http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/storms/ Thunderstorms, ice storms, even dust storms -- read all the surprising new discoveries here. Will global warming bring violent storms? en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:05:01 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/storms/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152816.htm Scientists are using computer models to help unravel the mystery of a record-setting snowfall in the Washington, DC area in early 2010. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:28 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152816.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120207121810.htm A group of high school students designed, built and tested a low-cost device that monitors the buildup of electrical charge in clouds. A network of such field mill devices could be used to learn more about the lightning that is part of severe weather. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:18:18 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120207121810.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201105227.htm Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to researchers in a new paper. That figure represents an increased vulnerability from population and especially economic growth, as well as the effects of climate change. Greater vulnerability to cyclones is expected to increase global tropical damage to $56 billion by 2100 -- double the current damage -- from the current rate of $26 billion per year if the present climate remains stable. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:52:52 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201105227.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174844.htm Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on January 27. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174844.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174842.htm NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127174842.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127173939.htm Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:39:39 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127173939.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224520.htm Powerful Cyclone Funso is now beginning to exit the Mozambique Channel, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured a stunning image of the storm that shows the depth and extent of it. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:45 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224520.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224518.htm The AIRS infrared instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has been providing forecasters with the cloud top temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean's ninth tropical cyclone, which has officially been renamed Iggy. AIRS data showed that the area of strong thunderstorms around Iggy's center has expanded in area over the last day. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:45 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126224518.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125172315.htm Coastal storms are known to cause serious damage along the shoreline, but they also cause significant disruption of the deep-sea ecosystem as well. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:23:23 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125172315.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163410.htm Tropical Cyclone Funso is now a dangerous Category four cyclone in the Mozambique Channel, moving southward between Mozambique on the African mainland and the island nation of Madagascar. As Funso became a major cyclone two NASA satellites were providing forecasters with valuable storm information. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:34 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163410.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163408.htm NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the low pressure system called System 97S on Jan. 24 and observed a large area of strong thunderstorms around its center that hinted at further development. On Jan. 25, the low strengthened into the ninth tropical depression and now a tropical storm of the Southern Indian Ocean. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:34 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125163408.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124183528.htm A significant blast of energy from the sun arrived at Earth on Jan. 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. EST, triggering a moderate geomagnetic storm here that's unlikely to cause major problems. But skywatchers take note: the storm could set off bright Northern and Southern lights Tuesday night, possibly visible from as far south as New York and Oregon. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:35:35 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124183528.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123131125.htm NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center -- the nation's official source of warnings and alerts about space weather and its impacts on Earth -- has issued a watch for a geomagnetic storm associated with a bright flare on the sun Sunday evening (Jan. 22, 2012). The storm could arrive Tuesday morning, with possible impacts to navigation, the power grid and satellites. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123131125.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207001334.htm The first tropical storm of the Southern Indian Ocean season has been renamed from Tropical Storm 01S to Tropical Storm Alenga as it continues to strengthen. NASA's TRMM satellite was able to capture a look at the rainfall rates and cloud heights within Alenga recently. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:13:13 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207001334.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205170101.htm 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 to a relatively rare coupling between the polar and the subtropical jet streams. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:01:01 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205170101.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205170053.htm A new study reveals that dust storms have an adverse effect on emergency hospital admission for chronic lung disease, often known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205170053.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122112023.htm Researchers have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:20:20 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122112023.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111119153540.htm 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 through the US southeast on Nov. 16, TRMM collected rainfall data on the dangerous storms from space. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:35:35 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111119153540.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133048.htm 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 difficult. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:30:30 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133048.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112242.htm To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel, adding new levees to protect densely populated areas on east Galveston Island and west Galveston Bay and creating an 130-mile-long coastal recreation area to preserve wetlands that act as a natural flood barrier. The recommendations follow a two-year study by more than a dozen experts at universities in Texas and Louisiana. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112242.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111110094846.htm A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain storms over the Salt Lake Valley and the surrounding Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111110094846.