Hitting the Books: How hurricanes work
"Ironic as it may sound, the planet’s worst windstorms are born out of an abundance of tranquility."
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NOAA triples its supercomputing capacity for improved storm modeling
The pair of 12-petaflop General Dynamics systems cost a cool half-billion dollars.
How NASA spots potentially catastrophic geomagnetic storms before they strike
Celestial events can literally melt humanity's electronic infrastructure.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
NOAA's surfing drone captured footage inside Hurricane Sam
The agency says data collected by saildrones could help improve storm forecasting.
The COVID-19 shutdown is making weather prediction more difficult
Grounding all those flights reduces the accuracy of our weather models.
Last month was the hottest January on record
January 2020 was 2.05 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average.
2019 was Earth’s second-warmest year on record
The data comes from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and more.
US weather forecast model gets a much-needed upgrade
The atmosphere simulation should lead to more reliable storm tracking.
Senators ask the FCC to limit 5G auction to protect weather forecasts
They fear 5G in the 24 GHz band could interfere with vital weather data.
CO2 levels are the highest since humanity began
The last time Earth hit 415 ppm, sea levels were 82 feet higher.
2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record
NASA says the data reflects "a long-term global warming trend."
SpaceX cut its latest Falcon 9 stream because it didn't get a license
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launch might have called too much attention to SpaceX's live broadcasts.
NASA: 2017 was Earth’s second-warmest year since 1880
The top five warmest have all been since 2010.
NASA satellite launch promises accurate week-long forecasts
JPSS-1 is the first of a wave of next-gen weather observers.
Climate change-denying House science chairman is retiring
Many see it as a win for the scientific community and the climate.
Forecast data model warns you of tornadoes hours in advance
It might just save lives.
Trump's quiet war on data begins
Removal and manipulation are a concern, but the biggest threat to data is budgetary.
NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite takes its first solar images
It captured a coronal hole in the sun's southern hemisphere.
NOAA's next-gen weather satellite sends back its first images
Formerly known as GOES-R, GOES-16 took some stunning images with its primary camera.
2016 was the hottest year on record (again)
The Earth has seen three straight years of unprecedented high temperatures.
