A study done by some prominent scientists concludes that the entire globe can change to renewable energy - that doesn't pollute, with existing technology in wind, solar, geothermal, etc., and the payback is only 6 years.  From that point forward…

Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) put together the map below illustrating the global temperatures by decade.  The answer if pretty clear. "Warmest decade since 1900. Not the 1930s. Not the 1970s. The results are dramatic and obvious."

Hawaii has made a commitment to going green.  As part of that, Hawaii is shutting down coal plants that create electricity, and recently got the last shipment of coal.  They are moving to renewable, clean sources of energy - solar,…

Global Warming is not just about the daytime highs.  One huge impact is overnight lows.  The issue here is that by burning fossil fuels (gas, coal, oil, etc.), we've added tons and tons of carbon dioxide to the air.  In…

The Webb Telescope has only been running for a bit over a month now, but it has already produced a picture of a Galaxy older than any we've seen before.  This Galaxy, called GLASS-z13, existed when the Universe was only…

Saint Louis got hammered today with more rain than they've ever seen before.  How much?  Some spots near Saint Louis got nearly a foot of rain in about 10 hours.  That's roughly a third of the rainfall they normally get…

As you know, we've gotten a good bit of rain so far this month, which has really helped our drought situation.  Check out the maps below from July 1st and today - just 3 weeks later.  Some good news.

Now this is cool!  Scientists have detected a strange and persistent radio wave from far, far away.  "Not only was it very long, lasting about3 seconds, but there were periodic peaks that were remarkably precise, emitting every fraction of a…

Below is a tweet that sums up what's going on in the UK. Daniel Swain @Weather_West "The U.K. has broken essentially every temperature record there is to break by considerable margins over the past 24 hours. An astonishing and extremely…

It's really hot - especially in Europe right now.  This is all the result of Global Warming.  And we are respo0nsible for this.  The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas, etc.) since the late 1800's has increased the concentration…

Underwater robots are able to give scientists a much more complete look at what's going on in the Ocean.  Here are a few excerpts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Researchers are using autonomous underwater robots to sample environmental…

We've seen a huge difference in our drought over the past two weeks.  Yes, we all know it's been rainy.  That rain has, at least for now, effectively eliminated our drought here in the Midlands.  Check out the image from…

Some good news on the forecasting front.  NOAA got some new, really fast computers that will help all of us in the coming years.  Remember, calculating what's going to happen in weather and climate boils down to a math/physics problem. …

You probably don't need me to point out that it's been very rainy in Columbia over the past week.  Below is a tweet from the Southeast Regional Climate Center, @SERCC.  KCUB is Hamilton Owens Airport in Columbia. "Over the past…

A Zombie Fire is a wildfire that starts in the fall and survives through the winter.  It's called a Zombie because it comes back to life after appearing to be dead.  Yup.  You heard that right.  Some wildfires keep burning…

July is here and so is the heat. For most of the country, July is among the hottest months of the year—and it's only getting warmer as our climate warms.   Since 1970, July temperatures have increased by 2.1°F for the…