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102190356.htm NASA's TRMM Satellite captured moderate rainfall and some high, towering clouds in the Arabian Sea's newborn Tropical Storm Keila. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:03:03 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102190356.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102161145.htm A recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the Indian sub-continent, a new multi-institutional study has found. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:11:11 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102161145.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025163126.htm Hurricane warnings are in effect in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and visible and infrared satellite imagery from NASA continues to show Hurricane Rina getting stronger. Rina is now a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:31:31 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025163126.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153418.htm NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite called TRMM and NASA's Aqua satellite captured radar and temperature data that showed Tropical Storm Rina forming in the western Caribbean Sea yesterday. Today, Rina continues strengthening. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153418.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021125519.htm In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornadoes, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence of chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness or injury, even death, during a disaster. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021125519.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020145108.htm NOAA is now using a sophisticated forecast model that substantially improves predictions of space weather impacts on Earth. Better forecasts offer additional protection for people and the technology-based infrastructure we use daily. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020145108.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017155614.htm New research has found that hurricane activity is "clustered" rather than random, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human population. Tropical cyclones and hurricanes have a massive economic, social and ecological impact, and models of their occurrence influence many planning activities from setting insurance premiums to conservation planning. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:56:56 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017155614.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113800.htm Tropical Storm Irwin almost appeared down for the count, but spotty areas of flaring convection provided a clue to forecasters that he wasn't ready to give up yet. The cloud top temperatures were measured by a NASA instrument at a frigid -112 Fahrenheit, indicating they're very high and powerful. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113800.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171603.htm Tropical Storm Banyan's center may still be at sea, but NASA satellite data today shows the western edge of the storm already over the southern Philippines. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171603.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171601.htm Several NASA satellites have been following Hurricane Jova since birth and over the last day, Jova's eye has "winked" at them. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171601.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074638.htm Scientists in The Netherlands have successfully matched a layer of sediment from the dunes near Heemskerk to a severe storm flood that occurred in either 1775 or 1776. This type of information helps us gain more insight into past storm floods and predict future surges more accurately. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074638.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173618.htm The tropics in the eastern Pacific were quiet for a couple of days after Hurricane Hilary dissipated, and today gave birth to Tropical Depression 10 and Tropical Storm Irwin. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of both storms and saw the powerful convection in the center of Irwin that enabled the storm to go from a depression to a tropical storm in a short time. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173618.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173616.htm Tropical Storm Philippe took its time to strengthen into a hurricane because of wind shear problems. The wind shear lessened, and Philippe became a hurricane today, after 12 days of moving across the Atlantic Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite saw towering thunderstorms and intense rainfall within Philippe yesterday, which provided forecasters with a clue that the storm was strengthening. Philippe reached hurricane status this morning, Oct. 6, 2011. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006173616.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926224553.htm Scientists have cataloged and analyzed depictions of weather in classical music from the 17th Century to the present day to help understand how climate affects how people think. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:45:45 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926224553.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926182029.htm NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center -- the nation's official source of warnings and alerts about space weather and its impacts on Earth -- issued a warning for a strong, G3 geomagnetic storm on Earth resulting from a significant explosion from the sun's corona Saturday morning (Sept. 24, 2011). G-scale solar storms range from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme). Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:20:20 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926182029.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923102523.htm Researchers have identified a silver lining in the cloud of red dust that enveloped much of eastern Australia two years ago. Data from what is believed to be the first air quality test undertaken during an Australian dust storm shows that large dust particles swept up the smaller, potentially fatal ultrafine particles caused by everyday vehicle emissions. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923102523.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111525.htm Scientists have found an intriguing relationship between hurricane tracks and climate variability using data from the Atlantic gathered between 1950-2010, unlocking some noteworthy results. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111525.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830102559.htm While Hurricane Irene had officials along the U.S. East Coast preparing for mass evacuations, scientists were grabbing their best data collection tools and heading straight for the storm's path. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830102559.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110828191433.htm After pounding North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, N.J., early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, still as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kilometers per hour). It then weakened slightly before making a third landfall over Coney Island, N.Y. as a 65-mph (100-kilometer-per-hour) tropical storm. Irene's heavy rains, winds and storm surge are causing widespread problems throughout the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110828191433.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825152505.htm While residents along the New Jersey and New York coasts rush to the store for batteries and bottled water, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology are heading to the laboratory to help predict the impact of Hurricane Irene. