Researchers from Virginia Tech are using satellite data to measure where the earth's surface is sinking.  Here's an excerpt from an article in phys.org. "Using publicly available satellite imagery, Shirzaei and the 15 student and postdoctoral researchers at Virginia Tech's…

Scientists have discovered a hole in the ocean floor, off the coast of Oregon.  And water is rushing up out of the hole - not down.  Here's an excerpt from the write up in futurism.com. "Fascinatingly, the hole is leaking…

Elon Musk says that transitioning to renewable energy is not only feasible, but it's a lot less expensive than continuing to dig and burn oil, gas, coal, etc.  Below is an excerpt from an article in Yahoo Finance. "Tesla’s report…

In 2022, the amount of electricity generated by renewable sources (wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, etc.) exceeded the amount of electricity generated by burning coal for the first time ever.  Renewables accounted for 21% of electricity generation, while coal accounted for…

The National Hurricane Center has finished its analysis of Hurricane Ian.  The conclusion?  Ian briefly reached category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph.  That's with and uncertainty estimate of  roughly ±10%.  The estimate on damage from Ian is…

As our economy transitions away from burning oil and gas to renewable energy, South Carolina could play a pivotal role.  As you know, electric cars require substantial batteries.  And a well-known nation company is set to invest in a large…

On Saturday at 3:50 pm,  a newly discovered asteroid will pass earth at roughly 100,000 miles away.  For comparison, the moon is roughly 250,000 miles away.  So by astronomical standards, this is pretty close.  The asteroid is about the size…

Today is the first day of spring.  That's one of the two times each year, when the sun shines directly over the equator - the other time is the first day of fall.  When the sun shines directly over the…

Japanese astronomers have caught something on video that's pretty dramatic: a big rock slamming into the moon.  This is something that has happened for millions of years.  We see evidence of this by all the craters on the moon.  The…

Tsunamis happen all over the world.  Tsunamis are ocean waves that are the result of the following: earthquakes near or under the ocean, volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, and landslides where lots of earth slides into the water (ocean or lake). …

From https://earthsky.org/space/satellites-are-photobombing-hubble-effect-on-research/ "Astronomers have been worried about it, and now the data are in. A new study shows that, in recent years, the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit is having deleterious effects on astronomical research. The SpaceX Starlink satellites are the…

NASA says that a new asteroid that's roughly 50 yards in diameter has been discovered and it's headed our way.  Will it hit?  They're saying that it has roughly a 1 in 600 chance of hitting earth on Valentine's Day,…

As you know this February was plenty warm.  With an average temperature of 56.7°F, February averaged out to be 7.6° above normal, making it the fifth warmest February in Columbia in data going back to 1888.  Over the past 50…

Solar power is growing - and fast.  In Australia, it is now the leading source for electricity.  Nearly two thirds of homes have solar panels and that number continues to climb. You can read all about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/solar-already-australias-largest-source-of-electricity-as-rooftop-capacity-hits-20gw-consultancy-says?CMP=share_btn_tw

We all know that the war in Ukraine has has catastrophic impacts on many.  Prior to the war, much of Europe was significantly dependent on Russian oil and gas for its energy.  But this crisis has turned into a renewable…