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The Strange Science of Summer
May 31, 2008
The Strange Science of Summer
With 8 inches of hail falling in parts of Nebraska this week and Arizona reaching triple digit temperatures last week, it may seem rather arbitrary to call June 20 the first day of the summer this year, aka the summer solstice. But scientists really do have a reason. It's all...
History Repeats: The Great Flood of 1993
May 31, 2008
History Repeats: The Great Flood of 1993
This month's flooding in the Midwest is reminiscent of the Great Flood of 1993, weather officials now say. But while a repeat of 1993 can't be ruled out, they say, this year is unlikely to match that colossal disaster. Several of the 1993 records have already been broken this year...
More Than a Storm Chaser
Sep 30, 2009
More Than a Storm Chaser
This summer, the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment 2 (VORTEX2) brought 80 scientists and crew members and dozens of research vehicles and platforms to the tornado-prone regions of the United States to conduct the most detailed studies to date of tornadoes. Sarah Dillingham was part of...
Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space
Jul 31, 2009
Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space
Strokes of lightning flashing down towards the ground are a familiar sight during summer thunderstorms, but scientists have capture an image of a rare lightning bolt shooting out upwards from a cloud, almost to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. These bolts of upwards lightning, one type among a variety...
Heat Waves Getting Worse
Jul 31, 2009
Heat Waves Getting Worse
Heat waves out West are getting worse as the climate changes, a new study finds. One example: From mid July to early August 2006, a heat wave swept through the southwestern United States. Temperature records were broken at many locations and unusually high humidity levels were recorded. The event included...
Students Venture into Hearts of Violent Storms
Mar 31, 2009
Students Venture into Hearts of Violent Storms
This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Ever wondered what it's like being up close and personal with some of the most violent storms on Earth? That's often just a normal day for students and faculty at Texas Tech University, who...
Antarctic Meltdown Would Flood Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 2009
Antarctic Meltdown Would Flood Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., and other coastal U.S. cities could find themselves under several more feet of water than previously predicted if warming temperatures destroy the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a new study based on a model predicts. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) towers about 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) above sea...
Snowstorm from Space: Satellite Image of the Blizzard
Nov 30, 2010
Snowstorm from Space: Satellite Image of the Blizzard
The great blizzard of December 2010 is winding down today (Dec. 27), and a new satellite image shows the powerful storm from space. The powerful low-pressure system brought blizzard conditions from northern New Jersey to Maine over Christmas weekend. The GOES-13 satellite captured an image of the storm's center off...
Earth, a Snapshot: The World on the Eve of 2011
Nov 30, 2010
Earth, a Snapshot: The World on the Eve of 2011
On the morning of Dec. 30, 2010, a satellite captured this stunning portrait of our planet. The serene, full-disk image of North and South America and their surrounding oceans belies the tumultuous events this hemisphere has seen over the last year devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, a massive break...
U.S., India Join to Improve Monsoon Forecasts
Oct 31, 2010
U.S., India Join to Improve Monsoon Forecasts
The United States and India are teaming up to improve India's forecasts of the intense rainy season that strikes every year, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday (Nov. 11). To improve monsoon forecasts, President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will join forces between...
Paula Becomes Hurricane in Caribbean
Sep 30, 2010
Paula Becomes Hurricane in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Paula strengthened into Hurricane Paula today (Oct. 12), becoming the ninth hurricane this year. Paula has maximum wind speeds of 75 mph (120 kph) -- a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength -- and poses a threat to the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba....
What's the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super-Typhoon?
Sep 30, 2010
What's the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super-Typhoon?
Super-typhoon Megi made landfall early today (Oct. 18) in the Philippines, where the storm is known as Juan, and its wind speeds placed the storm in the highest classification for hurricanes Category 5. Spanning more than 370 miles (600 kilometers), the mega-storm sustained winds of 178 mph (287 km per...
Igor Strengthens to Major Hurricane as Julia Becomes Newest Tropical Storm
Aug 31, 2010
Igor Strengthens to Major Hurricane as Julia Becomes Newest Tropical Storm
Update, 10:50 a.m. ET Monday, Sept. 13: Hurricane Igor strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane over the weekend and its highest wind speed is just 5 mph (8 kph) shy of reaching Category 5 status, the highest status on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength. Igor was joined by Tropical...
Huge Windstorm Spawns New Classification: 'Super Derecho'
Aug 31, 2010
Huge Windstorm Spawns New Classification: 'Super Derecho'
A windstorm that swept across Kansas, Missouri and Illinois in May 2009 was so fierce that it has earned a brand-new name: super derecho. A derecho (from the Spanish adverb for straight) is a long-lived windstorm that forms in a straight line — unlike the swirling winds of a tornado...
Skyscraper Storms: 7 Big City Tornadoes
Aug 31, 2010
Skyscraper Storms: 7 Big City Tornadoes
Intro Storm damage from the night of Sept. 16, 2010 in Forest Hills, Queens. A woman was killed nearby when a tree fell on her car. (Image credit: Ker Than, TechMediaNetwork)New York City isn't immune to terrible twisters. A wicked storm tore through town yesterday (Sept. 16) and a National...
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