If We’re Altering Rain, Hail, Any Doubts Left on Climate?
The study demonstrates that human activities can influence small-scale, high-impact severe weather events. In revealing the possible links between weekly fluctuations in severe weather events and manmade pollution, it offers a fresh way of looking at the much broader issue of global climate change.… Read More
Image of the Day: This Gecko Isn’t Selling Insurance
Conservationists fear that some rare species of the fragile island ecosystem, like the giant tortoise, are at risk due to climate change-related impacts on their habitat, such as shifts in rainfall patterns, severe storms, and sea level rise.… Read More
It’s a Broken Record of Record-Breaking Heat
Minneapolis set another record high on Monday when the temperature hit 79°F, breaking the old record of 72°F, set in 1910. The city also set a record warm low temperature record, with a low of 63°F. For historical perspective, the typical low temperature for March 19 is 25°F. … Read More
Spring Gets Ahead of Itself: Heidi Cullen’s NYT Op-Ed
THE first day of spring isn’t what it used to be. In fact, over the past several decades spring weather has been arriving earlier in most parts of the United States. This shift affects all aspects of life — from when flowers bloom to when animals migrate and have babies — the very things that make spring magical.… Read More
Historic March Heat Wave Sets New Milestones
he weather pattern resulting in this heat wave is remarkably similar to ones that lead to prolonged periods of extreme heat during the summertime, with a huge dome of high pressure blocking the eastward movement of storms and cooler air off the Pacific. Some meteorologists are studying whether global warming is leading to more such “blocking patter… Read More
Image of the Day: Monarch’s Mexico Migration Minimizes
Some scientists say that the decline is due to drought conditions in the U.S. and Canada where the butterflies breed and start their journey south. Other experts say it’s the deforestation of fir trees in Mexico’s mountains that’s at the root of the butterflies’ declining numbers. … Read More
Heat Wave Sizzles On, Toppling More Than 2,000 Records
During the past week, more than 1,200 temperature records were set. During March so far, more than 2,000 daily record-high temperatures have been set in the U.S., and warm temperature records outpaced cold records by a ratio of about 9-to-1.… Read More
Image of the Day: Let Sleeping Volcanoes Lie
Scientists now believe crater erupted later than once thought, when Death Valley resembled much like it is today. It was first thought that when the Ubehebe Crater was formed, Death Valley was much wetter than it is today. … Read More
