Browsing Category
Science
Extraordinary file highs, adopted by maybe the quickest cool-down in Northwestern (US) historical…
Reposted from the Cliff Mass Weather Blog
If you live west of the Oregon and Washington Cascade Ridge, tomorrow will be a day you will never forget.
The latest model runs, all in very high resolution, show even more profound…
Most Exoplanets will not Obtain Sufficient Radiation to Assist an Earth-Like Biosphere
To date, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 4,422 extrasolar planets in 3,280 star systems, with an additional 7,445 candidates awaiting confirmation. Of these, only a small fraction (165) have been terrestrial (aka. rocky) in…
The temperature of the entire and the elements – so?
Guest contribution by Willis Eschenbach
I have been pointing out for some time that the current warming of the earth began around the year 1700, as the following graph from the work of Ljungqvist shows:
Figure 1. 2000 years of…
Gravitational wave detector might detect the merging of authentic black holes with the mass of a…
Gravitational wave detectors have been part of astronomy for a number of years and have given us a wealth of information about black holes and what happens when they merge. Gravitational wave astronomy is still in its infancy, and we are…
Replace Three on Northwest US Warmth Wave Predictions – Watts Up With That?
Reposted from the Cliff Mass Weather Blog
June 26, 2021
A One-Hundred Year Heat Wave Event Comes Into Focus
As we get closer to the big heat event, powerful new forecasting tools are becoming available. Tools that provide a…
The First Chinese language Crew is Busy on their New Area Station
On Thursday, June 17th, China took another major step in its ongoing drive to become a superpower in space. Just two months after the core module of the Tiangong space station (literally, “Heavenly Palace”) was sent to orbit, the three…
27.5-Million-12 months Cycle of Geological Exercise Found – Watts Up With That?
A new study published in Geoscience Frontiers gives a surprising result.
From Science Daily.
By NEW YORK UNIVERSITY JUNE 20, 2021
Analysis of 260 million years of major geological events finds recurring clusters 27.5 million…
Lengthy-Awaited UFO Report Opens the Door Wider to Sharing Unusual Aerial Sightings
After months of anticipation, U.S. intelligence experts have released a report citing 18 incidents since 2004 in which unidentified flying objects — or unidentified aerial phenomena, to use the Pentagon’s term — appeared to demonstrate…
“Politics is now the battlefield of local weather change” – agree?
Guest contribution by Eric Worrall
h / t James Delingpole; David King, former longtime UK government science advisor, is heading a new climate advisory board. But his track record of referrals includes some worrying missteps.…
Virgin Galactic Receives FAA OK to Fly House Passengers: Which Billionaire Will Fly First?
Virgin Galactic says it has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly customers with its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, a significant step in a commercial launch that could include dueling space billionaires.
The FAA's clearance…