Super Cyclone Chapala could hit Yemen as a Cat 3 Hurricane with 120 mile-per-hour winds and eight years’ worth of rain in a day. What’s the world coming to?
Rare Arabian Sea Super Cyclone Chapala To Hit Yemen As Category-Three-Equivalent Hurricane
Introduction to Bayesian Probability and Bayes Theorem
This quick refresher about probability shows how to use Bayes’ Rule in simple situations and is an introduction to frequentist versus Bayesian probability.
2015 TB145: Halloween Asteroid Is A Treat For Scientists
An asteroid will pass within 300,000 miles of the earth on Saturday. What’s the chance an object of that size, big enough to foul the atmosphere for years and cause a major extinction, could hit us?
Afghanistan and the Eastern Mediterranean: Earthquakes 22-28 October 2015
The week’s earthquake map – and the news – was dominated by the deadly tremor in Afghanistan. Elsewhere, the earth was relatively quiet.
Weather Around The World, 10/27: Texas Flood; Hurricane Patricia; Asteroid Flyby; Active Jet Stream; World Series
Lotsa news: Strongest hurricane in the history of the universe; highest tides of the millennium. Okay, maybe not. But ain’t weather great? And an asteroid whizzing by, too.
Many Fatalities as Earthquake of M7.5 Strikes Afghanistan, 26 October 2015
A major earthquake in Afghanistan – M7.5 – resulted from the ongoing collision between India and Eurasia.
50th Anniversary Celebration of the NRAO 140-Foot Radio Telescope
The 50th anniversary of the 140-foot NRAO Green Bank, West Virginia telescope was held on October 13, 2015. What was it all about? Why was it historic?
Building Bricks and Pottery from Clay and Dung
Clay bricks and pottery are enhanced by including dung in their formulation. Other amendments may chemically improve properties as well.
September Global Land And Sea Temperatures: Hottest Month Yet; Warming Accelerates
September was warm — that was no surprise. But exactly how warm was a shock. Land, sea, north, south, one month, year-to-date — wherever and whenever you look there are new records.
Vanuatu, Argentina and California: Earthquakes 15-21 October 2015
This week there were notable earthquakes in Vanuatu and Argentina – and two earthquake swarms in California.