Today’s rainfall is bringing the St. Louis area close to an all-time record rainfall year.  The year’s total rainfall is currently (before today) 50.32 inches, which is 20.37 inches over the average amount.  With nearly 3 months to go in…

Sunrise in south Pole

Day and night each in the North and South Poles is about 6 months in the Earth. The Sun never rises over one pole, and never sets over the other for six months.

This photograph of the South…

As the clean-up from Hurricane Ike continues, the extents of damage to the fragile barrier islands of the Texas and Louisiana coasts has become apparent. The National Oceanic and Atmopsheric Administration and the United States Geological Survey have been surveying the…

Wild fires is one of major sources of air pollution. Carbon monoxide generated from burning travels thousands of miles in air, and affects the environments of not only where the fire resides but also in the regions at great distances from the…

 picture of devastation from storm surge from Hurricane Ike

The National Weather Service is increasing its prediction of the height of the storm surge in front of Hurricane Ike to 20-22 feet from Balveston Bay to Port Arthur Texas, 25-30 feet…

 Hi Folks,

Can I monitor wild fire propagation trend in California? If I use satellite data, which wavelength region would be the best? The measured fire temperature is about 1150 K. Is there anyone can help with this? I am going to…

As Hurricane Ike is bearing down on the Texas coast, it is important to remember how powerful these storms can be, and how quickly conditions can change.  The following account of the Galveston Island Hurricane in 1900, which remains as…

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Hurricane Ike is a very dangerous storm- it…

The Atlantic Ocean was queuing up a series of tropical storms in september. After Gustav which had displaced millions in New Oleans, and Hanna drenching the Bahamas, the next storm in the queue, Tropical Storm Ike, made its way westward on…

Weather forecasters predict that September will be a very active month for hurricanes in the Atlantic (and Gulf of Mexico), with conditions prime for the formation of many storms.  Right now there are a remarkable 4 named storms in the…