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Melting snow threatens spring flooding in north

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The Red River of the North along the Minnesota-North Dakota border faces the nation's greatest threat of spring flooding, the government said in it's weather outlook Thursday.


Tech advancements improving accuracy in predicting weather

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study weather reports online, and you might want to give up on meteorology. "Deadly" storms fizzle, while weaker-looking fronts devastate. Temperatures often soar above predicted highs or plummet below predicted lows.





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Newborn Calf in Glasgow, Mont.

How cold is too cold for newborn calves?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It has been estimated that in the United States, nearly 100,000 calves die of cold stress annually, costing livestock producers millions of dollars a year and resulting in a desperate need for effective mitigation ...


Another busy hurricane season possible

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created Feb 22, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A La Nina was being watched closely by the U.S. National Weather Service for the possibility it might help produce another busy Atlantic hurricane season.


300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually, survey finds

300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually, survey finds

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Close to 9 out of 10 adult Americans obtain weather forecasts regularly, and they do so more than three times each day on average, a new nationwide survey by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric ...


Pilots may get help in avoiding turbulence

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created Feb 15, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Alabama-Huntsville study of data from weather satellites may soon help pilots avoid turbulence caused by convective thunderstorms.


Vamco's gusty remnants cause high wind warnings in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Vamco's gusty remnants cause high wind warnings in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The remnants from Typhoon Vamco are sweeping over Alaska's Aleutian Island chain today and tomorrow, and high wind warnings have been posted by the National Weather Service.


Typhoon Choi-Wan triggers tropical storm warnings for US commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

Typhoon Choi-Wan triggers tropical storm warnings for US commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microwave imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed extremely high thunderstorms in Typhoon Choi-Wan as it began passing the island of Sai-Pan in the Western Pacific Ocean. The U.S. National Weather Service ...


Super Typhoon Melor crossing Guam this weekend

Super Typhoon Melor crossing Guam this weekend

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Melor has become a Super Typhoon with sustained winds near 130 mph, and is crossing Guam and its islands this weekend. Warnings and watches are already up for the region.


Cold temps create Dutch ozone hole

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created Jan 21, 2006 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Frigid temperatures in Europe and very cold air in the stratosphere have created a mini hole in the ozone layer above the Netherlands.


GOES-O satellite arrives at KSC for final pre-launch testing

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called GOES-O, arrived this morning by a C17 military ...


Weather network expands into 10 states

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created Jan 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Colorado State University's Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is beginning its 10th year with the addition of 10 new states.



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