Tornado Quest Top Science Links For January 14 – 21, 2023 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #drought #astronomy

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Greetings everyone! I hope everyone’s new year is getting off to a good start. This week, we’ll continue our winter weather safety information. There are many interesting science links to check out including a link on a January tornado outbreak, so let’s get started.

Here’s an interesting concept. A nuclear rocket that is designed to travel from Earth to Mars in a mere 45 days.
That sneaky dust that does little good. “Increased atmospheric dust is masking greenhouse gases’ warming effect.“
Without a doubt, this is applicable around the world regardless of the disaster. “Spate of natural disasters takes a toll on Australians’ mental health, survey finds.“
Some startling images here that are a stark reminder of the year past in disasters and climate change. “2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters.”
As we note the halfway mark of meteorological winter, here’s a good read for the general public on how recent southern states tornadoes and the pummeling CA is taking are connected.
In case you missed it, this is a review of the USA climate in 2022 from NOAA. Not only was drought a major factor across much of the lower 48, but eighteen billion dollar natural disasters took place.

Here is the latest update on the USA Drought Monitor. Recent precipitation has brought some improvements even to California in the wake of several significant storm systems. East of the Mississippi river, conditions have improved significantly while parts of the central and southern plains still have extreme or exceptional drought conditions.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

Infographic courtesy NWS Mobile, Alabama

That’s a wrap for this post! Thanks to everyone for stopping by. A big ‘Thank You’ to all of you who pay this website a visit! Whether you’re with family, friends, or alone, I wish all of you the absolute best during this holiday season and for all of us, a very healthy and happy 2023!

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-Podcast for January 14 – 20, 2023

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Tornado Quest Top Science Links For January 7 – 14, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to impress us with new discoveries on an almost weekly basis. This fascinating read is on spiral galaxies that formed approximately eleven billion years ago.
An interesting perspective on the rise in USA carbon emissions in 2022 and why, at least according to this account, that’s not a dire prediction for 2023.
Some encouraging news that you may have already heard about, but it’s worth looking over again. “Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds.“
In many areas, this has come at a high price. “Dramatic spike in rain has helped counter California’s extreme drought, data reveals.”
The biggest short term challenge? Our seas dominate global weather patterns. “Oceans were the hottest ever recorded in 2022, analysis shows.”
At the most recent meeting of the American Meteorological Society, a climate report presented details on how climate change is making storms, heat waves, and droughts more intense.
On 12 January 2023, a significant severe weather event took place in several southeastern USA states. Along with the severe thunderstorms were numerous tornadoes that resulted in a considerable amount of damage and at least nine fatalities. Here’s a concise overview of the event and the atmospheric ingredients necessary for a winter severe weather episode.
Here’s a look back at the USA climate in 2022 from NOAA. Not only was drought a major factor, but eighteen billion dollar natural disasters took place.

Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Recent precipitation has brought some improvements even to California which has been pummeled in recent days with several significant storm systems. East of the Mississippi, conditions have improved significantly while the plains still hold fast to extreme or exceptional drought conditions.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-Podcast for January 7 – 14, 2023

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Please note: queries regarding marketing, promotions, sales schemes, prizes, or papers/research that have not been under & approved by scientific peer review will not be accepted.

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 31, 2022 – January 7, 2023

Happy New Year to one and all! It’s the start of a new year and new beginnings. Nature never takes a break as we have seen with recent cold weather outbreaks, snowfall, floods, and even severe weather across portions of North America. This week, we’ll continue our winter weather safety information. There are many interesting science links to check out, so let’s get started.

The more we study the weather on Mars, the more spectacular we realize this amazing planet is.
This is a fantastic, novel idea! “The Unlikely Solution to Microplastic Pollution: Magnets?“
If you ever have to shovel snow, there are several tips that we all should be mindful of in order to do it safely.
What a flight this must be. “Storm-Chasing Seabirds Ride Out Hurricanes from Inside.”
Newly released research. “Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds.”
Our warming climate is not only increasing the number of tropical cyclones, but their intensity.
A swing in Australia from three years of La Niña to hot and dry El Niño in 2023 would be quite a tough climate extreme to endure.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Recent precipitation has brought some improvements even to California which has been pummeled in recent days with several significant storm systems. East of the Mississippi, conditions have improved significantly while the plains still hold fast to extreme or exceptional drought conditions.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro Podcast for 31 Dec 2022 – 7 Jan 2023

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Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 24 – 31, 2022 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #environment #wintersafety #renewables #renewableenergy #astronomy

Happy New Year everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you doing well during this holiday season as we begin a new year. Winter has hit North America hard in the past few days. This week, we’ll continue until further notice with our winter weather safety information. There are several other interesting science links to check out, so let’s get started.

