Tag: Environment

Earth unbalanced: Are we changing Earth's rotation? – NU Sci Magazine

The Outer Banks Prepare for the Impact of Rising Sea Levels

11/13/2023 - By Michelle Alfini, wsoctv.com. RODANTHE, N.C. — Miles off the coast of the mainland of North Carolina, exposed to the fury and beauty of the Atlantic, the only constant for the Outer Banks is change. The chain of barrier islands has been moving, growing, eroding, and reforming for millennia, but… SEE MORE

Changes in snowfall (in inches per decade) between 1959 and 2023. Across most of the United States—Alaska being the major exception—snowfall has declined (brown colors). NOAA Climate.gov map, based on ERA5 data from 1959-2023 analyzed by Michelle L'Heureux.

S(no)w Pain, S(no)w Gain: How does El Niño affect Snowfall over North America?

11/12/2023 - By climate.gov. Note: The primary writer of this post is Michelle L’Heureux, but it is inspired by and reviewed by Brian Brettschneider, who is the NWS Climate Service Program manager for the Alaska region. The last several winters have been depressingly bleak for snow lovers in the Washington, D.C. area,… SEE MORE

October 9, 2023: An aerial view shows low water levels on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, revealing pipes that are typically underwater. The low water levels caused barges and ships to run aground along parts of the Mississippi River in October and created saltwater intrusion concerns in southern Louisiana. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mississippi River Hit Record-Low Levels in October

11/9/2023 - By noaa.gov. A relatively warm October and expanding drought conditions across the Lower Mississippi Valley helped drop water levels to historic lows along parts of the Mississippi River last month. The U.S. also confirmed another billion-dollar disaster in October, bringing the total to a record 25 disasters in the first… SEE MORE

NOAA scientists launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde at the South Pole on October 1, 2023. (Image credit: Marc Jaquart/IceCube)

2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 12th Largest on Record, Find NOAA and NASA

11/8/2023 - By noaa.gov. Hunga-Tonga eruption likely contributed to this year's ozone depletion The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size at 10 million square miles (26 million square kilometers) on September 21, which ranks as the 12th largest since 1979, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NOAA and… SEE MORE

2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find

11/1/2023 - By nasa.gov. The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size on Sept. 21, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NASA and NOAA. At 10 million square miles, or 26 million square kilometers, the hole ranked as the 12th largest single-day ozone hole since 1979. During the… SEE MORE

This NOAA GOES-16 satellite image shows Hurricane Otis shortly after it rapidly intensified to category 5 strength on October 24.

Scientists Find Two Ways that Hurricanes Rapidly Intensify

10/31/2023 - By DAVID HOSANSKY. Hurricanes that rapidly intensify for mysterious reasons pose a particularly frightening threat to those in harm’s way. Forecasters have struggled for many years to understand why a seemingly commonplace tropical depression or tropical storm sometimes blows up into a major hurricane, packing catastrophic winds and driving a… SEE MORE

The Altius-600 uncrewed aircraft system demonstration model appears with Hurricane Hunter NOAA WP-3D Orion, known as “Miss Piggy,” at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, during an uncrewed aircraft system flight test on May 25, 2022. The Altius was recognized by the 2024 Guinness World Records book for the longest endurance flight inside a tropical cyclone by an uncrewed aircraft. (Image credit: NOAA/Aircraft Operations Center)

NOAA flies straight into the Guinness World Records book

10/30/2023 - By noaa.gov. Record-setting robots recognized for endurance, capturing top wind speed It’s one — no, two! — for the record books. The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book recognizes NOAAoffsite link and industry partners with two world records: 1) wind speed recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle; and 2)… SEE MORE

A home is left standing among debris from Hurricane Ike September 14, 2008 in Gilchrist, Texas. Credit: David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty Images

FEMA Offers Every State $2 Million to Adopt Safer Building Codes

10/25/2023 - By scientificamerican.com. First-of-its-kind FEMA funding aims to update archaic building codes that leave millions of people exposed to climate-fueled hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather CLIMATEWIRE | Two houses are side by side. One is a crumpled mess of splintered wood and ripped insulation. The other stands perfectly intact. This image… SEE MORE

2023-24 U.S. winter outlook: wetter South, warmer North

10/23/2023 - By climate.gov. This year, El Niño is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released today by the Climate Prediction Center—a division of the National Weather Service.… SEE MORE

Deadly Waterborne Bacteria Are Surging Because of Climate Change

10/18/2023 - By time.com. Climate experts have long warned about the myriad ways that warming temperatures can negatively affect human health. Now that global temperatures are predicted to increase by 1.5°C by the 2030s, that risk is becoming increasingly real. One long-held prediction that appears to be coming true—according to the results of… SEE MORE