Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have published new findings showing Earth's center of mass constantly shifts by several millimeters each season, a phenomenon that could affect the satellite systems modern shipping and agriculture depend on. A team led by Dr. Donald Argus developed a new ultraprecise satellite tracking technique to measure how water, ice, […] The post NASA study finds Earth's center of mass shifts with the seasons, raising questions about navigation accuracy appeared first on American Almanac .
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have published new findings showing Earth's center of mass constantly shifts by several millimeters each season, a phenomenon that could affect the satellite systems modern shipping and agriculture depend on. A team led by Dr. Donald Argus developed a new ultraprecise satellite tracking technique to measure how water, ice, and air redistribute across the planet throughout the year, tugging Earth's center of mass in different directions month by month. The study, published in the Geophysical Journal International, maps a seasonal cycle that swings the planet's mass center toward the North Pole in winter and toward South America in spring, shifts measured in millimeters but large enough to…Open
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Federal scientists now say there is a greater than 90 percent chance this El Niño becomes "very strong" by winter, and a 69 percent chance it surpasses every El Niño event on record, a prospect one economist warns could make it the costliest ever. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center released an updated forecast on Aug. 13 […] The post NOAA forecast puts odds of record-shattering El Niño above 90 percent appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal scientists now say there is a greater than 90 percent chance this El Niño becomes "very strong" by winter, and a 69 percent chance it surpasses every El Niño event on record, a prospect one economist warns could make it the costliest ever. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center released an updated forecast on Aug. 13 reporting that sea-surface temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean have climbed more than 3.6 degrees above average, a reading that multiple climate models from North America and abroad agree points toward a historic event. The agency's report projects the warming will continue to strengthen through the end of 2026, with impacts rippling across weather patterns from the American heartland to Southeast Asia.…Open
For generations Americans looked north and saw an immense frozen wilderness, remote from the intrigues and conflicts consuming the rest of the world. That complacent picture is now obsolete. The Arctic is becoming one of the most consequential theaters of great power competition, where shipping lanes, energy deposits, submarine routes, communications systems, military surveillance, and […] The post The Spies Beneath the Arctic Ice appeared first on StoneZone .
For generations Americans looked north and saw an immense frozen wilderness, remote from the intrigues and conflicts consuming the rest of the world. That complacent picture is now obsolete. The Arctic is becoming one of the most consequential theaters of great power competition, where shipping lanes, energy deposits, submarine routes, communications systems, military surveillance, and critical infrastructure converge beneath a deceptively tranquil landscape of ice and sea. China and Russia understand this transformation perfectly and both have been expanding their presence while Washington, D.C. has too often treated the High North as a distant geographical abstraction. On June 8, 2026 Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee introduced…Open
The Atlantic basin has produced just two named storms heading into August, with a strengthening El Niño, persistent Saharan dust, and punishing wind shear combining to suppress tropical development even as waves continue rolling off the African coast. FOX Weather hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross put the situation bluntly: the National Hurricane Center "continues to show […] The post El Niño, Saharan dust, and wind shear keep the Atlantic hurricane season remarkably quiet appeared first on American Almanac .
The Atlantic basin has produced just two named storms heading into August, with a strengthening El Niño, persistent Saharan dust, and punishing wind shear combining to suppress tropical development even as waves continue rolling off the African coast. FOX Weather hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross put the situation bluntly: the National Hurricane Center "continues to show crickets across the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Gulf into this weekend." That assessment covers millions of square miles of open ocean, and none of it, for now, is producing anything close to a hurricane threat. The quiet stretch is unusual but not unexplained. FOX Weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan broke down the three forces acting as a roadblock: El Niño's…Open
