Get Ready For The Perseid Meteor Shower!

Thanks to a little help from the moon, 2018 will be a great year to watch!

Mike AugustyniakAugust 2, 2018Meteor, Meteor Shower, Perseid, Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, UMD, PlanetariumComment

UPDATE: Problems with NOAA's GOES-17 Satellite

GOES-17 is still on track to become operational later in 2018, but with a reduced view.

Mike AugustyniakJuly 25, 2018GOES-R, GOES-17, Satellite, NOAAComment

Weird Science Fact: Cooling Degree Days

What are they, and why do they matter?

Mike AugustyniakJuly 12, 2018Climate Central, Climate Change, CDD, Cooling Degree, Air Conditioning, Energy UseComment

Volcanoes, Weather, and Climate

A look at the impacts the eruptions of Kilauea and Fuego are having.

Mike AugustyniakJune 28, 2018Climate Change, Volcano, Volcanoes, Eruption, Hawaii, Guatemala, Fuego, Kilauea, Weather, ClimateComment

NOAA, We Have A Problem

Three months after launch, a 22,000-mile high drama is playing out on board the US’s newest weather satellite. What’s the future of GOES-17?

Mike AugustyniakMay 24, 2018GOES-R, GOES-17, Satellite, NOAA, Himawari-8Comment

April 2018: Record Cold in the US; Still Hot, Globally

While Midwesterners shivered through 2018, the rest of the world sweat it out.

Mike AugustyniakMay 17, 2018Climate ChangeComment

THIS is April in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Remarkable cold visited Minnesota & Wisconsin thanks to a surge of polar air.

Mike AugustyniakApril 7, 2018Cold, Records, Weather, Minnesota, Polar Vortex, North Pole, HYSPLIT, Climate ChangeComment

The Amount Of Arctic Sea Ice Is 2nd Lowest On Record

In golf low numbers are good, but low amounts of Arctic sea ice is another sign of a changing climate.

Mike AugustyniakMarch 28, 2018Climate Central, Climate Change, Arctic, Sea Ice, National Ice and Snow Data CenterComment

Just In: Spring 2018 Weather Outlook

Why a winter feel could drag on through Spring 2018

Mike AugustyniakFebruary 15, 2018seasonal forecast, CPC, La Nina, ENSOComment

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test Launch

SpaceX just launched the world's most powerful rocket operating today. Here's why that's important.

Mike AugustyniakFebruary 6, 2018NASA, Space, Falcon9, Falcon Heavy, Elon Musk, SpaceXComment

2017: One Of The 3 Warmest Years, Globally

NASA announced that 2017 was the 2nd warmest on record; NOAA says it was slightly cooler, and the 3rd warmest on record. Here's why.

Mike AugustyniakJanuary 18, 2018Climate Change, NASA, NOAAComment

Counting Down To Another Record

2017 looks to be another record-hot year for the earth.

Mike AugustyniakDecember 28, 2017Climate Change, Climate Central, Global Temperature, NOAA, Warmest YearsComment

Dreaming Of A White Christmas?

Chances in Minnesota are quite high, but dropping overall.

Mike AugustyniakDecember 14, 2017Christmas, Climate Change, Snow, Snowfall, Snow CoverComment

Catch a Wave on Lake Superior

Hunting big waves on Lake Superior? Here's how to tell when the conditions are right.

Mike AugustyniakDecember 13, 2017Lake Superior, Waves, Wind, Winter, FallComment

Dramatic Winter Warming

Winter is warming in the Twin Cities faster than almost anywhere in the U.S.

Mike AugustyniakNovember 29, 2017Winter, Climate Central, Climate Change, NCEIComment

National Climate Assessment 4: This Is Us

The latest climate assessment is out, and 13 U.S. government agencies all agree: humans are causing a dangerous warming of the planet.

Mike AugustyniakNovember 3, 2017Climate Change, National Climate Assessment, NOAA, Sea Level, CO2Comment

NOAA's 2017-18 Winter Outlook

Here in Minnesota & Wisconsin there's reason for winter lovers to be optimistic!

Mike AugustyniakOctober 20, 2017seasonal forecast, Climate Change, NOAA, CPC, Winter, OutlookComment

Where Does The Time Go?

We're losing daylight faster than at any other time of the year.

Mike AugustyniakOctober 6, 2017Seasons, Astronomy, DaylightComment

Hurricanes & Climate Change

Harvey, Irma, Jose, and The Rest: Climate Change, or Not?

Mike AugustyniakSeptember 14, 2017Climate Central, Climate Change, Hurricanes, Kerry Emmanuel, Michael Mann, Chris Landsea

Solar Eclipse 2017

Get ready for the 2017 total solar eclipse by previewing what it will look like!

Mike AugustyniakJune 29, 2017Comment