While the start of 2012 saw a number of deadly tornado outbreaks that seemed to portend a disastrous year to come, the number of tornadoes recorded since then has fallen to record low levels. Data from the Storm Prediction Center today shows the tornado count for the year is 400 twisters below average. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
With an unusually warm summer and very dry conditions Mother Nature has moved up the timetable to view Colorado’s natural autumn gold. This weekend will be the prime time to take a drive to view the changing foliage in the high country. Find out some of the best places in the mountains to view the changing leaves.
Providing a voice of reason to the sometimes hysterical ravings of climate change alarmists, the scientific journal Nature cautions today that connecting global warming to disasters is not so easy. The jury is in fact still out on whether extreme weather events can be attributed to anthropogenic global warming, despite what some may say. As Nature points out, there is no empirical evidence that stands up to scrutiny and claims to the contrary only look foolish. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com.
Scientists announced yesterday that Arctic sea ice had completed its summer melt and in the end reached the lowest extent since satellite measurements began. At the other end of the globe Antarctica was seeing the exact opposite as the ice at the South Pole grows to record levels. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com. Be sure to check out the video of the early August storm that tore the Arctic ice to shreds.
Prince William and Kate Middleton continued a tour of the Pacific with a visit to the tiny island nation of Tuvalu yesterday. For more than a decade the so-called ‘sinking island’ has been held up as an example of the dangers of manmade climate change yet the duke and duchess cannot see the effects because there are none. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) launched its latest polar orbiting satellite yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Metop-B spacecraft carries with it a host of instruments that will help feed models that forecast the weather and climate. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and find out what it means for you.
While North America has dealt with a deadly and devastating wildfire season, Australia as well has seen many bushfires rage across its wild lands. One fire in recent days burning near Alice Springs spawned a rare fire tornado that whirled through the Outback for 40 minutes. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and check out the amazing video.
The most powerful tropical storm on the globe thus far this year is gaining strength and has its sights set on South Korea or Japan. Super Typhoon Sanba has achieved Category 5 strength with the potential to cause catastrophic damage. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including the latest forecast tracks and satellite imagery.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that the record holder for the hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet had been changed. A record dating back to 1922 in El Azizia, Libya was deemed invalid and thus the honor now falls on a temperature recorded in Death Valley, California in 1913. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and find out why the ‘honor’ was taken away from Libya.
A record number of 90 degree days and a distinct lack of precipitation marked Denver’s summer months but Mother Nature finally delivered some relief. The recent storm system brought much-needed precipitation and cooler temperatures to northeastern Colorado. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and check out the amazing pictures of snow on Pikes Peak.
