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Monday, February 12, 2018

Black Holes and Information

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Black holes, with their extreme gravity and ability to profoundly warp space and time, are some of the most interesting objects in the unive...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Neutrinos and Their Detection 2

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This is the second part of a two part post. For the first part, see here . The discovery of neutrinos led to a rather startling realizati...
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Monday, January 1, 2018

Neutrinos and Their Detection

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Neutrinos are a type of subatomic particle known both for their ubiquity and their disinclination to interact with other forms of matter. T...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

2017 Season Summary

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The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season had above-average activity, with a total of 18 cyclones attaining tropical depression status, 17 cyclon...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Tropical Storm Rina (2017)

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Storm Active: November 6-9 On November 3, a weak area of low pressure developed in the central tropical Atlantic, well away from any land ar...
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Tropical Storm Philippe (2017)

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Storm Active: October 28-29 On October 23, a broad area of low pressure formed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Since this is a favorable...
Monday, October 9, 2017

Hurricane Ophelia (2017)

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Storm Active: October 9-15 Around October 6, an area of low pressure began to form along a stationary frontal boundary located over the east...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Hurricane Nate (2017)

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Storm Active: October 4-9 During the last week of September, a tropical wave tracked across the Atlantic Ocean. As the season was progressi...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Hurricane Maria (2017)

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Storm Active: September 16-30 Maria formed from a tropical wave that first left Africa around September 10 or 11. At first, conditions did ...
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Friday, September 15, 2017

Hurricane Lee (2017)

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Storm Active: September 14-18, 22-30 As is typical during mid-September, a strong tropical wave moved off of Africa and showed signs of orga...