The slow-moving hurricane is expected to make landfill between Gulfport, Mississippi and Pensacola, Florida late Wednesday morning, if it keeps crawling in its current 2 mph direction. Winds of 100 miles per hour have been recorded by Air Force Reserve aircraft and mobile, Alabama, Doppler radar. More than 150,000 people …
Read More »Two Antarctic glaciers are collapsing and could have major consequences for sea level rise
The Pine Island and Thwaites Glaciers, which sit together on the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica, are among the fastest changing glaciers in the region, accounting for 5% of global sea level. Scientists say glaciers are very sensitive to climate change. A new study published in the Proceedings of the …
Read More »The Hurricane Center monitors 6 systems in hurricanes
Orlando, Fla. – How many systems can the National Hurricane Center track at a time in the tropics? How are you The Hurricane Center on Monday is advising on Hurricane Paulette near Bermuda; Hurricane Sally, centered on the north-central Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Storm Teddy, located above the east-central tropical …
Read More »Some Washington Washington counties may consider a gradual return to personal education
On August 25, 2020 in New York City, a teacher removed student class assignments that had been placed outside his classroom at Young Wing School PS124 from the 2019-2020 school year. Public schools in New York City are scheduled to begin Sept. 10. With new guidelines instead of how they …
Read More »Thwetz Glacier: Antarctica’s enormous glacier is melting fast – and scientists may have discovered why
Findings published in the Cryosphere Journal show that the sea floor is deeper than previously thought. Deeper deeper channels lead to the grounding line, where the ice meets the bed. Ice flows from the vast Thwits Glacier in the Amundsen Sea of West Antarctica, accounting for about%% of global sea-level, …
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