
Dust Storms: Early Warning
Atmospheric Physicists
designed an early warning
system to predict the path
and danger of developing
dust storms. They linked
together storm research,
forecasting, and warning
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Mysteries of Thunderstorms
Satellite imaging is now
helping atmospheric
scientists link the amount
of charged ice in clouds to
lightning activity. Ice
particles in thunderstorms
can help increase
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Global Warming Causes Severe Storms
Research Meteorologists
found that the temperature
changes brought on by global
warming are significant
enough to cause an increase
in the occurrence of severe
storms. Severe storms are
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NASA Saving Lives
Using data from a NASA
satellite, scientists
crafted accurate storm
animations intended to
improve upon current models
used by meteorologists. They
used historical data to
combine all the information
... > full story
- Atmospheric Physicists Develop Dust Storm Forecasting System
- Atmospheric Scientists Link Lightning to Ice Particles In Clouds
- Research Meteorologists See More Severe Storms Ahead: The Culprit -- Global Warming
- Earth Scientists And Meteorologists Create Historically Based, Realistic Weather Animations
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Meteorologists Now Able To Issue Storm-based Warnings
Meteorologists no longer have to unnecessarily alarm an entire county with a storm warning. Using a computer program that reflects an increase in the understanding of how storms develop and move, ... > more -
Physicists, Engineers Capture Lightning with Tethered Rockets
To study lightning, scientists use rockets connected to the ground by wires. They fire the rockets into clouds, triggering electrical discharges, and storing their power. They have found that ... > more -
Meteorologists Are Getting Better at Forecasting
The U.S. experiences more severe storms than any other country in the world. Recent improvements in forecasting technology -- especially in computer simulations have brought five-day weather ... > more -
Meteorologists' New Scale Will Help in Emergency Planning
Those who live in the Northeaster United States will be able to plan ahead for major storms thanks to a new ranking scale that predicts not only how many inches of snow will fall, but also how long ... > more -
Electrical Engineers And Meteorologists Devise Method To Measure Strength Of Lightning Strikes On Tall Buildings
Electrical engineers developed a mathematical equation to measure the electrical current strength of lightning as it strikes tall buildings. The researchers developed new ways to prepare estimates of ... > more -
Improving Accuracy Of Hurricane Forecasts
Meteorologists have found a new discovery may boost the accuracy of the forecasts. The surprising factor is dust, researchers have found that years where there was a lot of dust, there were less ... > more -
Meteorologists Describe Little-Known Giant Windstorms
Derechos are elongated, straight-lined windstorms that often have bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms associated with it. These little-known atmospheric phenomena often stretch for hundred of miles ... > more -
Veterinarians Show Consoling Dogs Does Not Relieve Their Panic
A new study shows that dogs can get very upset during thunderstorms, whether or not their owner holds them. The study measured the stress hormone cortisol to be up to three times normal levels while ... > more -
Meteorologists, Atmospheric Scientists Fly Through Storms to Gather Data
During hurricane season, scientists fly aboard NOAA aircraft to pinpoint the precise path of the eye of a storm, and to take data to send back to the National Hurricane Center. The planes are now ... > more -
Meteorologists, Atmospheric Scientists Perfect Next-Generation Weather Simulation
Three severe hurricanes hit the U.S. in 2005. Weather forecasters now hope to reduce the loss of lives caused by hurricanes with better computer modeling. With more precise predictions of a storm's ... > more
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