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Suggestions for hurricane-oil spill coverage
With Hurricane Alex no longer a threat to the people and vessels working to stop and clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, reporters, newscasters, editors, and other news people can take a breather and think about ways to improve coverage when the next hurricane moves into the Gulf of Mexico. One of the things to think a lot more... »
Answers: Arizona tornadoes
Q: Do tornadoes occur in south-west Arizona, including in the Yuma area? Chris, Yuma, Ariz. A: A few tornadoes have occurred in Yuma County in the past, which means that they can occur in the future. Nevertheless, the record shows they are rare and usually weak. If you go to the National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC) Storm Events Web page, select "Arizona"... »
Pilot answers: Upper air data and forecasts
Q: I use RUC soundings for flight planning, but I am befuddled by the following: When I enter a station, load the Op40 soundings, and hover with my mouse over the loaded graph I see bold numbers on the far-left near the Pressure (mb) line, and light numbers appear directly underneath my cursor with a dynamic pink line drawn from... »
Snowy science lessons
From the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 5 through the afternoon of Tuesday Feb. 9, I spent roughly eight hours shoveling snow, thanks to the record-breaking "Snowmageddon" that brought two to three feet--in some cases even more--of snow to the Washington, D.C. area. Shoveling snow is a good time to think about the science of winter storms, ice, and even some basic... »
