Weather and Oceanographic News

25/08/2017

Category 3 hurricane Harvey - Coastal Watches/Warnings and Forecast Cone for Storm Center. Credit: NOAA

25/08/2017

Typhoon Hato leaves deadly trail in Macau, south China https://www.rt.com/in-vision/400774-typhoon-hato-china-macau/

24/08/2017

Evacuations in Texas as category 3 hurricane Harvey nears landfall. https://www.rt.com/usa/400810-category-3-hurricane-harvey-texas-evacuations/

Texans are evacuating or holing up as life-threatening conditions are expected when Hurricane Harvey, the first US Category 3 hurricane to make landfall in nearly a dozen years, could bring flooding and a storm surge that could reach heights of six to 12 feet.

10/08/2017

Satellite captures epic scale of Greenland inferno in intricate detail https://www.rt.com/news/399125-greenland-biggest-satellite-fire/

The largest ever wildfire in Greenland, according to satellite records, has been captured on film from space.

09/08/2017

Tropical storm Franklin looks set to become the first hurricane to hit the Atlantic basin this year as satellite images show the storm force intensifying.

The storm formed over the western Caribbean Sunday and made landfall near Pulticub in southeast Mexico before battering the area with 60mph (95kmph) winds. The US National Hurricane Center forecasts that Franklin will make its second landfall in Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday, as a hurricane. https://www.rt.com/viral/399117-storm-franklin-satellite-images/

Tropical storm Franklin looks set to become the first hurricane to hit the Atlantic basin this year as satellite images show the storm force intensifying.

09/08/2017

Bizarre clouds form a 'vortex' over Finland https://www.rt.com/viral/399109-finland-clouds-vortex-photos/

A mesmerizing cloud which appeared as a huge round hole in the sky captivated onlookers in Helsinki, Finland.

08/08/2017

Can Poor Air Quality Mask Global Warming's Effects? https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2017-209&rn=news.xml&rst=6914

In the 1900s, the U.S. warmed everywhere except the Southeast, where warming didn't begin till the 1990s. A study finds air quality improvements may have played a role.

08/08/2017

Torrential rains lead to heavy flooding in Russian Far East https://www.rt.com/in-vision/398868-russia-far-east-flooding/

08/08/2017

In mid-July, one of the largest icebergs ever recorded broke free from the Larsen C shelf in Antarctica. New satellite pictures captured by Deimos Imaging show the floating ice fortress in stunning detail.

The gigantic iceberg, the third largest ever recorded, broke free from the southernmost continent sometime between July 10-12 and is now adrift off the coast.

Given the catchy name A68, the iceberg is some 5,800 square kilometers in size, making it twice the size of Luxembourg and almost four times larger than the Greater London area. https://www.rt.com/viral/398898-satellite-photos-larsen-c-iceberg/

07/08/2017

Drone captures heatwaves’s dramatic impact on Alps glacier https://www.rt.com/viral/398800-drone-footage-lucifer-impact-gacier/

Drone footage has been released showing the dramatic impact of heatwave Lucifer on the Italian Alps, as temperatures soar to over 40°C.

05/08/2017

Hundreds of corpses are set to pop up on European mountains as climate change leads to unprecedented glacial retreat https://www.rt.com/viral/398734-mummified-corpses-alps-glaciers/

Hundreds of mummified corpses are set to emerge from the ice and snow atop Europe’s mountain ranges in the coming years as climate change continues to force glacial retreat on an unprecedented scale.

05/08/2017

Ten southern and central European countries have declared a red alert after heatwave caused temperatures to skyrocket over 40C https://www.rt.com/news/398721-lucifer-heatwave-alert-europe/

Ten southern and central European countries have declared a red alert after heatwave ‘Lucifer’ caused temperatures to skyrocket over 40C, with scientists warning that the extreme heat could end up killing 152,000 people a year by 2100.

04/06/2017

June snow in Moscow https://www.rt.com/viral/390647-moscow-snow-climate-change/

While most countries in the northern hemisphere are enjoying warm weather and sunshine, fresh snow has fallen on the Russian capital – just one day after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate change accord.

04/06/2017

Trump aides struggle under climate change questioning https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-big-box-crazy-apos-160448411.html

Three days after Donald Trump announced that the US would pull out of the Paris climate accord, senior members of his administration could not present a united front in response to questions about the president’s beliefs on climate change. Trump has repeatedly called climate change a hoax, tweeting

04/06/2017

Greenland’s ice is not only melting in at a much higher rate than previously thought, but in a way that is invisible to the naked eye https://www.rt.com/viral/389979-nasa-wave-greenland-ice/

Greenland’s ice is not only melting in at a much higher rate than previously thought, but in a way that is invisible to the naked eye, according to new research from NASA.

30/05/2017

Why we are experiencing strange weather.

Water from melting polar ice is denser than sea water and it is changing ocean circulation. Earth, Oceans and Space are one interconnected system, which is why the American Geophysical Association has as its newspaper EOS.

Deep ocean circulation and our atmosphere are connected, and the position of the jet stream, a high altitude ribbon of fast moving air, which affects the weather we experience, is being changed. When it is in an unusual, abnormal place, we get unusual weather.

The denser polar melt water, due to differences in salinity, has the capability of sinking the north Atlantic part of the global thermohaline conveyor, a deep water ocean current which gives us the Gulf Stream and makes north eastern America, Scandinavia, Europe and the UK inhabitable.

There is more at risk here than just us getting dangerous or freak weather.

