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1 November 2012
Amazing One Minute Rapid Scan Imagery of Sandy
Thanks to Tim Schmidt at NOAA’s Satellite Date Information Service (NOAA-NESDIS) for this. When GOES-R is launched in 3 years. you’ill see images that will make this look old fashioned.
What Those Who Understand Atmospheric Physics Are Talking About After Sandy
Asking if Hurricane Sandy was caused by climate change is like asking someone at the South Pole which way is north. This kind of storm could almost certainly form in a world where the CO2 levels have been unchanging and Arctic sea ice levels were stable. That said, anyone who claims Sandy was ( or was not) caused by the changing climate just doesn’t get it. It may be possible …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.
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