This plane is mapping snowpack from 23,000 feet using laser pulses fired 800,000 times per second! ❄️✈️
With the ability to measure snow depth within just 3 cm across entire mountain ranges, this high-tech aircraft can help water managers make critical decisions about water storage, drought planning, and even whether people should be watering their lawns in the summer.
As climate patterns shift and more snow accumulates at higher elevations, tools like this are becoming essential for understanding our future water supply.
And, according to @airbornesnow , the best part of this job? The mountains. 🏔️
✈️High above the Sierra Nevada, scientists are using a NASA-developed aircraft to map the American West’s snowpack with laser precision.
And despite all the snow you see, the western U.S. is facing a severe snow drought. As climate change brings warmer winters and earlier snowmelt, millions could face growing water shortages, drought, and wildfire risk.
With this cutting-edge aerial technology, experts and water managers now have an opportunity to get a head start — helping forecast shortages, prepare for wildfire season, and better manage the West’s increasingly scarce water supply.
Extreme heat is among the deadliest weather hazards — and humidity makes it even more dangerous.
🌡️A new tool from #ClimateCentral, Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat, calculates the influence of climate change on daily humid heat conditions across the globe.
Swipe through to learn more and explore the tool at the link in bio.
Climate change is ruffling more than a few feathers.
🌡️Warmer temperatures and shifting seasons are disrupting bird migration patterns across the globe. This puts nearly two-thirds of North American migratory birds at risk.
🐦This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, discover how climate change impacts millions of migratory birds in backyards and neighborhoods across North America.
#WMBD2026 #EveryBirdCounts
Hot, dry, and windy “fire weather” — conditions that help wildfires spread — is on the rise as our climate warms.
🔥Learn more at the link in bio. #ClimateMatters
A hidden water crisis is unfolding in the Sierra Nevada.
💧Climate change is rapidly shrinking the snowpack that supplies much of the American West’s water — and scientists are turning to advanced airborne technology to track it.
🗺️Using LiDAR-equipped aircraft, researchers can map snowpack with pinpoint accuracy, revealing just how quickly this critical water source is disappearing. Together, warmer winters and earlier snowmelt are raising the risk of drought and wildfires across the region.
✈️Soar above the Sierra Nevada with Senior Climate Correspondent @bentracysnaps to see how this technology is uncovering the crisis — and what it means for the future of water in the West.
Join #ClimateCentral for our next Monthly Climate Briefing!
During this month’s “El Niño Update and Western Water Outlook,” we’ll explore:
🌎 A climate snapshot of U.S. and global trends
🌊 An El Niño update: Latest forecasts and potential impacts
💧 Long-term snow drought impacts and Western water outlook
🔗 Register at the link in bio
What if saving coral reefs was as simple as throwing an underwater party?🎶
In Jamaica, artist @marcobarotti together with a team of divers and scientists are playing the sounds of a healthy reef underwater — like a fun, buzzing party that marine life can’t resist.
The hope? Fish and coral larvae “hear” it, come check it out, and help bring damaged reefs back to life. By making reefs sound alive, they’re hoping fish and other marine life will come back and join the party.
With coral reefs threatened by climate change and overfishing, tag along with Senior Climate Correspondent @bentracysnaps and discover how the ocean's loudest party could save coral reefs and restore ocean ecosystems.
Warmer air can hold more moisture. With climate warming since 1970, hourly rainfall rates have increased in 129 U.S. cities — bringing higher flood risks.
🌧️Learn more at the link in bio. #ClimateMatters
What if saving coral reefs was as simple as turning the sound back on?
A team of divers and scientists, led by artist @marcobarotti , is working to restore damaged reefs in Jamaica using the soundscapes of healthy ecosystems. They record vibrant, living reefs and replay those sounds in damaged areas through reef-shaped speakers on the ocean floor, helping guide fish and marine life back home.
🪸In the same way a public square brings people together, a healthy reef does the same — just underwater.
This ain't no home run derby...it's a whole new ballgame.
Warmer air = less dense air = less drag in the ball = more home runs.
Baseball is heating up. Literally ⚾
#baseball #MLB #BaseballSeason #Homerun #ScienceExplained
