News tagged with storm formation

New data reveals how storms are triggered in the Sahel

In the Sahel, the frequency of storms increases when soil moisture varies over a few kilometers. Such contrasts cause air circulation between dry and humid areas, contributing to the development of storms. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US forecasters predict busy 2011 hurricane season

Last year's record hurricane season will be followed by another unusually busy one, with 16 named storms expected this year, US weather forecasters predicted on Wednesday.

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created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pacific El Nino equals Atlantic hurricane calm: experts

The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding.

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created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Beating the radar: Getting a jump on storm prediction

Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers at UW-Madison's Space Science ...

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Probing a link from Sahara dust to climate change

Qilong Min, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor with the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the University at Albany is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery questions current bushfire mitigation approach

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new form of bushfire behavior, which can have a potentially catastrophic effect on the development of fires burning in rugged terrain, has been identified by a team of researchers from UNSW ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future: study

Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Harp seals on thin ice after 32 years of warming

Warming in the North Atlantic over the last 32 years has significantly reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds, resulting in sharply higher death rates among seal pups in recent years, according to a new ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New research may explain why serious thunderstorms and tornados are less prevalent on the weekends

(PhysOrg.com) -- For much of the last century, people in parts of the United States have come to notice that just as they got the weekends off to relax, so too did it seem, did serious weather. Big booming ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Durban climate deal leaves difficult road ahead

The world's nations on Sunday set their sights on a new all-encompassing pact on climate change that marks a break with the past and will also be gruelling to achieve.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 18

Climate talks see some progress as clock ticks

World climate talks late Thursday inched towards common ground that would bring China, the United States and Europe into a deal on tackling global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When it comes to hurricanes, climate change effects may be 'a wash'

In some ways, hurricane season 2011, which ended Wednesday, seems to fit right in with the wild weather wreaking havoc in recent years - a string of severe floods, droughts and heat waves that the world's top climate scientists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 12

Spider know-how could cut future energy costs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University and The University of Sheffield have demonstrated that natural silks are a thousand times more efficient than common plastics when it comes to forming fibres.  

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm

(PhysOrg.com) -- New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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


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