With Christmas just 11 days away, you might be wondering what the odds are that it'll be white here in Columbia. We know the odds are low, but just how low? In any given year, there is about a 1%…

If we get no more rain this December, we'd still come in above average for the year. See the white line on the chart below. It shows the cumulative rainfall for 2018. The blue line is the long-term average. Here…

Here's something that I know you haven't heard before - wind blowing on Mars. NASA's InSight landed on Mars 11 days ago. This link has the recording of the wind, estimated to be 10-15 mph. https://www.nasa.gov/insightmarswind

Greenland's ice is melting and fast. So why is that a big deal? The ice is over a mile thick in spots and contains enough water to raise sea level 23 feet. Take a minute and think about that. If…

The massive Camp Fire in California touched off a Firenado. That's exactly what it sounds like - a Fire Tornado. Estimates are that it had winds of more than 140 mph as it ripped through Northern California. So what caused…

This weekend will be wet here in the Midlands as a slow moving storm will swing through. And in the last few days, there has been a lot of discussion about this storm producing snow. Just a few things to…

Three days ago, a NASA probe, called InSight, landed on Mars. This is the 8th time that NASA has successfully landed on Mars and it's no small feet. InSight traveled more than 3 million miles. It entered the Martian atmosphere…

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - If you're an early riser, you may notice the bright "star" in the eastern sky. It's actually not a star at all. It's Venus and it will remain very bright through the early part of December.…

On Friday the Trump Administration released a major climate assessment. This report is required by Congress every 4 years. It comes from 13 federal agencies and the U.S. Global Change Research Program. There is no sugar-coating it. It's blunt. Here's…

Earlier today President Trump tweeted the following: This tweet flies in the face of evidence. The following image shows the global temperature today. Yes, the northeastern United States and eastern Canada is a lot colder than average. But the global…

A series of storms will bring much needed relief to California. The first thing that the storms will do is clear out the air. Smoke from the fires has caused dangerously bad air quality for much of the state. The…

Although there are some folks who remain skeptical of Climate Change, the folks who make a living insuring us are not. Many more insurers are seeing such significant destruction (that would not be the case if the climate were not…

The Leonid Meteor Shower peaks Saturday night. The skies will be clear for some great viewing. The best time to see the meteor shower will be within a few hours before dawn on Sunday morning. Here's a link to a…

The first snow storm of the season to impact the northeastern US has already produced a record. New York City's Central Park reported 6 inches of accumulation earlier tonight. That makes it the earliest in any season since records began…

Although sea level is rising, homes continue to be built along the coast in what will become flood zones in the not-to-distant future. Doesn't make much sense. This image shows the number of homes (and their values) built in South…

The fire season in California (and the Western US) is getting worse. It's longer and there are more fires. While there are a lot of reasons for this, including land use, tree disease, influence fire activity, climate change is playing…