Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been…
Tag: Great Lakes
A robot submarine could explore Titan’s deepest sea
A new study of data from NASA’s bountiful Cassini mission shows that Titan’s largest methane sea, Kraken Mare, is at least 1,000 feet – 300 meters – deep near its center. That’s plenty of room for a future robotic submarine to explore. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/titans-largest-sea-kraken-mare-is-1000-feet-deep…
The beauty of winter 2021
Enjoy photographs of winter 2021 and all of its beautiful snow and unusual icy shapes! Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/the-beauty-of-winter-2021…
Mystery stone formation found in Great Lakes
A team of researchers has discovered a mysterious stone formation beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Known as SEARCH Inc., the group, which is mostly ma… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340209/mystery-stone-formation-found-in-great-lakes…
How do waterspouts form?
Waterspouts are essentially tornadoes that form over water. They can and do form over all the world’s oceans. In the U.S., they’re most common near the Florida Keys and in the Gulf of Mexico. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/all-about-waterspouts…
Insects have declined worldwide since 1925
A new study has offered the clearest indication yet of how insects all over the world are faring. The researchers studied data on the numbers and total weight of insects and arachnids (spiders and mites) sampled in 41 countries on five continents. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/insects-declined-worldwide-since-1925…
Western New York digging out from intense snow and ice
An intense storm and lake-effect snow walloped upstate New York – especially rural areas in western New York – in late February, 2020. On the shores of Lake Erie, the storm created a dramatic display of thick, windblown ice on homes and buildings. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-intense-lake-effect-snow-feb-2020-uptate-ny…
Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74
Randy Suess, a computer hobbyist who helped build the first online bulletin board, anticipating the rise of the internet, messaging apps and social media, died on Dec. 10 in Chicago. He was 74. From a report: His death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Karrie. In late January 1978, Mr. Suess (rhymes with “loose”) was part of an early…
Mysterious Green Liquid Oozing Onto Highway Identified
An anonymous reader quotes the Detroit Free Press:
The mysterious, greenish-yellow liquid that ran onto a Michigan highway on Friday came from a closed electroplating business whose owner is serving a year in federal prison for operating an unlicensed hazardous waste storage facility… The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was called to investigate and determined the liquid likely was groundwater contaminated with hexavalent…
NOAA’s US winter weather outlook
NOAA has issued its winter 2019-2020 outlook for temperature, precipitation and drought for the US, including Alaska and Hawaii. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/2019-2020-winter-weather-outlook-video…