– Lush green landscapes in New Zealand’s North Island took on a browner hue in summer 2013, as the area contended with one of the worst droughts in decades.
Clouds off the California Coast
– Acquired April 14, 2013, this image shows a wake stretching more than 1,000 kilometers over the Pacific Ocean.
Superstorm Sandy shook the U. S., literally
Originally Published by ScienceDaily – When superstorm Sandy turned and took aim at New York City and Long Island last October, ocean waves hitting each other and the shore rattled the seafloor and much of the United States – shaking detected by seismometers across the country, researchers found.
Severe Thunderstorms and Climate Change
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – Will a warming climate alter the atmosphere and make severe thunderstorms more likely? Scientists are using climate models to investigate.
Why our turbulent weather is getting even harder to predict
Originally Published by The Guardian – The cold snap, fingers crossed, is about to end. But extreme weather – snow, floods and drought – is the new norm.
Warm Arctic, Chilly Mid-Latitudes
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – In March 2013, the same meteorological phenomenon brought warm weather to the Arctic and cool air spilling into the North America, Europe, and Asia.
Officially spring, but feels like winter for many in U.S.
Originally Published by EarthSky – If you like warm weather in the eastern U.S., then you won’t like the forecast for the upcoming week. Below average temperatures will be the norm!
Storms Come in Many Forms
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – There are lots of ways to categorize storms, but research meteorologists have a simple way of dividing them: thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and extra-tropical cyclones.
February Blizzard Strikes U.S. Northeast
– This time-lapse animation shows the merging of two storm fronts into a potent, hurricane-force blizzard in February 2013.
Visualizing The Damage From Superstorm Sandy
Originally Published by co.Exist – Three months later, this powerful infographic shows just how much destruction the storm brought, in graphics and pictures.