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Predicting the Weather: Getting It Right!
The U.S. experiences more
severe storms than any other
country in the world. Recent
improvements in forecasting
technology -- especially in
computer simulations have br ... > full story
Preventing Summer Heat Deaths
A University of Miami
geography professor and his
colleagues have crafted a
Heat Stress Index that will
aim to analyze the daily
relative effects of weather
on human health. The index
... > full story
Heat and Health Alert
Heat kills more people than
tornadoes, hurricanes,
lightning and flash floods
-- combined. The National
Weather Service now gives
heat-wave warnings to better
forecast local conditions
for 16 metropolitan areas,
... > full story
Storm Warnings Right On Track
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
... > full story
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Meteorologists See Future of Increasingly Extreme Weather Events
While raising average global temperatures, climate change could also bring more snow, harder rain, or heat waves, meteorologists say. Computer models based on climate data from nine countries ... > more -
Meteorologists Discover How Monsoon Affects Summer Weather
Traveling to the coast of Western Mexico, U.S. researchers are studying the North American Monsoon, which brings humid air and heavy rain by blowing winds from the ocean. Studying the monsoon will ... > more -
Using Radar, Meteorologists See Increase in Hurricane-Made 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 have ... > more -
Meteorologists Use Weather Knowledge to Predict Path of Toxic Spills
Homeland security officials are tapping researchers' capability to predict the paths of toxic waste spills and hazardous airborne particles. Using computer science and mathematics, along with ... > 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 -
Atmospheric Scientists And Meteorologists Use Driftsondes For Hurricane Forecasts
For decades, meteorologists have launched balloons to measure and track weather patterns. Now, these balloons are helping tropical forecasters better pinpoint the motion and severity of forming ... > more -
Meteorologist Will Take Lead in Issuing Closely Watched Forecasts
Bill Gray, the lead author of closely-watched seasonal hurricane forecasts, is passing the torch to his collaborator Phil Klotzbach, a man whose accomplishments are all the more surprising ... > more -
Cool Pacific Waters May Not Affect Upcoming Hurricane Season
Like their more dramatic cousins El Niños, La Niñas -- the periodic cooling of ocean waters -- can have a dramatic impact on hurricanes, meteorologists say. The current La Niña, ... > more -
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Environmental Engineers Detect Turbines' Turbulence Effects
Wind farms may have an impact on local weather patterns. As environmental engineers have discovered, wind farm propellers create a lot of turbulence in their wake, mixing air up and down with effects ... > more -
Space Physicists and Atmospheric Scientists Can Now Predict Disruptions Caused by the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejections
Solar activity can wreak havoc in communications systems -- particularly during coronal mass ejections, when plumes of electrically charged particles hit earth's atmosphere. Scientists can now track ... > more
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