Colors on this map show where and by how much monthly sea surface temperature differed from the 1981 to 2010 average during August 2018. (Source: NOAA)
As Hurricane Florence began lashing the Carolinas this morning, another potentially disruptive atmospheric and oceanic phenomenon continues to brew thousands of miles away in the Pacific: El Niño.
El Niño weather impacts. (Source: NOAA)
It’s not here yet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&rsq ...read more
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The power of our fleshy brain to control our perceptions is well established, but it’s still hard to really believe, sometimes. It’s tempting to think of ourselves as perfect observers, passively gathering data and information. But however real reality may seem, it’s just whatever our brains our feeding us. We all have various biases that, unknown to us, color how we see and interpret information.
Confirmation bias is a particularly prominent ...read more
As Florence swirled toward the Carolinas today, an astronaut took some chilling photos of the hurricane
They eye of Hurricane Florence, as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 12, 2018 (Source: ESA/NASA—Alexander Gerst)
“Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane? It’s chilling, even from space.”
So writes Alexander Gerst, a European Space Agency astronaut aboard the International Space Station who shot this stunning photo looking ...read more
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