The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), of which entities like the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center are a part of, announced they were making significant upgrades to the “computing capacity, storage space, and interconnect speed” of its Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System. Such a systems upgrade will allow NOAA’s supercomputing capacity […]
Earth Science News
Rocket Man Kills Himself While Trying to Prove the Earth is Flat
Limo driver turned rocket builder “Mad” Mike Hughes, who believes the Earth is more of a flat frisbee than a round planet, had a mechanical issue shortly after launching from his latest rocket yesterday. After rising roughly 5,000 feet into the air, parachutes failed on the rocket as it arched back towards Earth, crashing into […]
Second Tropical Cyclone to Strike American Territory in as Many Days
Just after Tropical Cyclone Vicki blew through the islands, American Samoa is now dealing with Tropical Cyclone Wasi. The American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the independent nation of Samoa. American Samoa consists of five main islands and two coral atolls. The largest […]
Weather Service Seeks Storm Spotters
The National Weather Service is looking to grow their citizen scientist volunteer population, encouraging more to join the Skywarn storm spotter network. Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by Skywarn spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled the National Weather Service to issue more timely […]
Mid Atlantic Snow Possible
A weather disturbance moving through the country may bring light snow to portions of the Mid Atlantic late Thursday into early Friday. While computer forecast models are suggesting very different scenarios, the National Weather Service says they have increasing confidence that light snow will fall across portions of Virginia and North Carolina before the storm […]
For the Most Part, America is Moist
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor analysis, for the most part, America is moist with limited drought conditions around. Recent precipitation in the northeast and Mid Atlantic have wiped-out dry conditions there while dry conditions are getting a bit worse for portions of Texas. An active weather pattern recently has replenished ground moisture in […]