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Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclone and Other Weather Terminology, Explained
A handy explanation of some of the newer climatological verbiage. Source
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Bomb Cyclone? Or Just Windy with a Chance of Hyperbole?
When the barometer drops, the volume of ‘hyped words’ rises, and many meteorologists aren’t happy about it. Source
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Amid Heat Wave, California Asks Electric Vehicle Owners to Limit Charging
Experts acknowledge that moving to more electric vehicles in the coming years will present a challenge, and part of that challenge is building a grid that is up to the task. But they said it […]
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Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair?
The big news about the sun is that there is no big news. We are blessed, astronomers like to say, to be living next to a “boring star.” But the inhabitants (if there are any) […]
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Taiwan’s Drought Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of the world’s iPhones and other gadgets. This […]
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Monitoring the Weather at the Edge of the World
It all started with a single sentence in a blog post about Iceland: “A farmer is looking for support at a weather station and sheep farm.” It was 2012, and, after studying photography in the […]
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A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions
Improving technology could make it possible to better anticipate weather conditions weeks in advance, especially in the tropics. Source