If tropical cyclones are – in general – slowing down, that could have some pretty dramatic impacts in the future. But the science isn’t settled. Let’s take a look… A quick preamble If you caught the news the other night, you may have watched me get on a proverbial Soap Box about how science works. Saying that, ‘just because a… Read more →
The Doomsday People are at it again. saying that an asteroid has a “non-zero chance of striking earth” around September 10th of this year. Repent! Repent! Well, maybe not. There are a lot of things that have a non-zero chance. Me marrying Ariana Grande, for example. Highly unlikely, but non-zero. The truth is, Asteroid 2006 QV89 will give the Earth… Read more →
Your browser does not support the video tag. For centuries, a massive store of carbon has been locked underground in the Arctic’s permanently frozen soil known as permafrost. As Earth’s climate continues to warm, that carbon has begun to leach into the atmosphere, the result of microbes waking up and digesting once-frozen organic materials. A new NASA-funded study focuses on… Read more →
Your browser does not support the video tag. Scientists are closely monitoring positive signs of recovery of the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer, which is depleted by the use of chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for a range of industrial and commercial purposes. Even after the landmark Montreal Protocol banned these substances in the late 1980s, threats to the ozone layer persist…. Read more →
Looking at the current radar, a batch of proficient rain producing storms is lifting across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi this afternoon. Rainfall rates are likely to eclipse one-inch-per-hour at times in some of the strongest storms and heavy batches of rain. If you’re keeping score at home, this is due to the remnants of Invest 91L. The rain –… Read more →
