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- Poison Ivy SoapOur mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
- Best Day Tasks for June 24, 2019Dry Fruits and Vegetables, Cut Hair to Slow Growth, Mow...
- Current Moon Phase: Waning GibbousThe Moon's current percentage of illumination is 58%.
- Gardening by the Moon for June 24, 2019Cut hay or do plowing on these barren days.
- Fishing Calendar for June 24, 2019Evening - POOR
- Moon's Astrological Place for June 24, 2019♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
- Northeast & New England WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Showers, thunderstorms sweep in from the west.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Eastward-moving showers, thunderstorms extend from Great Lakes down to the...
- Southeast U.S. WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Showers, thunderstorms enter from the west.
- North Central U.S. WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Severe weather threat: locally severe thunderstorms, capable of hail, damaging...
- South Central U.S. WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Severe weather threat: Locally severe thunderstorms, capable of hail, damaging...
- Northwest U.S. WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Turning cooler, drier.
- Southwest U.S. WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Not as hot, but still dry.
- Newfoundland, Labrador WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Fair and dry.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Showers and thunderstorms sweep in from the west; a wet...
- Ontario WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Showers and thunderstorms extend from the Great Lakes, moving to...
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Thunderstorms sweep east. Cooler air for the Prairies and Rockies.
- British Columbia WeatherJune 24 - June 27: Turning cooler and drier.
- Reserve your copy of the 2019 Farmers' Almanac Today!The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
Our mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
Dry Fruits and Vegetables, Cut Hair to Slow Growth, Mow...
The Moon's current percentage of illumination is 58%.
Cut hay or do plowing on these barren days.
Evening - POOR
♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
June 24 - June 27: Showers, thunderstorms sweep in from the west.
June 24 - June 27: Eastward-moving showers, thunderstorms extend from Great Lakes down to the...
June 24 - June 27: Showers, thunderstorms enter from the west.
June 24 - June 27: Severe weather threat: locally severe thunderstorms, capable of hail, damaging...
June 24 - June 27: Severe weather threat: Locally severe thunderstorms, capable of hail, damaging...
June 24 - June 27: Turning cooler, drier.
June 24 - June 27: Not as hot, but still dry.
June 24 - June 27: Fair and dry.
June 24 - June 27: Showers and thunderstorms sweep in from the west; a wet...
June 24 - June 27: Showers and thunderstorms extend from the Great Lakes, moving to...
June 24 - June 27: Thunderstorms sweep east. Cooler air for the Prairies and Rockies.
June 24 - June 27: Turning cooler and drier.
The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
Weather News provided by BBC News Science & Environment©
- Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover senses methane spikeNasa's Mars robot records its largest measurement yet of methane in the Red Planet's air.
- Climate change: Cashing in on CO2Scientists say carbon dioxide can be used to benefit humanity instead of overheating the planet.
- 'Friendly' bacteria could help save frogs from diseaseA discovery by UK scientists could help save species such as the European common frog from extinction
- Clean electricity overtaking fossil fuels in BritainBritain is obtaining more of its power from zero-carbon sources than from fossil fuels.
- The chart that defines our warming worldCommunicating what's meant by climate change in one simple, easy to understand visualisation.
- British orchids thriving in Dunstable Downs 'sunken trails'Eight species of British orchid are flourishing on historical sheep-driving pathways.
- 'I want to be a guinea pig to help others'How one amputee is helping scientists improve the lives of other people who rely on prosthetic limbs.
- European Space Agency probe to intercept a cometEurope will launch another probe to an icy dirtball, following the highly successful Rosetta mission.
- Spy satellites reveal extent of Himalayan glacier lossThe melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled over the last 40 years, scientists say.
- UK climate emergency: What does it mean for how we live?How our life and work could be affected as Wales aims to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- UK 'likely' to host critical climate conference next yearThe UK is in pole position to host next year's key climate meeting after agreeing a partnership with main rival Italy.
- Vaccines: Low trust in vaccination 'a global crisis'The biggest global study into attitudes on immunisation reveals confidence is low in some regions.
- 'Boaty McBoatface' maps deep ocean waterThe intrepid submarine has made its first significant discovery, say UK scientists.
- Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada's Arctic PlainsA 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.
- Worm with eyes in head and bottom found off ShetlandScientists found the new species during a survey of a marine protected area off Scotland.
- MPs call for end to 'throwaway clothes' eraA report by MPs urges the UK government to end the era of throwaway clothes and poor working conditions in the fashion supply chain.
