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  Lessons of the 1953 East Coast of England Flood Disaster

  January 29, 2013 — Sixty years ago, on 31 January and 1 February 1953, over 300 people died in flooding on the East Coast of England. Recent research has found that the Cabinet partly funded the response to avoid blame ... > full story
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  Satellite Visualization Tool for High-Resolution Observation Review (Thor) Accessible from Any Location With Internet Access

  January 29, 2013 — With minimal coding effort an Earth-observing satellite tool can be converted into a practical web-based application. In addition, a 3-D visualization technique has been ... > full story
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  Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy, Report Finds

  January 28, 2013 — According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of US coastal communities' social, economic and natural ... > full story
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  The Storm That Never Was: Why Meteorologists Are Often Wrong

  January 24, 2013 — Have you ever woken up to a sunny forecast only to get soaked on your way to the office? On days like that it's easy to blame the weatherman. But engineering professor Julie Crockett doesn't get mad ... > full story
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  Lightning Linked to Onset of Headache, Migraines

  January 24, 2013 — Researchers have found that lightning may affect the onset of headaches and ... > full story
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  Hailstones Reveal Life in a Storm Cloud

  January 23, 2013 — It isn't life on Mars, but researchers have found a rich diversity of microbial life and chemicals in the ephemeral habitat of a storm cloud, according to a new ... > full story
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  Prediction of Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and Tropical Storm Activity Close at Hand

  January 23, 2013 — The amount of rainfall and number of tropical storms during a summer monsoon season greatly impact the agriculture, economy, and people in Asia. A promising breakthrough for predicting in spring the ... > full story
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  New Sunspots Producing Space Weather

  January 14, 2013 — On Jan. 13, 2013, at 2:24 a.m. EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME. Not to be confused with a solar flare, a CME is a solar phenomenon that can send solar ... > full story
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  New Forecast System Helps Transoceanic Flights Avoid Storms

  December 11, 2012 — A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder, Colo., now is providing weather forecasts that can help flights avoid major storms as ... > full story
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  NASA's TRMM Satellite Provides 3-D Analysis of Super-Typhoon Bopha

  December 6, 2012 — NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite observed the eyewall of Super-typhoon Bopha in 3-D shortly before noon on Dec. 3, 2012 (Philippines local time). At that time, Bopha was at ... > full story

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