The next generation of weather observation satellites continues on next week with the upcoming launch of GOES-U. For the last 50 years, NOAA has operated a family of Geostationary (that is, rotating once ever 24 hours, appearing to “hover” over […]

It’s been something of a busy severe weather season worldwide, and this week has certainly not bucked the trend. To kick things off, the dominant weather pattern in the US has been that of a broad, high pressure system across […]