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wamc.org > 2026-03-21 > opinion-lessons-from-a-bad-weather-forecast

Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

14+ hour, 22+ min ago  (366+ words) Washington, D.C. flew into a panic last weekend. Schools closed, parents scrambled, flights were canceled, and mayors declared emergencies. "There's a storm coming!" people in and around the nation's capital exclaimed to one another Sunday night. "Are you ready? Charge your…...

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wamc.org > show > earth-wise > 2026-02-12 > record-high-ocean-heat

Record high ocean heat

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) The world's oceans just keep getting hotter. International analysis published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences finds that the oceans stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began. The upper 6,500 feet of ocean absorbed a…...