Newswise Feature Channel: Meteorology

A flight into the maelstrom

University of Miami — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:05:59 EST

Devon Ledbetter, a University of Miami graduate student at the Rosenstiel School, is creating a virtual reality experience that will let anyone fly aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft and into the eye of the storm.

Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers

University of Miami — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:05:32 EST

A pilot's initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that decimated the Florida Keys marked the beginning of the era of today's legendary hurricane hunters.

A visionary approach: How an Argonne team developed accessible maps for colorblind scientists

Argonne National Laboratory — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:00:18 EST

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory worked with the Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) community to create CVD-friendly colormaps that are more inclusive and accessible.

Hurricane season: Has anyone checked on the beach?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:05:33 EST

Beach-loving environmental researchers wondered how a highly active hurricane season impacts beaches along the coast.

Weather 'whiplash' in Antarctica may help predict effects of future climate change

Virginia Tech — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:05:06 EST

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica live up to their name. The region is one of the driest places on Earth -- mountains form a wall around the valleys and prevent melting glacier water from intruding, humidity is extremely low, and no rain was documented in the valleys between the 1960s and the early 2020s. So when Virginia Tech biological sciences Professor J.

Bennu samples unveiled

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:51 EST

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists recently received and will analyze samples from the asteroid Bennu that will help explain how it formed and where it came from.

NASA's Webb Investigates Eternal Sunrises, Sunsets on Distant World

Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:15:32 EST

Since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, thousands of planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system have been confirmed through a myriad of different methods, including direct imaging, gravitational microlensing, measuring transits, and astrometry.

'Twisters' Draws From Storm-Chasing Science Led by Nebraska Expert

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:05:58 EST

'Twisters' draws from storm-chasing science led by Nebraska expert

A cosmic tool for studying twisters and other severe storms

Ohio State University — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:20:07 EST

Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study suggests.

Argonne develops new kind of AI model for weather prediction

Argonne National Laboratory — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:45:10 EST

Argonne environmental and computer scientists have developed a new kind of model, called a foundation model, to predict weather and eventually climate.

A nova is coming: learn more about this stellar explosion

University of Pittsburgh — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:05:52 EST

Astronomers expect a "new" star will be visible in the sky by September following an explosion in the constellation Corona Borealis

Hurricanes Cooking up an Intense Season

Newswise — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:05:12 EST

The onset of the hurricane season has brought renewed attention to the impacts and preparedness efforts necessary to mitigate the damage caused by these powerful storms. The increasing intensity and frequency of hurricanes are attributed to global warming and climate change, posing significant risks to lives, property, and economies.

The Impact Extreme Heat Has On Your Health

George Washington University — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:05:40 EST

Media Tip Sheet: The Impact Extreme Heat Has On Your Health

George Washington University — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:16 EST

A heat wave is making its way across the country. ...

Ice recon: satellite navigation breakthrough in mapping sea ice thickness

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:05:24 EST

A cutting-edge study harnesses the power of spaceborne Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) technology to accurately measure sea ice thickness, a critical parameter for understanding climate change impacts in polar regions.

Wave activity on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:05:37 EST

MIT, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers find wave activity on Saturn's largest moon may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas.

Iowa State students crisscross tornado alley, chasing storms, sharing data, learning lessons

Iowa State University — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:05:38 EST

A new course this spring, "Field Observations of Thunderstorms," took 13 Iowa State students and their three instructors across "Tornado Alley" for eight days. They found storms, collected data and shared information with national forecasters. It all could have been straight out of the 1996 movie "Twister" or this summer's sequel, "Twisters."

Lone Star State: Tracking a Low-Mass Star as it Speeds Across the Milky Way

University of California San Diego — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:15:39 EST

A team of astronomers, led by Adam Burgasser, and citizen scientists have discovered a rare hypervelocity L subdwarf star racing through the Milky Way. More remarkably, this star may be on a trajectory that causes it to leave the Milky Way altogether.

ALMA Observations Reveal New Insights into Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems

National Radio Astronomy Observatory — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:15:00 EST

At the 244th American Astronomical Society meeting, researchers presented groundbreaking findings on planet formation in circumstellar disks around young binary stars

Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star

Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:00:00 EST

In a new study, astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study a red dwarf star weighing just one-tenth as much as our Sun. No known planets have formed around this young star yet, which is just one to two million years old. The team found that the gas in the planet-forming region of the star is rich in carbon-bearing molecules.