Let’s start with a list of nine science stories that will foster some encouragement on our future.
While on the topic of good news, here’s some very encouraging news on how the fantastic increase in the use of renewable energy has taken a small edge off the rise in greenhouse gasses.
As 2022 comes to an end, here’s a look at scientific advancements we need to watch for in 2023.
With a warming planet, won’t winter storms and blizzards become less common? No, they won’t. Here’s a good read on the reasons why.
This goes for weather as well. “The Universe Doesn’t Care That We Have Holidays.”
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Recent precipitation has brought some improvements. Still, dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-Podcast for December 24 – 31, 2022

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Please note: queries regarding marketing, promotions, sales schemes, prizes, or papers/research that have not been under & approved by scientific peer review will not be accepted.

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 17 – 24, 2022 #science #weather #climate #drought #winter #wintersafety #windchill #health #publichealth

Happy holidays everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you doing well during this holiday season regardless of what holidays you celebrate. This weeks post will be a short one due to the holidays. Across a large part of North America, a blast of Siberian air has brought freezing temperatures all the way to the Gulf Coast, subzero temperatures across much of the plains and midwest, and travel delays for millions. Therefore, I’ll continue with winter weather safety information that you’ll find helpful.

Significant chances are possible by the end of the century for most Antarctic animals and plants…and the news isn’t good.
Yes, they work, and work very well. I wore them for years as part of a former vocation. It would behoove all of us to keep in mind how well they protect us, especially at this time of year.
As 2022 comes to an end, here’s a look at scientific advancements we need to watch for in 2023.
This is a fascinating look at the winter solstice and the history of this mark in the change of the astronomical seasons.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Recent precipitation has brought some improvements. Still, dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest micro-podcast for December 17 – 24, 2022

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Please note: queries regarding marketing, promotions, sales schemes, prizes, or papers/research that have not been under & approved by scientific peer review will not be accepted.

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 10 – 17, 2022 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #astronomy #drought #winter

Greetings everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you doing well during this holiday season. There are several interesting reads to go over and we’ll continue with winter weather safety information…so let’s get started.

Do you think you’ve been “shadowbanned” on Twitter? Here’s how to find out. Keeping your distance from misinformation, disinformation, etc. will help.
In a very short period of time during 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope became a revolutionary watershed achievement in astronomy.
This is an amazing list of some of the top weather photographs from 2022 according to New Scientist.
This is the the equivalent of, “more than 3 million plastic bottles falling from the sky.” “Microplastic pollution swirling in city air: Millions of plastic bottles per year.”
NOAA has a new weather satellite and the images are nothing short of spectacular.
Another new satellite that was launched on 16 December 2022 called the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will measure the water on our planet.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. In spite of minor improvements, dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics have tips on dressing for the cold and five things to keep in mind during the coldest months of the year.

That’s a wrap for this post! Thanks to everyone for stopping by. A big ‘Thank You’ to all of you who pay this website a visit and my followers in social media. If you’re on Twitter, Tumblr, Mastodon, Instagram, or Facebook, let’s connect!

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-Podcast for December 10 – 17, 2022

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Please note: queries regarding marketing, promotions, sales schemes, prizes, or papers/research that have not been under & approved by scientific peer review will not be accepted.

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 3 – 10, 2022

Greetings everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you well. Along with several interesting reads, let’s continue with winter weather safety information this week…so let’s get started.

If you’ve ever wondered where on Earth does the sun rise first, here’s a good read to help you find out.
Here’s yet another spectacular image from the Orion space capsule.
Here are ten thought provoking images of nature in crisis.
Using air conditioning in a stadium is possible, but considering the consequences, is it sustainable?
This is a goal that may not be reached in time. “COP15 target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is ‘unrealistic.’”
Thought provoking read. “Why knowing your neighbors could save you in the next climate disaster.” Across the USA, communities are relying on mutual aid as a safeguard against extreme weather.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. In spite of minor improvements, dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s an excellent website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA and the National Weather Service will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics below will also help you prepare an emergency kit and advise discretion when encountering questionable weather information/forecasts/hyperbole while visiting websites and using social media. Forecasting winter weather is one of the most daunting challenges that even the most seasoned meteorologist will face. With that in mind, it would behoove us all to stay flexible and prepare to change plans at short notice if the forecast changes.

Infographic courtesy FEMA/Ready.gov/Red Cross

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest micro-podcast for December 3 – 10, 2022

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Tornado Quest Top Science Links For November 26 – December 3, 2022

Greetings everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you well. With the first day of December, meteorological winter has arrived in the northern hemisphere and summer is starting south of the equator. This week, I’ll continue winter weather safety information with helpful tips on understanding winter weather forecasts and preparing an emergency kit that will be useful in any winter storm or severe weather scenario. There are many other essential science reads this week, so let’s get started.

