Tag : Massachusetts

The shocking science about static electricity during winter

The other day I was shopping at the grocery store. When I reached for a bag of potatoes, I felt…

1 year ago

Deadline for NOAA’s 2023 Urban Heat Island program nears

If it felt hotter for you this summer than normal, you’re not wrong. The period of June to Aug. 2022…

1 year ago

Gift ideas for weather geeks

The holiday season is here, and you might know somebody who would appreciate a weather-related gift, but you don’t know…

1 year ago

If you like pumpkin pie, you care about the weather here

Illinois isn’t just the Land of Lincoln; it could also be called the Land of Pumpkins. The state grows more…

1 year ago

How to adapt to colder extremes

I moved to Wisconsin after living in the state of Louisiana for 15 years. While there, I met my wife and…

1 year ago

Leonid meteor shower peaks Thursday night to Friday morning

Stargazers often consider the Leonid meteor shower as a sleepy one when it comes to other showers. However, it has…

1 year ago

How NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is defying gravity

One lab at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is literally trying to defy gravity. The Cold Atom Lab…

1 year ago

Who bad weather favors on Election Day

There’s a reason Election Day is on the first Tuesday of November. And it has (just about) everything to do…

2 years ago

A short history of daylight saving time

Twice a year, most of the U.S. adjusts to time moving forward in the spring and back again in the…

2 years ago

Radar can see more than rain and snow

From rain to snow to hail, even smoke plumes and tornado debris, radar can see a lot. But it can…

2 years ago