Climate science
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National Geographic posted an interesting story today on changes in climate that were observed by looking at video footage of a famous Belgian bicycle race that has been held every April since 1929. In looking at the footage of the race, scientists noticed that in the early years of the race, the trees next to…
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Here’s the most interesting story I’ve seen this week. BBC News reported that due to the pervasive drought they have been experiencing, fields are yielding up secret outlines of former fortresses and castles. The fortifications are marked by deeper soils than average, resulting in more moisture and better crops. Green lines and circles in the…
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Today’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap discusses the importance of understanding the risks that we are likely to see from extreme weather on urban and rural infrastructure. This could include changes in the frequency or severity of tropical storms, increases in flooding and the impact on roads, manure lagoons, etc. and higher temperatures…
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Have you ever seen mammatus clouds? They look like pillows of clouds hanging down from the undersides of thunderstorm anvils. Especially noticeable at sunset or any time when there is a low sun angle, but they can occur any time. Some of my friends reported seeing some yesterday with some thunderstorms that passed through Atlanta.…
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Happy Aphelion! The summer in the Northern Hemisphere is NOT warmer because we are closer to the sun. In fact, today marks the point in Earth’s orbit when we’re furthest from the sun. The exact time is 12:46 pm EDT when the Earth will be 94,507,803 miles from the Sun. We’ll be 3.1 million miles…
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Did you go to the beach this Fourth of July? I wish I were there now! But if you can’t go, here is a cool video on what makes water waves form from EarthSky. You can view it at https://earthsky.org/earth/what-are-ocean-waves-video.
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This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project’s Roadmap deals with the threats we are likely to see from a warmer climate in the future. A timely topic this week as heat warnings are being issued for many parts of the eastern US this week as a dome of high pressure and hot, sunny conditions…