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NASA Sees Birth of First Southern Indian Ocean Season Tropical Storm
December 5, 2011 — The Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off and running and NASA's Aqua satellite saw the birth of Tropical Cyclone ... > full story -
Global Winds Could Explain Record Rains, Tornadoes
December 5, 2011 — Scientists have proposed a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011. Both events seem to be linked ... > full story -
People Matter in Climate Change Models
December 5, 2011 — Climate change does not discriminate among regions or their inhabitants, but the continued growth of the human population will most likely contribute to the ill-effects of climate change. US ... > full story -
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Gone With the Wind: Why the Fast Jet Stream Winds Cannot Contribute Much Renewable Energy After All
November 30, 2011 — The assumption that high jet steam wind speeds in the upper atmosphere correspond to high wind power has now been challenged by new research. Taking into account that the high wind speeds result from ... > full story -
Walnut Trees May Not Be Able to Withstand Climate Change
November 29, 2011 — Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome -- possibly fatal -- for walnut trees, according to ... > full story -
NASA's TRMM Satellite Sees Deadly Tornadic Thunderstorms in Southeastern U.S.
November 19, 2011 — Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the US, but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept ... > full story -
More Accurate Tropical Cyclone Prediction Model Developed
November 18, 2011 — While the prediction of hurricane tracks have steadily improved over the last few decades, improvements in the predictions of storm intensity and structure have proven much more ... > full story -
Erratic, Extreme Day-to-Day Weather Puts Climate Change in New Light
November 15, 2011 — Researchers report the first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions, which found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, with significant ... > full story -
Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding, New Study Finds
November 13, 2011 — Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, ... > full storyMore: -
2012: Killer Solar Flares Are a Physical Impossibility, Experts Say
November 11, 2011 — Given a legitimate need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather – great bursts of electromagnetic energy and particles that can sometimes stream from the sun – some ... > full story
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