News tagged with weather stations

Yellow-cedar are dying in Alaska: Scientists now know why

Yellow-cedar, a culturally and economically valuable tree in southeastern Alaska and adjacent parts of British Columbia, has been dying off across large expanses of these areas for the past 100 years. But ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Solar storm expected to fire up northern lights

Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe on Tuesday, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NRL's SoloHI instrument selected for flight on solar orbiter mission

The Naval Research Laboratory's Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI), part of the Solar Orbiter mission, is headed for space. The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the Solar Orbiter mission as the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Every cloud has a silver lining: Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth

Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Tools offered to determine how much is enough when watering the grass

Watering grass, whether in a park, a football field or a homeowner’s yard, was an issue throughout the summer as those responsible for upkeep tried to keep things green under drought conditions.

Biology / Other

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Northern lights take unusual trip down south

A baffling solar storm pulled colorful northern lights unusually far south, surprising space weather experts.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

China's glaciers in meltdown mode: study

Sharp increases in temperature driven by global warming are melting China's Himalayan glaciers, an impact that threatens habitats, tourism and economic development, says a study released Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

EW Scripps to stream live video to mobile devices

(AP) -- The E.W. Scripps Co. said Thursday that it will become the first TV station group in the nation to deliver live video programming to mobile devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up

Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Come drought or high-water, automated flood system phones home

Taking precautions for flooding during the worst drought in Texas history may seem unrealistic, but for a reality check, all you have to do is look at what happened in the Temple/Belton area in 2010.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical Depression 10W bringing rain to the Philippines

The tenth tropical depression formed in the western North Pacific Ocean this past weekend, and brought rains to the central Philippines as seen on infrared imagery from a NASA satellite.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight

Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Atlantis, astronauts ready; weather maybe not

(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Storms still casting shadow on last shuttle launch

(AP) -- Thunderstorms are still threatening to delay NASA's last space shuttle launch, set for Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Critics say NASA ignoring its 'backup plan' rule

(AP) -- A somewhat generational battle over NASA's future is escalating even as NASA is about to close the book on the space shuttle era.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3