The monsoon trough is over Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and northwest Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning. The monsoon trough is active and lies south of its normal position. The monsoon trough continues to be active in this forecast period. A low pressure area is... Read More
Days after the recent mishap at Kozhikode on August 7, where an Air India Express flight from Dubai was involved in a runway skid, the debate over the cause has continued. Returning from Dubai under the 'Vande Bharat' mission with Read More
Northern California was alerted to a rare tornado warning unlike any other by the National Weather Service — a fire tornado. Sure enough, a fiery tornado was spotted shortly after the warning on Saturday near the Nevada border, where a large wildfire, winds and extreme temperatures combined to create a dangerous Read More
The ridge in the jet stream actually turned out a bit stronger and a tad farther west over the weekend, helping to push temperatures to record levels back to the coast. San Francisco reached a high of 99 degrees on Friday, with Monterey reaching 101 degrees. Both temperatures were record highs for not just the day, but the month of August as well. In Seattle, temperatures soared to a high of 98 degrees on Sunday, which was the highest temperature recorded in the city since the summer of 2009. And of course, the headliner of the weekend was the high temperature of 130 degrees in Death Valley, which was the hottest temperature recorded at the site since 1913. It also broke the August ... Read More
Earth's tropical regions, which are generally characterized by high average temperatures and heavy rainfall, are expanding poleward, according to a new study published in the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) journal of Geophysical Research. However, the leading edges of these tropical climate zones are typically hot and dry. These leading edges of the tropical climate zones have expanded over the past 15 years, with the greatest advancement occurring in the Southern Hemisphere, according Read More
he best meteor shower of the year occurs tonight! Grab a seat outside after sunset to watch the show! The peak of the shower is the night of Aug. 11 into Aug. 12 (Tuesday night into Wednesday morning). It will produce up to 100 meteors per hour on the peak night. The 2020 version of the Perseid meteor shower will be slightly obscured by a bright moon. The moonlight will make it hard to see the faint meteors. However, the Perseids are known for very bright meteors! Check out some of my shots from last year's show. Read More
