News tagged with barometric pressure
Shipping sensor goes to work for climate science
A device the size of a deck of playing cards that can track temperature, humidity, light and barometric pressure is moving from the shipping world to the realm of research to help develop a better understanding ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Researchers look at effects of weather, air pollution on headaches
Although large numbers of headache sufferers, particularly individuals who struggle with migraines, attribute their pain to the weather, there has been little scientific evidence to back up their assertions. Now, a study ...
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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New vacuum calibration system: Better, faster, and cheaper
In the vacuum business, less is more—except when it comes to accuracy. Industries that depend on high-quality, carefully monitored vacuum for sensitive processes such as microchip fabrication, as well ...
May 09, 2012 |
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How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have produced the first detailed data on how large-scale dairy facilities contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. This research was conducted by Agricultural Research ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Wind, war and weathermen
Well into the 20th century, American weather forecasting was not a rigorous science, but an “art,” as a National Research Council report stated in 1918. Forecasters knew, among other things, that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Geographers recreate Louisiana hurricane of 1812
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans. Because the War of 1812 was simultaneously raging, the hurricane’s strength, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2011 |
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Under pressure: Stormy weather sensor for hurricane forecasting
It’s hard to believe that, in this day and age, we don’t have a way to measure sea-level air pressure during hurricanes. NASA researchers, however, are working on a system that will improve forecasting ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2011 |
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High mold count responsible for Chicago's dangerous air quality warning
Chicago's mold count today is more than 81,000 spores per cubic meter - well over the 50,000 spores p.c.m. threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning. Today's mold count is the highest of the season and the highest ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Mallory and Irvine: Did extreme weather cause their disappearance?
Their legend has inspired generations of mountaineers since their ill-fated attempt to climb Everest over 80 years ago, and now a team of scientists believe they have discovered another important part of the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Scientists study global warming's effect on California redwoods
Two of his colleagues dangled on ropes 100 feet above from the gnarled branches of a giant sequoia tree. Steve Sillett could hardly contain his excitement.
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Even small patches of urban woods are valuable for migrating birds
Even tiny patches of woods in urban areas seem to provide adequate food and protection for some species of migrating birds as they fly between wintering and breeding grounds, new research has found.
May 18, 2010 |
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NOAA National Weather Service to Use New Hurricane Wind Scale
(PhysOrg.com) -- NOAA's National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the original Saffir-Simpson ...
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Feb 17, 2010 |
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