The largest and nearest of the giant outer planets, Jupiter's colorful clouds present an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. This is a planet where there is always stormy weather: cyclones, anticyclones, wind ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 14, 2024
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About 80% of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) possess concentric eyewalls—namely, the primary and secondary eyewalls. The intensity of the TC can vary considerably during secondary eyewall formation (SEF) and eyewall replacement, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2024
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One of the hallmarks of the destructiveness of a hurricane is how much water it dumps on ordinarily dry land. As Hurricane Idalia intensified, resulting in major flooding even before it made landfall Wednesday, University ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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A research group from Nagoya University has accurately simulated air turbulence occurring on clear days around Tokyo using Japan's fastest supercomputer. They then compared their findings with flight data to create a more ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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El Niño is officially here, and while it's still weak right now, federal forecasters expect this global disrupter of worldwide weather patterns to gradually strengthen.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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As the third-busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000 approaches, kicking off a summer travel season that AAA predicts will be one for the record books, particularly at airports, travelers are encouraged to pack their patience ...
Environment
May 26, 2023
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Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.
Environment
May 25, 2023
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Tropical cyclone (TCs) are one of the most destructive types of weather event on Earth, damaging people's lives and their property, local infrastructure, and subsequently causing enormous economic losses. TCs are strong circular ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2023
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As a deadly tornado headed toward Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, forecasters saw the storm developing on radar and issued a rare "tornado emergency" warning. NOAA's Weather Prediction and Storm Prediction centers ...
Environment
Mar 29, 2023
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The arrival of Hurricane Fiona and the devastation it has already caused to Puerto Rico is an important reminder that hurricane season is far from over, says Virginia Tech hurricane expert Stephanie Zick. "While it's been ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2022
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