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NASA Spacecraft Sees Tornado's Destructive Swath
A new image from the
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal
Emission and Reflection
Radiometer (ASTER)
instrument on NASA's Terra
spacecraft shows the extent
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NOAA and NASA's Next Generation Weather Satellite May Provide Earlier Warnings
A new satellite that will
detect the lightning inside
storm clouds may lead to
valuable improvements in
tornado detection. The
... > full story
2012 Was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S.
According to NOAA
scientists, 2012 marked the
warmest year on record for
the contiguous United States
with the year consisting of
... > full story
Dance of Quantum Tornadoes: Quantum Fluid Trapped on Top of Semiconductor Chip
Tornado-like vortexes can be
produced in bizarre fluids
which are controlled by
quantum mechanics,
completely unlike normal
... > full story
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Living Through a Tornado Does Not Shake Optimism
March 1, 2013 — Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury compared to others, according to a new study. Residents of a town struck by a tornado thought their risk of injury ... > full story -
Study Surveys Impact of Leap Day Harrisburg, Illinois Tornado
March 1, 2013 — On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ... > full story -
Flesh-Eating Fungus Responsible for Five Deaths in Wake of Massive Tornado
December 14, 2012 — A fast growing, flesh-eating fungus killed five people following a massive tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., according to two new ... > full story -
Electron Microscopes With a Twist: Vortex Beams, Rotating Like a Tornado, Offer New Possibilities for Electron Microscopy
November 5, 2012 — Vortex beams, rotating like a tornado, offer completely new possibilities for electron microscopy. A method of producing extremely intense vortex beams has been ... > full story -
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Advanced Tornado/hurricane Shelter Panels from Recycled Materials
August 27, 2012 — Recycled materials may become armor against flying debris: Panels for a new high-tech shelter have passed the National Storm Shelter Association’s tornado threat ... > full story -
NASA Sees Tropical Storm Debby's Clouds Blanket Florida
June 25, 2012 — Like a white blanket, Tropical Storm Debby's clouds covered the entire state of Florida in a NASA satellite image. Two satellites have captured imagery that shows Tropical Storm Debby has thrown a ... > full story -
U.S. Records Warmest March; More Than 15,000 Warm Temperature Records Broken
April 10, 2012 — Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the United States and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates ... > full storyMore: -
Rough Terrain Can Channel a Tornado's Damaging Winds, New Research Suggests
April 9, 2012 — A doctoral student noticed storm damage far from the path a tornado took through hilly Alabama terrain. He's using a tornado simulator to confirm rough terrain can channel a tornado's damaging ... > full story -
Scientists Detect Seismic Signals from Tornado
March 8, 2012 — A geophysical experiment detected unusual seismic signals associated with tornadoes that recently struck regions across the Midwest -- information that may have value for meteorologists studying the ... > full story -
Toward Twister Forecasting: Scientists Make Progress in Assessing Tornado Seasons
January 19, 2012 — A new study of short-term climate trends offers the first framework for predicting tornado activity up to a month out with current technology, and possibly further out as climate models improve, ... > full story
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