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 →
Your browser does not support the video tag. Every year, sea ice fluctuates through the seasons, growing in the winter and shrinking in the summer. This year, Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum March 13, 2019. It wasn’t a record low, but it continued a trend of declining sea ice maximums and minimums. Video and description courtesy of NASA
The combination of a mid-latitude cyclone and the remnants of Invest 91L will lead to some very heavy rain for the Gulf Coast. Despite the recent dry conditions across south Mississippi, given the potential for heavy rain in the coming days, flooding is becoming a concern for the region. The Weather Prediction Center has already issued a Moderate Risk for… Read more →
