Today's temperature reached 101 degrees in Columbia. That makes is the hottest temperature so far in 2018 and the hottest it's gotten in nearly 2 years. The last time the temperature hit 100 was July 31, 2016 - 688 days…
The summer solstice is next Thursday. That's the day when the suns rays shine the farthest north of the year. On that day we here in Columbia will see 14.5 hours of sunlight. But the farther north you travel, the…
Over the next several nights, you'll be able to see Venus and Mercury just after sunset in the western sky. This picture from Earth and Sky shows the relative position of each through Saturday night. The complete article is here:…
A group of scientists from Harvard University and a company called Carbon Engineering say that they have created a process for withdrawing carbon dioxide from the Atmosphere and turning into gasoline. If their claim is true, and it can be…
Hurricanes get names simply because it's easier for everyone to follow them. Before 1950, hurricanes were named according to their latitude and longitude. But this was confusing because storms move around a lot. The system we use today was adopted…
For the first time in 2 years all of South Carolina has finally gotten enough rain. Look at the drought map from May 1st. Now look at the drought map from today.
If you look near the moon tonight or tomorrow night just after sunset, the brightest object nearby will be Saturn. Let's hope at least some of the clouds clear out... Here's the complete article from EarthSky.org http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-saturn-close-on-may-30-and-31
San Juan, PR (WOLO) -- Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico last September. The "official" death toll reported by the US government remains at 64. But a study by Harvard University puts that number at 4,645 and possibly as high as…
Alberto has made landfall near Panama City Florida with winds of 50 mph. As the storm slowly moves north, we will continue to see on & off rain through Thursday. Expect to see up to 2 inches of rain between…
Alberto is the first Tropical Storm of 2018. It's projected to move north over the next several days, with the center of the storm making landfall sometime on Monday along the Gulf Coast. On this track, the Midlands will see…
As you might expect, all the recent rain has made a significant impact in our drought. These images show the change over the past month. As of today, the majority of South Carolina is no longer in any drought conditions.…
NASA is planning on using a small drone to explore Mars on when it sends its next mission their in 2020. There are lot of cool things about this mini helicopter. What's below is from Earth & Sky. "The Mars…
All this rain has really helped out our drought situation. Check out these images from this week and a month ago. And with more rain in the forecast, this will undoubtedly improve next week as well.
Global warming is causing sea level to rise - at a faster and faster rate. Glaciers are melting at a faster rate and that water goes into the oceans. Also, the oceans themselves are warming and warmer water takes up…
Two days ago, New Zealand scientists measured a mammoth 78-foot tall wave. This is the largest wave ever measured in the southern hemisphere - beating the old record of 64 feet set just last year. Both were measured by a…
From an early age I was skygazer - always fascinated by clouds. Andrew Freedman does a very nice job describing and ranking his top 12 clouds in the following article. https://mashable.com/2018/05/06/cloud-types-ranked/?utm_cid=hp-n-1#ufv6RpoeYsqQ
Weather updates and information from ABC Columbia's John Farley.
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