter and Uranus
The weather is slowly changing on Jupiter and Uranus, according to our galaxy’s own interplanetary meteorologist, the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope captured Earth’s outer planetary neighbors in images from 2014 to 2022, documenting changes in the planets’ weather and seasons over time. With Jupiter at about 484 million miles (779 million kilometers) away […]
California’s Lopez Lake overflowed for first time in over 20 Years
Lopez Lake spilled for the first time in more than two decades last week, thanks to a burst of rain during the latest storm that swept across California. The man-made reservoir — which acts as a water source for southern San Luis Obispo County as well as a popular recreational destination for boating, fishing, camping and swimming […]
It’s the Battle of the Air Masses: Dramatic Temperature Divide for 200 million Americans
A big shift in the jet stream that will allow for storminess in the West and dry weather in the Southeast has the potential to simultaneously lead to unusually warm and cold temperatures, with few areas not experiencing one of the extremes. The FOX Weather Forecast Center reports that the cooler air mass to impact more than 100 million […]