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New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall
A new study suggests that
the form of El Nino may be
changing potentially causing
not only a greater number of
hurricanes than in average
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QuikScat Finds Tempests Brewing In 'Ordinary' Storms
"June is busting out all
over," as the song says, and
with it, U.S. residents
along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts begin to gaze warily
toward the ocean, aware that
... > full story
Beating The Radar: Getting A Jump On Storm Prediction
Satellite observation of
cloud temperatures may be
able to accurately predict
severe thunderstorms up to
45 minutes earlier than
relying on traditional radar
... > full story
Atlantic And East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin For 2009
Summer soon begins in the
Northern Hemisphere and, on
June 1st, the Atlantic
hurricane season kicks off.
What do Atlantic and Pacific
... > full story
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Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
July 3, 2009 — Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm ... > full story -
Dry Autumns And Winters May Lead To Fewer Tornadoes In The Spring
June 24, 2009 — Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an area's fall and winter may effect ... > full story -
Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage
June 22, 2009 — As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. "We have found clear ... > full story -
How Do Thunderstorms Create Lightning? High-energy Particles From Space Used To Probe Thunderstorms
June 3, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new technique to remotely measure thunderstorm electric fields on the ... > full story -
Avalanches Of Electrons May Give Thundercloud Insights
June 1, 2009 — Understanding thundercloud electrification and lightning initiation is challenging because the ranges of electric potential and spatial extents of electric fields inside thunderclouds are not known. ... > full story -
Probing Clouds' Roles In Global Electric Circuit
May 31, 2009 — A semicontinuous current flow has been measured above electrified clouds. Called the Wilson current, this phenomenon has long been considered a critical component of the global electric circuit; ... > full story -
Magnetic Tremors Pinpoint The Impact Epicenter Of Earthbound Space Storms
May 29, 2009 — Using data from NASA's THEMIS mission, researchers have pinpointed the impact epicenter of an earthbound space storm as it crashes into the atmosphere, and given an advance warning of its ... > full story -
Levees Cannot Fully Eliminate Risk Of Flooding To New Orleans, Report Says
April 28, 2009 — Levees and floodwalls surrounding New Orleans -- no matter how large or sturdy -- cannot provide absolute protection against overtopping or failure in extreme events, says a new report by the ... > full story -
Cyclones Spurt Water Into Stratosphere, Feeding Global Warming
April 21, 2009 — Scientists have found that tropical cyclones readily inject ice far into the stratosphere, possibly feeding global warming. The finding provides more evidence of the intertwining of severe weather ... > full story -
NASA Experiment Stirs Up Hope For Forecasting Deadliest Cyclones
April 16, 2009 — NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones ... > full story
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