Archive for September, 2007

NASA to Develop Hurricane Strength Monitor »

By J Michael on Sep 15, 2007 in Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology | 0 Comments

By developing a network of surface sensors to monitor hurricane intensity over the northern Pacific Ocean, NASA hopes to gain a higher resolution of data on hurricane strength in the area. The network will reportedly incorporate components of the National Lightning Detection Network as lightning is an indicator of the strength of convection, thus […]

Fake Tornado Picture Embarasses Newsrooms »

By J Michael on Sep 15, 2007 in Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 4 Comments

In a news story Fake tornado picture embarasses newsrooms, an Australian news agency admits to having publicized a “photoshopped” image of a tornado. A woman sent it to them as a joke thinking there wouldn’t be a chance it’d be aired on TV or online. She was wrong.
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La Nina is Returning »

By J Michael on Sep 7, 2007 in Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology, Featured | 0 Comments

LaNina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific ocean waters, appears to be looming. While meteorologists haven’t yet designated it as such, it appears that La Nina is returning:

“While we can’t officially call it a La Nina yet, we expect that this pattern will continue to develop during the next three months, meeting the NOAA […]