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Wandering albatross gets boost from rising winds

adam — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:02:17 +0000

Originally Published by New Scientist - It is a small comfort, given the dire effects climate change is having on birds worldwide, but industrial emissions may be giving the endangered wandering albatross a turbo boost.

Dust Storm in Texas

adam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:01:34 +0000

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

– A dust storm blows through northern Texas in this natural-color image acquired January 22, 2012.

La Nina ‘may abet’ flu pandemics

adam — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:01:23 +0000

Originally Published by BBC News

– Scientists discover indications of a relationship between La Nina climatic conditions and influenza pandemics.

U.S. sees most severe precipitation extremes on record in 2011 (so far); link to “superjets”?

adam — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:01:48 +0000

Originally Published by Washington Post

– Through November, 2011 has experienced the most extensive coverage of severe drought and abnormally wet conditions on record.

Clouds over the Indian Ocean

adam — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:01:43 +0000

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

– Three layers of clouds over the Indian Ocean are whipped into holiday shapes in November 2011.

What’s Causing the Fierce Santa Ana Winds?

adam — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:01:50 +0000

Originally Published by LiveScience

– The Santa Ana winds sweeping across Southern California this week are faster and stronger than they have been in at least a decade.

Tropical Storm Keila

adam — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:01:51 +0000

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

– Acquired November 1, 2011, this natural-color image shows Tropical Storm Keila just off the coasts of Yemen and Oman.

Early East Coast Snowstorm Knocks Out Power for 2.5 Million

adam — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:01:42 +0000

Originally Published by ENS

– Dubbed Winter Storm Alfred, a rare October storm dumped lots of wet, heavy snow over the Northeast from Rhode Island to Maine before moving north into Canada late Sunday.

National Weather Service’s Modernization Successful in Improving Science, Forecasts

adam — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:01:19 +0000

Originally Published by The National Academies

– The National Weather Service’s program that modernized and restructured operations between 1989 and 2000 led to greater integration of science into weather service activities.

First ‘quadruple rainbow’ imaged

Tim Hewison — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:13:13 +0000

Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment

– After a study to determine how to spot them, rainbow hunters capture the first-ever images of “tertiary” and “quaternary” rainbows – a full quartet of colours.