2019 - 2nd Wettest on Record in the U.S.
The numbers are in and 2019 was the second wettest year on record in the United States. At least a third of the area of the U.S. received enough rain to put then in the "much above normal" category.
The numbers are in and 2019 was the second wettest year on record in the United States. At least a third of the area of the U.S. received enough rain to put then in the "much above normal" category.
Snowflakes are beautiful. And did you know that no two snowflakes are identical? If you've ever wondered what the science is behind snowflakes, check out this article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2019/12/22/the-science-of-snowflakes/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2996041907&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesScience#643c70bc32f0
In the past few weeks, Alaska's temperatures have plummeted to 50 below zero. But when you look at all of 2019, the temperatures were way above average. The warm temperatures in Alaska are in keeping with what's happening around the…
If you thought December was a bit wetter than normal, you thought correctly. The National Weather Service in Columbia issued the following Tweet: Wettest December on record tied at Columbia, SC! 9.31 inches of rain fell this month at Columbia…
20 Experts Predict The Most Significant Weather And Climate Advances Of The Next Decade Check out the article in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/12/30/20-experts-predict-the-most-significant-weather-and-climate-advances-of-the-next-decade/#4b77fb5f3520
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- As the Midlands prepares for the possibility of heavy rains Monday and Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to be safe. The SCDOT is urging motorists all across South Carolina to use extreme…
The winter solstice is tomorrow at 11:19 PM. That's when the sun's rays shine directly over the Tropic of Capricorn - about 23.5 degrees south of the equator. It's the farthest south that the sun shines directly overhead during the…
Here are parts of the article from https://earther.gizmodo.com/ There’s heat, and then there’s Australia heat. The country set a new record for its hottest day Tuesday as the average maximum temperature across Australia reached 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit).…
Here are parts of the article on Cleveland.com. BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A leak caused by an explosion at a gas well in southeast Ohio in February 2018 resulted in one of the largest expulsions of methane ever on record,…
Tonight is the last full moon of the decade. Coincidentally the full moon happens at 12:12 AM on 12/12/19. The December full moon is often referred to as the Cold Moon.
Harbour Air, a company in British Columbia, took off with an aviation first today: an electric-powered commercial aircraft. This is the beginning of what will be a trend over the next several years/decades. For a complete look at things, check…
Here's the tweet from the National Weather Service in Anchorage Alaska: 51º so far at the airport today is the warmest it has ever been in #Anchorage in December. The previous monthly record high was 48 degrees set on Dec.…
The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 and is on its 4th orbit of the Sun, where it came within 4 million miles of the surface of the sun - closer than any other space probe. According to earthsky.org,…
Here are the latest numbers from NOAA showing how the Earth has warmed over the past 140 years. This last decade was 0.8 degrees Celsius warmer than the long-term average. That's 1.44 degrees Fahrenheit. If that doesn't sound like much,…
Winters are getting warmer in the United States. See the map below. It shows the average winter temperature change in the United States over the past 50 years. The most dramatic warming is happening in the eastern and northern part…
There's another wild fire burning in California. This one is just outside of Santa Barbara. Fortunately there's rain headed that way on Wednesday. It can't come soon enough...

Weather updates and information from ABC Columbia's John Farley.