- November 20, 2007
- The Power of Multiples: Connecting Wind Farms Can Make A More Reliable – and Cheaper – Power Source
Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University.
- August 28, 2007
- SCIENTISTS SEE FIRST SIGNS OF LONG-TERM CHANGES IN TROPICAL RAINFALL
WASHINGTON - NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise, using the longest and most complete data record available.
- August 20, 2007
- Scientists Verify Predictive Model for Winter Weather
Scientists have verified the accuracy of a model that uses October snow cover in Siberia to predict upcoming winter temperatures and snowfall for the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
- June 6, 2007
- AMS Statement on Hurricane Forecasting: Hurricane Track Forecasts Improved Tremendously in Past 5 Years; Intensity Forecasts, Other Challenges Remain
Hurricane track forecasts, the forecasts that pinpoint the path of a storm, have improved steadily in recent decades with track forecast errors now roughly half of what they were in 1990, but predicting the intensity of the storms is still a challenge for forecasters, according to a new information statement on hurricane forecasting issued by the American Meteorological Society.
- May 14, 2007
- NASA'S CLOSEUP LOOK AT A HURRICANE'S EYE REVEALS A NEW "FUEL" SOURCE
In the eye of a furious hurricane, the weather is often quite calm and sunny. But new NASA research is providing clues about how the seemingly subtle movement of air within and around this region provides energy to keep this central "powerhouse" functioning
- May 14, 2007
- NASA Study Suggests Extreme Summer Warming in the Future
A new study by NASA scientists suggests that greenhouse gas warming may raise average summer temperatures in the eastern United States nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s.
- April 23, 2007
- CU-BOULDER STUDY TRACES DELAY IN NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON TO PACIFIC OCEAN WARMING
The southwestern United States has experienced a significant delay in its annual summer monsoon rains in recent decades due to warmer sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, according to a new study at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
- April 2, 2007
- REPORT FINDS BETTER COORDINATION IS NEEDED TO DEAL WITH SPACE WEATHER IMPACTS ON AVIATION SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
Better forecasts of space weather events and better use of those forecasts by the aviation industry could lead to safer operations and hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings for airlines, according to a new report by the American Meteorological Society and SolarMetrics. The report, “Integrating Space Weather Observations & Forecasts into Aviation Operations,” is the outcome of a two-day workshop last fall among aviation and space weather experts.
- March 1, 2007
- Taking Climate Change Discussions Beyond the Science - AMS Launches New Climate Policy Blog
URL: http://www.climatepolicy.org/
The American Meteorological Society, the nation's leading professional society for those in the atmospheric and related sciences, launched a new weblog (“blog”) today to address the challenging policy issues related to climate change. The goal is to help decision makers at all levels make sound policy based on the best available information.