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 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 Atlantic Hurricane Season was a Wild One, so What’s in Store for 2022? If you thought that there seemed to be a crazy number of hurricanes last year, you weren't imagining things. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season generated an extraordinary twenty-one named storms. That's the third highest on record! Last year brought in seven hurricanes, four major hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 145. Those numbers compare with the averages from 1991 to 2020 for a season of 14.4 named storms, […] todayMarch 1, 2022
insert_link Weather Nerd 2021’s La Nina has stuck around in 2022. How long will it last? La Niña is expected to stick around for at least a little while longer, with the transition back to neutral conditions most likely not taking place until at least later in spring. That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast, which was released late last week. NOAA says there’s an approximately 77% chance that La Niña conditions will linger between March and […] todayFebruary 23, 2022
insert_link Food & Drink It’s National Seafood Bisque Day AND National Seafood Month – Here are some lesser known (and sustainable) varieties to put on your plate October 19th is National Seafood Bisque Day, and October is also National Seafood Month. The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) reports that the United States is recognized as a global leader in sustainable seafood—both wild-caught and farmed. U.S. fishermen and fish farmers operate under some of the most robust and transparent environmental standards in the world. The recipe for sustainable seafood includes strong science, responsive management, and enforced compliance. […] todayOctober 19, 2021
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