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UPDATE: Changed emphasis from Northern Hemisphere extratropics to entire Northern Hemisphere (h/t John Christy) In April, 2020, the Northern Hemisphere experienced its 2nd largest 2-month drop in temperature in the 497-month satellite record. The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for April, 2020 was +0.38 deg. C,…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 30 April 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 121 Issued at 2200Z on 30 Apr 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 29 April 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 120 Issued at 2200Z on 29 Apr 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

Men have been to the deepest point on the planet, almost seven miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean in the Challenger Deep part of the Mariana Trench, but no women. That’s about to change. In June, two American explorers, Kathryn Sullivan and Vanessa O’Brien, are planning to make…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 28 April 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 119 Issued at 2200Z on 28 Apr 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

Tropical Depression One-E in the eastern Pacific Ocean on April 25, 2020. NOAA The eastern Pacific Ocean made history on Saturday with the formation of Tropical Depression One-E, the earliest tropical system ever recorded in the ocean basin. The premature depression developed about 900 miles off the southwestern coast of…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 22 April 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 113 Issued at 2200Z on 22 Apr 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

04/22/2020Frank Donovan, W3LPL, notes that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has published its official updated prediction of Solar Cycle 25 in new, interactive Solar Cycle Progression graphs. The updated prediction is based on the results of NOAA’s Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel. “SWPC…

The estimated 150-foot long siphonophore is thought to be the largest animal ever recorded Schmidt Ocean Institute An approximately 150-foot long siphonophore — possibly the longest ocean creature ever recorded — was recently discovered off the coast of Australia.Siphonophores are made up of tiny individual zooids, or clusters of cells…

A breakthrough in breeding an endangered coral could have huge implications for the Florida Reef Track, with researchers managing for the first time to reproduce the at-risk animals. Coral reefs can take hundreds or even thousands of years to form, but the impact of overfishing, rising temperatures, ocean pollution, and…