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(Phys.org)—As Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast, weather experts at the Short-term Prediction Research and Transition, or SPoRT Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville were busy developing information to help forecasters better predict the massive storm. http://phys.org/news271330845.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:40:51 EST news271330845 Satellite imagery from Nov. 2 showed that Sandy's remnant clouds continue to linger over Canada and the northeastern U.S. http://phys.org/news271091132.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:05:38 EST news271091132 California isn't going to face a superstorm like Hurricane Sandy because the Pacific Ocean is too cold to feed that kind of weather system. http://phys.org/news271068427.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:48:34 EST news271068427 Another messy—and wintry—storm may cause post-Election Day problems for an already weather-weary East Coast, forecasters say. http://phys.org/news271049052.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:24:29 EST news271049052 A smog-like haze that hung over part of Alaska's Kodiak Island this week was courtesy of a volcanic eruption—100 years ago. http://phys.org/news270933992.html Space & Earth Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:26:56 EST news270933992 (AP)—The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the west coast of Canada on Monday night is an aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 quake that struck Saturday night. A geophysicist says the agency had no immediate reports that the latest quake caused any significant damage or was widely felt. http://phys.org/news270799789.html Space & Earth Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:10:30 EST news270799789 The US National Weather Service computer network was hacked this week, with a group from Kosovo claiming credit and posting sensitive data, security experts said Friday. http://phys.org/news269858301.html Technology Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:38:30 EST news269858301 (AP)—A streaking fireball lit up California skies and stunned stargazers Wednesday night, and professional observers say more meteors are on the way. http://phys.org/news269775079.html Space & Earth Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:31:28 EST news269775079 (Phys.org)—When you think of fog, you think of a blanket, but NOAA's GOES-14 satellite saw a ring of fog over the southwestern U.S. on Oct. 4. http://phys.org/news268902962.html Space & Earth Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:16:07 EST news268902962 With the U.S. economy vulnerable to weather events costing billions of dollars, an expert panel today asked Congress to create the first U.S. Weather Commission. The commission would provide guidance to policymakers on leveraging weather expertise across government and the private sector to better protect lives and businesses. http://phys.org/news267971396.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:30:02 EST news267971396 (Phys.org)—A new European meteorological satellite soared into space today, Sept. 17, with five environmental instruments aboard that were developed by the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. These instruments were developed under a reimbursable agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://phys.org/news267175274.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:21:24 EST news267175274 Two small tornadoes touched down in New York City, stunning residents who associate twisters more with the US Midwest, the National Weather Service said. http://phys.org/news266383895.html Space & Earth Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:31:45 EST news266383895 (Phys.org) -- Great Lakes beachgoers could spend a lot more time in the water if a beach forecasting tool under development by University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues is adopted throughout the region. http://phys.org/news264757072.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:38:09 EST news264757072 (Phys.org) -- Two of the most destructive fires in the history of Colorado and New Mexico have both now been contained. Together, the High Park Fire in Colorado and the Little Bear Fire in New Mexico have burned well over one hundred thousand acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings, displacing thousands of people and taking one life. Officials believe the blazes were caused by lightning strikes combined with dry hot summer conditions. http://phys.org/news261636434.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:47:27 EST news261636434 On Friday, June 1, 2012 severe weather generated 9 weak tornadoes across Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. As the system that generated them approached, NASA's Aqua satellite gathered information about power behind it. NASA also created an animation of the severe weather as it was seen from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite. http://phys.org/news258307249.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:00:55 EST news258307249 The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade could postpone the start of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean until the beginning of August, a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska officials said. http://phys.org/news257414409.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:09 EST news257414409 (AP) -- The La Nina weather phenomenon is over. Forecasters say that's good news for the drought in the South and hurricane areas along the coasts. http://phys.org/news255274134.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 May 2012 14:40:01 EST news255274134 NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite provides a look at thunderstorms in three dimensions and shows scientists the heights of the thunderclouds and the rainfall rates coming from them, both of which indicate severity. http://phys.org/news252862215.html Space & Earth Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:30:40 EST news252862215 (AP) -- Government forecasters are making minor changes to several of the categories in the system for describing hurricane strength. http://phys.org/news252071726.html Space & Earth Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:55:30 EST news252071726 A low pressure area is centered over eastern Oklahoma, and its associated cold front drapes south into eastern Texas. The front is stalled over eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma and is generating severe weather today. http://phys.org/news251485984.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:13:09 EST news251485984 Infrared and microwave satellite imagery from NASA have been providing forecasters at the National Weather Service valuable data on weather system that has potential to bring severe weather to the south central U.S. over the next several days. http://phys.org/news251395579.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:08:54 EST news251395579 At least it's a dry heat. The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years. http://phys.org/news251052033.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:40 EST news251052033 (AP) -- The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have not. http://phys.org/news250252996.html Space & Earth Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:43:36 EST news250252996 Another powerful weather system is moving through the central and eastern U.S., generating more severe weather. NASA created an animation of data from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite that shows the frontal system pushing east as it generated severe weather in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. At least 12 tornadoes were reported in three states before mid-day on March 2. http://phys.org/news249931719.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:28:51 EST news249931719 In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence off of major roads. Hundreds of thousands of Washington metropolitan residents grappled with the loss of electricity and heat for almost a week. http://phys.org/news248024962.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:34 EST news248024962 (AP) -- Federal weather forecasters say the La Nina weather phenomenon that contributed to the southwestern U.S. drought is winding down. http://phys.org/news248017761.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:49:41 EST news248017761 2011 was the second warmest year on record in Britain, the Met Office national weather service has said, a marked swing from a chillier 2010. http://phys.org/news244530813.html Space & Earth Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:13:43 EST news244530813 (AP) -- America's wild weather year has set another record: a dozen billion-dollar catastrophes. http://phys.org/news242484194.html Space & Earth Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:43:22 EST news242484194 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the push for creating green energy, giant windmill farms are becoming more and more common for electricity production. However, the National Weather Service and the United States Air Force say these wind farms are creating much more than energy and are making their jobs more difficult when it comes to detecting storms and keeping aircraft safe. http://phys.org/news239974959.html Technology Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:30:01 EST news239974959 (AP) -- Tropical Storm Maria swirled toward the eastern Caribbean on Friday, threatening to unleash heavy rain and wind on islands still struggling to recover from a recent hurricane. http://phys.org/news234843705.html Space & Earth Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:23:11 EST news234843705