July 7, 2019
Stories tagged "weather"
June 26, 2019
Trump Administration Continues to Undermine U.S. Climate Progress
In a series of actions over the last two weeks, the Trump Administration continues to reverse U.S. government rules and programs that had been contributing to U.S. progress on the climate crisis. In addition to the rule they proposed that benefits coal power plants...April 5, 2019
Alaska Experiences Temperatures As Much As 40 Degrees Above “Normal”
For most people, a mild end to the long winter is a blessing, but for the people of Alaska, it may be too much of a good thing. Temperatures in Alaska reached record highs for the month of March — with an unprecedented 70-degree day in the Southeastern town of...January 31, 2019
One “Hot” Take: Cold Shaming Is Not Cool
The Governor of Kentucky (who is up for re-election this year), found himself in hot water after a comment he made on Tuesday morning about the school closures in his state due to the extreme cold. Speaking on WHAS-AM (840 AM) Tuesday, the host, Terry Meiners,...January 26, 2019
The Essence of Our Essential Government
By Monica Medina and Miro Korenha The government shutdown has been an ordeal but also instructive. It was devastating to government workers, contractors and grantees, who were directly harmed by the failures of our leaders to reach a funding agreement and pay them....January 24, 2019
What Can We Learn From Your Wipers?
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan found that tracking windshield wiper activity can provide faster, more accurate rainfall data than radar and rain gauge systems currently in use. The researchers used a fleet of 70 cars and tracked when wipers were...January 15, 2019
Private Weather Company To Use Different Hurricane Severity Scale
The nation’s largest private weather provider, AccuWeather, is going to begin to use a new “scale” for conveying the severity of hurricanes in the future, diverging from the current scale used by the National Weather Service (NWS) and followed by all...January 11, 2019
Breaking: Winter Storm Gia Expected to Bring Weekend Snow To Wide Swath of U.S.
A big snowstorm will barrel across the middle of the country over the weekend — following a 1500 mile pathway from Denver to Baltimore. The storm will begin on Friday and last through late Sunday before it blows out to sea. According to the National Weather...January 9, 2019
Government shutdown negatively impacting weather forecasts
Among the most consequential impacts of the government shutdown are the strain and diminution of capacity to the National Weather Service (NWS) operations, upon which all public and private daily weather forecasts are based. Weeks of working without resources have...January 8, 2019