Yes, Mars has weather. It's a lot colder than here on earth, but it actually has more similarities to our weather than you might expect.  Dr. Marshall Shepherd covers it really well here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2021/02/23/nasas-perseverance-mission-is-awesomeso-whats-the-weather-like-on-mars/?sh=22eaf543f2f4  

This video is well worth your time. Here's the tweet from NASA:  You might have seen photos from Mars, but have you seen high-speed video? We captured our @NASAPersevere rover’s final minutes of descent and landing in a way never seen…

As you might expect, the cold spell that gripped much of the country this week set many records. Here's a tweet from the National Weather Service Prediction Center, @NWSWPC "Over 3000 daily record cold temperatures (minimum and maximum) have now…

On Thursday NASA plans to land its "Percy" Rover on Mars. This is going to feature a whole lot of action and the most intense part of it will happen over 7 minutes starting at 3:55 pm eastern time. Here's…

There's been a lot of misinformation about wind farms in Texas being the cause of the rolling blackouts in Texas. Many power engineers are trying to set the record strait. Renewable energy has generally produced above 80% of its expected…

Check out this post by @ZLabe. It shows the difference from average at each latitude on the earth. You'll notice that Antarctica was slightly cooler than average, while the rest of the planet was warmer than average. But what really…

Scientists have concluded that the Coronavirus Pandemic was likely enabled by human-caused Climate Change. But how? Over the last century, the temperatures have changed quite a bit in China.  As a result, the vegetation has also changed. That caused many…

Here's the first very sobering paragraph from the study: "More than 8 million people died in 2018 from fossil fuel pollution, significantly higher than previous research suggested, according to new research from Harvard University, in collaboration with the University of…

The Empire State Building in New York City is iconic for so many reasons. And now there's one more. Its electricity is now generated by 100% wind power. You can read all about it here: https://technocodex.com/empire-state-building-the-empire-state-building-now-runs-100-on-wind-energy/

During the Covid shutdowns, fewer people were driving cars and that meant that fewer particles made their way into our air. Clearly less pollution in our air is a good thing. But something that might not be obvious is this.…

Sea level is rising faster than scientists expected. The planet is warming - primarily because of burning of fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal, etc.). This warming is causing the glaciers to melt. That melting water flows into the ocean, causing…

NASA says: "Last year, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center supported a record 31 orbital launches from Florida’s Space Coast. This year, teams at Kennedy are looking to shatter that record with more than 50 launches on the manifest for 2021. Enhanced…

Lots of questions surround masks. Which ones are best? How do they work? What about face shields? This article covers it from start to finish. https://www.deqimachine.com/19-facts-you-may-not-know-about-face-masks-and-face-protection/

The BBC is reporting that a 4 year old girl and her dad discovered a footprint left by a dinosaur some 220 million years ago. Now that's quite a find! You can read the whole story here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55863928

General Motors says that it will no longer manufacture gas or diesel powered cars as of 2035. And if further states that it will eliminate any carbon pollution in its entire operation by 2040. This is a significant nod to…

For a full hour on October 11, 2020, South Australia produced all of the electricity it needed using solar power. And as they've expanded their renewable electricity production, their rates have dropped to some of the lowest on record. Remember,…