Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from North America since 1970
If your backyard bird feeder seems a little less popular these days, it’s not your imagination. The number of birds in the U.S. and Canada has plummeted over the past 50 years, dropping by 29%, according to a study published…
How to discuss climate change with your uncle
Most people know better than to bring up politics, religion or climatology in polite company. It’s a recipe for arguments, or at least for awkwardness. But when families get together, that recipe is often dusted off anyway. And whether it’s…
Today in science: Happy birthday Albert J. Myer
As you check your local weather forecast today, give a nod to Albert J. Myer, born on this date in 1828, who helped to establish the US National Weather Service.
NASA data shows Humberto now post-tropical
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Satellite data has confirmed that Humberto, once a major hurricane is now a post-tropical cyclone. NASA’s Terra Satellite provided a visible image of Post-Tropical Cyclone Humberto as it continued moving in an easterly direction through the North Atlantic Ocean.
NASA finds a tiny tropical storm Kiko
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA’s Terra satellite is one in a fleet of NASA satellites that provide data for research. Terra captured an image of Tropical Storm Kiko in the Eastern Pacific Ocean which showed the extent of the small storm.
NASA analyzes rainfall rates Hurricane Lorena over Mexico, and Mario nearby
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Two tropical cyclones are very close together near the coast of western Mexico. Hurricane Lorena was moving over the southern tip of Baja California, and Tropical Storm Mario was south of Lorena over the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA calculated the rainfall rates happening in both of those tropical cyclones.
The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C – Science Magazine
The need to stabilize global climate Climate change will be the greatest threat to humanity and global ecosystems in the coming years, and there is a pressing need to understand and communicate the impacts of warming, across the perspectives of…
How summer 2019 was hellish for the Arctic, the frontline of climate change and global warming – Euronews
Winter is coming slowly to the Arctic. With the arrival of the autumn, the region will set into darkness and the ice and sun will have a truce after another dreadful melt season. Outside of major anomalies occurring, the ice…
NASA estimates Tropical Depression Imelda’s huge Texas rainfall
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Northeastern Texas has borne the brunt of Tropical Depression Imelda’s heavy rainfall and NASA estimated that rainfall with an algorithm that incorporates data from satellites and observations.
Hurricane Nicole sheds light on how storms impact deep ocean
(Marine Biological Laboratory) 2016’s Hurricane Nicole had a significant effect on the ocean’s carbon cycle and deep sea ecosystems, reports a team from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
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