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The Science Behind Snowflakes

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

2019 Was VERY Warm in Alaska

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…

Record Rainfall in Columbia in December

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…

So What Does the Future Hold for Weather & Climate?

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

Winter Starts Tomorrow

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…

Australia Sets Record for Hottest Day

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).…

The First Electric-Powered Commercial Airplane

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…

Probe Gets Close to Sun

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,…

The Earth is Warming

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 U.S.

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…

Another Wild Fire in California

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...

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