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New Tornado Scale
The Fujita Scale rates
tornadoes based on the
damage inflicted upon
buildings, so accurate
rating requires knowing how
resistant buildings were in
the first place. Starting
February 2007, the National
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Hurricanes Spawn Tornadoes
Tornadoes can form when
hurricanes make landfall, as
their winds at ground level
slow down, while the winds
near the top keep their
momentum. Data from 2004
show this tendency seems to
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Derecho
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 and cause
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Smart Sensors for Disasters
A new wireless system
assesses injury in a
structure after it is hit by
a natural disaster such as a
hurricane. When a building
shakes, sensors records the
frequency of the movement.
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Civil Engineers Improve Houses Against Hurricanes
Polystyrene blocks used to build the walls in the home have survived a direct hit from a tornado, and improved version used in houses incorporates concrete with steel reinforcing inside. On a ... > 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 -
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 Invent Better Way To Monitor Hurricane Strength
Meteorologists have developed a new method for analyzing hurricane strength. A series of mathematical formulas transform data from Doppler radars into a 3-D picture of storm intensity every 6 ... > more -
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 -
Digital Photographers Offer Virtual Storage Solutions
Digital photographers have a new way to safeguard assets in a residence or business. State-of-the-art digital recording apparatus is used to create inventory, which is kept on several protected ... > 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 Tap Into Public For Help Tracking Storms
By recording the shape of snowflakes seen under a magnifying glass and submitting the information to a NASA Web site, the public can contribute to a global snow-tracking network. Different types of ... > more -
Civil Engineers Learn from Dutch Flood Barrier System
A group of U.S. civil engineers and city officials went on a recent trip to the Netherlands -- a country much of which is below sea level -- to study the country's storm surge barrier system. The ... > 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
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