Posts Tagged ‘meteorology’
With less hail, flood risk may rise in Rockies
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Climate changes may mean summertime hail could disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by 2070, a new study shows. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Mar 31, 2011 14:17 - 1 Comment
Warm water brings ‘brrr!’ to NYC
CALTECH (US) — Why is winter in New York City typically colder than winter in Porto, Portugal—after all, they have similar latitudes? Researchers say warm water is to blame. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 18, 2011 11:33 - 2 Comments
Spring showers on Saturn’s big moon
U. ARIZONA / JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists for the first time have detected rain soaking Titan’s surface at low latitudes. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 28, 2011 17:09 - 0 Comments
Stray storm blamed for Pakistan floods
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A rogue, off-course weather system led to last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan that left more than 20 million people injured or homeless, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 10, 2010 14:21 - 0 Comments
English summers heating up earlier
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—The onset of summer-like temperatures in England has been advancing since the mid 1950s, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 15, 2010 21:49 - 2 Comments
Volcanic plume likely to dissipate in days
U. COLORADO (US)—The eruption of an Icelandic volcano that sent a huge plume of ash into the atmosphere and caused sweeping disruptions of air traffic over Great Britain and Scandinavia on April 15 will likely dissipate in the next several days, according to atmospheric scientist Brian Toon. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 15:05 - 2 Comments
NASA launching tools to forecast solar activity
U. COLORADO (US)—An instrument package set for launch by NASA on Feb. 10 is expected to give scientists a better understanding of the sun’s impact on space weather. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 15, 2009 16:39 - 0 Comments
‘Triple whammy’ takes toll on Arctic erosion
U. COLORADO (US)—The combined effect of declining sea ice, warming seawater, and increased wave activity is causing the northern coastline of Alaska to erode by up to one-third the length of a football field each year. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 1, 2009 13:30 - 2 Comments
How much snow? Check your GPS
U. COLORADO (US)—Researchers have found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers, and farmers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 17, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Harbinger of hurricanes to come
Close-up of Hurricane Isabel taken from the International Space Station in 2003. (Credit: NASA)
