News tagged with appalachian mountain

Wildlife find path to safety under US roads

So how did the chicken cross the road? Or the raccoon, Virginia opossum, woodchuck, red fox, white-tailed deer or great blue heron?

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is a hybrid of two other swallowtails, scientists find

(PhysOrg.com) -- Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Supercomputer simulations to help predict tornadoes

Each year, tornadoes tear across the United States, causing numerous deaths and physical damage to the environment and infrastructure.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aqua satellite sees severe weather in northwest Georgia

Northwestern Georgia felt the effects of severe weather season yesterday, May 27, as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall, gusty winds and reports of a tornado. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GOES-13 satellite eyeing system with a high risk of severe storms

A low pressure area currently over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin has created conditions that call for a forecast of severe weather in the eastern third of the U.S. today and one area is even labeled ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young salamanders' movement over land helps stabilize populations

Amphibians -- frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts -- are disappearing worldwide, but the stream salamanders of the Appalachian Mountains appear to be stable. This region is home to the largest diversity of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects

(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Winter forecast: Warmer West, North; cooler South

(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.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Rhododendron expansion may increase the chance of landslides on Southern Appalachian slopes

Research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests that the expansion of rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) in Southern Appalachian mountain hollows may in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0