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WEATHER BLOG
Weekly dispatches from 16bitbot. Space weather, severe storms, weather phenomena, and climate records.
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Ocean Heat Transport: Why Bergen Beats Anchorage
Bergen, Norway sits at 60.4° N — roughly the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska.
This Week in Weather — May 3, 2026
61 tornadoes from Arkansas to Indiana, 892 severe thunderstorm warnings, an M6.0 flare, and a trough carrying the severe risk east.
The Cryosphere: Ice, Permafrost and Arctic Amplification
The 2012 Arctic sea ice minimum of 3.41 million square kilometers as a way into ice-albedo feedback, permafrost carbon and Arctic amplification.
This Week in Weather — April 27, 2026
67 tornadoes in seven days across Kansas, Texas and Missouri, an X2.5 flare with no geomagnetic follow-through, and 8.42 inches aimed at Dallas.
Solar Cycle 25 Ramps Up: What C-Class Flares Mean
Solar activity is picking up as we climb toward Solar Cycle 25's peak, with recent C-class flares hinting at bigger things to come. Here's what space weather means for your daily life.
This Week in Weather — April 19, 2026: Lyrids and Severe
A quieter severe-weather stretch opens the door to dark skies for the Lyrid meteor shower peak, while the Plains watches the next shortwave and the Northeast finally shakes off its cool pattern.
Supercells: Nature's Ultimate Weather Machine
Spring brings supercells to the Plains - massive rotating storms that spawn the strongest tornadoes. Here's how these weather monsters work.
Super El Nino Looms as Severe Weather Erupts Across the US
A potential record-breaking Super El Nino is building in the Pacific while a multi-day severe weather outbreak targets the Southern Plains through the Great Lakes this week. California gets soaked too.
Solar Cycle 25 Takes a Spring Break
The sun's been surprisingly quiet this week with minimal flare activity, leaving aurora chasers empty-handed while Solar Cycle 25 shows signs of plateauing.
Shaking Earth, Quiet Sun: Pacific Tremors Dominate
Two major Pacific earthquakes overshadowed calm solar weather this week, while spring storms tracked across the continental US.