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Ordinarily, it takes an advanced degree and years of training to become a bona fide hurricane expert. But thanks to an innovative new project, ordinary citizens can make a real contribution to hurricane science armed with little more than an internet connection, a sharp eye and a bit of enthusiasm. The project is known as Cyclone Center, and it’s… Read More
As has been the case throughout the month of September, the latest weekly drought update shows that drought conditions have tightened their grip on the Plains States and Western U.S., and the overall drought footprint expanded to encompass 65.45 percent of the lower 48 states, up from 64.8 percent on Sept. 18. As of Sept. 25, the worst categories … Read More
Tropical Storm Nadine just won’t give up. The storm has been spinning in the eastern Atlantic Ocean in varying stages of intensity, since Sept. 11. Since then, it has been classified at various times as a tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane, tropical storm again, a subtropical storm, and now is back to tropical storm status.… Read More
In the wake of the flawed forecasts, climate researchers are seeking to understand what enabled certain computer models to anticipate the drought and intense heat that affected much of the U.S. beginning in March, in order to recognize the early warning signs the next time around. Their task is a complex one, since models show varying levels of ski… Read More
Thermoelectric plants need large amounts of water for cooling purposes, taking in relatively cool water from rivers, lakes, or the ocean, pumping that water through heated components in the plant to bring temperatures down, and discharging warmer water in return. Such plants use once-through cooling systems. Other power plants take in less water an… Read More
The outage began late on Sept. 23, after a period when the satellite, known as GOES-13, had been experience increasing interference, or “noise, that was degrading its performance.… Read More
Rising temperatures, meanwhile, have forced some fish to migrate away from their normal territory. “Some fish just don’t like it too hot, Huelsenbeck said. A recent NOAA study, for example, found that Atlantic cod populations in the Gulf of Maine are shifting northeastward in response to rising ocean temperatures.… Read More
The U.S. has lagged behind European countries in capturing offshore wind for electricity, but a spate of recent studies suggest that a bigger push might be in order. The latest, from Stanford civil & environmental engineer Mark Jacobson concludes that off the East Coast alone is enough moving air to meet a third of the entire nation’s energy needs.… Read More
Graphics informed by the Copenhagen Diagnosis, a major climate change report released on November 24, 2009.
