Ernest Fawbush and Robert Miller made the first ever tornado forecast in March of 1948 using only paper, pencil, and a World War II-era radar -- but tornado forecasting has changed dramatically since that initial forecast ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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Doppler radar improves lives by peeking inside air masses to predict the weather. A Purdue University team is using similar technology to look inside living cells, introducing a method to detect pathogens and treat infections ...
Immunology
Feb 26, 2021
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'Tis the season ... for snow. Thundersnow.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2010
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To better protect lives and property, a new radar network offering higher resolution data and potentially earlier warning of severe weather goes live this month in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex as government, university ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2014
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Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase in size and ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2009
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In the weeks after the Connecticut school shooting, as the nation puzzled over how it happened and what might prevent it from happening again, Kamal Sarabandi was listening to the news. Talk turned to giving teachers guns, ...
Engineering
Mar 26, 2013
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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.
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2011
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"Robot umpires" have arrived.
Other
Jul 11, 2019
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During this year's hurricane season NASA will "double-team" on research with two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft winging their way over storms that develop during the peak of the season. NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, ...
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2013
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Expanded mobile phone coverage and the introduction of Doppler radar are being pushed to overcome critical shortcomings in WA farming regions.
Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2015
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