Author Archive
Management
Watch the Grim, Ongoing Loss of the Arctic's Historical Ice
According to NASA, the Arctic had 1.2 million square miles of old ice in the 1980s. Today it has just 68,350.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NASA: The Earth Gets Scorched With Back-to-Back Hottest Months
August and July tied for the warmest months globally in 136 years of records.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
What Peak Hurricane Season Looks Like From the Space Station
Get an astronaut’s view of not one but three major storms.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Tech
NASA: July 2016 Was the Hottest Month in Recorded History
Here’s more evidence that this year will be the warmest yet.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Oversight
A Space-Station View of 2016's Perseid Meteor Shower
Not many people get to watch shooting stars from above.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NOAA: The Earth Has Endured 14 Straight Months of Record-Breaking Heat
Such an extreme warming spell has never occurred in nearly 140 years of observations.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Oversight
A Government Satellite Captures a Spectacular 'Lunar Photobomb'
The view from 1 million miles away from Earth can be fairly nice.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NOAA: The World Just Sweated Through Another Record-Hot June
Every state in the U.S. has endured above-average heat this year.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
The U.S. Enters a Historic 10-Year 'Hurricane Drought'
A major hurricane not making landfall for this long only happens once every 270 years, according to NASA.
- John Metcalfe, The Atlantic
Management
NOAA: The U.S. Looks Due for a Scorching Summer
Forecasts show above-average chances for high heat on both coasts and in Alaska.
- John Metcalfe
Management
NOAA: The U.S. Hits a Never-Before-Seen Milestone for Warmth
This March saw every single climate division reporting above-average temperatures.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
A Stupendous Government Satellite Animation of the Solar Eclipse
“I am not aware of anybody ever capturing the full eclipse in one set of images or video,” says a NASA scientist.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NOAA: The Mariana Trench, Seven Miles Below Sea Level, Is Abuzz With Noise
A mission seven miles down reveals a surprisingly raucous soundscape.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NASA Researchers: The Earth's Lakes Are Warming at a Disturbing Rate
Many lakes are growing hotter quicker than the oceans and atmosphere.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NOAA Maps the Warmest Days in America
With scorching temperatures on both coasts, parts of America are suffering through a late-season heat wave.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Oversight
NOAA Has Mapped a Desktop Model of Earth
Gloriously popping graphics show CO2 transport, real-time earthquakes, space trash, and tons of other neat stuff.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
NOAA Maps The Raging Future of American Wildfires
The risk of major blazes could increase 600 percent by mid-century, say scientists.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
Animation: Watch the Remarkable Expansion of American Obesity
A new graphic using CDC data shows larger waistlines across the United States.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
More Than 143 Million Americans Are at Risk From Earthquakes
That’s almost double a 2006 U.S. Geological Survey estimate of 75 million.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab
Management
A NOAA Weather Model Shows Animated Storms and City Lights
NOAA’s weatherView animates real-time wind in a gorgeous way.
- John Metcalfe, CityLab