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NASA Satellite Shows a Mean Irene's Fury
August 28, 2011 — After pounding North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, N.J., early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, still as a category one hurricane with ... > full story -
New Jersey Researchers Have an Eye on the Science of Hurricane Irene
August 25, 2011 — While residents along the New Jersey and New York coasts rush to the store for batteries and bottled water, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology are heading to the laboratory to help predict ... > full story -
NASA Satellites Hurricane Irene Almost One-Third the Size of U.S. East Coast
August 25, 2011 — Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Meanwhile, far in the eastern Atlantic Ocean a tenth ... > full story -
US Sets Drought Monitor's 'Exceptional Drought' Record in July
August 1, 2011 — The percent of contiguous US land area experiencing the worst form of drought reached the highest levels in the history of the US Drought Monitor in July, officials ... > full story -
Taking a Fresh Look at the Weather: Traditional Model for How Low Pressure Systems Evolve Is Deeply Flawed, Researcher Argues
August 1, 2011 — Given the UK's obsession with the weather, it would seem obvious that the basic understanding of how low pressure systems evolve has been known for a long time. Instead, some of the biggest storms in ... > full story -
NASA Catches Three Tropical Cyclones at One Time
July 22, 2011 — It's not often that a satellite can capture an image of more than one tropical cyclone, but the GOES-13 satellite managed to get 3 tropical cyclones in two ocean basins in one image today. Bret and ... > full story -
Strong El Niño Could Bring Increased Sea Levels, Storm Surges to US East Coast
July 15, 2011 — Coastal communities along the US East Coast may be at risk to higher sea levels accompanied by more destructive storm surges in future El Niño years, according to a new study. The study was ... > full story -
One-Third of Central Catalan Coast Is Very Vulnerable to Storm Impact
July 13, 2011 — Researchers in Spain have developed a method for evaluating the vulnerability of coastal regions to the impact of storms. The method, which has been applied on the Catalan coastline, shows that ... > full story -
Fewer Rain Storms Across Southern Australia With Global Warming
July 7, 2011 — Decreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region -- a trend which is forecast to continue for ... > full story -
Newspaper Archives Help to Understand Coastal Flooding Along the South of England
June 24, 2011 — A unique study using over 70 years of information from local newspapers has helped to examine the incidence and location of coastal floods in the Solent region of southern ... > full story -
New Data Reveals How Storms Are Triggered in the Sahel
June 21, 2011 — In the Sahel, the frequency of storms increases when soil moisture varies over a few kilometers. Such contrasts cause air circulation between dry and humid areas, contributing to the development of ... > full story -
New Study of Storm Generation Could Improve Rainfall Prediction in West Africa
June 13, 2011 — A new study of how storms are generated could improve rainfall prediction in dry regions of Africa, where drought and short growing seasons are common. A team of scientists from the UK, France and ... > full story
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