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🚨 Important Weather Service Update 🚨 Due to a software problem, the NWS API Gridpoint Forecast Service will not be operational until January 1, 2024. As a result, certain sections of our weather pages, including hourly forecasts and current weather conditions, will be impacted. Please share this with others who might be affected. Stay tuned for more updates! #WeatherUpdate #ServiceOutage NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

🔥 Facing a power outage during extreme heat? ☀️ Stay safe with these essential tips from NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's informative infographic. BSA Claims collaborates with carriers to ensure you're protected during challenging situations like these. Keep cool and be prepared! #HeatWave #Safety #Summer

In January 2024, atmospheric scientist Anna Wilson was aboard a Gulfstream IV jet, observing the northern Pacific Ocean from above a sea of clouds. As her team deployed instruments into a brewing storm, they were tracking an atmospheric river—a weather phenomenon that's increasingly studied due to its growing impact linked to climate change. Atmospheric rivers are vast, invisible streams of water vapor, hundreds of kilometers wide, transporting immense amounts of moisture. Originating in warm oceans, they move to cooler regions, releasing rain or snow upon reaching land. This can lead to severe weather events such as landslides, floods, and avalanches, particularly on the US West Coast. In January 2024, a series of four atmospheric rivers, known as a "family," brought heavy snowfall to California and floods to Oregon. Wilson, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, emphasizes the ongoing challenge of predicting these storms' landfall, strength, and duration, but notes that advancements are continually being made in understanding these critical weather events (BBC). Credit to: Sophie Hardach Photo by VOA Learning English https://lnkd.in/ggBN_duR All images are copyright of their respective holders. #climatechange #sustainability #earth #nature #renewablenergy #renewables #renewableresource #renewablepower #decarbonization #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenhousegases #ghg #windpower #windenergy #atmosphericriver

NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory is working with partners at CIWRO to fill observational gaps using uncrewed aircraft, which can support research to improve weather predictions and warnings. Read the story: https://bit.ly/3yza7Ge

Rising global temperatures could lead to higher sea levels, potentially submerging much of our current coastline. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has launched an interactive sea level rise map for American shores. https://lnkd.in/dezMsdqU #climatechange #sealevelrise

Atlantic Ocean seems the first ocean basin undergoing a regime shift towards exceptional SSTs persisting for long periods eventually becoming permanent... Known reasons are: Increases in stratification, declining mixed-layer depth (seasonal fluctuations important here), persisting high-pressure systems, non-linear water vapor increases in the boundary (lower layer of the atmosphere) layer reducing latent heat release by the surface, ocean heat uptake shifting to shallower depths, subsurface marine heatwaves expanding, and likely lower wind speeds supported by warmer ocean surface temperatures are the causes

Our partners at the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration measure the Bay's temperature, salinity, and precipitation levels, which have direct effects on marine life. •This winter, water temperature was generally above-average, which typically helps blue crabs survive over the winter. •Salinity was below-average for much of the winter. This can allow invasive blue catfish, which prefer lower salinity, to move into new areas and expand their range. • In some areas of the watershed, precipitation was the highest for December-February since 2007. High rainfall leads to more flow, which can lead to striped bass spawning success. You can see the reports here: https://lnkd.in/ek2RcasA #ChesapeakeBay #BlueCrabs #CleanWater

According to NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the average annual damage from winter storms reaches a staggering $1.9 billion. The year 2021 set a record high with $24 billion in damages, outdoing 1993's $10 billion. Moreover, State Farm's 2022 data reveals over $181 million paid in claims for frozen pipe damage alone, with each claim averaging over $20,000. As winter intensifies, so does its financial impact on communities. Stay informed, stay prepared. #WinterSafety #CommunityAwareness #PACTKC #insuranceclaims #frozenpipes #stormdamage

𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓦𝓮𝓮𝓴 📖 Good evening, everyone 🌙 Word of the Week, 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐠 Radiation fog is a type of fog that forms at night when the ground cools rapidly, causing the air just above the ground to cool to its dew point temperature. This results in the condensation of water vapor into tiny water droplets, forming a dense fog close to the ground. Radiation fog can have a significant impact on the atmospheric electrical field near the surface. Studies have shown that the increased concentration of fog droplets can decrease the mobility of electrical charges, leading to a substantial increase in the potential gradient (up to 400-650 V/m) compared to fair weather conditions. Radiation fog can severely reduce visibility, which can be hazardous for transportation, especially for aviation and road travel. The fog can persist until the sun warms the ground and air, causing the fog to dissipate. While radiation fog can have negative impacts on visibility and transportation, it can also have some positive effects, such as providing moisture for plants and replenishing groundwater supplies in arid regions. References: [1] https://lnkd.in/ej4fNWCM [2] https://lnkd.in/ei9iD_rX [3] https://lnkd.in/e9knH8XY [4] https://lnkd.in/eTuwDRGV

Atmospheric pressure waves. Quirky. Opposite of what you may think The higher you go the more you weigh, the more dense the atmosphere the faster you fall. Atmosphere becomes more dense higher up. Just not comprised of what you measure when at sea level Freefall is constant when atmospheric pressure equalizes itself bouncing off Earth when we fall close to earth. Water is atmosphere. Water is atmospheric pressure waves. Water at the bottom of the ocean weighs the same as at the surface. We are near all water, in order for us to move we must create atmospheric compression waves. So we propogate , not actually moving. We are always where we are.