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825152505.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825135148.htm Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Meanwhile, far in the eastern Atlantic Ocean a tenth tropical depression formed. One satellite image captured both storms and shows the tremendous difference in their size. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825135148.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094735.htm The percent of contiguous US land area experiencing the worst form of drought reached the highest levels in the history of the US Drought Monitor in July, officials said. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:47:47 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094735.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094552.htm Given the UK's obsession with the weather, it would seem obvious that the basic understanding of how low pressure systems evolve has been known for a long time. Instead, some of the biggest storms in the UK's history, such as the Great Storm of October 1987, did not fit this basic understanding. One researcher believes the way we learn about the weather is wrong and has been wrong for 90 years. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:45:45 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094552.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722213436.htm It's not often that a satellite can capture an image of more than one tropical cyclone, but the GOES-13 satellite managed to get 3 tropical cyclones in two ocean basins in one image today. Bret and his "sister" Cindy are racing through the North Atlantic, while another area tries to develop far to their south. "Cousin" Dora is still a hurricane in the eastern Pacific. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722213436.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135330.htm Coastal communities along the US East Coast may be at risk to higher sea levels accompanied by more destructive storm surges in future El Niño years, according to a new study. The study was prompted by an unusual number of destructive storm surges along the East Coast during the 2009-2010 El Niño winter. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:53:53 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135330.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713092959.htm Researchers in Spain have developed a method for evaluating the vulnerability of coastal regions to the impact of storms. The method, which has been applied on the Catalan coastline, shows that one-third of the region's coasts have a high rate of vulnerability to flooding, while 20% are at risk of erosion. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713092959.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110707092445.htm Decreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region -- a trend which is forecast to continue for another 50 years. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:24:24 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110707092445.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110624083514.htm A unique study using over 70 years of information from local newspapers has helped to examine the incidence and location of coastal floods in the Solent region of southern England. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:35:35 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110624083514.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110621101323.htm In the Sahel, the frequency of storms increases when soil moisture varies over a few kilometers. Such contrasts cause air circulation between dry and humid areas, contributing to the development of storms. For the first time, these contrasts have been studied on a small scale. The new data that should help researchers to address the issue of drought in the Sahel. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110621101323.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613012803.htm A new study of how storms are generated could improve rainfall prediction in dry regions of Africa, where drought and short growing seasons are common. A team of scientists from the UK, France and Australia used satellite observations of the Sahel region of West Africa to demonstrate that brief changes in soil moisture over areas of just tens of kilometers can affect storm generation. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613012803.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610164700.htm Satellites provide a lot of useful information and the Landsat 5 satellite captured an image of the long damage track created on June 1, 2011, when a tornado tracked from Springfield to Sturbridge, Mass. An earlier image is now available from 2010 that enables people to more clearly see the damage path the June 2011 twister created on its eastward track. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:47:47 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610164700.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610094456.htm Venice -- the "City of Dreams" -- may have one less nightmare to deal with following a finding that the frequency of extreme storm surge events generated by Adriatic Sea tempests could fall by about 30 percent by 2100. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:44:44 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610094456.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607102626.htm A climate expert attributes the increase in the number and severity of tornadoes and severe storms in 2011 to a change in weather patterns. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607102626.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112115.htm On Sunday May 22, 2011, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of the rainfall rate in the supercell thunderstorm that generated the deadly twister that struck Joplin, Missouri. Wed, 25 May 2011 11:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112115.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110321.htm An aerial survey of landslides has helps scientists evaluate the effect of a prolonged tropical storm on the water supply in the Panama Canal watershed. Tue, 17 May 2011 11:03:03 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110321.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161947.htm Scientists have uncovered startling new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on North America's largest Arctic delta. Mon, 16 May 2011 16:19:19 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161947.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111700.htm A warming planet could mean a rising ocean and more storm activity, but seaports are not prepared for the expensive construction they will need to protect themselves, according a global survey of ports. Researchers have just created a computer model that will help ports with their planning. Mon, 16 May 2011 11:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111700.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110506171903.htm Green roofs like the one atop a Con Edison building in Long Island City, Queens can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, researchers have found. Fri, 06 May 2011 17:19:19 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110506171903.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420152102.htm Coastal residents may soon have longer warning when a storm headed in their direction is becoming a hurricane, thanks to a study demonstrating how to use existing satellites to monitor tropical storm dynamics and predict sudden surges in strength. Using passive microwave satellites, the researchers found that low-shear storm systems form a symmetrical ring of thunderstorms around the center of the system about six hours before rapidly intensifying into a hurricane. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420152102.htm