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NASA's Aqua satellite sees Nida explode into a category 5 Super typhoon

NASA's Aqua satellite sees Nida explode into a category 5 Super typhoon

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Typhoon Nida is in a favorable environment that has enabled it to intensify faster and stronger than previously forecast, and has now exploded into a Super typhoon. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Nida and ...


Earth and the Sun

Study: Small fluctuations in solar activity, large influence on the climate

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Subtle connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the stratosphere, and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according ...


Scientists unveil new seasonal hurricane forecasting model

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created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists at The Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur ...


Global warming: Our best guess is likely wrong

Global warming: Our best guess is likely wrong

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (49) | comments 54

No one knows exactly how much Earth's climate will warm due to carbon emissions, but a new study this week suggests scientists' best predictions about global warming might be incorrect.


Coral face 'a stormy future'

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (20) | comments 1

As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage.


ESA extends Envisat satellite mission

ESA extends Envisat satellite mission

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created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA Member States have unanimously voted to extend the Envisat mission through to 2013. Envisat - the world’s largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built - has been providing scientists ...


Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009

Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters ...


Megadroughts in sub-Saharan Africa normal for the region

Megadroughts in sub-Saharan Africa normal for the region

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Devastating droughts worse than the infamous Sahel drought are part of the normal climate regime for sub-Saharan West Africa, according to new research.


2009 Hurricane Season Should Contain No Surprises, Researchers Say

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that 2009 will bring a near-normal hurricane season, with storm activity in the Atlantic basin and the Gulf of Mexico slightly above the averages of ...


A palm tree is hit by winds near the beach in La Ceiba, Honduras

Forecasters predict 6 Atlantic hurricanes for 2009

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Six hurricanes are expected to churn through the Atlantic this year, a Colorado State University forecast team said Tuesday as it lowered its estimates for the upcoming storm season.


Boston Hurricane Frequency Over Last Millennium Linked To Ocean Surface Temperatures

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created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (17) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The frequency of hurricanes striking the Boston area has varied widely over the last millennium, with periods of lowest activity corresponding to cooler surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic ...