With Melissa front and center, it’s obvious that the Atlantic hurricane season is far from over. There’s several weeks left in the season. Now’s the time to prepare for a hurricane this year, or next year. As usual this week, I’ve got your reminder to test your NOAA weather radio, and updated USA drought map, and plenty of thought provoking reading material. Let’s get started.
- Secrets within dust from the far side of the moon could hold some answers as to the origins of water in our solar system.
- Scientists warn that the growing wave of satellite re‑entries could pollute the mesosphere with metals, soot and chemicals, threatening the ozone layer and prompting urgent study.
- Here’s some very encouraging news on the renewable energy front. The USA’s largest offshore wind farm will be operational in a matter of months.
- Human behavior, specifically anger, has always been affected by hot weather. This interesting read lets us in on a secret. Human’s aren’t the only species whose tempers flare during hot weather.
- The U.S. home insurance market is in crisis as climate‑driven disasters outpace outdated risk models, driving soaring premiums that destabilize housing markets and threaten community viability.
- Climate change is dramatically amplifying the size, frequency and devastation of wildfires worldwide. This affects 100 million people, and is prompting urgent calls for rapid emissions cuts and better fire‑management strategies.
- Earth’s overall reflectivity (albedo) is declining, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, which may amplify regional warming and disrupt global weather patterns.
- An informative read on how our warming climate made the Los Angeles fires earlier in 2025 worse and more likely to happen.
- The Arctic Ocean played a major role in greenhouse gasses in the past, and the past may be replayed again.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
Complacency kills. Mother Nature doesn’t check your calendar. Prepare early, stay vigilant, and protect what matters most.
NOAA’s updated 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook still predicts 13-18 named storms, including 5-9 hurricanes and 2-5 major hurricanes, with a 50% chance of above-normal activity. We’ve still many weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season to go. It only takes one land-falling storm to make for devastating, and deadly, season.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS FROM NOAA
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS FROM RED CROSS
AMERICAN RED CROSS EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD
PREPARE YOUR PETS FOR DISASTERS
HOW TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY KIT – INFORMATION COURTESY READY.GOV
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE
NOAA WEATHER RADIO
Here’s your weekly reminder to check your NOAA weather radio’s operation and its batteries. NOAA has a comprehensive page on NOAA weather radio…a feature of the National weather Service in the USA that has saved countless lives.
US DROUGHT MONITOR
Here’s this week’s update on the US Drought Monitor. Over the past month, heavy rains fell across scattered regions of the Lower 48 while many western and central areas stayed dry, leading to modest nationwide drought relief. Abnormally dry conditions dropped from 74 % to 72 % of the country and severe drought (D2‑D4) fell from 23 % to 21 %.. The latest fire weather outlooks can be found at the Storm Prediction Center website where they are updated daily.
CITIZEN SCIENCE
Citizen science lets everyday people actively shape real research by sharing observations and data. Join now to make a tangible impact, discover new insights, and become part of a global community driving scientific breakthroughs!
- The CoCoRaHS project invites weather enthusiasts to become citizen scientists by submitting daily precipitation reports that support forecasting and climate research even on dry days.
- Another path into becoming a citizen scientist is using the free mPING app! Your weather reports go directly to the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK!
That’s a wrap for this week! Thanks for stopping by! See you next Saturday!
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