Cicadas: If you can’t beat them, eat them
Who is ready for the cicada-mageddon this year? Some people recommend turning to chefs instead of exterminators to handle the noisy bugs. Yes, some claim they are a tasty and nutritious treat.
Month: May 2024
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 250
WW 250 SEVERE TSTM NM TX 162000Z – 170400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 250 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 300 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast New Mexico West Texas into the Edwards Plateau * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage and intensity through the afternoon/evening while spreading from southeast New Mexico into west Texas and the Edwards Plateau. The main threats will be large hail up to 2 inches in diameter with the more discrete supercells, while severe outflow winds of 60-70 mph will be possible as storms grow upscale into one or more line segments. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest of Hobbs NM to 60 miles northeast of Junction TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 248...WW 249... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Thompson
SPC Tornado Watch 249
WW 249 TORNADO LA TX CW 161940Z – 170300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 249 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 240 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southwest Louisiana Southeast Texas Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to develop and spread east-southeastward through early tonight along a composite outflow boundary sagging southward across east Texas. The potential for supercells with large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter and a couple of tornadoes will increase with new storm development south of the outflow. Otherwise, embedded supercells and bowing segments will pose a threat for damaging winds of 60-70 mph, as well as a couple of tornadoes with embedded circulations. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of College Station TX to 5 miles east southeast of Lafayette LA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 248... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Thompson
Florida, Caribbean coral reefs showing signs of another mass bleaching amid early heat stress
NOAA scientists say coral reefs in the Caribbean are already showing early signs of heat stress in April starting even earlier than last summer.
What are ‘zombie fires’?
Just like in SciFi where zombies are corpses that rise from the dead, zombie fires are wildfires that rise from the dead.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248
WW 248 SEVERE TSTM TX 161550Z – 162200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 248 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1050 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Texas * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 1050 AM until 500 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, including both supercells and bowing segments, are expected to continue to increase in coverage and intensify into the afternoon, mainly along and south of an outflow boundary that continues to move southward. Damaging winds of 60-70 mph will be the most common threat, though any more discrete/supercell storms could produce large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter. An isolated tornado or two could also occur with favorable storm/boundary interactions. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles north northwest of Junction TX to 50 miles southeast of Temple TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Thompson
College students put their lunar robots to test in final round of NASAâs Lunabotics Competition
University students from around the U.S. are competing in Florida this week to see how each teamâs robot would fare on the surface of the Moon.