Scenes of Destruction as 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
A massive earthquake on Friday has triggered a tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska. Continue reading Scenes of Destruction as 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
Category Archives: NOAA
Ozone Recovery Continues, But Suspected Emissions From China Slows Progress
The Montreal Protocol of 1987 continues to be a success story about international environmental cooperation. Continue reading Ozone Recovery Continues, But Suspected Emissions From China Slows Progress
Our Efforts to Save the Whales May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Both Canada and the US have failed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale, whose population today is 74. Continue reading Our Efforts to Save the Whales May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Sea Level Rise Will Flood Key Internet Infrastructure Within 15 Years
NYC, Miami, and Seattle are among the metropolitan regions most vulnerable to internet infrastructure damage due to climate change. Continue reading Sea Level Rise Will Flood Key Internet Infrastructure Within 15 Years
The Best Livestream on Earth Is Back, Live from the Bottom of the Ocean
The NOAA’s ‘Okeanos Explorer’ just began its dive of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading The Best Livestream on Earth Is Back, Live from the Bottom of the Ocean
Fail of the Week: Tracking Meteors with Weather Radio
It’s not hard to detect meteors: go outside on a clear night in a dark place and you’re bound to see one eventually. But visible light detection is limiting, and knowing that meteors leave a trail of ions means radio detection is possible. That’s what’s behind this attempt to map meteor trails using broadcast signals, which so far hasn’t yielded great results.
The fact that meteor trails reflect radio signals is well-known; hams use “meteor bounce” to make long-distance contacts all the time. And using commercial FM broadcast signals to map meteor activity isn’t new, either — we’ve covered the …read more
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An Antenna that Really Cooks–Really
[9A4OV] set up a receiver using the HackRF board and an LNA that can receive the NOAA 19 satellite. Of course, a receiver needs an antenna, and he made one using a cooking pot. The antenna isn’t ideal – at least indoors – but it does work. He’s hoping to tweak it to get better reception. You can see videos of the antenna and the resulting reception, below.
The satellite is sending High-Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data which provides a higher image quality than Automatic Picture Transmission (APT). APT is at 137 MHz, but HRPT is at 1698 MHz and …read more
Here Are Your Chances of a Hotter-Than-Normal Summer
Time to blast the AC and break out the lemonade. Continue reading Here Are Your Chances of a Hotter-Than-Normal Summer
Watch a Shrimp and a Fish Dance With Death on the Ocean Floor
Would you fuck with this shrimp? I wouldn’t fuck with this shrimp. Continue reading Watch a Shrimp and a Fish Dance With Death on the Ocean Floor
Let’s Remember Exxon’s Extremely Fucked Up Response to Its Catastrophic Oil Spill
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon launched a ruthless crusade to intimidate and discredit government scientists. Continue reading Let’s Remember Exxon’s Extremely Fucked Up Response to Its Catastrophic Oil Spill