- Atlantic Ocean 'running out of breath'Edinburgh University leads an international research programme to assess the health of the Atlantic.
- Experts cast doubt over Highlands spaceport planConcerns have been raised over the suitability of a site in Sutherland aiming to become the UK's first major spaceport.
- Dogs' eyes evolve to appeal to humansScientists have found a muscle that allows dogs to make 'puppy eyes' and bond with humans.
- Saving sharks: One woman's mission to protect the hammerheadMarine biologist Ilena Zanella vowed to save the shark after diving with them off Costa Rica.
- The family-of-four living off-gridTwo former vets from Essex and their children are showing others how it is possible to live self-sufficiently.
- Hedgehog sign warns drivers of small wildlife hazardsIt aims to protect drivers from accident hazards and reverse a decline in small wildlife numbers.
- Largest world stock of animal-killing virus destroyed by UK labScientists destroy final UK laboratory samples of rinderpest, a highly contagious cattle disease.
- Chinese tombs yield earliest evidence of cannabis useResearchers uncover the earliest known evidence of cannabis use, from tombs in western China.
- Pope warns oil bosses of climate threatOil company bosses have been rapped by the Pope for seeking more of the fossil fuels that are damaging the climate.
- Why are Nike trainers washing up on beaches?From Bermuda and the Azores to Ireland and France, large numbers of shoes are washing ashore.
- Face to face with DR Congo's deadly vipersPhotographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham captures close-up portraits of some of the world's most dangerous snakes.
- Using DNA to tailor medicineTechnology is making it possible to tailor treatments to ever smaller groups of patients.
- 'Cryoegg' to explore under Greenland Ice SheetUK sensors placed under the Greenland Ice Sheet will monitor how its glaciers slide towards the ocean.
- Greenland’s ‘unusual’ melting sea ice captured in stunning imageA climate scientist has captured the reality of sea ice loss in Greenland in a viral picture.
- Greenland map captures changing Arctic in fine detailThe British Antarctic Survey produces an exquisite new printed sheet map of Greenland and the European Arctic.
- A bridge made of grassThe annual remaking of the last remaining Inca rope bridge at Q'eswachaka in Peru.
- Why is so much of the US under water?America's heartland has faced months of record-breaking floods. Why is it so bad now and what's the impact?
- The man who helped feed the worldThe crops developed by Norman Borlaug have saved millions of people from starvation.
- How to design a superfast car... in the real worldLand Speed Record holder Andy Green explains why the design of a superfast car can't just be done in a computer.
- CO2 and how it links manure and fizzy drinksRoger Harrabin looks at how manure could help to deal with CO2.
- The women fighting for LaplandAs climate change affects the livelihoods of Finland's indigenous Sami people, a proposed new Arctic railway, forestry and mining could change Lapland forever.
- How recyclable is your food shop?Research suggests almost half of packaging used by major UK supermarkets can't be easily recycled.
- Hydrogen trains: Are these the eco-friendly trains of the future?With zero emissions and water as a by-product, Tom Burridge was on board one of the test runs.
- Inside Heathrow's high-tech baggage systemHeathrow's luggage system handles 180,000 items per day. Tom Burridge takes a look inside.
Nasa's Mars robot records its largest measurement yet of methane in the Red Planet's air.
Scientists say carbon dioxide can be used to benefit humanity instead of overheating the planet.
A discovery by UK scientists could help save species such as the European common frog from extinction
Britain is obtaining more of its power from zero-carbon sources than from fossil fuels.
Communicating what's meant by climate change in one simple, easy to understand visualisation.
Eight species of British orchid are flourishing on historical sheep-driving pathways.
How one amputee is helping scientists improve the lives of other people who rely on prosthetic limbs.
Europe will launch another probe to an icy dirtball, following the highly successful Rosetta mission.
The melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled over the last 40 years, scientists say.
How our life and work could be affected as Wales aims to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The UK is in pole position to host next year's key climate meeting after agreeing a partnership with main rival Italy.
The biggest global study into attitudes on immunisation reveals confidence is low in some regions.
The intrepid submarine has made its first significant discovery, say UK scientists.
A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.
Scientists found the new species during a survey of a marine protected area off Scotland.
A report by MPs urges the UK government to end the era of throwaway clothes and poor working conditions in the fashion supply chain.
Edinburgh University leads an international research programme to assess the health of the Atlantic.
Concerns have been raised over the suitability of a site in Sutherland aiming to become the UK's first major spaceport.
