A group for researchers from the Georgia Sea Grant grabbed headlines yesterday by challenging NOAA’s claim that 75% of the BP oil is accounted for – that it has been captured, burned, evaporated, degraded, dissipated or munched by microbes. The study by the Georgia group claims that 80% still lurks somewhere in the environment. Who’s right? First off, the numbers aren’t comparable because the Georgia | Read More »
In a November 30 press release marking the end of 2009′s hurricane season, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center trumpeted the accuracy of their forecast of the season’s storm activity: Nine named storms formed this year, including three hurricanes, two of which were major hurricanes at Category 3 strength or higher. These numbers fall within the ranges predicted in NOAA’s mid-season outlook issued in August … NOAA | Read More »
You may recall that earlier this year, NOAA made the bold prediction that 2009′s Hurricane Season would probably near normal in terms of tropical storm activity, but if it weren’t, it would either be a lot more active or a lot less active than normal. We pay these guys for that?! Now the National Weather Service of NOAA is hedging its bets. In a July | Read More »
Weather forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have really stuck their necks out this time, predicting an average hurricane season in 2009. On average. WASHINGTON D.C.: Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely for 2009. The NOAA’s initial outlook for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season calls for a 50 percent probability of | Read More »
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