Jul 27 2011
Storm Kills 25 in Philippines
At least 25 people were killed and as many as 31 others went missing from a slow-moving tropical storm that is moving across the Philippines.
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Jun 01 2011
Hurricane Season Begins: Stormy Year Ahead
Forecasts predict this season will surpass the average number of 11 tropical storms.
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May 19 2011
NOAA Forecasts A Busy Hurricane Season
Federal forecasters predicted another busy hurricane season and warn that residents of U.S. coastal areas shouldn't count on being as lucky as they were last year.
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May 03 2011
Oceans Could Rise 5 Feet by 2100
Melting ice and snow due to climate change has already accounted for 40 percent of recent increases in ocean levels.
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Apr 25 2011
Tracking the Birth of a Hurricane
Using historical records of microwave satellite images, atmospheric scientists have discovered two patterns that indicate a storm system is about to turn into a hurricane.
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Apr 21 2011
Hundreds of Islands New to Science
A whopping 657 new barrier islands have been identified, some in locations never thought possible.
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Apr 07 2011
Early Hurricane Forecasts: What Are They Worth?
Two early-bird predictions call for another above-average hurricane season, but Spring is still a wild card of a season and conditions may change by May.
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Mar 24 2011
Earth Now a Windier World
Although climate change is a suspect, the trend could simply be a part of natural cycles that drive wind speeds up and down.
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Jan 26 2011
An Atmospheric Time Machine
A new database of past weather measurements allows researchers to pinpoint atmospheric conditions anytime during the past 138 years.
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Oct 27 2010
Midwest ‘Superstorm’ Reveals Bulked Up Atmosphere
The "Superstorm" that brought tornadoes and damaging winds to the Midwest broke all the records for its intensity.
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