Scientists have found a muscle that allows dogs to make 'puppy eyes' and bond with humans.
Marine biologist Ilena Zanella vowed to save the shark after diving with them off Costa Rica.
Two former vets from Essex and their children are showing others how it is possible to live self-sufficiently.
It aims to protect drivers from accident hazards and reverse a decline in small wildlife numbers.
Scientists destroy final UK laboratory samples of rinderpest, a highly contagious cattle disease.
Researchers uncover the earliest known evidence of cannabis use, from tombs in western China.
Oil company bosses have been rapped by the Pope for seeking more of the fossil fuels that are damaging the climate.
From Bermuda and the Azores to Ireland and France, large numbers of shoes are washing ashore.
Photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham captures close-up portraits of some of the world's most dangerous snakes.
Technology is making it possible to tailor treatments to ever smaller groups of patients.
UK sensors placed under the Greenland Ice Sheet will monitor how its glaciers slide towards the ocean.
A climate scientist has captured the reality of sea ice loss in Greenland in a viral picture.
The British Antarctic Survey produces an exquisite new printed sheet map of Greenland and the European Arctic.
The annual remaking of the last remaining Inca rope bridge at Q'eswachaka in Peru.
America's heartland has faced months of record-breaking floods. Why is it so bad now and what's the impact?
The crops developed by Norman Borlaug have saved millions of people from starvation.
Land Speed Record holder Andy Green explains why the design of a superfast car can't just be done in a computer.
Roger Harrabin looks at how manure could help to deal with CO2.
As climate change affects the livelihoods of Finland's indigenous Sami people, a proposed new Arctic railway, forestry and mining could change Lapland forever.
Research suggests almost half of packaging used by major UK supermarkets can't be easily recycled.
With zero emissions and water as a by-product, Tom Burridge was on board one of the test runs.
Heathrow's luggage system handles 180,000 items per day. Tom Burridge takes a look inside.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- Report: Hurricane Michael Upgraded to Category 5 at Landfall2018’s devastating Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle at Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in October at Category 5 intensity with 160 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday. That’s 5 mph higher than Michael’s wind estimate of 155 mph at the time of landfall. In its post-storm tropical cyclone report, […]
- AMS on the Air Podcast: Alexandra Cranford Talks about Women in TV MeteorologyThe largest biographical study to date of TV meteorologists shows some disturbing disadvantages for women in the profession. You can hear Alexandra Cranford, the author of that study, discuss the study on the latest episode of our podcast, AMS on the Air. Cranford, who is an AMS Certified Broadcaster with WWL-TV in New Orleans, made an […]
- World Water Day: An Integrated AppreciationWow! It’s World Water Day, as observed by the United Nations. Pretty much everything AMS is about has to do with water—from raindrops to atmospheric rivers to thunderstorms and hurricanes on to ocean currents and groundwater. Which is why this concluding paragraph from the AMS Policy Program’s recently released study, “Toward an Integrated Approach to […]
- International Women’s Day: Unsilencing the Forgotten Pillars of MeteorologyIn the pages of scientific history, one often hears too much silence. A science–especially meteorology–is built by women who are rarely, if ever, remembered, let alone credited. So maybe on this International Women’s Day, and more broadly, for Women’s History Month, let’s look back in the pages of history at the dedication to meteorology that women have always […]
- AMS on the Air: Ada Monzón Talks about Disaster and TransformationMost of us can barely imagine the experience AMS Fellow Ada Monzón went through to warn–and then come to the aid of–her fellow citizens in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria of 2017. On the latest episode of our podcast, AMS on the Air, the award-winning broadcast meteorologist for WIPR-TV tells BAMS Senior Editor Chris Cappella, With Maria, I was […]
- Beyond Leadership to Mentorship: An Opportunity for Early Career Professionals by Mona Behl, Georgia Sea Grant Guru-shishya parampara is a centuries-old tradition in India that fosters a thoughtful exchange of ideas, expertise, and friendship between a guru (teacher) and shishya (student). The relationship between a guru and a shishya is an emotional, spiritual, and intellectual friendship built on the foundation of trust, respect and […]
- GOES-16/17 Virtual Science Fair Seeking Entries From Studentsby Margaret Mooney, CIMSS NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) in Madison Wisconsin is pleased to announce a virtual science fair for students from grades 6-14 applying GOES-16 or GOES-17 data to investigate weather scenarios and natural hazards. ‘Pleased’ is probably too mild of a word to describe our enthusiasm around this project. […]
