This weekend promises a wild ride for the Central U.S. as a slow-moving upper-level pattern sets the stage for various weather events. Severe thunderstorms are expected along a cold front stretching across the Southern Plains, bringing risks of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Damaging wind gusts, large to very large hail and tornadoes are…
Severe thunderstorms are forecasted to impact portions of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa later today, potentially affecting the evening commute. Hail with a diameter greater than 3 inches is possible according to the National Weather Service. It’s crucial to have multiple ways of receiving weather warnings to stay informed and safe. Throughout the afternoon and…
Skygazers are in for a treat this week as two celestial events light up the night sky. The full Pink Moon, also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon or Moon of the Egg, will be visible from Monday to Wednesday (April 22 to 24), while the Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak overnight on…
Have you ever heard about large chunks of ice falling from the sky? It’s a fascinating and puzzling phenomenon that scientists are trying to understand. Some people call these ice chunks “ice meteors” or “hydrometeors.” The term megacryometeor was coined in 2002 (Martinez-Frias & Travis 2002) to name large atmospheric ice conglomeration which, despite sharing many…
Canada recently made a big move to fight global warming: by 2035, all new light-duty vehicles sold there must be zero-emission, meaning they won’t produce harmful pollution from their tailpipes. To reach this goal, the government set specific targets: by 2026, 20% of new passenger cars, SUVs, and trucks sold must be zero-emission, and by…
A new study published in the Journal of Environmental Science & Technology found that the overall efficiency of vehicles (how much CO2 they emit per mile traveled) improved by 11.9% over a period of nearly 5 years, or 2.6% per year in the Bay Area. This means cars are becoming better at reducing the amount…
Hazardous Weather Outlook The National Weather Service in Lubbock, TX, has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for several counties in the South Plains region. A dryline is forecasted to advance eastward across the area, extending from near Memphis to Lake Alan Henry by late afternoon. While there is a possibility of thunderstorm development along this…
We know the names of many of the world’s largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world’s largest span of forests, the boreal forests stretching from Russia to Canada. But how many of us could name an underwater forest? Hidden underwater are huge kelp and seaweed forests, stretching much further…
Mount Erebus is the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It has a constant lava lake in its main caldera. Mount Erebus is a stratovolcano, the same type of volcano as Mount St. Helens. The lava lake in the summit crater counts as an ongoing eruption but it is not a…
Colorado State University’s (CSU) hurricane research team, headed by senior research scientist Phil Klotzbach, has raised alarm bells for an “extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast unveiled on Thursday. Predictions point to a staggering total of 23 named storms, well above the average of 14 tropical storms and seven hurricanes annually…
