News tagged with severe storm
Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
(AP) -- Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Another severe weather system seen on satellite movie from NASA
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 ...
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Mar 02, 2012 |
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NASA satellite movie shows movement of tornadic weather system
A satellite animation of NOAA's GOES-13 satellite imagery showed the movement of the front that triggered severe storms and tornadoes in several states on February 29, 2012. Today, NASA released a GOES satellite ...
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Mar 01, 2012 |
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TRMM satellite sees deadly tornadic thunderstorms in Southeastern US
Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through ...
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Nov 18, 2011 |
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Rising air pollution worsens drought, flooding, study shows
Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, snowfall ...
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Nov 13, 2011 |
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Global research chief sees rice boom in Africa
Subsaharan Africa could double or triple rice yields and one day even export to Asia where urban sprawl and rising sea levels threaten paddies, a global research chief said Monday.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Changes in weather patterns creating more severe storms
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Kansas State University climate expert attributes the increase in the number and severity of tornadoes and severe storms in 2011 to a change in weather patterns.
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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GOES satellite follows tracks of powerful U.S. storm
A powerful storm system with a history of severe weather continues to march across the U.S. and toward the east coast today. The low and associated cold front was captured in a two-day animation of GOES-13 satellite imagery.
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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Inside a snowstorm: Scientists obtain close-up look at Old Man Winter
In this winter of heavy snows--with more on the way this week--nature's bull's-eye might be Oswego, N.Y., and the nearby Tug Hill Plateau.
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Jan 11, 2011 |
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A day in the life of Doppler-on-wheels
'Tis the season ... for snow. Thundersnow.
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Dec 09, 2010 |
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Tornado warnings are too often ignored
With big storms ripping across the Midwest, Bob Drost is hoping people are paying attention to the severe weather and tornado warnings.
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Oct 26, 2010 |
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New satellite data reveals true decline of world's mangrove forests
New satellite imagery has given scientists the most comprehensive and exact data on the distribution and decline of mangrove forests from across the world. The research, carried out by scientists from the U.S Geological Survey ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Researchers capture impressive tornadic data and images
At the University of Oklahoma, researchers captured unprecedented high-resolution radar data during the May 10, 2010, tornadoes using one of the most advanced weather radars in the world.
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May 21, 2010 |
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CU Engineers Make First 'Supercell' Storm Intercept With Unmanned Aircraft System (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty and students from the University of Colorado at Boulder's Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles teamed with researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the first interception ...
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May 13, 2010 |
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Warmer planet temperatures could cause longer-lasting weather patterns
Whether it's never-ending heat waves or winter storms, atmospheric blocking can have a significant impact on local agriculture, business and the environment. Although these stagnant weather patterns are often ...
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Feb 18, 2010 |
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