Hurricane Ian Captured in Stunning Pictures From the International Space Station
Hurricane Ian is pictured above in a stunning photograph that was taken by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS). When this photograph was…
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New NASA Weather Sensors Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian From Space Station
A pair of microwave radiometers gathered data on Hurricane Ian as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Two recently…
Staring Into Hurricane Ian’s Eye: NASA Scientists Are Analyzing the Forces That Made the Storm So Catastrophic
NASA scientists are studying the latest satellite imagery of Hurricane Ian and analyzing the forces that made the storm so catastrophic. As Hurricane Ian headed…
Fuel for Hurricane Ian: Fearsome Power Comes From the Ocean
Warm seas provide fuel for extreme storms, and can then be cooled by them. Even though tropical cyclones are atmospheric phenomena, much of their fearsome…
Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico – Headed Toward the West Coast of Florida
After making landfall in Cuba, the category 3 storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and appeared headed toward the west coast of Florida. On September…
Mediterranean Sea Blasted by Intense Marine Heatwave
Many parts of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures over the summer. However, it wasn’t just the continental mainland that was affected, because the Mediterranean Sea also…
Deadly Super Typhoon Noru Strikes the Philippines
After making landfall in the Polillo Islands and Luzon, the storm strengthened again as it headed toward Vietnam. “Rapid intensification” of a tropical cyclone, according…
2022 Arctic Summer Sea Ice Minimum Extent Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on September 18, 2022, according to satellite observations. This year, the ice cover shrank to an area…
Hurricane Fiona & Typhoon Nanmadol: Powerful Storms Hit Puerto Rico and Japan
Fiona and Nanmadol dropped several feet of rain on the islands on opposite sides of the world. On September 18, 2022, potent tropical cyclones made…
Feeling the Heat in the Extremes: Where To Expect Heat Waves in the United States in the Future
New climate research shows where to expect hot and humid heat waves in the United States in the coming decades. In the summer of 2022,…
Typhoon Muifa Lands Near Shanghai – Near China’s Largest Metropolitan Area and Major Shipping Ports
Typhoon Muifa made landfall twice near China’s largest metropolitan area and several of the world’s major shipping ports on September 14, 2022. First, the typhoon…
Parched Poyang Lake – China’s Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Out
China’s largest freshwater lake drained by prolonged heat and drought. Between the winter and summer seasons, Poyang Lake, in China’s Jiangxi Province, routinely fluctuates in…
Lake Manchar Is Overflowing – Extreme Monsoon Flooding
In the face of extreme monsoon flooding, Pakistan’s largest lake has had several breaches. Lake Manchar, Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake, overflowed in early September 2022…
Typhoon Hinnamnor: First Category 5 Cyclone on Earth in 2022
On August 30, Typhoon Hinnamnor became the first category 5 cyclone on Earth in 2022. For most of 2022, the world’s ocean basins have been…
Which Animals Will Best Survive Climate Change?
A new study investigates which animals will best survive climate change. As the average global temperature increases, extreme weather events like prolonged droughts and heavy…
Scientists Warn of Potential Threat to Heart Health From Extreme Weather
Detrimental associations between cold weather and deaths from heart disease, particularly in poor neighborhoods, have been found in an analysis of nearly 2.3 million Europeans….
Lake Powell Still Shrinking – The Second Largest Reservoir in the US at Lowest Level Ever
The second largest reservoir in the United States now stands at its lowest level since it was filled in the mid-1960s. Lake Powell, the second-largest…
Drought Causes Yangtze – China’s Most Important River – To Dry Up
A record-breaking drought has caused parts of the Yangtze River to dry up – affecting hydropower, shipping routes, limiting drinking water supplies, and even revealing…
