insert_link Weather Nerd What’s the difference between a Tornado Watch and Tornado Alert? What Should you Do? Tornado season has begun, and it's already wreaking havoc on many southern and midwestern U.S. states. You're sitting at home, and suddenly the National Weather Service (NWS) interrupts your programming with a Tornado Watch or Warning. What is the difference between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning? And what should you do? According to the NWS... Tornado Watch: Be Prepared! Tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Review […] todayMarch 24, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd Flooding in Eastern Australia is devastating the country, causing Massive Death and Destruction. So, What is causing the Flooding? The floods that devastated the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales during February and March have been completely unprecedented. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the amounts of rainfall that have fallen over a short period are staggering, causing devastating flooding to whole communities and the death of 22 people. The repair bill for roads and bridges is expected to be $1 billion, let alone the damage […] todayMarch 23, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd If You Think This Year’s Tornado Season Is Bad…. With tornado season in full-swing, it's worthwhile to look back at the United States' impressive tornado history. According to the NOAA, the U.S. averages over 1,000 tornadoes a year, far more than any other country in the world. Some of those tornadoes can be exceedingly deadly and destructive, hitting a 4 or 5 on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. While the area in the Central U.S. known as "tornado alley" is […] todayMarch 22, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd Lake Powell hits Historic Low, raising Hydropower Concerns A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold last week raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity. Lake Powell, which covers northern Arizona and up into southern Utah, fell to below 3,525 feet (1,075 meters). This puts it at its lowest level since the lake filled after the federal government dammed the […] todayMarch 21, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness If You’ve Been Wishing Daylight Savings Time would be Year-Round, Your Wish May Soon Come True Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time may just be here to stay. As Reuters reports, the U.S. Senate has just passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023, which would end, once and for all, the sleep depriving twice-annual changing of clocks in a move promoted by supporters advocating brighter afternoons and more economic activity. The Senate approved the measure, called the Sunshine Protection […] todayMarch 17, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd It’s Getting Hot In Here: July 2021 was Earth’s Warmest Month in Recorded History July 2021 was Earth’s hottest July since global record-keeping began in 1880, 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.67°F) above the 20th-century average, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reported. Since July is also the hottest month of the seasonal cycle, that meant that July 2021 was “more likely than not the warmest month on record for the globe since 1880,” NOAA said. July 2021 was just 0.01 degree Celsius hotter than July of […] todayMarch 16, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd The 2021 February Snowpocalypse in Texas was part of the second-costliest winter weather disaster in world history In 2021, a disastrous winter weather onslaught over the central U.S. brought heavy snow, freezing rain, and severe cold to Texas and surrounding states February 12-20, killing 246 people and causing $23 billion in damage. Dubbed the Texas "Snowpocalypse," when all was said and done, the storm turned out to be the most expensive winter weather disaster in U.S. history (previous record: $10.1 billion in 2021 dollars from the 1993 […] todayMarch 15, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd What causes a Storm to become a Bomb Cyclone? A "bomb cyclone" hit the Northeastern U.S. over the weekend, and it left a lot of weather nerds scrambling to enter "what causes a Bomb Cyclone" into their search engines. This weather nerd is one of them. To put it simply, a bomb cyclone, which occurs through the process known as bombogenesis, is basically a winter hurricane. It "occurs when a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in atmospheric […] todayMarch 14, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd What is a Solar Cycle, the Maunder Minimum, and Global Temps in 2022 According to NASA, our Sun is a huge ball of electrically-charged hot gas. This charged gas moves, generating a powerful magnetic field. The Sun's magnetic field goes through a cycle, called the solar cycle, which lasts 11 years. Every 11 years or so, the Sun's magnetic field completely flips. This means that the Sun's north and south poles switch places. Then it takes about another 11 years for the Sun’s […] todayMarch 10, 2022
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