I read a lot about renewable energy. I've also modeled potential wind farms for a large utility company to help them plan for how much electricity they could expect from the wind in a given area. So I have a…

The South Carolina State Climatology Office has published the 2020 Weather Year in Review. A few things stand out. 1) It was the 5th warmest year on record 2) Coastal flooding continues to happen more and more often as sea…

Scientists have come up with a visual to show us how much ice has melted (on average) each year from 1994 to 2017. It's a lot. And it's accelerating. It's roughly the size of the ice cube below pictured next…

36 years ago today, Columbia recorded its coldest temperature on record. On January 21, 1985, the temperature dipped to -1°. Yikes! Reliable temperature records go back about 150 years.  

Scientists have several ideas on what things sound like on Mars, but we really don't know. That will hopefully soon change. Next month, NASA will land a spacecraft called "Perseverance" with microphones on board. Fingers crossed! You can read the…

Deforestation. You've heard the term. But what is it actually? Simply put, it's permanently cutting down trees.  And we humans are doing this at an astonishing rate. We're cutting down the equivalent of a football field every few seconds. Or…

Lots of folks say that we can't transfer to renewable energy. It's not feasible. It's too costly. All of these arguments are simply not true. Many states are well along the path. Here are the top 5 with what percent…

With all the data in, NOAA has concluded that 2020 was the second hottest year on record, right behind 2016. You can read all the details of the report here: https://www.noaa.gov/news/2020-was-earth-s-2nd-hottest-year-just-behind-2016

More bad news on Global Warming. The oceans continue to reach record high temperatures. Here's an excerpt from the article written by 20 scientists from 13 different institutes around the globe. "Over 90% of the excess heat due to global…

The earth is warming because we humans are adding gasses to the atmosphere that trap heat. It's really that simple.  We humans have been burning fossil fuels (gas, coal, oil, etc.) at an increasing rate over the past 150 years…

We are seeing and increasing number of Billion Dollar Weather Disasters here in the United States. (These numbers are adjusted for inflation over the years.) The first and most important summary of the experts is this: "2020 is the sixth…

The numbers are in and 2020 was the 5th hottest year on record in the United States. (Scientists will have the global numbers tabulated by the end of January.) Six of the 10 hottest years on record have occurred since…

Scientists have known that the Universe is expanding for quite a while now. But there are different ways to measure the rate of expansion. And that's where the problems arise. The different methods measure different speeds. A quandary for sure.…

Polar Bears are dying off. That's because the Arctic (north pole area) is melting. And climate scientists predict that before long, there will be no ice left. One idea is surfacing about relocating Polar Bears to Antarctica (south pole area).…

An Italian couple, convinced the earth is flat, set sail to prove their point. And you can guess the ending of this misguided tale. Check out this article for all the details. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/flat-earthers-attempt-to-get-to-the-edge-of-the-world-ends-in-massive-disappointment/

What are the odds of a white Christmas in the United States? As you probably know, the odds are pretty close to zero here in the Midlands. So if Christmas snow is your thing, then you'll need to go north!…