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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Will the Northern Lights be visible late Monday night in the Lower Hudson Valley?
New Yorkers may have a chance to catch a glimpse of one of nature's best free shows late Monday into early Tuesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says four northern states, including New York, will have a slight chance to catch a Northern Lights show as the evening of June 2 turn into June 3. In 2024, New Yorkers were able to see the stunning shows at least twice; once in May and once in October. According to the NOAA, a geomagnetic storm called a coronal mass ejection impacted Earth on Sunday, June 1, causing the conditions necessary for the bright, colorful light waves in the night sky. Late Monday, the geomagnetic waves will still be present, but a bit weaker. The NOAA says New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will be the only Northeast states able to view the lights on Monday night. Other northern states such as Alaska, Washington, Michigan and Minnesota will have a clearer view. However, the chances of viewing the lights in the Lower Hudson Valley are lower than in the rest of the state. Heavy light pollution and the distance from the view line, which lands near Plattsburgh in upstate New York, could make viewing difficult. The ideal time to catch the lights is around 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to Luckily, the National Weather Service says Lower Hudson Valley skies will be mostly clear overnight. Those who missed the lights this weekend are still in luck, as astronomers predict the sun's 11-year cycle of activity to peak in 2025. According to Hudson Valley meteorologist Ben Noll, the peak of activity may mean more chances to view the Northern Lights this summer. 'Given that this solar cycle has already produced at least two widespread mid-to-low latitude auroras, typically, Mother Nature likes to repeat herself,' he told This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Northern Lights may be visible late June 2 in Lower Hudson Valley NY
The Independent
13-05-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
It's going to get humid again in major US cities. Here's where
May marks the long-dreaded return of uncomfortable summer humidity across the eastern U.S. Sticky and sweaty weather can be a major headache, especially when people are heading to work, a movies, or are out on a first date. Multiple major cities across 37 states are forecast to feel the pain as soon as this week, in the South, Southeast, and along the eastern seaboard. Residents of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida are facing the brunt of the uncomfortable conditions, Ben Noll, a meteorologist at The Washington Post, said. But, cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia are expected to get stickier by mid-week thanks to an atmospheric river storm. 'In southern states, signs are that the high humidity will last into next week, while northern ones will likely get a break,' Noll added. This week's wet and warm weather is a prelude to projected warmer and wetter summer conditions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says temperatures are anticipated to be above average for the Northeast and parts of the Southeast. There is the potential for a wetter summer for most major East Coast hubs. Why might this be a cause for concern? Well, in addition to throwing a wrench in summer festivities and fireworks, rising temperatures, humidity, and precipitation tied to human-caused climate change also come with potentially dangerous health impacts. Climate change is making the days hotter and more humid. Hotter days have resulted in more heat deaths, which doubled in recent decades. Deaths linked to heat exposure have already been reported this year. As human-caused warming turns up the planet's thermostat, the atmosphere can hold more water vapor: Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas. Humidity is a measure of water vapor in the air, and the dew point helps us tell just how muggy it is outside. Sweltering temperatures can be made even more oppressive when dew points soar, resulting in consequences to peoples' health. The combo can cause more blood flow to the skin and the heart to beat faster, while circulating twice as much blood per minute than on a normal day, according to the Mayo Clinic. Overexposure to humidity can also lead to overheating, reducing the body's ability to cool itself through sweat evaporation. 'Because the air feels warmer than the official, recorded temperature, it can contribute to feelings of low energy and lethargy,' the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said. 'In addition, hyperthermia, or over-heating as a result of your body's inability to effectively let out heat, can negatively impact your health in conditions of high humidity.'
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Another polar vortex to send temperatures plunging across the U.S. next week. Here's how cold it will get.
On the heels of successive winter storms that brought heavy snow and ice to a wide swath of the United States, another arctic blast tied to the polar vortex will send temperatures plummeting across the country early next week, bringing dangerously cold wind chills to millions of Americans. According to the Associated Press, this will be the 10th time this winter that the polar vortex — a large area of cold air that spins over the North Pole — will drop into the U.S., delivering the latest blast of brutally frigid weather. "Roses are red, violets are blue, and the polar vortex is coming for you!' Washington Post meteorologist Ben Noll wrote on X Friday, which is also Valentine's Day. According to the National Weather Service, the latest blast of frigid air will move into the northern Rockies and northern Plains Saturday and spread to the Midwest Sunday and Eastern U.S. through much of next week as 'an impressive Arctic airmass takes hold.' 'Entrenched cold air will maintain lake effect snows and also offer a widespread threat of record cold temperatures,' the weather service said. Very. Subzero temperatures are in the forecast next week for more than a dozen states, including Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, the weather service said. For much of the country, temperatures will be well below their historical averages. "Expecting minus 50s °F in Montana next Wednesday, more than 70°F below normal," meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist, wrote on X. "Your face will fall off at these temperatures." Expecting minus 50s °F in Montana next Wednesday, more than 70°F below normal at heart of polar vortex cold face will fall off at these temperatures. — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) February 14, 2025 On Tuesday, the average low in the Lower 48 States is forecast to be 16.6 degrees, dropping to 14 degrees on Wednesday, Maue noted. And that doesn't factor in the windchill. With the exception of Hawaii, California and Florida, every U.S. state is forecast to experience windchills of 20 degrees or below sometime next week, the weather service said. Wind chills could reach 40 below zero or lower in the Northern Plains. "This poses a great risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin," the weather service warned. "Have a cold-weather survival kit if traveling." The deep freeze will follow the latest winter storm to sweep across the country. The system brought heavy rain to Southern California and heavy snow to parts of the West and Midwest on Thursday and Friday, and is expected to bring more snow and ice to the Midwest and Northeast this weekend. Snowfall totals of up to 10 inches was expected in parts of the upper Midwest, Great Lakes and New England, the weather service said, along with accumulating sleet and ice in parts of the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Appalachians.
