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Chasing 'Thundersnow' Could Lead To More Accurate Forecasts
The job of one researcher
could chill to the bone, but
his research could make
weather predicting more
accurate. He is chasing
storms in the dead of winter
... > full story
Hazards Of Severe Space Weather Revealed
A new study describes how
extreme solar eruptions
could have severe
consequences for
communications, power grids
and other technology on
Earth. The report provides
... > full story
Extreme Weather Boosts Antioxidant Levels In Soybean Seeds
Scientists have found that
weather and climate play key
roles in levels of a family
of antioxidants tucked
inside soybean seeds. ... > full story
Spanish Droughts Over Past 500 Years Reconstructed
Scientists have
reconstructed the pattern of
droughts in Spain between
1506 and 1900 on the basis
of ceremonial records held
at the Cathedral of Toledo,
... > full story
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Floods To Become Commonplace By 2080
January 9, 2009 — Storms across the UK are set to increase in intensity by up to 30 percent in the next 75 years, new research shows. Scientists predict that severe storms – the likes of which currently occur ... > full story -
Big Raindrops Favor Tornado Formation, Simulations Suggest
January 8, 2009 — One of the largest sources of uncertainty in weather prediction involves how microscale structures influence larger-scale phenomena. For instance, previous studies have demonstrated that the ... > full story -
Lifecycles Of Tropical Cyclones Predicted In Global Computer Model
December 21, 2008 — The initial results of the first computer model that simulates the global atmosphere with a detailed representation of individual clouds have been analyzed. The model captured the timing and location ... > full story -
Weather Forecasting: Mathematical Model Illuminates Polar Lows
December 19, 2008 — Scientists have developed a mathematical method that enables a reconstruction of the occurrence of small-scale polar storms -- so-called polar lows -- in the North ... > full story -
New Research Into Fair-weather Clouds Important In Climate Predictions
December 18, 2008 — New research has led to better understanding of clouds, the unknown quantity in current climate models. Scientists have tackled this issue with a combination of detailed computer simulations and ... > full story -
United States Death Map Revealed
December 17, 2008 — A map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural events such as floods, ... > full story -
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Wind Screen Collects Cool Air To Help Save The Rhône Glacier In Switzerland
December 8, 2008 — A small wind screen has been erected on a glacier to test the concept of collecting cool air and reducing melting caused by global warming. By constructing a wind screen on the Rhône glacier in ... > full story -
Dry Winter Weather Results In Highest Particulate Pollution Levels From Traffic
December 6, 2008 — Dry winter weather and low level mixing of pollutants from vehicle exhausts in cities leads to the highest concentrations of the tiny soot particles, known as PM10 particles, according to an article ... > full story -
Decline Of Roman And Byzantine Empires 1,400 Years Ago May Have Been Driven By Climate Change
December 6, 2008 — The decline of the Roman and Byzantine Empires in the Eastern Mediterranean more than 1,400 years ago may have been driven by unfavorable climate ... > full story -
NRL's P-3 Aircraft Support Project To Study Tropical Cyclones
December 5, 2008 — The Naval Research Laboratory has been hunting for tropical cyclones as part of a multi-national study to observe and predict the potential impacts of Pacific tropical cyclones. The main goal of ... > full story
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