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China Delays Chang’e-7 Moon Mission, Emphasizing Safety Over Timelines
space-and-astronomy2 hours ago

China Delays Chang’e-7 Moon Mission, Emphasizing Safety Over Timelines

China’s China Manned Space Agency said the Chang’e-7 lunar mission will be postponed as launch conditions were not met, highlighting prudence and the goal of absolute mission success. Weather factors (including Typhoon Narra) and potential technical issues are cited, reflecting a broader, safety-focused sprint in the Moon race against NASA’s Artemis program that is likely to extend beyond this year in pursuit of a permanent lunar presence.

via Yahoo|
#artemis-program#change-7#china-manned-space-agency
NHC Tracks One Atlantic System as Development Odds Ease
weather8 hours ago

NHC Tracks One Atlantic System as Development Odds Ease

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a single Atlantic system, Invest 96L, located southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, with a 60% chance to develop into a tropical depression or storm over the next 2–7 days as it moves westward, but conditions are expected to become less favorable by this weekend, reducing development chances. A second potential system near Bermuda has moved into waters not conducive to development with 0% chances. The 2026 season has been slow with three named storms (Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal); Dolly is next. NOAA’s updated forecast now calls for 7–13 named storms, 2–6 hurricanes, and possibly no major hurricanes, reflecting a below-average season with peak activity mid-August to mid-October.

via Orlando Sentinel|
#atlantic#hurricane#invest-96l
Atlantic Storm Dolly Named Ahead of Time in Coincidence with Parton’s Death
weather9 hours ago

Atlantic Storm Dolly Named Ahead of Time in Coincidence with Parton’s Death

The next Atlantic storm is expected to be named Dolly, a preselected name from rotating lists that predates Dolly Parton’s death; officials stress there’s no connection to her passing, and the name could be assigned within days if the tropical wave strengthens (about a 70% chance). Naming follows procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, with names reused on a 7-year cycle unless retired for historic storms.

via USA Today|
#atlantic-hurricane-season#dolly-parton#hurricane-naming
Southwest Heat Dome Bears Down, Pushing Temps to Record Lows of Nighttime Relief
weather19 hours ago

Southwest Heat Dome Bears Down, Pushing Temps to Record Lows of Nighttime Relief

A heat dome is driving temperatures to 110–115°F across the U.S. Southwest through late August into early September, with little relief at night and health risks rising for vulnerable groups; monsoonal moisture could bring scattered storms, and cooling centers are opening in some cities as researchers note climate-change linked increases in such extreme heat.

via The Guardian|
#extreme-heat#health-risk#heat-dome
California Faces a Potentially Record-Breaking El Niño Onset
weather1 day ago

California Faces a Potentially Record-Breaking El Niño Onset

Scientists say a Super El Niño is forming that could become the strongest on record, with California likely to bear the brunt through coastal flooding, heavy rainfall at lower elevations, and snow in the mountains. Sea levels could rise six inches to a foot as Kelvin waves boost coastal heights, and this year’s 18-year King Tide cycle will amplify impacts, potentially affecting about 170,000 people and $60 billion in property more than a non-El Niño year. While rainfall patterns remain uncertain, the coastal hazards are deemed almost certain, driven by warmer Pacific waters and larger waves, and intensified by climate change. Past events like the 1997–1998 “Super El Niño” inform expectations but aren’t guaranteed to repeat, as precipitation outcomes can vary from year to year.

via CNN|
#california#climate-change#coastal-flooding
Heat dome sweeps Southwest, driving near-record highs into September
weather1 day ago

Heat dome sweeps Southwest, driving near-record highs into September

A persistent heat dome is pushing Dallas, Oklahoma City and other Southwest locales to near-record highs and threatening more record temperatures across Death Valley, Yuma, Phoenix and Los Angeles as it shifts west toward New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, with triple-digit days and very hot nights through August into September and about 98 million people at heat-related risk.

via The Washington Post|
#climate-change#heatwave#public-health
Tropics Roar to Life: Nine Storms Under Watch Across Atlantic and Pacific
weather2 days ago

Tropics Roar to Life: Nine Storms Under Watch Across Atlantic and Pacific

Forecasters are tracking nine storms/potential systems—seven in the Pacific and two in the Atlantic—as hurricane season intensifies. In Hawaii, Moke weakened to a tropical depression offshore, bringing heavy rain and gusts; Lala remains a tropical storm after 12 days; Iselle formed and could briefly reach hurricane strength before dissipating. Four additional Pacific disturbances are being watched, including one with a 70% seven‑day development chance and another with a 30% chance. In the Atlantic, a system southeast of Bermuda has about a 50% chance of forming within 48 hours to seven days, and a tropical wave off Africa may also develop as it moves westward. El Niño is complicating formation in the Atlantic, but tropical development remains possible.

via USA Today|
#atlantic-ocean#hawaii#hurricane-season