Image of the Day: Storms Soar Over the Sweltering City
Inga Sarda Sorenson posted this remarkable photo on Twitter of Wednesday’s thunderstorms converging on New York City. Summer’s hot and humid weather fuels thunderstorms like the ones that battered the Northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. Small hail even fell on Manhattan on Wednesday. Many cities across the Northeast reached record highs on … Read More
You Say ‘Derecho,’ We Say ‘Must-See’ Video
Meteorologists, who can be rather fond of complicated terminology ("El Nino-Southern Oscillation," anyone?) refer to this type of storm event as a derecho (pronounced de-RAY-cho), which is Spanish for "straight ahead." This name is derived from the straight-line winds that characterize these events.… Read More
Heat Wave Expands Again Before Retreating to the West
Triple digit heat is in the forecast on Tuesday for areas along and to the southeast of a line from eastern Montana to Minnesota. Minneapolis-St. Paul is facing the very real prospect of a 100°F Fourth of July holiday, prompting heat watches and warnings. Such warmth is unusual in the Twin Cities, with just 63 occasions of 100°F temperatures or hig… Read More
Media Heats Up with Coverage of Extreme Weather
CBS News and the Associated Press reported on the mass power outages that occurred across the mid-Atlantic region because of the severe thunderstorm event, known as a “derecho, that occurred on June 29. The lack of power, and consequently the lack of air conditioning, added to the public health risks from the late June and early July heat wave … Read More
Image of the Day: Invasion of the Jellyfish
Due to the warm water temperatures and salinity levels, Delaware and Maryland beaches are expecting jellyfish to visit earlier this year. The warm weather, which helps heat up the water temps, typically bring about jellyfish on the shores of the East. However, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheri… Read More
Heat Wave Sets More All-Time Temperature Records
For the seven-day period from June 24-30, 1,924 daily high temperature records were set or tied in the U.S., along with 634 warm overnight low temperature records. Of these records, 565 set or tied monthly high temperature records, and 67 set or tied monthly warm overnight low temperature records.… Read More
Three New Studies on Sea Level Rise Bring New Concerns
Sea levels won’t rise at the same rate everywhere “ in fact, some unlucky places are already seeing sea levels rise at rates that are dramatically faster than the global average. Specifically, the 600-mile stretch of coastline from North Carolina to Massachusetts is experiencing rates that are nearly three to four times higher than the global avera… Read More
The Word From Colbert to North Carolina: Sink or Swim
Sea level rise projections from climate scientists all show that, due largely to melting land ice and warming ocean temperatures, sea level rise is likely to accelerate significantly during the next few decades, possibly reaching as much as 1 meter, or 3.3 feet.… Read More
