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- U.S. Heat Waves: Dessler Continues to Step In It Wed, 29 Jun 22, 6:59amAtmospheric scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University created a stir online at Twitter last year when he decided that a graph published by the EPA, and cited by Bjorn…
- Participate in the SurfaceStations Project – Version 2 Sun, 8 May 22, 8:22amAs many longtime readers of WUWT, what brought this website to fame was the original surfacestations project done in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The exposure of the shoddy state of…
- The U.S. Could Have Wildfire Smoke Radar Tue, 12 Oct 21, 4:00pmImagine the ability to determine the three-dimensional distribution of wildfire smoke across the United States in real-time.
- U.S. Navy Weather and Ocean Prediction: A Conversation with Rear Admiral John Okon Wed, 5 Aug 20, 11:00pmThe U.S. Navy plays a huge role in global environmental monitoring and prediction, ranging from taking observations in the world's oceans and monitoring Arctic sea ice, to running highly sophisticated numerical models of...
- National Weather Service claims 2019 flooding could cause record-breaking damage Wed, 27 Mar 19, 3:30amThe historic flooding that has been devastating the Midwest may be just the beginning of an ongoing trend. Last week, the National Weather Service released the flood predictions for 2019, and it does not look good. Toward...
- Lethal extreme heat and wildfires scorch the American southwest Tue, 21 Jun 16, 3:00amThe American southwest is battling extreme temperatures and blazing wildfires. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories - and in some cases excessive heat warnings - in California, Arizona, and New Mexico as temperatures...
- Intensifying hurricane Joaquin may hit the U.S. this weekend, evoking memories of Sandy Fri, 2 Oct 15, 12:13amHurricane Joaquin prepares to slam the Bahamas today, but the storm is intensifying and could still pose a threat to the eastern United States coast within the next few days...
- What’s causing “milky rain” to fall in the Pacific Northwest? Wed, 11 Feb 15, 3:30amScientists may have uncovered the cause of a strange “milky rain” that fell on large parts of Oregon and Eastern Washington state last week. The unusual rainfall left a powdery residue on cars and windows, as well as...
- Scientists may have uncovered the cause of “milky rain” in the Pacific Northwest Wed, 11 Feb 15, 2:08amScientists may have uncovered the cause of a strange “milky rain” that fell on large parts of Oregon and Eastern Washington state last week. The unusual rainfall left a powdery residue on cars and windows, as well as...
- California Declares State of Emergency Due to Severe Drought Tue, 21 Jan 14, 4:30amWhile many parts of the East coast and Midwest are covered in ice and snow, California is suffering from a severe drought and record-breaking high temperatures...
- Coldest Temperatures in 20 Years Strike Midwest and Northeastern US Mon, 6 Jan 14, 10:00pmOver 140 million Americans are bracing this week for the coldest temperatures in nearly 20 years. A “polar vortex” of cold, dense air has the National Weather Service predicting weather 30 to 50 degrees below average...
- New record low set in the coldest city in the continental USA – much of the country headed for a deep freeze Fri, 3 Jan 14, 2:30amAs we begin 2014, it will usher in record cold temperatures. Next week looks quite cold as this forecast for Tuesday shows. Image from Dr. Ryan Maue, WeatherBell International Falls, MN set a new record with -42ºF. RECORD...
- At AGU 2013: Are tornadoes getting stronger? No. Mon, 16 Dec 13, 3:55amThis AGU session asked that question directly and I covered this previously. Now that the video of the entire session is available, I thought it worth revisiting. Of course, the answer is “no”, even when they...
- How Rare was the November Midwest Tornado Outbreak? Wed, 20 Nov 13, 12:21pmBy Paul Homewood A bit of perspective from Accuweather, with the help of SPC’s Greg Carbin and Harold Brooks of NSSL. In the wake of the deadly Midwest tornado outbreak on Sunday, many people are wondering how rare tornadoes...
- NOAA shows that wind farms affect weather radar, and that affects their primary mission of forecasting and safety Fri, 8 Nov 13, 6:00am“Chaotic wind velocities associated with the rotating turbine blades triggers the doppler radar mesocyclone detection algorithm” Note: this essay was written by the National Weather Service Forecast Office is Burlington,...