Bloomberg is reporting that if you want to generate more electricity, then using wind and/or solar is the cheapest way to go. Yes, cheaper at generating energy than any other source like nuclear, coal, natural gas, etc.  Of course the…

On Tuesday, a NASA spacecraft harvested some dust and pebbles from an asteroid more than 200 million miles from earth. The spacecraft will deliver the dust and pebbles back to earth in 2023. The asteroid is known as Bennu. Here's…

Yet another tropical storm has formed in this very active 2020. Epsilon is now churning away in the Atlantic roughly 2000 miles off the coast of the United States. And just to be clear, Epsilon will have no impact on…

The closing eliminates 2 million tons per year of CO2 emissions and is 20 years ahead of schedule. See the whole article here. https://www.opb.org/article/2020/10/16/portland-general-electric-coal-boardman-power-plant/

Here's the tweet from the World Meteorological Organization @WMO We just had the warmest September on record, per @NOAA, @NASAGISS and @CopernicusECMWF The 10 warmest Septembers have all occurred since 2005. The seven warmest Septembers have occurred in the last…

We humans are heating up the planet. How? Primarily by burning things like gas, oil, coal, etc. When we burn these fossil fuels, they release greenhouse gases into the air. These gases trap heat. Since the late 1800's, humans have…

Mars is very close to the earth at this point. Of course "close" is a relative word. Mars got to its closest point on October 6th and it won't be this close again until 2035. For all the details, check…

Hurricane Delta will make landfall along the western Louisiana coast on Friday afternoon/evening. From there it will weaken quickly as it moves inland. The impact on us will be rain - focused on Sunday.  

Hurricane Delta is headed towards the Louisiana coast - making landfall late on Friday. The storm will move relatively quickly inland and weaken as it does. The impact on us will be rain - not wind. Look for a few…

Hurricane Delta has intensified very quickly and is now a Category 4 Hurricane. This is bad news for the area near Cancun, Mexico, where the storm will make a direct hit.  Then the storm will push into the Gulf, making…

Hurricane Delta has its sights set on the Gulf of Mexico - and it will likely make landfall sometime late on Friday between Florida and Louisiana. The storms will bring rain to us here in South Carolina this weekend. Please…

Tropical Storm Gamma has formed just to the east of the Yucatan Peninsula. It's expected to slowly drift to the west and end up in the Bay of Campeche - staying well south of the United States.

Tonight's full moon is called the Harvest Moon - the full moon that occurs closest to the first day of fall. It will rise over the horizon at 7:25 pm. And you might notice a bright orange "star" next to…

A huge telescope with the most advanced technology to date is being constructed right now in Chile. Forbes.com says, "In just its first year of operation, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope organization says that the telescope will see more asteroids,…

This hurricane season has been very busy. We've already used up all the names in the English alphabet and have used two names in the Greek alphabet. But we are now getting a well-deserved break. Check out the image from…

The ice in the Arctic is melting. That's bad. The Arctic Sea Ice is often referred to as one of the planet's "air conditioners," because it keeps things from heating up too much. But as the ice melts, it leads…