Author Archives: EarthNow Team
June 2013 Climate Digest
Each month, we will provide information regarding the previous month’s climate. Overall, preliminary data analysis suggests that June 2013 was the 5th warmest on record, tied with 2006 (since 1880). Major stories include drought in the United States, Tropical Storm Andrea, and the continued absence of El Niño or La Niña. Continue reading
Causes and Effects of Tropical Widening
With the help of satellite data, scientists studying the Tropics and other climate zones have been tracking changes over time. Here the Tropics is highlighted in orange. Recent studies show the Tropical zone is expanding toward the poles. Why do we care if the Tropics expands? This widening spreads Tropical diseases to new places and drought to the Subtropics, where much of the world’s population lives. Continue reading
May 2013 Climate Digest
Each month, we will provide information regarding the previous month’s climate. Overall, preliminary data analysis suggests that May 2013 was the 3rd warmest on record, tied with 2005 and 1998 (since 1880). Major stories include severe weather in the United States, wetter than normal Australia and China, and the continued absence of El Niño or La Niña. Continue reading
