Laying a pipeline across agricultural land (photo: eponline.com). Friday afternoon, and officials at the State Department are probably breathing a huge sigh of relief. The official public comment period on … [Read full article]
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Megastorm Could Result In Californian Megaflood
Talk of flooding to an Australian these days and you’ll discover just how affected we all were by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Nearly forty people lost their lives and $30 billion … [Read full article]
That Is a Lot of Snow
For the contiguous United States of America, January saw snow reach every one of the 50 states except for Florida. The image comes courtesy of NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer … [Read full article]
Heavy Snow on the Korean Peninsula
In mid-February 2011, residents along South Korea’s east coast were struggling to dig out from the heaviest snowfall in more than a century. The BBC reported that hundreds of stranded … [Read full article]
Two Tropical Fists Threatening Australia
NASA’s Aqua Satellite has captured two tropical storms threatening to grow into cyclones north of Australia. Two low pressure areas are developing near the Northern Territory and Western Australia, System … [Read full article]
Two Tropical Fists Threatening Australia
NASA’s Aqua Satellite has captured two tropical storms threatening to grow into cyclones north of Australia. Two low pressure areas are developing near the Northern Territory and Western Australia, System … [Read full article]
Cyclone Bingiza Moves Across Northern Madagascar
NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites have captured visible and infrared satellite images of Tropical Cyclone Bingiza as it made landfall over northeastern Madagascar. Tropical Cyclone Bingiza made landfall on Madagascar … [Read full article]
Snowy U.S. Panorama by Satellite
NASA has released images of North America covered by the massive winter storm that last week hit 30 states. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) that cover the U.S. weather, … [Read full article]
Tropical Cyclone Yasi Bears Down on Queensland
After months of rain, flooding, lives lost and weeks now of starting to rebuild after the recent inundation, Queenslanders are facing the brunt of tropical cyclone Yasi, seen below in … [Read full article]
NASA Satellite Images of Monster US Snow Storm
NASA’S Aqua and Terra satellites have captured numerous images of the monster storm that is one of the largest winter storms since the 1950s to affect the United States, affecting … [Read full article]
2010 a Year of Extremes for Finland
Statistics provided by the Finnish Meteorological Institute have shed light on the extremes that made 2010 a year to remember in Finland. Cold periods at the start and end of … [Read full article]
Newest Electrical Source is in the Air
New research into how lightning forms has started yielding what might be the first opening into a new source of alternative energy. According to a report presented at the 240th … [Read full article]
Unlike Jupiter, Earth’s Mountains and Oceans Affect Weather
Unlike the storms swirling around the gas giant of Jupiter, Earth’s storms are affected by the oceans and mountains. [social_buttons]Science will often, in an effort to simplify and provide a … [Read full article]