Storm News

Posted April 2, 1999:

• First Estimates Developed Of Lightning-Associated "Sprites" -- Radio Signals Help Scientists Estimate How Many Occur In Thunderstorms

Posted March 31, 1999:

• Radio Signals Help Scientists Trace Lightning-Associated "Sprites"

Posted March 10, 1999:

• Making Sense Of Weird Weather

Posted January 27, 1999:

• Duke Geologist Decries Using Engineering Models To Predict Natural Phenomena

Posted January 15, 1999:

• NASA Hurricane Study Reveals "Intriguing" Results

Posted December 22, 1998:

• Space Weather Satellite Makes First Measurements of Solar Storm Smacking Earth's Atmosphere

Posted December 14, 1998:

• Lightning Over Oceans More Plentiful Than Expected

Posted December 11, 1998:

• Filamentary Structure Of Atmospheric Sprites Confirmed
• Unknown Contaminant Found In Seabird Eggs

Posted December 4, 1998:

• 1998 Hurricane Season Probably A Taste Of Seasons To Come

Posted December 2, 1998:

• Ozone Above Indian Ocean Linked To African Lightning

Posted November 25, 1998:

• Tropical Rainfall Measuring Spacecraft Completes One Year Of Dramatic Weather Observations

Posted November 16, 1998:

• The Meteors Are Coming -- NASA Astrobiology To Shower Attention On Leonids

Posted November 12, 1998:

• ACE Spacecraft Braces For Fierce Meteor Storm

Posted November 9, 1998:

• Research Aircraft Fly Below Once-In-A-Century Leonid Meteor Storm

Posted October 5, 1998:

• Hurricane Georges Damages Chandeleur Islands--New Orleans' First Line Of Storm Defense

Posted September 28, 1998:

• Solar Flare Causes Intense Space Storm

Posted September 26, 1998:

• Researcher Uses "Doppler On Wheels" To Stare Hurricane Georges In The Eye

Posted August 28, 1998:

• USGS Reports Geomagnetic Storm In Progress

Posted August 27, 1998:

• A Whirlwind Of Activity -- USGS Responds To Hurricanes
• Researchers Plot Hurricane Damage Zipcode By Zipcode

Posted August 26, 1998:

• Eye-To-Eye, And Bonnie Winks: NASA/NOAA Team Makes First Sortie Into Hurricane

Posted August 18, 1998:

• High-Altitude Hurricane Study Could Save Lives And Money

Posted August 14, 1998:

• Study Suggests Weekly Hurricane And Rainfall Patterns Are Linked To East Coast Pollution

Posted August 4, 1998:

• Hurricane's Perfect Timing Brings A Scientific Bonanza

Posted June 30, 1998:

• New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving A Mark

Posted June 23, 1998:

• Misconceptions, Lack Of Codes Make Lightning A Threat To Boaters

Posted May 22, 1998:

• Lightning Likes Land -- Satellite Data Show Surprising Pattern

Posted April 20, 1998:

• Forecaster Training Makes A Difference In Recent Tornadoes

Posted March 27, 1998:

• El Niño Not The Driving Force Behind North Pacific Hurricanes

Posted February 17, 1998:

• In Search Of Bad Weather: Scientists Study Lake-Effect Winter Storms

Posted December 2, 1997:

• NASA/Marshall Lightning Imaging Sensor On Japan's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Satellite To Illuminate Link To Weather And Climate

Posted November 7, 1997:

• Great Lakes Intensify Ferocity Of Passing Storms, Scientists Say

Posted September 11, 1997:

• Temperature Of Pacific Ocean Influences Midwest Rains, Scholar Says

Posted May 22, 1997:

• New Findings Blame Jump In Hurricane Toll On Coastal Growth, Not Climate Change

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