News tagged with weather forecasters

Experiment Stirs Up Hope for Forecasting Deadliest Cyclones

Apr 13, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop.

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Stormy weather could stall weekend shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Stormy weather could stall this weekend's launch of space shuttle Endeavour.

Winter forecast: Warmer West, North; cooler South

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 15, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- The Midwest and Northern United States are likely to get a warmer winter, while the Southeast can expect just the opposite: cooler and wetter conditions.

Capturing tomorrow's satellite data with today's instruments

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A satellite that won't be launched into orbit until 2015 is already paying dividends for an advanced weather research project.

NASA clears shuttle for launch, weather improving

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for liftoff Tuesday, and the weather looks promising as long as thunderstorms stay away during fueling.

Hurricane Katrina: Phone home

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the real extent of the devastation.

NASA sails through countdown, weather outlook poor

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- NASA is sailing through the countdown for Saturday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour, with weather the lone concern.

Decent weather expected for Tuesday shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The weather is looking good for Tuesday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.

300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually, survey finds

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jun 23, 2009 | 1 / 5 (3) | 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 ...