article thumbnail

NOAA: Average US Temperature in September 1 F Above 20th Century Average

Green Car Congress

Based on records going back to 1895, the monthly National Climatic Data Center analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. inches (63 mm), exactly the 1901-2000 average. inches (63 mm), exactly the 1901-2000 average. The acreage burned by wildfires was roughly half of the 2000-2009 average.

article thumbnail

NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

Green Car Congress

C) above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14 th warmest April on record). cm) below the 1901-2000 average. Based on a 116-year record since 1895, this monthly analysis prepared by scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC, is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. C), which is 2.3 °F

article thumbnail

Orbital ATK and ECAPS partner on high performance green propulsion system; bringing LMP-103S to market

Green Car Congress

The test was part of a series at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and included both a 5N thruster and, for the first time in the United States, a 22N thruster, both of which performed well across all test parameters. Founded in 2000, ECAPS focuses on green propulsion-based products for space applications.

Green 150