Amazing Tornado Video

Follow the link to an article from Accuweather.com.  The article has amazing an tornado video from North Dakota today, Tuesday.

Accuweather - North Dakota Tornado

One Year Ago Today...

Before and After Pictures of Moore, OK.  May 20, 2013

Image Credit - LA Times

Moore, OK.  May 20, 2013.  The second EF-5 tornado to hit the Oklahoma town in 15 years was bearing down on the city.

Click to an inspiring article on Accuweather.com about the rebuilding efforts there.  The decision to rebuild - to rebuild stronger and greener - mirrors the efforts of tiny Greensburg, Kansas, which was 95% destroyed by an EF-5 in May, 2007.

Accuweather.com - Moore, Oklahoma


On an unrelated note...here's a great little article on the origin of the word "basalt"
About.com - Basalt

Tropical Cyclone Migration

Don't only animals migrate?

Image Credit - National Geographic

That's what we usually think of when we think about migrations.

Meteorologists have discovered that the average location of maximum tropical cyclone intensity has shifted poleward since 1980.

Image Credit - NOAA/GOES

Click to the NOAA article containing the details...
NOAA - Cyclone Migration

Where has all the rain gone?

Dry marina in California's Folsom Lake
Image credit - NY Times

Although we're not feeling it here in the Mid-Atlantic and New England area of the United States, many areas of the country are feeling the water pinch.  Especially the southwest and California.

Click to the linked article from NASA's Earth Observatory.
Earth Observatory - US Drought

Very Cool Slideshow...

Image Creidt - NOAA

I linked to an awesome slide show at Scientific American.  The animation, the last slide, of number of tornadoes per month, is superb.

Enjoy...
Scientific American

Ganymede - Larger Than Some Planets, But Still a Moon

Fascinating, absolutely fascinating article about Ganymede.  Not only is Ganymede Jupiter's largest satellite and one of its 'Galilean Moons,' it's larger than Mercury.

Read on for more about its ocean...
Science Daily - Ganymede