News tagged with storm activity

Missing sunspots: Solar mystery solved

The Sun has been in the news a lot lately because it's beginning to send out more flares and solar storms. Its recent turmoil is particularly newsworthy because the Sun was very quiet for an unusually long ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Jupiter has lost one of its cloud stripes

(PhysOrg.com) -- New photographs of the gas giant Jupiter, the first taken on May 9, show the massive reddish band of clouds known as the Southern Equatorial Belt in the planet’s southern hemisphere has disappeared ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Harbingers of increased Atlantic hurricane activity identified

Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the "Medieval Climate Anomaly" about a thousand years ago when climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Dust plays larger than expected role in determining Atlantic temperature

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study.

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 13

'Dramatic' solar flare could disrupt Earth communications (Update)

An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory (video) on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said. ...

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created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Scientists Use Unique Model to Predict Active 2010 Hurricane Season

(PhysOrg.com) -- Florida State University scientists who have developed a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy are forecasting an unusually active season this year.

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created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Northern Lights dance over northern England

(AP) -- The Northern Lights have lit up the skies above Scotland, northern England and northern parts of Ireland after the biggest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth with radiation.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm

(PhysOrg.com) -- New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US forecasters predict busy 2011 hurricane season

Last year's record hurricane season will be followed by another unusually busy one, with 16 named storms expected this year, US weather forecasters predicted on Wednesday.

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created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Drier conditions projected to accelerate dust storms in the southwest

Drier conditions projected to result from climate change in the Southwest will likely reduce perennial vegetation cover and result in increased dust storm activity in the future, according to a new study by scientists with ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NC State Predicts Active Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2010

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that hurricane activity will be above normal in the Atlantic basin in 2010.

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created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Russian sun probe lost: official

Russian scientists acknowledged Monday that solar research satellite Koronas-Foton has been lost due to technical problems, barely a year after its launch.

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created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A New View of Coronal Waves

(PhysOrg.com) -- The corona is the hot outer region of the sun's atmosphere. The corona is threaded by magnetic fields that loop and twist upwards from the sun's surface, driven by motions of its dense atmosphere.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US forecasters see drop in 2012 Atlantic hurricanes

The number of 2012 Atlantic hurricanes will be below average this season due to a cooling of tropical waters and the potential development of El Nino conditions, US forecasters said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0