Articles in the Category: Weird Weather
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Video, Weird Weather on 06 9th, 2009 | No Comments
Science of…Lightning
Some say to truly understand lightning’s power, you need to know the science behind it. The flash may be brilliant. That’s because a bolt of lightning packs a 10,000-degree punch and strikes an area no bigger than the width of a thumb.
As the thunderstorms of a balmy summer gather, here...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Marine Science, Video, Weird Weather on 06 1st, 2009 | No Comments
Hurricane Season off to a Whimper
The first day of hurricane season along the Atlantic basin is quiet with no named storms in the foreseeable future. But Houston and other cities in the hurricane zone are on alert and will be watching the skies for any sign of change.
For the first time in 10 years, there were no tropical storms or...
2008 Hurricane Predictions—the early forecast
Two months before the storms should start swirling in warming ocean waters, hurricane prognosticator William Gray is expecting 15 named storms and eight hurricanes. This is a slight increase from the forecast issued in December for 2008.
ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE FORECAST FOR 2008 (revised...
Atlanta Hit By Strong Tornado
CNN Employee Stares at Downtown Atlanta Through a Newsroom Window, photo courtesy of Allison Parker
Atlantans are used to the warnings but tornadoes rarely strike within the city limits. Late in the evening of March 14 that all changed. A strong EF-2 twister hit the city’s commercial district,...
England Shaken but not Stirred After Strong Quake
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation in the middle of last night. One serious injury and no deaths have been reported but the cost looks like it may top $20 million. England has an earthquake about once every 30 years and the last major quake was 25 years ago.
Tornado touches Washington (the state)
A category F1 tornado knocked down trees, blew siding and roofs off buildings and tipped over a semi-truck. It’s January and few tornadoes are expected this time of year. And no tornadoes are expected in Washington state. But the funnel clouds didn’t seem to care about geography yesterday...
Science behind Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Dean slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula as a strong category 5 hurricane, packing sustained winds of 160 mph with gusts up to 200 mph.
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Podcast, SciClips, Weird Weather on 07 31st, 2007 | No Comments
Hurricane Helper
Sea Surface Temperature July 29, 2007
No fewer than 16 studies have found that hurricanes are getting more intense. And, they point to global warming as the culprit. But it’s been difficult to determine if there are more hurricanes as a result. New research has found a remarkable increase in...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Environment, Podcast, SciClips, Weird Weather on 06 20th, 2007 | No Comments
Torrential Tool
Dr. Corene Matyas
Hurricane prediction has become more sophisticated in the last ten years, as radar data collection has improved. But until now, no one was looking beyond the storm’s initial landfall. Devastating bands of rain inland can cause as much damage as wind and storm surge on the coast....
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Podcast, SciClips, Weird Weather on 05 9th, 2007 | No Comments
Supercell Summer
Video courtesy of Brian in Greensburg, KS
A spate of spring storms is leaving many people wondering if this summer will be a brutal one. Scientists won’t make predictions about severe storms, hurricanes or heat waves. But if disaster strikes a new system develeoped from research at the San Diego...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Weird Weather on 03 2nd, 2007 | 3 Comments
The Secret Lives of Hurricanes
After a lucky break in data gathering during hurricane heavy 2005 scientists got a glimpse of new dynamics from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita that may help better forecast the tropical monsters in the future.
As a general rule hurricanes can gain or lose intensity with startling quickness, a...