Let’s start with some very good news. By the end of 2022, USA renewable energy sources will surpass nuclear and coal in the percentage of energy created!
Take a look at these spectacular images from the new James Webb Space Telescope.
This is a new and very important study on how living in areas with high amounts of air pollution is likely to result in a myriad of long term health conditions. The number of participants were not small. This study involved more than 364,000 participants.
Here are several amazing ice formations to be on the lookout for this winter. In just the right winter weather conditions, nature can make some incredible artistic ice sculptures.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s your one stop website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics below will also help you prepare an emergency kit and advise discretion when encountering questionable weather information/forecasts/hyperbole while visiting websites and using social media. Furthermore, forecasting winter weather is one of the most daunting challenges that even the most seasoned meteorologist will face. With that in mind, it would behoove us all to stay flexible and prepare to change plans at short notice.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-Podcast for November 26 – December 3 2022

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Tornado Quest Top Science Links For November 19 – 26, 2022

Greetings everyone! I hope this week’s post finds all of you well. If you celebrated the American thanksgiving holiday, I hope it was a pleasant day for all. Winter is making its presence known across much of North America. A recent record breaking snowstorm in New York state is one example. Therefore, I’ll continue posting winter weather safety information this week with helpful tips on understanding winter weather forecasts and preparing an emergency kit that will be useful in any winter storm or severe weather scenario. There are many essential science reads this week including important information on the conclusion of the COP27 climate summit, so let’s get started.

NASA’s Orion capsule has just started an amazing adventure and a new chapter in space exploration. Here’s a look at its close swing by our planet’s moon.
The COP27 climate summit has come to a conclusion. Here’s a concise summary of the good and not so good results.
No doubt, this was the topic of conversation around many dinner tables during the American Thanksgiving holiday with not a little consternation in the air. Fortunately, for those that deny sound science, there are ways to understand their behavior and, perhaps, encourage them to understand the basis behind established facts and data.
There are many variables and metrics to consider when evaluating climate change and extreme weather events. Aerosols are one variable that we can’t afford to leave out due to the major role they play in air quality and regional extreme weather events.
According to a Stockholm University study, much of continental Europe is, on average, warming at twice the rate of the rest of the Earth.
As Europe goes, so goes the UK with a ‘second spring’ now becoming common with plants that normally would be dormant this time of year now springing back to life.
If the plant is warming, it would make sense that snowfalls would decrease in amounts and intensity. In fact, the opposite is true.
Here is this week’s update on the USA Drought Monitor. Dry or drought conditions continue to persist across much of the contiguous USA with moderate to severe drought spreading from the Great Lakes region to the deep south.

Across the Northern Hemisphere, winter is setting in. If you’re looking for winter weather preparedness and safety information, here’s your one stop website for everything you need to know for before and after the storm. This all inclusive website from NOAA will help you prepare for the storm and tell you how to stay safe afterwards. The infographics below will also help you prepare an emergency kit and advise discretion when encountering questionable weather information/forecasts/hyperbole while visiting websites and using social media. Furthermore, forecasting winter weather is one of the most daunting challenges that even the most seasoned meteorologist will face. With that in mind, it would behoove us all to stay flexible and prepare to change plans at short notice.

WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY

See you next Saturday!

Tornado Quest Micro-podcast for November 19 – 26 2022

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The Social Media Conundrum: Version 2022…And Beyond

It’s no secret that social media is in quite a tizzy as of late with special attention on Twitter. Depending on the source, you’ll get vacillating views on the future of one of the most popular platforms of this landscape.

You’ll find articles like this one.

Then read another with this viewpoint.

And somewhere else, you’ll find a finger pointing at you.

And then there’s this article which appeared on the morning of 21 November 2022.

A wide spectrum of opinions that are obviously informed, but no clear directions as to what steps to take. It’s not as if we’re dealing with nature or weather forecasting where we, as humans, are at the whims of the laws of physics and the forces of the natural world. In social media, we vote and exert our control with app downloads, posts, new accounts, et al.

As I’ve stated before, I’m taking a wait-and-see stance regarding Twitter. The proclamations of an imminent demise are too histrionic for my taste. In the same regard, overly optimistic views are perhaps giving certain powerful individuals too much credit far too early in this ‘game.’ Neither do I blame the users, but we often become our own worst enemies when the road gets bumpy & our limbic system suddenly overrides our rational cortex. In the meantime, I’ve enjoyed having a blog on Tumblr since 2009 and have thoroughly enjoyed the community there. I highly recommend it! My presence there is strictly apolitical and exists as a diversion from the daily grind. It’s the music that soothes the savage beast. I feel somewhat the same for my Instagram account which I’ve not fully delved into as of late. I post once a week on Facebook, but from listening to the experiences of others, have found it will not meet my needs on a daily basis however, in the weeks to come, I’ll be expanding my involvement in Instagram and Facebook. Links to all of these, including Twitter, can be found at the icons below. I’m far from giving up on Twitter because I feel that WE are the foundation for it’s success and it’s fate is in the hands of the users, not a handful of persons who exist in ivory towers. These are simply my own subjective opinions, but they are what work for me. I hope that all of you out there find your own beneficial solutions in this time of ‘technical Twilight Zone.’ It certainly brings to mind the old saying of ‘may you live in interesting times.’ We certainly do.

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