Articles in the Category: Atmospheric science
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate Change, Science of..., Video, Weird Weather on 05 24th, 2011 | No Comments
Science of…Super Storms
2011 has been the deadliest tornado year in over 50 years. Already 1,151 twisters have formed and cut a wide swath of destruction across many states. That is more than double the average. And 481 people have died as a result of severe weather this year. That is more than six times the average and makes...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Science of..., Video, Weird Weather on 05 10th, 2011 | No Comments
Science of…Tornadoes
Early results from the late April burst of tornadoes that ripped across the southeast, killing over 300 show that 2011 is already the third worst tornado season on record. And it isn’t over yet. The month of April broke the record for most tornadoes, as a swath of destruction tore from Oklahoma...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate Change, Video, Weird Weather on 04 28th, 2011 | No Comments
Tornado Outbreak Rakes the South
The National Weather Service has confirmed 164 tornado reports around six states in the southeast Wednesday night. Parts of Alabama and Arkansas felt the brunt of the this late April tornado outbreak. In a month of record-breaking weather, April 2011 may go down in history as the worst tornado month...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Video, Weird Weather on 04 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tornado Outbreak Flattens 15 States
A strong spring storm that began in Oklahoma spit out a bunch of tornadoes starting April 14. Then as the storm continued east it intensified thanks to a giant pocket of dry, cold air meeting warm, moist air pushing from the Gulf of Mexico and a strong jet stream creating a circulating front between...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, Space, Video on 03 30th, 2011 | No Comments
NASA Mission to Study Polar Climate Change
The earth’s climate is getting a checkup thanks to NASA’s Operation Ice Bridge. It’s a six year mission to study the earth’s polar region from on board an airplane. NASA scientist Tom Wagner explains the mission from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
While...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Earthquake, Environment, Geology, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 03 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment
Japanese Nuclear Crisis Deepens
After several days of uncertainty surrounding the fitness of Japanese nuclear power plants it appears that the worst is not yet over. Today, the International Atomic Energy Association declared the nuclear crisis in Japan to be a 6on a scale that goes to 7.
To compare, the Three Mile Island partial...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Consumer Safety, Earthquake, Environment, Geology, Greenovation, Video on 03 14th, 2011 | No Comments
Nuclear Threat Remains After Japan Quake
There’s been more trouble at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. With cooling systems down, fuel rods have been exposed at the facility’s Unit 2 reactor, and there was an explosion at Unit 3.
While not ideal these explosions keep the threat of a total nuclear meltdown to...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Space, Video on 03 4th, 2011 | No Comments
No Glory at NASA Today
An Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket loaded with an Earth-monitoring satellite crashed into the southern Pacific Ocean just six minutes after launching from Vandenberg AFB this morning.
The mission was equipped with two science instruments, one trained on observations of aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Video, Weird Weather on 02 3rd, 2011 | No Comments
La Nina Powers Big Storms
Cyclone Yasi barreled ashore on the Northeast edge of Queensland, Australia this week, where 190 mile-per-hour winds damaged towns guarding the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The category 5 cyclone — akin to a hurricane in the U.S. and a typhoon in Asia — was the biggest Australia has...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Oceanography, Video on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments
10 Indicators Point to Warming World
A joint report put out by NOAA and the UK Met Office have looked at the atmospheric and ocean research of 300 scientists around the world and concludes global warming is a fact.
Scientists from 48 countries say 10 indicators that are related to surface temperatures all tell the same story: Global warming...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Environment, Physics and Chemistry, Video, Weird Weather on 06 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Mystery of Hole Punch Clouds Explained
New research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research has solved the mystery of so-called hole punch clouds. As turboprop and jet aircraft climb or descend under certain atmospheric conditions, they can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to develop and...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Astronomy, Atmospheric science, Biology, Climate Change, Environment, Geology, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Math, Nanotechnology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, SciClips, Science & Religion, The Brain on 10 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Year of Science on the Horizon
2009 has been declared the Year of Science. A group of scientific organizations has formed a network to promote science to the public. With many milestones being celebrated next year, Year of Science 2009 will celebrate the people, the process and procedures of science.
To find out more visit:
YearofScience2009.org
UnderstandingScience.org
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