Several years back, Jan Null (a forensic meteorologist) was asked to testify in a case where a child died after being left in a hot car. His job involves looking back at and piecing together all sorts of weather-related incidents…

A few weeks ago, on June 17th, astronomers spotted an explosion in the night sky that surprised them. And they still don't know what it was. They estimate that it originated from a galaxy that's about 200 million light years…

Yes it's famously hot here in Columbia, but we take a back seat on the record that was set Tuesday in Oman. Oman is a country in the Middle East that boarders Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. A…

The bright "star" next to tonight's full moon is not a star at all. It's the planet Saturn. Although they will appear close together in the sky, the moon and Saturn will be roughly 745 million miles apart. Let's hope…

A few weeks ago I was on the golf course and we could hear thunder getting closer. I told the rest of the foursome that it was time to go take shelter because lightning was moving in. The response that…

Five years ago, scientists thought they had found the coldest temperatures near the south pole at 135 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). But the data that produced those findings has been reevaluated and it turns out that scientists now think the…

The bright "star" near the moon this weekend is no star at all. It's the planet Jupiter. The planet is the largest in our solar system - roughly 1300 earths would fit inside Jupiter. It takes 12 years for Jupiter…

Today is the summer solstice - the first day of summer. That's when the sun's rays shine directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which is the northernmost point where the rays shine directly overhead in the entire year. On this…

Today's temperature reached 101 degrees in Columbia. That makes is the hottest temperature so far in 2018 and the hottest it's gotten in nearly 2 years. The last time the temperature hit 100 was July 31, 2016 - 688 days…

The summer solstice is next Thursday. That's the day when the suns rays shine the farthest north of the year. On that day we here in Columbia will see 14.5 hours of sunlight. But the farther north you travel, the…

Over the next several nights, you'll be able to see Venus and Mercury just after sunset in the western sky. This picture from Earth and Sky shows the relative position of each through Saturday night. The complete article is here:…

A group of scientists from Harvard University and a company called Carbon Engineering say that they have created a process for withdrawing carbon dioxide from the Atmosphere and turning into gasoline. If their claim is true, and it can be…

Hurricanes get names simply because it's easier for everyone to follow them. Before 1950, hurricanes were named according to their latitude and longitude. But this was confusing because storms move around a lot. The system we use today was adopted…

For the first time in 2 years all of South Carolina has finally gotten enough rain. Look at the drought map from May 1st. Now look at the drought map from today.

If you look near the moon tonight or tomorrow night just after sunset, the brightest object nearby will be Saturn. Let's hope at least some of the clouds clear out... Here's the complete article from EarthSky.org http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-saturn-close-on-may-30-and-31