2010 to 2019 was the hottest decade on record

According to the UK's Met Office, each decade from the 1980s has been successively warmer than all the decades that came before. 2019 concludes the warmest ‘cardinal’ decade (those spanning years ending 0-9) in records that stretch back to the mid-19th century.

$1 billion weather/climate disasters: 14 for US in 2019

NOAA reports that 2019 was the 5th consecutive year in which the United States experienced 10 or more $1 billion weather and climate disasters, including fires, hurricanes and flooding.

Tyrannosaurus rex: the teen years

Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: A new study from Oklahoma State University provides details about what life was like for the famous dinosaurs during their juvenile teenage years.

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano had a spectacular eruption this week

El Popo erupts! Well, it erupts often, but Thursday morning's eruption - which happened at sunrise - was a beauty. El Popo is the nickname for Mexico's most active volcano, Popocatépetl, near Mexico City. The eruption Thursday caused officials to issue a yellow alert.

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Puerto Rico

USGS reports that the strong earthquake in Puerto Rico this morning was "widely felt." Strong to very strong shaking occurred across parts of southern Puerto Rico closest to the event, and moderate shaking occurred across the rest of the island.

Ferocious fires in Australia intensified this week

The outlook for the bushfire situation in Australia continues to be grim. This post is an update via NASA, containing NOAA-NASA satellite images of actively burning fires and the resultant billowing smoke.

November 2019 was 2nd hottest on record for planet

Last month was the 2nd warmest November in the 140-year global climate record, and polar sea ice coverage shrank to near-record lows, according to a NOAA report. .

Remains of Earth’s oldest forest found in New York

Scientists found fossilized root systems of ancient trees - from what's now Earth's oldest known forest - near Cairo, New York. They looked "surprisingly modern," the scientists said.

Why are whales big, but not bigger?

How did whales that feed on tiny prey evolve into the largest creatures on Earth? And why don't they get even bigger?

2019 Arctic Report Card: Visual highlights

NOAA’s 14th annual Arctic Report Card recounts the ways that climate change continued to alter the north polar region during 2019.

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