Research!… This cold night? 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026 It's late winter verging on spring, so that means random swings in the weather as the climate system tries to roll over and balance the changing amount of energy received…
Remote Sensing… Snow or clouds? 1 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 You can see snow on the ground across the Southeastern coast from the nor'easter ... click to embiggen. But how can you tell clouds from snow? By combining visual and…
Research!… About those temperature readings (Sun 25 Jan) 25 Jan 202625 Jan 2026 A lot of people have noticed that the temperatures reported on their app are way off. For example, right now (just after 2pm) the Apple iphone app says it is…
Politics… Burning down the house to kill a mouse 29 Dec 202529 Dec 2025 The Trump administration is apparently going to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This is potentially a catastrophe for meteorological research and education in the US. I don't…
Geophysics… Beyond the burning skies: What causes Geomagnetic storms (12 Nov 25) 12 Nov 202512 Nov 2025 A mass of energetic particles ejected from the Sun arrived at earth last night, causing auroras visible as far south as North Georgia and reports even in the Savannah/Charleston area.…
Politics… Was Melissa made worse by climate change? 30 Oct 202531 Oct 2025 I'm seeing links to the blog from "news" articles with titles like "Scientists blame climate change for Hurricane Melissa: Catastrophic storm was made 4 times more likely by climate change."…
Research!… About the TPC “cone” 28 Sep 202528 Sep 2025 One of the most misunderstood and misused products created by the National Hurricane Center is the probability cone, or cone of uncertainty or, as I call it, the cone of…
Remote Sensing… Nongfa makes landfall in Vietnam; Coastal GA/SC rain; ZOMG WHAT IS THAT? 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Tropical Storm Nongfa is making landfall in Vietnam this morning. Ordinarily wouldn't be too big of a deal, but this is the same area hit a few days ago with…
Politics… DMSP, America, and Science 30 Jun 20251 Jul 2025 Update: Got a note from the NASA PPS (Global Precipitation Program) manager this morning (1 July): It was announced on Monday, June 30, that NASA requested and it was agreed…
MilSpace… Ship Watching (7 March 25) 7 Mar 20257 Mar 2025 A lot of you may not know this blog started as "satblog" about 25 years ago, and was almost entirely devoted to satellite remote sensing. During the invasion of Iraq…
