News tagged with severe storm

TRMM satellite sees deadly tornadic thunderstorms in Southeastern US

Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rising air pollution worsens drought, flooding, study shows

Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, snowfall ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Global research chief sees rice boom in Africa

Subsaharan Africa could double or triple rice yields and one day even export to Asia where urban sprawl and rising sea levels threaten paddies, a global research chief said Monday.

Biology / Other

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Changes in weather patterns creating more severe storms

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Kansas State University climate expert attributes the increase in the number and severity of tornadoes and severe storms in 2011 to a change in weather patterns.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 7

GOES satellite follows tracks of powerful U.S. storm

A powerful storm system with a history of severe weather continues to march across the U.S. and toward the east coast today. The low and associated cold front was captured in a two-day animation of GOES-13 satellite imagery.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inside a snowstorm: Scientists obtain close-up look at Old Man Winter

In this winter of heavy snows--with more on the way this week--nature's bull's-eye might be Oswego, N.Y., and the nearby Tug Hill Plateau.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A day in the life of Doppler-on-wheels

'Tis the season ... for snow. Thundersnow.

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created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tornado warnings are too often ignored

With big storms ripping across the Midwest, Bob Drost is hoping people are paying attention to the severe weather and tornado warnings.

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created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New satellite data reveals true decline of world's mangrove forests

New satellite imagery has given scientists the most comprehensive and exact data on the distribution and decline of mangrove forests from across the world. The research, carried out by scientists from the U.S Geological Survey ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers capture impressive tornadic data and images

At the University of Oklahoma, researchers captured unprecedented high-resolution radar data during the May 10, 2010, tornadoes using one of the most advanced weather radars in the world.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

CU Engineers Make First 'Supercell' Storm Intercept With Unmanned Aircraft System (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty and students from the University of Colorado at Boulder's Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles teamed with researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the first interception ...

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created May 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Warmer planet temperatures could cause longer-lasting weather patterns

Whether it's never-ending heat waves or winter storms, atmospheric blocking can have a significant impact on local agriculture, business and the environment. Although these stagnant weather patterns are often ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (28) | comments 47 | with audio podcast

NASA Studies Recent Storms to Improve Space Based Global Weather Monitoring

The evening sky above Huntsville, Ala., held an eerie look on Thursday, Jan. 21, but few knew looming overhead was an EF-2 tornado waiting to descend on a downtown neighborhood. The Huntsville storm system ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

UF devising new model to test hurricane's effects on utilities statewide

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new kind of computer forecast could save Florida residents and the state millions of dollars in hurricane damages to the fragile web of utilities that carries electrical power across the state, says a University ...

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's Largest Tornado Experiment Heads for Great Plains (w/Videos)

The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0