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Your browser does not support the video tag. Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute used data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge to develop a more accurate model of how the Greenland Ice Sheet…
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Your browser does not support the video tag. Is the Sun a ball of fire? And why does NASA send missions to the Sun? NASA’s Heliophysics Director Nicky Fox explains NASA’s latest solar science findings.…
Your browser does not support the video tag. The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the size and shape distribution of snow particles, layer by layer, in a…
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Your browser does not support the video tag. Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists…
Read more of Ask NASA: Ever heard of “Dirty” snow? Research suggests aerosols make snow melt faster
via GIPHY Yeah, I am. It isn’t a great one. But, hey, if there was ever a chance it might be tonight between about 9pm and midnight. The Data The model soundings suggest a pretty…
Read more of Rain/Snow mix not impossible tonight for South Mississippi
Since the cold air has descended across parts of the South again, I wanted to break out my handy “Will it Snow?” graphic. And I wanted to walk through two quick examples showing why it…
Read more of Wx Info: A guide to creating snowfall in the South
When severe weather is possible, it is important to make sure you have quick – and easy – access to warnings from the National Weather Service. A Midland Weather Radio is the best way to…
So, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Slight Risk for Day 6, Day 7 or Day 8, eh? That must mean it is definitely going to be bad, right? As Lee Corso would say, “Not…
Read more of Wx Info: The SPC Issued Day 6+ risk – what that means (and doesn’t mean) for you
Yeah, you read that correctly. It is roughly the same pattern today as what brought all the snow to South Mississippi two years ago – almost to the day. So why no snow this time?…
Read more of Remember the big December 2017 snow? It is almost the same setup today
Anecdotally, I was chatting with Karrie the other day at the anchor desk and I mentioned that it “felt like” January 21st was – historically – an active weather day for the Pine Belt. I…
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