The bright "star" next to the moon tonight is not a star at all. It's the planet Jupiter. Jupiter is the 4th brightest object in the sky after the sun, the moon, and the planet Venus. Jupiter is huge -…

A recent study commissioned by the US Department of Defense concludes that many Islands in the Pacific will be uninhabitable by the middle of the century. Several of these islands include US Military Bases. One site that is part of…

Finally some relief for seasonal allergy sufferers! Today's pollen count was the lowest it has been in a month. The steady, at times heavy, rain did an excellent job of "washing" the pollen out of the air. Below is the…

The drought in South Carolina has gotten worse over the last month. Roughly the southern third of the state is now in stage 3 out of 5. Here in the Midlands things generally aren't as bad - with the exception…

The National Weather Service has completed its investigation into yesterday's storms and concluded that 4 tornadoes touched down in the Midlands. The pictures below show where the tornadoes hit and a summary of each.

Dennis Feltgen from NOAA explains that the names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate have been retired by the World Meteorological Organization Summary of the newly retired storms Hurricane Harvey became a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale before making…

If you've been thinking that episodes of heavy rain are happening more frequently, you're right. This chart shows the increase in frequency of downpours from 1958 to 2016. As the earth warm, more water water evaporates into the air. For…

Japanese scientists discovered the Jet Stream in the early 1920's. Their findings were published in Esperanto. Esperanto was an artificially constructed language created in the late 1800's that was meant to make communication easier between people from different countries. But…

Parts of Eastern Europe got a good dose of orange snow earlier this week. It's caused by sand storms in the Sahara Desert that push tons of sand particle high up in the air. "There has been a lot of…

As the earth warms, the Arctic continues to warm up faster than the rest of the planet. That's causing arctic sea ice - the ice surrounding the North Pole, to melt. And that's not good news for the planet. Sea…

So is Climate Change Real and caused by us? Chevron says so. Today in federal court, Chevron lawyers stated that there is no debate on Climate Change and Chevron accepts the findings of scientists. That is, the world is warming…

Today marks the first day of spring. This is one of two days a year when the sun shines directly over the equator. (The other is the first day of fall.) The days will get longer, or put another way,…

I'm often asked if weather apps are accurate. Yes and no. Most of the time they will get you in the ballpark of what the weather will be. But it's important to know their limitations. The forecasts that appear on…

According to Climate Central, "Hops are affected by heat and drought, and with 99 percent of U.S. hops grown in the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (with over 70 percent grown in Washington alone), the drier climate developing in the West…

Are skyscrapers causing more thunder snow? Scientists say "yes." Here's a fascinating read https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2018/03/10/skyscrapers-towers-and-wind-turbines-may-be-causing-thunder-snow/#191ff0511946