Rising temperatures in the stratosphere are sparking a “displacement” of the polar vortex — which could bring frigid temperatures and stormy weather to the Big Apple in the coming weeks, forecasters predicted. The polar vortex, defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as “a large area of low pressure […]
Étiquette : Weather
Judge compares ‘bomb throwing’ lawyers to Weather Underground
A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday compared the two lawyers accused of tossing a Molotov cocktail into an empty cop car to Weather Underground radicals who accidentally blew up a Greenwich Village townhouse in 1970. Judge Gerard Lynch made the comparison as attorneys for accused bomb-throwers Colinford Mattis and […]
NYC summer off to a hot, humid start with no relief in sight
New York is in for a sticky, steamy start to the summer — with no respite in sight anytime soon. Temperatures for the rest of this week will hover in the high 80s, with the humidity in the first half making it feel even more stifling. “This is not unusual. […]
Arctic Siberian town sees temperatures reach over 100 degrees
MOSCOW — A Siberian town with the world’s widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heatwave that is contributing to severe forest fires. The temperature in Verkhoyansk hit 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 F) on Saturday, according to Pogoda i Klimat, a website that compiles Russian meteorological data. […]
Alaska’s ‘Into the Wild’ bus removed for safety reasons
An abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness that was made famous by the book and film “Into the Wild” has been removed from its long-standing site for “public safety” reasons. An Army National Guard chopper on Thursday lifted the bus away from its old plot on state land about a […]
This is how long the average American can stand the heat before finally turning on AC
Nearly half of Americans wouldn’t date someone who didn’t have the same thermostat etiquette as them, according to new research. Thermostat etiquette is real, and according to a poll of 2,000 Americans, arguments over thermostats are serious enough that nearly one in four Americans have ended a friendship because of […]
SpaceX-NASA crewed mission postponed due to bad weather
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, UNITED STATES: SpaceX’s landmark launch to the International Space Station was postponed Wednesday due to poor weather with around 20 minutes to go until takeoff. « Unfortunately, we are not going to launch today, » SpaceX launch director Mike Taylor told NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. The […]
Byron Allen, patron de Weather Channel, fait une course à Tegna
Les plans de construction d’empire de Byron Allen sont devenus beaucoup plus importants. Environ deux ans après avoir acheté la chaîne météo pour 300 millions de dollars, le comédien devenu magnat des médias s’en prend au propriétaire de la station de télévision Tegna, évalué à 3,5 milliards de dollars, a […]