Cristobal forms. Caribbean wave aiming south?
The storm off the Carolinas has strengthened Tropical Storm Cristobal this afternoon, becoming the season's third named storm. Cristobal shouldn't pose a significant threat to land as it grazes the coasts of South and North Carolina during the next few...
Carolina depression; Caribbean wave still worth watching
The National Hurricane Center upgraded a system off South Carolina last night into a tropical depression, the third of the season, and the system will likely become the season's third tropical storm later today. The system may prove more a...
Houston's Top Five science benefactors: No. 4
Energy magnates often have scads of money, and the Houston region's scientific community has unquestionably benefited from their largesse. I thought it would be fun to create a Top 5 list of most important benefactors to science and medicine in...
T.S. Cristobal not formed yet, but don't look now...
The area of low pressure we first discussed Monday, which has now moved into the Central Caribbean Sea, again looks like it might become a tropical depression today. The system has become better organized over night, and would become Tropical...
An inspiring view of the Earth and Moon
Far from fading away after completing the Deep Impact mission, a NASA spacecraft now called EPOXI has turned its cameras back toward Earth. And, as part of its new mission, the spacecraft has captured the stunning collection of images displayed...
Houston's Top Five science benefactors: No. 5
Energy magnates often have scads of money, and the Houston region's scientific community has unquestionably benefited from their largesse. I thought it would be fun to create a Top 5 list of most important benefactors to science and medicine in...
Wanted: Your views on global warming
Here's your chance to sound off on global warming, be you a believer, skeptic or undecided on the whole issue. The survey will cost you nothing, is ad-free and will help me better understand my readers. You can also tell...
Behold: The urban heat island effect
Clear skies and a cool front's passage allowed MODIS to recently capture the urban heat island effect in action. The following image, provided by the CIMSS Satellite Blog, shows dramatic differences in temperature between Chicago and the surrounding countryside on...
If it hurts when you pee, blame carbon?
A new research article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that climate change will cause a dramatic increase in the prevalence of U.S. kidney stone disease. I now quote from a highly esteemed science writer who wrote...
T.S. Cristobal to form today?
It appears likely that Tropical Storm Cristobal may form today or tomorrow over the central Atlantic, where satellite imagery shows a developing system. Should it develop as expected, the system may bear watching because both the GFDL and the HWRF...
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