Show Your Stripes
Today is the 4th annual Show Your Stripes Day. What is it, exactly? It's a visualization of how fast the earth is warming - created by professor Ed Hawkins, from the University of Reading. Blue stripes are cooler than average.…
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Tropical Rain Today
The remains of Tropical Storm Claudette are blowing through the Midlands today. We'll see waves of heavy rain with accumulations from 1-3 inches. With that, some streets will become flooded. Expect thunderstorms - some strong ones, as well. As the…
Claudette bringing rain and storms to the Midlands
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Father's Day has been soggy, as the Midlands continues to experience tropical moisture from Claudette, moving in from the Gulf of Mexico. Some parts of the Midlands are seeing 1-3 inches of rain. According to Chief…
Tracking the latest forecast: Father's Day will be soggy
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Father's Day will be a wet Sunday as the Midlands experiences tropical moisture moving in from the Gulf of Mexico. Plan on 1-3 inches of rain, possibly with a few spots seeing higher amounts. We will…
Tropical depression to bring rain, wind to the Midlands Sunday
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Chief Meteorologist John Farley is continuing to follow the latest on Tropical developments. According to John, Claudette will bring some rain this evening. John says the heavy rain will arrive Sunday in the Midlands, with wind and…
Tropical Moisture Headed Our Way
Sunday is going to be soaking wet - courtesy of some tropical moisture moving in from the Gulf of Mexico. Plan on 1-3 inches (a few spots with higher amounts) from Saturday night to Sunday night. We'll also see some…
New Tropical Storm has Formed
Tropical Depression 3 has formed south of Houston. It's expected to strengthen to a tropical storm as it makes landfall west of New Orleans on Saturday. From there it's expected to take a right turn and head our way. It's…
China Opens 7th Largest Hydro-Electric Plant in the World
Today China turned on the 7th largest hydro-electric plant in the world. It will reduce 30.5 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. You can read all the details here: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1226262.shtml
Tropics Getting Active
And just like that the Tropical Atlantic Ocean is active with 1 storm and 2 potential storms forming over the next several days. Tropical Storm Bill, off the Virginia coast, is headed harmlessly out to sea. But the one that…
Southwestern US Drought is Getting Worse
The southwestern US is experiencing a severe drought. Here are few excerpts from a Robert Hart article in Forbes. "Water levels at Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S. and a major water source for some 25 million people, sunk to the…
New Wind Technology - Could be a Game-Changer
A Norwegian company is producing a revolutionary wind technology, called Windcatcher. The pod of wind turbines stands roughly 1000 feet tall and one is capable of producing electricity for 80,000 homes. Windcatchers are a lot more efficient than traditional wind…
Partial Solar Eclipse on Thursday
There will be a solar eclipse this week, but you'll have to get up early and it'll be a bit hard to see. You'll need proper equipment and we'll also need the clouds to clear. It happens this Thursday morning…
Quick Read on the Cause of Global Warming
If you're confused about why the earth is warming, this is a good place to start. Dr. Robert Rohde, @RARohde, sums things up in a few tweets. It's worth your time to read. Here's the first in the series of a…
Global Warming Causes Nearly 40% of Heat Related Deaths
A study published in Climate Change Nature concluded that almost 40% of heat-related deaths are cause by human-caused Global Warming. Here's an excerpt from an article in Bloomberg.com: "In an analysis of almost 30 million deaths in 43 countries, with…
Earthquake Today Near Batesburg-Leesville
You may have felt some rumbling tonight in western Lexington County. Just before 7pm this evening, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake centered near Batesburg-Leesville, shook much of western Lexington County. No damage has been reported.
Shell Ordered to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Here's the summary from this CNN article: "The company must slash its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels, according to a judgment from a district court in The Hague on Wednesday. That includes emissions from its own…
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