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La Nina Hangs On, Expected To Keep Influencing Global Climate Systems Into Early Summer
March 12, 1999 — The cold pool of water in the Pacific known as "La Nina" still persists, although it is slowly weakening, according to scientists studying new data from the U.S.-French TOPEX/Poseidon ... > full story -
Making Sense Of Weird Weather
March 10, 1999 — La Nina may get the attention, but if forecasts of unusually wild weather this spring come true, lesser-known forces like "zonal jet streams" and "Bermuda highs" will be responsible. ... > full story -
La Nina Cycle Puts New Twist On Tornado Season
March 1, 1999 — Last year's El Nino brought a variety of weather-related woes, but this year's La Nina may stir up double trouble during the tornado season for Indiana, Arkansas and Mississippi and the ... > full story -
Who Benefits From Climate Forecasts? Columbia Scientists Tackle Thorny Question
February 26, 1999 — Scientists can now predict with some degree of accuracy such extreme climate perturbations as El Niño. The next question, say two researchers at Columbia University and a third at the National ... > full story -
Brief Exposure To High Temperatures Has Lasting Effect On Nervous System
February 23, 1999 — Researchers at the University of Chicago in collaboration with scientists at Queens University in Ontario, Canada, have shown for the first time that brief exposure to high temperatures has ... > full story -
Giant Ocean Eddies Discovered
February 22, 1999 — Australian and US scientists have discovered huge ocean eddies a kilometre deep in the Indian Ocean, north-west of ... > full story -
Second Annual 'Great Backyard Bird Count' Needs Families, Classrooms And Individuals To Put Their Bird Sightings On The Map
February 1, 1999 — After the warmest year on record, how are our beloved birds faring? Bird enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds are being urged to help researchers find out by participating in the second Annual ... > full story -
New Satellite Image Shows La Nina Weakening, Unusual Pacific
January 28, 1999 — The most recent image from the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite shows the area of lower sea level or cold water, commonly referred to as La Nina, is weakening along the equator and there is an unusual ... > full story -
Lessons From El Niño: New Modeling Techniques Improve Prediction And Tracking Of Extreme Weather Events
January 27, 1999 — The past year's extreme weather events and the subsequent outbreaks of infectious diseases have provided a wealth of evidence that suggests a significant causal relationship between El ... > full story -
Long-Term Forecasting Could Give Nations Tools To Survive Climate Change
January 26, 1999 — Long-term climate phenomena like the one that triggered the Dust Bowl have happened throughout history, sometimes toppling entire civilizations. But scientists increasingly are able to peer into the ... > full story
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