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New Insights Into the Effects of Stress on Pregnancy
June 28, 2012 Expectant mothers who dealt with the strain of a hurricane or major tropical storm passing nearby during their pregnancy had children who were at elevated risk for abnormal health conditions at ... > full story -
Thunderstorms Have Longer Reach Than Thought: Storm Researcher Calls for New Air Safety Guidelines
June 26, 2012 Aircraft turbulence guidelines should be rewritten after new research revealed thunderstorms could produce unexpected turbulence more than 100 km away from storm ... > full story -
NASA Sees Tropical Storm Debby's Clouds Blanket Florida
June 25, 2012 Like a white blanket, Tropical Storm Debby's clouds covered the entire state of Florida in a NASA satellite image. Two satellites have captured imagery that shows Tropical Storm Debby has thrown a ... > full story -
NOAA Predicts a Near-Normal 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
June 18, 2012 Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this ... > full story -
It's All in the Name: Predicting Popularity Through Psychological Science
June 11, 2012 Music has moved from grunge to hip-hop to indie rock. Low-carb is in. Low-fat is out. Styles change and fashions evolve. But why do some things become more popular than others? Popularity may seem ... > full story -
Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters
June 6, 2012 A dramatic melt-off of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is hitting closer to home than millions of Americans might think – triggering a domino effect leading to increased odds of severe ... > full story -
Weak Bridges Identified in Texas
June 5, 2012 More than a dozen Gulf Coast bridges in or near Galveston, Texas, would likely suffer severe damage if subjected to a hurricane with a similar landfall as Hurricane Ike but with 30 percent stronger ... > full story -
Unmanned NASA Storm Sentinels Set for Hurricane Study
June 1, 2012 Ah, June. It marks the end of school, the start of summer ... and the official start of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, which got off to an early start in May with the formation of Tropical ... > full story -
Pollution Teams With Thunderclouds to Warm Atmosphere
May 19, 2012 New simulation study shows that atmosphere warms when pollution intensifies storms. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that other clouds provide is not yet ... > full story -
North Atlantic Storm Patterns Throw Light on England's 1987 Gale
May 10, 2012 The cyclone that brought about the devastating winds that battered the UK in the great storm of October 1987 was exceptional in both its strength and path across the south of the country. This is the ... > full story
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