Nebraska Tornadoes

Posted on June 21, 2011 by marcia

Tornadoes strike Nebraska on Monday, incredible video shown

Published on June 20, 2011 10:40 pm PT
– By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist
– Article Editor and Approved – Warren Miller

(TheWeatherSpace.com) — Many tornado reports were given across the plains on Monday afternoon and some of the tornadoes looked to be on the strong side.

Storm chasers caught this amazing tornado (VIDEO HERE) of a tornado near Bradshaw, Nebraska on Monday. This tornado looked to be a strong one.

Implications of Solar Predictions

Posted on June 19, 2011 by marcia

Solar predictions bring heat and light

by Richard Black, Environment Correspondent

The Sun appears to be calming but that does not necessarily mean cooling on Earth

Over the last few years, the politics of climate change have been amply forged in the fires of a changeable Sun.

And the story is here again, in the form of research unveiled this week at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Physics Division in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The solar science, described graphically in a Discover Magazine post – “an east/west river of gas” which “flows under the surface of the Sun” that can’t be seen directly but which is inferred from “sound waves that travel from it to the surface” – is fascinating.

And what it suggests is that the Sun appears set to quieten further over the next solar cycle than it already has – with lower sunspot activity, and perhaps marginally lower energy output.

But as to the implications on Earth – well, for anyone who’s followed this story for a while, they’re very familiar, and the telling of them is laced with equally familiar political overtones.

Chinese Floods Affect Millions

Posted on June 19, 2011 by marcia

China floods: Millions affected by deadly downpours

A driver wades through floodwater after his bus was stranded in a flooded tunnel in Wuhan, Hubei province, 18 June

Buses are stranded in a flooded tunnel in Wuhan in Hubei province

More than two million people are now reported to have been affected by deadly floods in eastern China.

Torrential rain was continuing, leaving large parts of Zhejiang and Hubei provinces under water, state-run news agency Xinhua said.

It said nearly 1,000 businesses were being disrupted and crops destroyed, pushing up food prices.

If You Need Something More to Worry About….

Posted on June 18, 2011 by marcia

Total Destruction of Earth

Credit: null

Okay, so nobody is spending too much time worrying about what to do if the planet is annihilated, but at least one person has seriously pondered whether and when it could happen. From being sucked into a black hole to being blown up by an antimatter reaction, there are scientifically plausible risks of an event that would render this whole list moot. [Learn More]

Satellites Help in Arizona WIldfire

Posted on June 18, 2011 by marcia

Article:

Satellites Help in Battle to Contain Arizona Wildfires

OurAmazingPlanet Staff

Date: 17 June 2011 Time: 12:18 PM ET

This Landsat 5 satellite image of the Wallow North Fire in east central Arizona was taken on June 15, 2011 at 19:54:23 Zulu (3:54 p.m. EDT). This false-colored image uses a 7, 4, 2 band combination and shows the burn scar in red the fire ongoing in really bright red, vegetation is green, smoke is blue and bare ground is tan.
CREDIT: NASA/USGS, Mike Taylor

The raging Wallow Fire that has burned nearly 500,000 acres of Arizona is slowly being contained by firefighters with some helpfrom eyes in the sky.

About 33 percent of the fire is contained, but high winds that can cause wildfires to spread could tax those containment efforts. Emergency managers and responders are using satellite data from a variety of instruments to plan their firefighting containment strategies and mitigation efforts once the fires are out.

Shiveluch Volcano Erupts

Posted on June 17, 2011 by marcia

Explosive Eruption “Likely” At Russian Volcano

By MARK DUNPHY – Fri Jun 17, 5:21 pm

An orbital view of a small eruption of Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Gas and steam vent from the volcano. The peak of the mountain is brown as snow has melted away and replaced with ash. This orbital view was taken by a member of Expedition 14 aboard the International Space Station.

One of Russia’s largest and most active volcanoes erupted Friday sending ash more than 10,000 feet into the air. Officials said a much larger eruption is “likely”.

Shiveluch (also spelled Sheveluch) is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. It has been spewing ash and steam intermittently—with occasional dome collapses, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows, as well—for the past decade.

Bigger Ash Clouds Coming?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by marcia

Ash clouds? You ain’t seen nothing yet

June 13, 2011

The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland upset airline bosses and caused a lot of fuss, but they were trivial by comparison with what could happen next, according to Clive Oppenheimer’s new book.

End of the Delusion – Climategate exposed the fraud But climate hucksters carry on – www.heartland.org

If you thought the Icelandic volcano was bad – think again. According to a new study, the recent ash clouds that grounded aircraft and marooned holiday-makers were “just a taste” of the widespread air pollution, public health problems and agricultural crises that future, bigger eruptions could bring.

These are just a few of the conclusions of what, rather ironically, claims to be a “non-catastrophist” new book by the University of Cambridge volcanologist, Dr. Clive Oppenheimer, entitled Eruptions That Shook The World and published by Cambridge University Press.

Southwest Monsoon Season looks Severe

Posted on June 14, 2011 by marcia

Southwest USA Monsoon Season to yield more severe storms than usual

Published on June 13, 2011 5:10 pm PT
– By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist
– Article Editor and Approved – Warren Miller

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(TheWeatherSpace.com) — It has been a colder than average June across the Southwestern United States and this is leaving me to believe the year will be more severe in terms of the intensity of thunderstorms in the Southwestern United States, from large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

There is a hint of hope that the season will start through Arizona and Mexico by the end of this month as the Four Corner High Pressure system develops, however a persistent trough in the Pacific will keep much of the ridge from fully forming.

Wheat Crops Threatened by Fungus

Posted on June 11, 2011 by marcia

Years of work loom to save world wheat from fungus

Posted 2011/06/09 at 8:07 pm EDT

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 (Reuters) — A devastating wheat fungus is active in 11 countries in Africa and the Middle East, according to scientists striving to develop resistant varieties before the fungus can attack fields around the globe.

A farmer drives a combine to harvest wheat in Zouping county, Shandong province, May 30, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily

Up to 90 percent of the world’s wheat is susceptible to the strain of stem rust, called Ug99, first detected in Uganda in 1999. The oval, brick-red lesions of stem rust sap wheat plants and cut yields by 50 to 70 percent over wide areas and can destroy entire fields

Wallow Fire Spreads to New Mexico

Posted on June 11, 2011 by marcia

Wallow Fire: Firefighters Brace for Winds as Fire Crosses Into New Mexico

PHOTO: Huge AZ Wildfire Spreads, Health Conditions Worsen

Arizona Wildfire 2011

AUTO START: ON | OFF

By CLAYTON SANDELL (@Clayton_Sandell) and LEEZEL TANGLAO

June 11, 2011

Firefighters are bracing for high winds today as they continue to battle anArizona wildfire that has spread over more than 600 square miles as it crossed the border into New Mexico, authorities said.

The Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona is still keeping nearly 10,000 people out of their homes. The blaze started late last month and is 6 percent contained.

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