Severe Weather News

Posted November 9, 1998:

• Safe Water, Medicines, Insecticides Greatest Needs After Mitch
• Research Aircraft Fly Below Once-In-A-Century Leonid Meteor Storm

Posted October 30, 1998:

• Surf's Up! UD Wave Expert Tackles Maui's Monster Curls For Current National Geographic Web Site

Posted October 28, 1998:

• El Niño Influenced Melting Glaciers

Posted October 23, 1998:

• El Niño And Climate More Predictable Than Previously Thought

Posted October 22, 1998:

• New Satellite Image Shows Pacific Ocean Still Battling Between Hot And Cold

Posted October 21, 1998:

• SHEBA Breaks Free Of Arctic's Icy Embrace

Posted October 5, 1998:

• Researcher Fears Backlash Over Inflated Wind Speeds
• Hurricane Georges Damages Chandeleur Islands--New Orleans' First Line Of Storm Defense

Posted September 28, 1998:

• Solar Flare Causes Intense Space Storm

Posted September 26, 1998:

• Researcher Uses "Doppler On Wheels" To Stare Hurricane Georges In The Eye

Posted September 24, 1998:

• Arecibo Observatory Survives Hurricane Georges' Sweep Across Puerto Rico
• Preparation Pays Off In Puerto Rico -- USGS River Data Keeps Flowing

Posted September 18, 1998:

• Computer Simulation Of Matches And Trees Can Be Used To Predict And Prevent Large Forest Fires, Cornell Geologists Say

Posted August 31, 1998:

• University of Florida Psychologists Ready To Help When Disaster Strikes

Posted August 28, 1998:

• USGS Reports Geomagnetic Storm In Progress

Posted August 27, 1998:

• A Whirlwind Of Activity -- USGS Responds To Hurricanes
• Researchers Plot Hurricane Damage Zipcode By Zipcode

Posted August 26, 1998:

• Eye-To-Eye, And Bonnie Winks: NASA/NOAA Team Makes First Sortie Into Hurricane

Posted August 25, 1998:

• Aerosonde Robotic Airplane Completes Historic First Trans-Atlantic Flight

Posted August 18, 1998:

• High-Altitude Hurricane Study Could Save Lives And Money

Posted August 17, 1998:

• Transatlantic Crossing Attempt By Aerosonde Miniature Autonomous Aircraft Moving Ahead With New Itinerary

Posted August 14, 1998:

• Study Suggests Weekly Hurricane And Rainfall Patterns Are Linked To East Coast Pollution
• Forecasting The El Nino-Driven Ebb And Flow Of A Rogue Mosquito

Posted August 4, 1998:

• Hurricane's Perfect Timing Brings A Scientific Bonanza

Posted July 31, 1998:

• Study 'Gone With The Wind' Provides Stellar Ecological Example
• Allergy And Asthma-Exacerbating Mites, Molds And Pollens On The Rise Due To El Niño . . . La Niña

Posted July 29, 1998:

• Boulder Scientists Involved In Effort To Study Arctic Warming

Posted July 23, 1998:

• Irrigation Along Front Range Cooling Mountains And Plains; Extremes In Weather, More Severe Storms, Fire Danger Could Result

Posted July 20, 1998:

• NASA Satellite Sheds New Light On The La Niña Phenomenon

Posted July 13, 1998:

• Extreme Conditions Ahead For Antarctic Voyagers

Posted June 30, 1998:

• New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving A Mark

Posted June 23, 1998:

• Misconceptions, Lack Of Codes Make Lightning A Threat To Boaters
• Radar System Aboard NASA DC-8 Aims To Unveil The Mysteries Of Cloud Structures

Posted May 26, 1998:

• NCAR To Host The World's First La Nina Summit

Posted May 22, 1998:

• Lightning Likes Land -- Satellite Data Show Surprising Pattern
• Computer-Based Weather Forecasts Turn In Good Showing

Posted May 13, 1998:

• New Tool To Enhance Weather Forecasters' Skills In Satellite Meteorology

Posted May 11, 1998:

• Help From The Sky When Lost At Sea

Posted April 28, 1998:

• Extreme Droughts Played Major Role In Tragedies At Jamestown, "Lost Colony"

Posted April 24, 1998:

• UW Developing Fleet Of Unmanned Airplanes To Gather Pacific Ocean Weather Data Needed To Improve Accuracy Of Northwest Forecasts

Posted April 23, 1998:

• Scientists Find Further Global Warming Evidence In Temperature Reconstruction Study

Posted April 20, 1998:

• Forecaster Training Makes A Difference In Recent Tornadoes
• MIT Researcher Finds Evidence Of Ancient Climate Swings
• Keep Off The Grass Reduce Air Pollution

Posted April 17, 1998:

• New Satellite Images Show Chunk Of Broken Antarctic Ice Shelf

Posted April 15, 1998:

• Wind Hazards Like Tornadoes Receive Only Fraction Of Research Funding

Posted April 2, 1998:

• UF Studies Effects Of Weather On The Typical Southern Home

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