Is This Strange Summer Phenomenon Becoming More Common? Each summer high-north residents are treated to noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds, such as these pictured above Riga, Latvia, earlier this month—among the first observed this year. Too thin and wispy to be seen during the day, noctilucent clouds are high enough that the sun‘s steeply raked post-sunset [...]
Photograph by Paul Nicklen The Planet Is Heating Up—and Fast Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It’s becoming clear that humans have caused most of the past century’s warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives. Called greenhouse gases, [...]
send image as card my cart AURORAS IN THE USA–NOW! Northern Lights have spilled across the Canadian border into the contiguous USA. Observers report auroras as far south as Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Maryland, New York, and Ohio. The display was caused by the CME impact described below. Aurora alerts: text, voice. CME IMPACT: A [...]
Stars and Constellations For the first time of the season, there was a clear sky in the Northern village of Ivujivik (the highest point in Quebec). They were very bright, dense and colorful! Sylvain Serre, Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada Sep. 3, 2011/ via Spaceweather.com
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A hole-punch cloud that was spotted over Antarctica in December 2009. Photograph courtesy Eric Zrubek and Michael Carmody Dave Mosher for National Geographic News Published June 30, 2011 Mysterious holes in clouds made by aircraft may owe their huge sizes to a little bit of heat, a new study suggests. For decades people have seen [...]
Posted By Kate Jade-AppleGate From 12:00 PM EDT, Tue., Jul 12, 2011 until 9:00 PM EDT, Tue., Jul 12, 2011 Issued by The National Weather Service New York City, NY Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 4:08 AM E Prepare for Extreme Heat … HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS [...]
