Blogs about Atmospheric science

What will affect the earth’s temperature the most in the next 10 years?Aerosols“Aerosols” is a fancy name for “tiny particles in the air”. Aerosols are the most potent climate lever in the world, because they …

And now for something completely non clam-related…a speculative essay about LOTR as an environmental allegory, drawing on my posts to social media last week that clearly struck a nerve. I’m the first to admit that …

Coronet Peak, where Zoe Gapper (Member 44,230) spotted this corona optical effect, is a 1,650-metre (5,410-foot) mountain overlooking Queenstown, New Zealand. Its name likely comes from the shape of the rocks at its summit that …

The title of this post might seem like a truism, but for about a decade some people have claimed the opposite, and many people have spent much time and effort trying to understand why. Much …

Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power gridsThe reconstruction of the power grid in the areas of Appalachia where it was wrecked by Helene will ultimately offer a chance for …

Today marks the 866th consecutive day that the rolling 365-day mean has been above 12C, a level that is nearly a degree above the average annual mean temperature for this region. The next longest period, …

It's October, and that means it's inversion season in Washington.Tuesday's 5 a.m. sounding, a vertical snapshot of the atmosphere measured by a weather balloon launched by the National Weather Service, shows a stout inversion above …

A September Yo-Yo in SoCal; Record hot to cool to hot again September was a bit of a roller coaster month in California (especially SoCal). In the southern half of the state, a record-breaking early …