Current Events in the world of meteorology
Category: FeaturedBy 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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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 […]
By J Michael on Aug 22, 2007 in Extreme Weather, Featured | 0 Comments
Record cold this August day in New York City:
The city along with the rest of the tri-state region is feeling the chilly effect of a cold front sweeping through the region, accompanied by cool rain showers.
Tuesday’s high temperature in Central Park was just 59 degrees. The normal high for today is 82 degrees. The normal […]
By J Michael on May 24, 2007 in Climate Change, Tropical Meteorology, Featured | 2 Comments
The complicated connection between climate dynamics and hurricane strength and frequency continues to get more complex with each piece of research that is released.The latest research, as published in the journal “Nature”, indicates that even during periods when ocean waters were cooler, hurricanes were more frequent.
While this doesn’t directly dispute the popular belief that hurricane […]