Originally published by EarthSky – Typhoon Soulik is hitting parts of Taiwan today. It’ll continue to push northwest and affect parts of China’s provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang on Saturday.
Typhoon Soulik
Originally published by NASA Earth Observatory – The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of Typhoon Soulik over the western Pacific Ocean on July 9, 2013.
Global Hawks: Unmanned Aircraft in Hurricane Science
NASA’s twin Global Hawk aircraft will fly a pair of instrument payloads as part of a hurricane science mission during the next two years, adding to a successful record in Earth observation.
NASA's 2013 HS3 hurricane mission to delve into Saharan dust
Originally published by Science Daily – NASA’s 2013 Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel or HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL, favors or suppresses the development of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dramatic loss in snowfall for Los Angeles-area mountains predicted
By midcentury, snowfall on Los Angeles–area mountains will be 30 to 40 percent less than it was at the end of the 20th century, according to a new study.
Surging Elbe in Wittenberg
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – Rising waters spilled onto flood plains and into cities across Germany. Central Europe has endured its worst flooding since medieval times.
Flooding in Eastern Germany
– Unseasonably heavy rains produced the highest flood waters since 2002 along the Elbe River.
Colored Rains Often Begin with Dust
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – Saharan storms can send plumes of dust drifting north toward Europe. Precipitation helps pull the particles down, sometimes creating bizarre shades of rain and snow that have attracted attention for millennia.
Tornado and Severe Thunderstorms Strike Oklahoma
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – A supercell thunderstorm system spawned a destructive tornado near Oklahoma City on May 20, 2013.
How Weather Stations Can Be Used to Measure Evaporation
Accurately measuring evaporation is viewed as a challenging problem. But it’s the key to fully understanding the hydrologic cycle. A study by researchers at Columbia Engineering and Boston University analyzes air temperature and humidity measurements acquired from weather stations.