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Strong Storms Linked With Rising Sea Surface Temperatures
March 16, 2006 Anew study strengthens the link between the increase in hurricane intensity and the increase in tropical sea surface temperature. It found that while factors such as wind shear do affect the ... > full story -
NASA Finds Stronger Storms Change Heat And Rainfall Worldwide
March 12, 2006 Studies have shown that over the last 40 years, a warming climate has been accompanied by fewer rain- and snow-producing storms in mid-latitudes around the world, but the storms that are happening ... > full story -
New Research Forecasts Better Weather Forecasts
February 28, 2006 A Purdue University researcher and his team have used improved satellite imaging and powerful computer modeling to more accurately forecast the likelihood and intensity of storms and ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Giant Lightning Storm At Saturn
February 15, 2006 Imagine an electrical storm larger than the continental United States in which the lightning bolts are more than 1,000 times stronger than conventional lightning, and you'll have a good idea of the ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Catches A Hurricane Transforming Itself
January 30, 2006 Hurricanes can completely re-structure themselves inside, and that presents forecasters with great uncertainty when predicting their effects on the general population. Recently, scientists used ... > full story -
Hurricanes, Runoff Tax Water Quality Management
December 26, 2005 A scientific study that involved analyzing phytoplankton in both North Carolina's Neuse River Estuary/Pamlico Sound and Maryland and Virginia's Chesapeake Bay offers a new lesson in light of recent ... > full story -
A Quality Dog-Owner Relationship No Help To Storm-Phobic Canines
December 17, 2005 Having a sympathetic owner did not lower the stress reaction of dogs that become anxious or fearful during noisy thunderstorms but living in a multi-dog household did, a Penn State study has ... > full story -
Warmer 2005 For U.S., Near-Record Warmth Globally -- Hurricanes, Floods, Snow And Wildfires All Notable
December 16, 2005 After a record-breaking hurricane season, blistering heat waves, lingering drought and a crippling Northeast blizzard, 2005 is ending as a warm year in the United States. It will come close to the ... > full story -
Looking At Atmospheric Disturbances During Space Storms: Researchers Create Unprecedented View Of Earth's Upper Atmosphere
December 6, 2005 Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation discovered a way to combine ground and space observations to create an unprecedented view of upper atmosphere disturbances during space ... > full story -
Computer Model Recreates The Storm That Sank The Edmund Fitzgerald
November 16, 2005 On Nov. 10, 1975, Lake Superior swallowed the Edmund Fitzgerald, along with her 29 crewmembers and cargo of almost 26,000 tons of ore. The wreck evolved into a Midwestern legend. Thirty years later, ... > full story
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