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- Farmers' Almanac Campfire MugStart each day of your outdoor adventure with a piping hot cup of coffee or tea in one of our Farmers' Almanac Campfire Mugs. Each mug is 14 ounces, made out of lightweight but sturdy steel, and can be used to sip your favorite drink, or eat baked beans by the fire.
- Best Day Tasks for August 17, 2019Dry Fruits and Vegetables, Cut Hair to Slow Growth, Mow...
- Current Moon Phase: Waning GibbousThe Moon's current percentage of illumination is 94%.
- Gardening by the Moon for August 17, 2019Neither plant nor sow on these barren days.
- Fishing Calendar for August 17, 2019Evening - FAIR
- Moon's Astrological Place for August 17, 2019♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
- Pre-order your copy of the 2019 Farmers' Almanac Today!The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
Start each day of your outdoor adventure with a piping hot cup of coffee or tea in one of our Farmers' Almanac Campfire Mugs. Each mug is 14 ounces, made out of lightweight but sturdy steel, and can be used to sip your favorite drink, or eat baked beans by the fire.
Dry Fruits and Vegetables, Cut Hair to Slow Growth, Mow...
The Moon's current percentage of illumination is 94%.
Neither plant nor sow on these barren days.
Evening - FAIR
♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
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- Nasa picks headquarters for Moon landerA Nasa facility in Alabama will play a key role in sending astronauts to the Moon's surface in 2024.
- Extinction: Humans played big role in demise of the cave bearThe arrival of human ancestors in Europe spelled the downfall of the cave bear some 40,000 years ago.
- Elephant protection debate to dominate conservation meetingSome countries are seeking extra protection while others want to re-open ivory markets at key trade meeting in Geneva.
- Early fish tapeworms found at 'Britain's Pompeii' Must FarmPrehistoric inhabitants were infected with intestinal worms from eating raw fish, experts say.
- Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in ArcticEven in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.
- Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American FoulbroodOne keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others.
- Spaceplane gets a ride for space station tripsDream Chaser will launch into orbit on the future Vulcan rocket for re-supply flights to the space station.
- Greta Thunberg: Caroline Lucas reports Arron Banks to TwitterBrexit campaigner Arron Banks says his tweet about "freak yachting accidents" was a joke.
- Do we need to worry about banana blight?A fungal banana disease that experts describe as a serious threat to production has reached Colombia.
- Exomars: Parachute test failure threat to launch dateA European-Russian effort to land on Mars has been hit by another parachute failure, during a drop test in Sweden.
- 'Human-sized penguin' lived in New ZealandThe animal, dubbed "monster penguin" by Canterbury Museum, stood around 1.6m (5ft 3in) tall.
- Mount Everest: Climbers set to face new rules after deadly seasonOnly experienced mountaineers should be climbing the world's highest peak, a Nepali panel recommends.
- Toxic blue-green algae warning for dog owners and swimmersPeople urged to check for the bloom which can cause swimmers rashes and fever and prove fatal to dogs.
- Environmentalists warn Trump 'weakening' endangered species protectionsA new rule will allow officials for the first time to weigh the economic cost of species protection.
- Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sets sail from PlymouthThe teenage climate change activist is waved off by supporters as she sets sail from the UK.
- Black squirrels the result of 'interbreeding' grey squirrels, study findsBlack squirrels evolved when greys and fox squirrels historically bred, Cambridge researchers find.
- Grouse shooting: Labour calls for review amid habitat concernsLabour raises environmental concerns ahead of the four-month grouse shooting season from Monday.
- Smart sensors listen to healing woundsResearchers are developing a new technique that can hear what is going on below a patient's bandages.
- King's Cross developer defends use of facial recognitionThe tech is one of "a number of detection and tracking methods" used at the London site, the firm said.
- COP26: Glasgow could host 2020 UN climate change summitThe city will host the UN summit next year if the UK wins the right to hold the conference for up to 200 world leaders.
- 'We moved to the forest to fight climate change'Janne Utriainen is tackling climate change in his own way - leaving the city to live off the land.
- Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UNA major report says the West's high consumption of meat is fuelling global warming.
- Iceye satellites return super-sharp radar imagesHelsinki-based Iceye showcases high-resolution radar images from its growing satellite constellation.
- Beetles threaten Yorkshire's purple heather moorlandYorkshire's moors could be losing their purple colour because of an "infestation" of heather beetles.
- Dr Becky: The Oxford University YouTube astrophysicist'Dr Becky' receives thousands of views on her YouTube channel which answers questions about the universe.
