Archive for December, 2007

2007: A Year of Extremes? »

By J Michael on Dec 30, 2007 in Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 0 Comments

The AP recently ran a piece looking back on the Weather of 2007. The article included many of the stories that made headlines throughout the year, from the Australian drought to the drought in the Southeast US, the Arctic sea ice, and others. The article focused on the extremes that were reached: […]

Is a New Solar Cycle Beginning? »

By J Michael on Dec 15, 2007 in Featured, Space Weather | 0 Comments

According to NASA, we may be on the verge of a new solar cycle initiation - working our way out of the recent solar minimum and toward a maximum that would peak around 2011 or 2012.
The solar physics community is abuzz this week. No, there haven’t been any great eruptions or solar storms. The source […]