June 5, 2019
Stories tagged "rain"
May 29, 2019
One Alarming Thing: Plastic Particles Found In Rainwater
It’s raining plastic! A recent study of the chemical composition of rain in the Boulder to Denver corridor and in the mountains of Colorado that was conducted by a scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey produced some surprising and disturbing results —...May 22, 2019
PDS Tornados in the Plains, Flood Waters Rise in Midwest
What is a PDS Tornado Watch, you ask? I (Monica) did not know either. It is a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” tornado watch — a rare severe event which, according to the National Weather Service, means that “long-lived intense tornadoes...March 13, 2019
One Drenched Thing: This Winter Was the Wettest Ever
If it felt to you like the rain never ended this winter, you are correct! According to NOAA, due to “a steady march of snow and rain storms across the country between December 2018 and the end of February 2019 … the contiguous U.S. marked its wettest...March 11, 2019
California’s drought nearly wiped out but don’t celebrate yet…
California’s exceptionally wet winter has made headlines for flooding and precipitation records yet now it’s being reported that heavy rains have nearly wiped out the state’s 5 years of drought and the trend is expected to continue well into the...February 12, 2019
West coast storms to get new 1-5 rating system
We’re all familiar with the 1-5 rankings that Atlantic hurricanes receive based on the Saffir-Simpson scale which assigns hurricanes a number based on their sustained wind speed. However, despite experiencing heavy rainstorms, the Pacific coast hasn’t had...January 15, 2019