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Raindrop study splashes old assumptions
Predicting the weather has been central to human civilization since the Babylonians started studying cloud patterns in 650 B.C. The key to weather predictions is making correct assumptions. Today,...
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Voices: If global warming is real, why is it snowing in DC?
Over the last week, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “If global warming is real, why is it still snowing in Washington, D.C.?”Well, I have a response: It’s weather, not climate.11 Feb 2010
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What makes a disaster? Does this blizzard count?
Blogging on EARTHActually, this is a meta-blog: A blog about a blog.Not had enough of the snow yet?11 Feb 2010
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Blogging on EARTH: Controversy over the weekend effect
It’s Friday: Is it raining where you are?24 Jun 2010
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Is it time to invest in entrepreneurial geoengineering?
Government research and development has its limits: Time, money and bureaucracy can all hamper the timely progress of research. As a result, many federal agencies are looking to private companies to...
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Foretelling next month's tornadoes
Tornadoes are notoriously difficult to forecast, with often deadly results: In 2011, tornadoes in the U.S. killed more than 550 people, a higher death toll than in the past 10 years combined. Now a new...
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Blogging on EARTH: Congress considers severe weather policy options
It doesn’t take a geoscientist to know that severe weather impacts our lives. Tornadoes, hurricanes, windstorms, solar storms, droughts … the list goes on.04 Apr 2012
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National Weather Service introduces impact-based warnings for tornadoes
Tornado damage threat: considerable or catastrophic?On May 22, 2011, a column of rotating air spawned a massive EF-5 tornado, with wind speeds greater than 200 miles per hour, over the city of Joplin,...
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Blogging on EARTH: Spring has sprung, at least in some places
Spring was nowhere to be found during my recent three weeks of travel through Europe; not in the olive orchards of southern Italy, the cobbled streets of Copenhagen, or the banks of the Danube as it...
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Drought outlook indicates further problems in Plains and West
A devastating drought currently affects almost half of the contiguous U.S., with conditions expected to persist or intensify in many of these areas, according to an outlook released this month by the...
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Hurricane hunters fly toward improved storm forecasts
Hurricanes are one of the few natural disasters that strike with some advance notice. Forecasts can be made hours or even days ahead of landfall, giving communities time to prepare and evacuate....
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Trans-Niño years could foster tornado outbreaks
Individual tornadoes can’t be predicted, but new research relying on both historical records and meteorological computer modeling suggests that severe tornado outbreaks may be linked to specific...
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Humans are influencing some extreme weather events, but not all
In 2012, the world experienced dozens of extreme weather events, including droughts, heat waves, cold spells, extreme rainfalls, big storms like Superstorm Sandy, and a record-low Arctic sea-ice...
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Scientists look wider and deeper to predict the next El Nino
Of all climate and weather phenomena, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is not only one of the most well known for its impact on world climate and human life, but is also one of the most puzzling...
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Moving cars could help gauge rainfall
Accurate and timely rainfall measurements are crucial for the design of drainage systems, dams and other modern infrastructure. But rain gauges are often spread too sparsely to provide the necessary...
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Model targets better understanding of recurring Indian-Pacific storm systems
Scientists have known for decades that the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) — a massive gathering of thunderstorms that forms intermittently over the Indian and western Pacific oceans — impacts regional...
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Today's weather forecast: Good with a strong chance of improvement
Weather forecasts have improved significantly — roughly one day per decade — since the first numerical, physics-based computer models were implemented in the 1950s. What is needed to continue...
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What makes a disaster? Does this blizzard count?
Blogging on EARTHActually, this is a meta-blog: A blog about a blog.Not had enough of the snow yet?11 Feb 2010
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Blogging on EARTH: Controversy over the weekend effect
It’s Friday: Is it raining where you are?24 Jun 2010
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Is it time to invest in entrepreneurial geoengineering?
Government research and development has its limits: Time, money and bureaucracy can all hamper the timely progress of research. As a result, many federal agencies are looking to private companies to...
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