The atmosphere – where do thunderstorms live?
The thin shell of gas around our planet that we call our atmosphere is divided into several layers. While the pressure falls with increasing altitude, …
Stratosphere
A significant cooling event continues in the Stratosphere due to the large Water Vapor cloud, but can it impact the upcoming Winter Season?
Strong cold anomalies are still being detected in the stratosphere over Southern Hemisphere. The anomalous cooling is caused by the large stratospheric water vapor cloud …
Weather: An early disruption event is starting for the Polar Vortex, with pressure anomalies setting the stage for something bigger later in Winter
The Polar Vortex has just begun to form for the 2022/2023 weather season, but it is already facing its first disruptive event. Strong pressure systems …
A substantial stratospheric cooling event is now being observed over the Southern Hemisphere following a massive injection of water vapor
Strong cold anomalies are being detected in the stratosphere over Southern Hemisphere. The anomalous cooling results from the water vapor coming from the January Hunga …
Massive volcanic explosion sends shockwaves across the entire Earth, tsunamis towards the United States, and erupts high into the stratosphere
The Eruption from Tonga volcano was so strong, that it sent a measurable and visible shockwave across the entire world. A tsunami advisory was issued …
Unusually early Stratospheric Warming event is starting, with more to follow, having a yet unknown effect on the Polar Vortex this upcoming cold season
The Polar Vortex has just returned for the cold season 2021/2022, yet it is already facing its first stratospheric warming event. An unusually early warming …
The Polar Vortex now collapsing, is set to release the Arctic Hounds for the United States and Europe, as we head for the second half of Winter 2020/2021
A Polar Vortex collapse sequence has begun in late December 2020, with a major Sudden Stratospheric Warming event on January 5th, 2021. We will look …
*Stratosphere warming watch* Strong signals now emerge for a disruptive stratospheric warming event in early January, possibly impacting the course of Winter
A warming event high up in the Stratosphere is looking likely to unfold at the start of the new year 2021. Stratospheric warming events in …