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- Capital Weather Gang
World Water Day: A forceful reminder that the U.S. is running out of fresh water
Water scarcity is rapidly becoming a significant factor in the way of life in the U.S. Without sufficient foresight and resources for sustainable management of fresh water resources, the problem will become critical in just a decade or two.
Earth to narrowly escape collision with asteroid 150 feet wide Friday
Early Friday afternoon, planet Earth will be buzzed by an asteroid some 150 feet wide, identified as 2012 DA14, as it intersects Earth’s orbit just 17,500 miles above our heads.
Can thermal pollution alter weather patterns and climate?
In a paper published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists conclude that heat from energy use in large urban areas can collectively alter the character of the jet stream and other major atmospheric systems.
The killer London smog event of December, 1952
Sixty years ago this month (December), London was enveloped under a toxic mix of dense fog and sooty black smoke for four days. This episode of polluted air is among the deadliest environmental disasters in recorded history.
- Newly discovered small asteroid just misses Earth; next up is much bigger 12/12/12 asteroid
- Opening of NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction: potential game changer in forecasting
- Close asteroid encounter tonight exposes potential hazard
- From tropical disturbance to hurricane: To be or not to be?
- The U.S. Navy FLIP: a radical ship for ocean-atmosphere research
- Are we ready yet for potentially disastrous impacts of space weather?
- Big asteroid to zip by Earth tonight; find the Snowman on asteroid Vesta
- What are these faint dots in a sea of black?
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