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I was devastated to hear about the tornadoes that plowed through Tennessee earlier this week. At the time of writing, 22 fatalities were confirmed. Downtown Nashville was significantly impacted, and my mind vectored right back to the tornado that plowed through Atlanta over a decade ago. In both cases, nocturnal…

Three-month outlook from NOAA -- March, April, May 2020 (NOAA)DETROIT – It’s feeling like spring around Metro Detroit this week -- and we’re not complaining.Starting today, and lasting for at least the next week or so (and maybe longer), we’ll be enjoying above average temperatures and not that much rain.Highs…

View Slideshow Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are now at the highest level they’ve been since the Pilocene Era, 3 million years ago, when giant camels roamed arid land above the Arctic Circle. According to a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, in 2018, the global average…

US wealth gapSince 2007 the bottom 50% has had zero or negative wealth (i.e., debt).1980 Top 10% of people: 65% of wealth Middle 40% of people: 34% of wealth Bottom 50% of people: .01% of wealth 2014Top 10% of people: 73% of wealth Middle 40% of people: 27% of wealth Source:…

Hello, beautiful.  NOAA/MBARI/public domain As the name might suggest, the monkeyface prickleback isn't the prettiest of fish. What it lacks in looks, it makes up for in savoriness. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine studied the genome (an organism's set of genetic instructions) of Cebidichthys violaceus, a fish more evocatively…

A bizarre-looking fish could be the key to helping solve the world's hunger issue, according to a new study.Known as the Monkeyface Prickleback (scientific name: Cebidichthys violaceus), the fish has a digestive tract similar to humans, with both small and large intestines and an acidic stomach. It's also among the…

About a fifth of snow on one of Antarctica’s islands has vanished due to a recent heat wave. Record-breaking warm temperatures the continent experienced from Feb. 5 to Feb. 13 managed to melt 20 percent of snow on Eagle Island — an island located on the northwestern peninsula of Antarctica…

Winter Warmth — NOAA’s January summary is out, along with its outlook for spring. Scott K. Johnson - Feb 22, 2020 1:45 pm UTC NOAAWe’re off to a hot start in 2020, with January setting a new mark as the warmest instance of that month on record for the globe.…

Killer whales in Antarctica, as shown here, often display a yellow coloration due to diatom accumulation on their skin, evidence that they are not sloughing skin in frigid waters. Image collected by John Durban (NOAA Fisheries) and Holly Fearnbach (SR3) using a remotely controlled hexacopter drone at 100-foot altitude, authorized…