The “Big Chill” of Valentine’s Week in 1784 that froze the Mississippi River in NOLA

If you missed the quick breakdown of how icebergs ended up floating around in the Gulf of Mexico, here is the clip: The research on this shows that the eruption in Iceland did more than…

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2/10/20 1030am Update: Low-end tornado threat may develop this evening for South Mississippi

Parts of the region are under a Marginal and Slight Risk for severe weather. Note that the SPC has highlighted areas north and west of south Mississippi with the threat for tornadoes. On that risk…

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Another week, another round of severe weather possible for Gulf Coast

via GIPHY I think this GIF was my reaction to opening up the SPC page this morning. Alex Puckett, a great meteorologist up in Huntsville sent me a message via facebook sharing his displeasure via…

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Ask NASA: How arctic fires are impacting you (Spoiler Alert: they are)

Your browser does not support the video tag. Wildfires in the Arctic often burn far away from population centers, but their impacts are felt around the globe. From field and laboratory work to airborne campaigns…

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SPC: Mississippi severe threat increases this afternoon / evening

The Storm Prediction Center has up’d the severe weather risk for portions of central and northern Mississippi for this afternoon and evening. There is now an “Enhanced Risk” for severe weather. And they have even…

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