The National Weather Service has started issuing advisories in the northeast ahead of a wintry weather event that’ll bring a mixed bag of precipitation to the northeast. Winter Weather Advisories are now up for portions of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. With heavier amounts of snow expected, Winter Storm Warnings have […]
Earth Science News
Earthquakes Continue to Rock Puerto Rico as it Inches Closer to Continental U.S.
Significant earthquakes continue to rock the island of Puerto Rico; new data shared by NASA shows the abundance of earthquakes is pushing the island closer to the continental United States than it was before. Thousands of earthquakes have hit around the south coast of the island in the last few weeks. In the last 30 […]
Significant Snow, Wintry Mess Expected This Weekend
A complex area of low pressure will bring a variety of weather to the northeast later this week and into the weekend. While heavy snow is expected to the north, a messy mixed bag of precipitation is expected, where snow will change over to sleet and plain rain in many places, including along the heavily […]
Winter Storm to Produce Layers of Mess Later this Week
A complex area of low pressure will push into the northeast at the end of the week, bringing about layers of wintry weather mess to the heavily populated region. Significant snow, sleet, rain, and a mix of all three will enter the region, leaving some with a slushy, icy mess and others with hefty snowfall […]
Pattern Shift to Produce Weekend Winter Storm
After a weekend that brought record high temperatures to portions of the eastern United States, it appears a shift in the weather pattern could produce a significant winter storm next weekend. A series of low pressure systems marching across the country this week will bring more rain showers to the eastern U.S. in the coming […]
Significant Rocket Launch Slated for Mid Atlantic in February
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will be home to another launch of the Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket which will bring another Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station (ISS).This next launch is scheduled to lift-off just after sunset on February 9 at 5:39pm ET. As long as the weather cooperates, the early evening launch should […]