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2019 Temperatures

From NASA:

It was the second warmest year for the planet on record.

What does that mean for now & later?

Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2019

Earth experienced volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and melting glaciers. From space, NASA saw a surge in Amazon rainforest wildfires as well as a total solar eclipse in the South Pacific. 

Cape Cod Tornadoes

There have only been a few on the Cape since 1950.

Yesterday's tornadoes (and straight line winds) left a mess in Harwich and Yarmouth.

Rain Washing Midwest Vegetable Farmers' Season Away

Crops and livelihoods are in trouble in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin

Can't Imagine the Scope of Last Summer's California Fires?

Enter your zip code to see of how much around you would be burn with the same fire size in northern California in August.

May's Weather -> Jet Steam -> Warming Arctic?

1)  It's at the very least possible, and we have to deal with it in some unappetizing ways.

2)  Scientists Spend a Year Trapped in Sea Ice to Study It & What It Means for Our Planet

"Who Knew?"

How Weather Apps Dismiss Dangerous Weather

This is one reason why we need people to deliver forecasts.  It's all about communication. 

No Mosquitoes at Disney World?

I had no idea.  I guess those folks really do think of just about everything. 

Weather Model Improvements

1) The GFS gets a makeover

2) Increased GRAF resolution

The Tomb of the Unknowns

The Honor Guard, who guard the Tomb of the Unknowns, are ever undeterred by weather.

Women in NOAA

The satellite photos you see come from NOAA/NESDIS, the men and women there work very hard to bring them to you.

Girls are just as good as boys. Keep on that math and science.

New Science Explains Why Tornadoes Are So Hard to Forecast

From the WSJ (may need a subscription)

Winter Tidbits from Around the World

Ice, wind and lightning: How Mount Washington's weather watchers survive

"We're one of the most dangerous small mountains in the world."  -Tom Padham, Mount Washington weather observer

Niagara Falls "Freezes Over"

The Falls don't actually totally freeze over, but some cool stuff here to see just the same.

No Sun Until January 23rd

This town in northern Alaska doesn't see the sun for 2 months a year. 

Inside the Coldest City

It snows 270 days a year.  

Average annual temperature: 14°.