As you know, it's been very dry this month.  When it's this hot, it doesn't take very long without rain for us to end up in a drought.  Well, we roughly 3 inches behind on rain for the month of…

The first tropical system of the season has formed.  It's not yet an official tropical storm because it doesn't yet have all the characteristics.  But it's expected to develop into a tropical storm shortly and move north and west -…

From NOAA Satellites - Public Affairs @NOAASatellitePA @NOAA: April 2024 was Earth’s warmest April on record and the world's 11th-consecutive month of record-breaking warmth. Get the latest global April 2024 #climate report: https://bit.ly/3yiJzZs #StateOfClimate

A study shows by BloombergNEF found that electric vehicles emit far less heat-trapping pollution than regular gas powered cars.  You can read all the details here:  https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chart-evs-are-definitely-cleaner-than-gas-cars-over-their-lifetime  

In March, Texas got more electricity from solar panels than from coal.  That's a big deal because Texas is a huge state with millions of people and solar is taking on the load very nicely.  All the details are here:…

As we all know, the sun doesn't shine at night - so forget about solar panels.  Well, not so fast.  With a quick increase in battery technology, solar (and other renewables) are charging batteries during the day, so that they…

Below is from www.climatecentral.org "This April, Columbia was much warmer than normal and drier than normal. The average temperature of 65.9°F was 1.8° above normal, and the 2.39 inches of precipitation was 84% of the normal amount (data are from…

Here's a tweet from National Eclipse.  @NationalEclipse Many people who have seen a total solar eclipse for the first time vow then and there that they MUST see the next one. When is the next one? On August 12, 2026,…

As the planet warms, growing seasons are getting longer.  Here in Columbia, our growing season (the average number of days between freezes) has increased roughly 30 days in the last 50 years.  The result?  More pollen.   Here are the takeaways…

Today is the first day of spring.  More precisely, the sun shines directly over the equator at 11:06pm today, marking the beginning of spring.  On this day, everyone on the earth experiences the same amount of sunshine and darkness.  We,…

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.  It traps heat very efficiently.  So putting more of it into the air is not good for our planet.  A new study shows that the amount of methane, leaking mostly from abandoned oil and…

You may have noticed the smoke in the sky today.  It's due to controlled burns in forests in the southeastern US.  Friday is going to be another pretty smoky day for us.  Things will improve some over the weekend.  Below…

Here's a summary from a blog by Guy Walton, @climateguyw The 2023–24 winter season ranked warmest on record for the contiguous U.S. with eight states across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast each observing their warmest winter on record. …

A tweet from Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) sums up what is often referred to as Meteorological Winter - December, January, February.   "Remarkable! Winter 2023-2024 US ranking map. Dark red = the warmest winter on record. Fargo mean temp was... get…

California just produced more than 100% of its electricity from renewable sources for two days in a row.  Here's a tweet from Professor Mark Jacobson. @mzjacobson Yet another first time ever: California's grid 100% #WindWaterSolar two consecutive days. Yesterday's peak: 117.8%…

Some good news.  The latest update from NOAA shows that the drought, that had peaked for us roughly two months ago, is now over.  Below you can see the change from early December to today.