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Hurricane's Perfect Timing Brings A Scientific Bonanza
August 4, 1998 — In October 1996, Hurricane Lili was a killer in Central America. In Cuba, it destroyed homes and cane crops. But at its final landfall, among the small islands of the central Bahamas, the great storm ... > full story -
New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving A Mark
June 30, 1998 — New findings by a group of Colorado researchers indicates lightning could be the culprit in a number of unexplained fatal heart malfunctions in the outdoors in recent years, including some in the ... > full story -
Misconceptions, Lack Of Codes Make Lightning A Threat To Boaters
June 23, 1998 — If this summer is like past summers, Florida will lead the nation in the number of days with lightning activity, and lightning strikes will kill several residents. Yet many owners of the state's ... > full story -
Lightning Likes Land -- Satellite Data Show Surprising Pattern
May 22, 1998 — Lightning likes land more than water, according to the first three months' of images of data from NASA's Lightning Imaging Sensor ... > full story -
Forecaster Training Makes A Difference In Recent Tornadoes
April 20, 1998 — Over the past year, forecasters in Alabama and Florida--where tornadoes have killed more than 75 people--honed their storm-prediction skills with two training modules released by the University ... > full story -
El Niño Not The Driving Force Behind North Pacific Hurricanes
March 27, 1998 — El Niño may be responsible for severe weather conditions across North America, but an Ohio State University study has revealed that El Niño weather systems don’t always spawn ... > full story -
In Search Of Bad Weather: Scientists Study Lake-Effect Winter Storms
February 17, 1998 — Scientists from some 14 institutions are braving the elements on the icy Great Lakes in an intensive field program underway this winter. Researchers on this Lake-Induced Convection Experiment, or ... > full story -
NASA/Marshall Lightning Imaging Sensor On Japan's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Satellite To Illuminate Link To Weather And Climate
December 2, 1997 — Folklore has it that rain follows lightning. Scientists think there might be more than a little truth to that saying. Soon, a new spaceborne instrument - the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) - will ... > full story -
Great Lakes Intensify Ferocity Of Passing Storms, Scientists Say
November 7, 1997 — The Great Lakes exert a significant influence on passing cyclones, causing storms to speed up and grow in strength, say researchers at the University of Illinois and the Illinois State Water Survey. ... > full story -
Temperature Of Pacific Ocean Influences Midwest Rains, Scholar Says
September 11, 1997 — A correlation between summertime sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and precipitation rates in the Great Plains may lead to improved seasonal predictions of drought and flood potentials, ... > full story -
New Findings Blame Jump In Hurricane Toll On Coastal Growth, Not Climate Change
May 22, 1997 — A new study indicates that recent U.S. hurricane damages do not reflect any unusual increase in hurricane strength or frequency, but rather a continued flocking of Americans to vulnerable coastal ... > full story
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