- Greta Thunberg's zero carbon journeyClimate change activist Greta Thunberg will travel to New York on a boat with very few home comforts.
- Is this the world's most sustainable building?An enormous logistics warehouse in the Netherlands is helping to power 750 households a year.
- Deforestation: What’s wrong with planting new forests?Planting trees can sometimes actually do more harm than good to the environment. Here's why.
- Bloodhound Diary: All roads lead to South AfricaThe British-based land speed record team is heading to Northern Cape to conduct high-speed trials.
- North Atlantic right whales in crisis - and the people risking lives to save themOnce hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats.
- 'Siberia is burning': Artists raise awareness of Russia wildfiresRussian artists want more urgent action to take place.
- TikTok videos spread climate change awarenessThe play-on-words hashtag #Globalwarning has been viewed more than 24 million times by users of the app.
- Genetic testing: What secrets could it reveal about you?Genome sequencing projects around the world are revealing promising new health insights.
- The plight of a US dairy farmIt's a family business which has been around since 1942 - but now the last remaining cows are being sold off.
- Why is there microplastic in Arctic snow?Scientists have found that particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow in the Arctic.
- Astronaut Luca Parmitano plays DJ set from International Space StationLuca Parmitano played from the International Space Station to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Is the bystander effect a myth?A study of CCTV footage from around the world suggests there are more Good Samaritans out there than we think.
- Instagram eco-advocate Emma Kennan makes Mondays mellow yellowEmma Kennan hopes her #MellowYellowMonday hashtag will encourage people to flush less and save water.
A Nasa facility in Alabama will play a key role in sending astronauts to the Moon's surface in 2024.
The arrival of human ancestors in Europe spelled the downfall of the cave bear some 40,000 years ago.
Some countries are seeking extra protection while others want to re-open ivory markets at key trade meeting in Geneva.
Prehistoric inhabitants were infected with intestinal worms from eating raw fish, experts say.
Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.
One keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others.
Dream Chaser will launch into orbit on the future Vulcan rocket for re-supply flights to the space station.
Brexit campaigner Arron Banks says his tweet about "freak yachting accidents" was a joke.
A fungal banana disease that experts describe as a serious threat to production has reached Colombia.
A European-Russian effort to land on Mars has been hit by another parachute failure, during a drop test in Sweden.
The animal, dubbed "monster penguin" by Canterbury Museum, stood around 1.6m (5ft 3in) tall.
Only experienced mountaineers should be climbing the world's highest peak, a Nepali panel recommends.
People urged to check for the bloom which can cause swimmers rashes and fever and prove fatal to dogs.
A new rule will allow officials for the first time to weigh the economic cost of species protection.
The teenage climate change activist is waved off by supporters as she sets sail from the UK.
Black squirrels evolved when greys and fox squirrels historically bred, Cambridge researchers find.
Labour raises environmental concerns ahead of the four-month grouse shooting season from Monday.
Researchers are developing a new technique that can hear what is going on below a patient's bandages.
The tech is one of "a number of detection and tracking methods" used at the London site, the firm said.
The city will host the UN summit next year if the UK wins the right to hold the conference for up to 200 world leaders.
Janne Utriainen is tackling climate change in his own way - leaving the city to live off the land.
A major report says the West's high consumption of meat is fuelling global warming.
Helsinki-based Iceye showcases high-resolution radar images from its growing satellite constellation.
Yorkshire's moors could be losing their purple colour because of an "infestation" of heather beetles.
'Dr Becky' receives thousands of views on her YouTube channel which answers questions about the universe.
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg will travel to New York on a boat with very few home comforts.
An enormous logistics warehouse in the Netherlands is helping to power 750 households a year.
Planting trees can sometimes actually do more harm than good to the environment. Here's why.
The British-based land speed record team is heading to Northern Cape to conduct high-speed trials.
Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats.
Russian artists want more urgent action to take place.
The play-on-words hashtag #Globalwarning has been viewed more than 24 million times by users of the app.
Genome sequencing projects around the world are revealing promising new health insights.
It's a family business which has been around since 1942 - but now the last remaining cows are being sold off.
Scientists have found that particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow in the Arctic.
Luca Parmitano played from the International Space Station to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
A study of CCTV footage from around the world suggests there are more Good Samaritans out there than we think.
Emma Kennan hopes her #MellowYellowMonday hashtag will encourage people to flush less and save water.
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 […]