- Flying the Fastest SkiesHow fast can an airliner go? Monday night a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 reached 801 m.p.h. en route from Los Angeles to London. Matthew Cappucci of the Washington Post reported the jet reached this amazing speed—a record for the Boeing 787-9 and probably the highest speed for a non-supersonic commercial flight—while cruising at 35,000 feet over the central Pennsylvania. Clearly the plane was hurled along by an […]
- New Western Storms Scale to Describe Intensity, Potential Impacts of Atmospheric RiversHurricanes are classified by the Saffir-Simpson Scale and tornadoes by the Enhanced Fujita Scale, and now atmospheric rivers—those long, transient corridors of water vapor that fuel flooding rain events each winter in the West, especially California—will also be scaled to enhance awareness and bolster prediction. The new AR scale ranks their intensity and potential impacts […]
- Making Sure No Tornado Damage Is Too SmallPlanetary, synoptic, meso-alpha, meso-beta, local, and more—there are atmospheric scales aplenty discussed at AMS meetings. Enter microtopography, a once-rare word increasingly appearing in the mix in research (for example, here and here). The word is also coming up as researchers are getting new tools to examine the interaction of tornadoes with their immediate surroundings. Microtopography looks like a potential factor in tornadic damage […]
2018’s devastating Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle at Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in October at Category 5 intensity with 160 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday. That’s 5 mph higher than Michael’s wind estimate of 155 mph at the time of landfall. In its post-storm tropical cyclone report, […]
The largest biographical study to date of TV meteorologists shows some disturbing disadvantages for women in the profession. You can hear Alexandra Cranford, the author of that study, discuss the study on the latest episode of our podcast, AMS on the Air. Cranford, who is an AMS Certified Broadcaster with WWL-TV in New Orleans, made an […]
Wow! It’s World Water Day, as observed by the United Nations. Pretty much everything AMS is about has to do with water—from raindrops to atmospheric rivers to thunderstorms and hurricanes on to ocean currents and groundwater. Which is why this concluding paragraph from the AMS Policy Program’s recently released study, “Toward an Integrated Approach to […]
In the pages of scientific history, one often hears too much silence. A science–especially meteorology–is built by women who are rarely, if ever, remembered, let alone credited. So maybe on this International Women’s Day, and more broadly, for Women’s History Month, let’s look back in the pages of history at the dedication to meteorology that women have always […]
Most of us can barely imagine the experience AMS Fellow Ada Monzón went through to warn–and then come to the aid of–her fellow citizens in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria of 2017. On the latest episode of our podcast, AMS on the Air, the award-winning broadcast meteorologist for WIPR-TV tells BAMS Senior Editor Chris Cappella, With Maria, I was […]
by Mona Behl, Georgia Sea Grant Guru-shishya parampara is a centuries-old tradition in India that fosters a thoughtful exchange of ideas, expertise, and friendship between a guru (teacher) and shishya (student). The relationship between a guru and a shishya is an emotional, spiritual, and intellectual friendship built on the foundation of trust, respect and […]
by Margaret Mooney, CIMSS NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) in Madison Wisconsin is pleased to announce a virtual science fair for students from grades 6-14 applying GOES-16 or GOES-17 data to investigate weather scenarios and natural hazards. ‘Pleased’ is probably too mild of a word to describe our enthusiasm around this project. […]
How fast can an airliner go? Monday night a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 reached 801 m.p.h. en route from Los Angeles to London. Matthew Cappucci of the Washington Post reported the jet reached this amazing speed—a record for the Boeing 787-9 and probably the highest speed for a non-supersonic commercial flight—while cruising at 35,000 feet over the central Pennsylvania. Clearly the plane was hurled along by an […]
Hurricanes are classified by the Saffir-Simpson Scale and tornadoes by the Enhanced Fujita Scale, and now atmospheric rivers—those long, transient corridors of water vapor that fuel flooding rain events each winter in the West, especially California—will also be scaled to enhance awareness and bolster prediction. The new AR scale ranks their intensity and potential impacts […]
Planetary, synoptic, meso-alpha, meso-beta, local, and more—there are atmospheric scales aplenty discussed at AMS meetings. Enter microtopography, a once-rare word increasingly appearing in the mix in research (for example, here and here). The word is also coming up as researchers are getting new tools to examine the interaction of tornadoes with their immediate surroundings. Microtopography looks like a potential factor in tornadic damage […]
