BREAKING: Tropical Storm #Wilfred has formed in the Atlantic.
This means we’ve now used all 21 names of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and will start using the Greek alphabet. @NOAA has predicted up to 25 storms, which would include #Alpha, #Beta, #Gamma, and #Delta.
@NOAA Meaning... Tropical Depression Twenty-Two is expected to become Tropical Storm #Alpha later today.
It will be the second ever after 2005's Tropical Storm #Alpha and likely the first Hurricane #Alpha in history.
Fall has arrived! 🍂 To celebrate the #FirstDayOfFall, we've made a list of all the ways you can get outside and enjoy what many praise as the best weather of the year!
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🍎🍏 Apple picking 🍏🍎
We can't think of a better (or tastier!) socially-distanced outing. Put on your flannel, search for your nearest orchard, and get to picking! Send us a pie, please 🥧
🎃 Pumpkin carving 🎃
No front porch is complete without a classic jack-o'-lantern! Bonus points if you carve a TWC logo 😉
#Sally continues its slow & dangerous trek inland. With max sustained winds at 105 mph, it remains a Cat 2 storm, battering the Gulf Coast with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain.
Sally's northern eyewall has made it onshore; landfall is expected w/in the next 1-2 hours or so
Several feet of storm surge is likely as winds from #Sally push water onshore.
Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding also continues as slow-moving #Sally drops inches of rain across portions of the Gulf Coast states. Several inches of rain, perhaps localized amounts of 20"+, is yet to come.
No matter the forecast, our planet's animals always seem to have it figured out. Here's some examples of wildlife with wild relationships with the weather (say that five times fast)!
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Many animals seem to be able to predict the weather.
One example is frogs, who are said to croak louder when a storm is brewing 🐸 ⛈️
However, our favorite furry forecaster will always be Punxsutawney Phil!
We're declaring today #MarsMonday! In anticipation of our LIVE coverage of the historic @NASAPersevere launch Wednesday and Thursday, let's look at some fascinating facts about the Red Planet's weather...
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@NASAPersevere A year on Earth is 365 days, but what about Mars? One year on Mars would be equivalent to 687 Earth days, but 668 "sols" (Mars days)! One sol is about 39 minutes longer than an Earth day.
@NASAPersevere Therefore, seasons on Mars are much longer than ours! Would you rather have 65 extra days of winter, or 85 extra days of summer?