Tag: Weather
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Watch the incredible birth of a supercell thunderstorm
This is beautiful, and terrifying, and amazing, and mesmerizing, and... just... wow.
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What you need to know about the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma
Links, pictures and videos of the tornado that destroyed parts of Moore, Oklahoma
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10 cool NASA projects for studying the environment
From unmanned drones to sensor-packed satellites, NASA has the best tools for studying Mother Nature.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Strange ice circles appear in lakes and rivers in winter
Extremely rare ice circles spark interest, and often questions of paranormal activity.
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Artist Creates Cloud Making Machine to Test Geoengineering "Limits of Knowledge"
Inspired by geoengineering techniques, an artist creates a personal cloud-forming machine to make a point.
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High Speed Cameras Capture Falling Snowflakes in 3D
The University of Utah has developed a camera system that creates 3D images of snowflakes as they fall, giving scientists a better tool for measuring and predicting snowfall.
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Start That Gluten-Free Diet: Wheat Will Be More Expensive This Year
The drought across the midwest is going to hit wheat, corn and soybeans hard, yet we keep feeding it to cars
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Off the Charts: Australia So Hot, New Colors Added to Weather Map
It's official, 2012 was a record year for heat in the US, and 2013 is already turning out to be historic for Australia, a country that is used to extreme heat, but nothing quite like what they're getting now.
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2012 Was Hottest Year on Record for U.S. Lower 48 States, Says NOAA
2012 was a notable year on many fronts, and that includes the weather.
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Extreme Weather During 2012 Second Only to 2005 in Ferocity (Video)
Paul Douglas, the Chief Meteorologist of WeatherNation, did an excellent review of the past year’s extreme weather events.
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How Snowflakes Form Their Intricate Designs
A few "Hey, look what I learned" fun facts to bring home today.
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$29.4 Billion: Superstorm Sandy's Estimated Damages to New Jersey Alone
The final tally of damages from Superstorm Sandy may be a ways off, but the way it's going the storm is on track to be the second most-costly storm in US history.
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Hybrid Container Ship Wind-Driven With 'Automatic' Sails
Three sailing visionaries think a return to wind-driven cargo and container ships is a great way to reduce CO2 emissions by a billion tons each year.
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Storm Surge Barriers May Save Wall Street, But Would Worsen Flooding in Outer Boroughs
A better approach to reducing flooding in future storms is to improve soft infrastructure, soften the coastline, working with nature.
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Pollenapocalypse! Study Predicts Double the Allergy Agony by 2040
If you thought your allergies were bad now…
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Indian Monsoon May Fail More Frequently, More Severely as Climate Changes
Some new research takes a look at what our changing climate may do to the monsoon in South Asia over the next two hundred years.
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Unusual Birds From Caribbean and Arctic Seen in Northeast After Hurricane Sandy
It's pretty amazing to think that one of the effects of such a huge storm to bring in birds from so far away.
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Singer-Activist Asks for a "Few Honest Words" on Election Day (Video)
Singer-activist Ben Sollee performs song on Lincoln Memorial to remind us about climate change and voting this Tuesday.
