Enjoy the full-looking moon in late January 2021, as this nocturnal sun brings some good cheer to the Northern Hemisphere’s long winter night. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-wolf-moon-in-late-january-2021…
Tag: arctic circle
Was 2020 the World’s Warmest Year Ever?
“New data from EU satellites shows that 2020 is in a statistical dead heat with 2016 as the world’s warmest year,” reports the BBC (in an article shared by long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo):
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says that last year was around 1.25C above the long-term average. The scientists say that unprecedented levels of heat in the Arctic and Siberia…
Last full moon of the decade, again
The last full moon of 2020 – and the last full moon of the 202nd decade – happens on December 29 or 30, 2020, depending on your time zone. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/last-full-moon-of-the-decade-on-december-29-30…
The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years
The last time CO2 concentrations reached today’s level was 3 million years ago, during the Pliocene Epoch. Hear from geoscientists who see evolving conditions in the Arctic as an indicator of how climate change could transform the planet. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/arctic-warmest-3-million-years…
Watch for Mars and the full Harvest Moon
The Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon is always the full moon falling the closest to the autumnal equinox. It’s coming up in 2020 on October 1 or 2. What’s more, this Harvest Moon will be near Mars! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-harvest-moon-on-october-1-2020…
Earth in the balance today
Guy Ottewell’s insights on today’s autumnal equinox. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/insights-equinoxes-solstices-guy-ottewell…
When does the sun cross your meridian at noon?
In the jargon of astronomers, the sun is said to make an upper meridian transit when it reaches its highest point for the day at solar noon (midday). Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sun-crosses-meridian-at-noon…
The Arctic Circle: Polar portal to the Arctic
Located about 66.5 degrees north of the Equator lies the Arctic Circle — a line of latitude that outlines the border of Earth’s northernmost region known as the Arctic. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arctic-circle.html
Temperature Hits 100 Degrees in Arctic Town in Siberia
An anonymous reader quotes Gizmodo:
A freak heatwave has been scorching most of the Arctic for weeks now, but it broke records Saturday when the temperature hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in a town in Siberia, one of Russia’s northernmost regions. It’s likely the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, CBS meteorologist Jeff Berardelli wrote on Twitter, though the recording…
The solstice is June 20
Here’s some quick info that’ll help you connect with nature at this June solstice 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/solstice-brings-northernmost-sunset…