For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It’s the first direct observation confirming the presence of the black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, as the beating heart of the Milky Way. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a […]
We all know the evening sound of a cricket. Did you know the number of cricket chirps report the temperature? It’s true! Here’s how to use the “cricket thermometer” method, according to our tried and true, The Farmer’s Almanac: The Cricket as a Thermometer Crickets are cold-blooded and take on the temperature of their surroundings. Back in […]
The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, refers to the continuous movement of water between the earth and the atmosphere. There are many components to the water cycle, but we’ll just break down the most important ones. Evaporation and Transpiration According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Evaporation is the process by which […]
Before we go into why it’s important, just what is “Barometric Pressure” anyway? According to the Environmental Monitor, Barometric pressure is the weight of the overlying air pressing down on the earth. It is also known as air pressure. Low barometric pressure means the overlying air is rising, whereas high pressure means the overlying air […]
Parts of Utah saw wet weather in recent days, but it wasn’t enough to dampen the state’s crippling drought. Water managers are bracing for another year of shortages, with the lack of moisture expected to impact wildlife populations and drop the Great Salt Lake to a record low for a second year in a row. […]
As reported by AccuWeather.com, three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a tragic car crash on their return trip from Kansas last Friday, where they had successfully intercepted a tornado while on a routine storm chasing outing. According to a report from The New York Times, Nicholas Nair, 20, Gavin Short, 19, and Drake Brooks, 22, had been traveling […]
If you are wondering how a location can move from an exceptional drought to a major flood in a short period of time, you might want to watch the Red River Valley between North Dakota and Minnesota. North Dakota suffered from a major drought in 2021 with an exceptional drought or a category four drought […]
James Webb, astronomy’s new super space telescope, has taken another major step to full operational capability. The $10bn successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is now fully focused and aligned. Light bounces perfectly off its mirrors to form pin-sharp imagery in all four of its instruments. All that remains is to check that the instruments […]
In an unprecedented move, Southern California officials have declared a “water shortage emergency” and asked roughly 6 million residents to limit all outdoor watering to just once a week. The latest government drought monitor maps show nearly all of the West is in drought stretching from California (where 95 of the state is now suffering […]
As drought suffocates the West, a very different threat may unfold only a couple states eastward, according to the NOAA forecast: major flooding that could overwhelm the Red River, which flows along the boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota. Above-average precipitation is most likely in portions of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and the […]