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NASA satellites catch two views of Felicia already affecting Hawaii

NASA satellites catch two views of Felicia already affecting Hawaii

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tropical Storm Felicia is closing in on the Hawaiian Island chain and its center is now expected to pass just north of the big island before moving through the islands Tuesday and Wednesday. Two NASA satellites ...


Equatorial region known for massive storms

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- It's the birthplace of some of the world's strongest storms, a nearly continuous band of colliding weather systems near the equator where the Air France jet vanished in the night.





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Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight drought (AP)

Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight drought

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- On a mountaintop clearing in the Sierra Nevada stands a tall metal platform holding a crude furnace and a box of silver iodide solution that some scientists believe could help offer relief from searing ...


TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's' rainfall from space

TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's' rainfall from space (w/ Video)

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as "TRMM" has the ability to measure rainfall from space, and assessed the heavy rainfall from last week's coastal low pressure area, formerly known ...


French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) team prepares to put in water the robot BOB

Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues

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created Nov 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.


Making Climate Forecasts More Useful to Farmers

Making Climate Forecasts More Useful to Farmers

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate forecasts are becoming more useful to farmers and ranchers, thanks to research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators.


Conditions combined for devastating tsunami (AP)

Conditions combined for devastating tsunami

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Because of a lethal combination of geology and geography, the people of American Samoa didn't stand much of a chance. Almost every condition that triggers bad tsunamis was in place this time, generating ...


The practice of naming storms was popularized by meteorologist Clement Wragge in the 19th century

When it comes to hurricanes, what's in a name?

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With three months left in the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, storm watchers can be sure that there will not be another Hurricane Katrina, or Rita, or Wilma this year, or ever again.


In Texas, drought means conserving every last drop

In Texas, drought means conserving every last drop

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created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for people illegally watering their lawns and gardens. Residents are encouraged to stealthily rat out water scofflaws on a 24-hour hot line. ...


This picture shows the sun partially covered by the moon during an eclipse as seen from Jakarta in January 2009

'Monster' solar eclipse takes on Asian giants

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 5

The world's most populous nations will gaze skywards Wednesday as the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century lays a carpet of darkness across India and China, from Mumbai to Shanghai.


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Dry autumns and winters may lead to fewer tornadoes in the spring

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an ...


A new twist on tornado study

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Funny thing about tornadoes. When they ought to drop out of the sky, they usually don't. Despite all the radar looking for them, no one quite knows when or where they'll appear.



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