Something that many of us wondered about for the past year was this. Would Covid react similar to other viruses when it comes to warm weather? That is, Flu Season is in the winter. One of the big reasons for…
Saturday is the first day of spring. It's called the spring equinox, from Latin - meaning "equal nights." On this day there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness everywhere across the globe. This also happens one other time…
The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has decided that the Greek alphabet will not be used in future because it creates a distraction from the communication of hazard and storm warnings and is potentially confusing. Instead, a supplemental list of…
On Thursday, look out for very strong thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind - and yes tornadoes. The threat for us in the Midlands will be from about 10AM to 4PM. As with many of these severe situations, it'll…
This Sunday, March 21, an asteroid will zoom by us going roughly 77,000 mph. NASA estimates it size to be somewhere between 1,300 and 2,230 feet wide. At its closest point it will be roughly 1.3 million miles away. Below…
One of the keys to stopping the earth from warming more is to stop burning fossil fuels - gas, coal, oil, etc. Much of the electricity world-wide is created by burning natural gas and coal. But solar is now a…
It's a well-established scientific fact that we humans are causing the earth to warm up - a lot. This is already having significant impacts on our planet and on us. So what do we do now? This article, written by…
Renewable Energy continues to grow in the United States. In 2020, more than 20% of the electricity generated was from renewable sources like wind and solar. This is a growing trend that needs to continue to accelerate for us to…
NOAA recently published this: "During February, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 30.6°F, 3.2°F below the 20th-century average. This ranked as the 19th-coldest February in the 127-year period of record and was the coldest February since 1989. The winter (December-February) average contiguous U.S.…
Yes, the world is running out of sand. So what? Well it turns out that we use a lot of it in a lot of applications. And running short on sand is a problem. The whole article is here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html
This map shows the change in temperatures across the Unites States in the past 50 years. @ClimateCentral tweeted the following: "Of 243 cities analyzed across the U.S., 120 cities (49%) have recorded an increase in average spring temperatures of 2℉…
@stweartbrand tweeted the following. "Want a full time biotech job to revive the Woolly Mammoth and eventually restore the species to the northern wild? We're hiring. Details at the link and below. https://reviverestore.org/funding-opportunities/woolly-mammoth-revival-fellowship/" This is a real post! He is…
Temperatures are warming across the globe - and here in South Carolina things are no different. This chart shows which seasons have warmed the most in the last 50 years. Winter is warming the most - more than 3 degrees…
Springs are getting warmer all over the globe. And the same is true right here in the Midlands. This chart shows the average temperature in spring in Columbia since 1970. You can see that the average temperature has increased by…
Scientists have long discussed a theory that roughly 65 million years ago a huge asteroid (somewhere between 7 and 40 miles in diameter) struck the earth. The result? A hole about 100 miles wide and 12 miles deep. The shock…
Here's another example of how renewable energy is not only possible, but practical and no more expensive than traditional fossil fuel. The 2022 Beijing Olympics will be powered exclusively by renewable energy. See: https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/beijing-2022-olympics-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/
Weather updates and information from ABC Columbia's John Farley.
