News tagged with bulletin of the american meteorological society
Economic cost of weather may total $485 billion in US
Everything has its price, even the weather. New research indicates that routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as $485 billion in the United States.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2011 |
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University of Oklahoma researchers working to advance predictability research initiatives
Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school's predictability research initiatives with multiple projects that could one day lead to more accurate forecasts of weather-related ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Rogue storm system caused Pakistan floods that left millions homeless
Last summer's disastrous Pakistan floods that killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 20 million injured or homeless were caused by a rogue weather system that wandered hundreds of miles farther west ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Pyrocumulonimbus: Fire-Breathing dragon of the clouds
Pyrocumulonimbus is the fire-breathing dragon of clouds. A cumulonimbus without the "pyre" part is imposing enough -- a massive, anvil-shaped tower of power reaching five miles (8 km) high, hurling thunderbolts, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Navigating climate science
The idea that greenhouse gas emissions are warming Earth's atmosphere is one of the most certain concepts in natural science yet as the level of scientific certainty has grown, so has the level of public scepticism ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010 |
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New UGA temperature table may help reduce heat-related deaths of children in closed cars
The heat of summer brings trips to the lake, afternoons at the beach and vacations in the mountains. It also arrives with the threat of dangerous conditions in closed cars, where children left alone for even a few minutes ...
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Aircraft cause precipitation, hole-punch clouds
As turboprop and jet aircraft climb or descend under certain atmospheric conditions, they can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to develop and fall to the ground, new ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Researcher shows possible link between 1918 El Nino and flu pandemic
Research conducted at Texas A&M University casts doubts on the notion that El Niņo has been getting stronger because of global warming and raises interesting questions about the relationship between El Niņo and a severe flu ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2009 |
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People's misperceptions cloud their understanding of rainy weather forecasts
(PhysOrg.com) -- If Mark Twain were alive today he might rephrase his frequently cited observation about everyone talking about the weather but not doing anything about it to say, "Everyone reads or watches ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2009 |
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