29/05/2017

Many dead in Sri Lanka mudslides and floods https://www.rt.com/in-vision/389915-sri-lanka-mudslides-rescue/

People gather during a rescue mission at the site of a landslide in Bellana village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 26, 2017 © Dinuka Liyanawatte

29/05/2017

Moscow mayor says today's lethal hurricane in Moscow is 'unprecedented'
http://tass.com/society/948352

The families of the people killed or injured during violent thunderstorms that hammered Moscow on Monday afternoon will get money compensations

29/05/2017

Several dead in Moscow as severe storm causes havoc https://www.rt.com/news/390071-moscow-storm-people-killed/

At least six people were killed as the Russian capital, Moscow, was hit by a heavy storm midday on Monday, the Investigative Committee confirmed. The city mayor said that dozens required medical treatment. The storm uprooted trees and tore the roofs off buildings.

30/11/2016

Multiple Tornadoes Touch Down in US States of Louisiana and Mississippi

https://sputniknews.com/us/201611301047989131-louisiana-mississippi-tornadoes/

Multiple tornadoes have emerged in the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

27/11/2016

A sixth person has recently died from asthma complications allegedly linked to a rare weather phenomenon, as a thunderstorm coincided with a high pollen count in Australia, officials said. Up to 8,500 people have been affected by ‘thunderstorm asthma.’ https://www.rt.com/news/368337-australia-thunderstorm-asthma-melbourne/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

A sixth person has recently died from asthma complications allegedly linked to a rare weather phenomenon, as a thunderstorm coincided with a high pollen count in Australia, officials said. Up to 8,500 people have been affected by ‘thunderstorm asthma.’

25/11/2016

What biting Russian winter does to boiling water https://www.rt.com/viral/368092-winter-russia-boiling-water/

This new video from snowy Russia depicts the incredibly beautiful fate of boiling water in (below) freezing weather conditions.

24/11/2016

Tokyo Sees November Snow For First Time in Over 50 Years

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201611241047777259-tokyo-november-snow/

Japan’s capital is experiencing November snow for the first time in more than 50 years, data from the Japan Meteorological Agency shows.

24/11/2016

Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Otto Heads Toward Coast

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201611241047777019-costa-rica-otto/

Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency ahead of hurricane Otto’s expected landfall in neighboring Nicaragua, President Luis Guillermo Solis announced.

24/11/2016

Extreme Wind Knocks People off Their Feet

https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201611241047749610-russia-severe-windstorm/

People in the Russian city got to know what “bending with the wind” means - literally.

16/04/2016

Mount A*o volcano erupts following violent earthquake streak in Japan https://www.rt.com/news/339788-japan-volcano-eruption-quakes/

After a series of deadly earthquakes in Japan, a “small-scale” eruption of Mount A*o has been recorded by the Japan Meteorological Agency. However, it decided to keep the alert level at 2, as it was not immediately clear whether the natural disasters were related.

19/03/2016

February 2016 was most abnormally warm month on record https://www.rt.com/usa/336193-february-2016-hottest-abnormally-month/

Things seem to be warming up on planet Earth. Last month, global temperatures were the most abnormally warm on record for any month, according to both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

13/03/2016

Climate Chief Expects 80-100 Signatures on Landmark Treaty http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/climate-chief-expects-80-100-signatures-landmark-treaty-37594942

The official in charge of global climate negotiations says between 80 and 100 countries are expected to sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change reached in Paris in December at a ceremony at U.N. headquarters on April 22. Segolene Royal, French environment minister and...

13/03/2016

Louisiana, Mississippi: Thousands of homes damaged in floods http://news.yahoo.com/unusually-widespread-flooding-across-louisiana-mississippi-072228224.html

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — As the Leaf River rose north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 26-year-old Rebecca Bruce and her fiancé grabbed what they could and left the shed where they live. The water was more than 2 feet deep indoors when they left, she said.

08/03/2016

China's carbon emissions did not peak in 2014 and are still increasing, China's senior climate change envoy, Xie Zhenhua, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday. http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-carbon-emissions-still-increasing-china-envoy-072751395.html

China's carbon emissions did not peak in 2014 and are still increasing, China's senior climate change envoy, Xie Zhenhua, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday. Xie said the government's pledge that emissions would peak "around 2030" is based on national conditions and has a direct relations…

08/03/2016

Rain-swollen rivers flood houses, roads in central Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/rain-swollen-rivers-flood-houses-roads-central-serbia-112029987.html

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Rain-swollen rivers have flooded hundreds of houses, farmland and roads in Serbia, prompting authorities in several municipalities to declare emergency measures on Monday.

08/03/2016

The current El Niño weather phenomenon is taking its toll on coral reefs, prompting a field campaign to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to explore how Europe’s Sentinel-2 satellite might be able to quantify the damage on a large scale. The impact can include severe drought in Africa, increased rainfall in South America, fires across southeast Asia, severe winter storms in California, a heatwave in Canada and intense hurricanes raging along the Pacific Ocean. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/World_s_corals_under_threat

The current El Niño weather phenomenon is taking its toll on coral reefs, prompting a field campaign to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to explore how Europe’s Sentinel-2 satellite might be able to quantify the damage on a large scale.

23/01/2016

East Coast blizzard: 9 dead as New Jersey gov. declares state of emergency https://www.rt.com/usa/329885-east-coast-blizzard-deaths-emergency/

New Jersey’s governor declared a state of emergency over a large blizzard threatening to dump up to two feet of snow on the state and flood the coast, but said there was no need for evacuations. So far, nine people have died in the deadly snowstorm.