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From the editor.
Mar 01, 2009; ... "It's warm!" With these words, newly sworn-in President Barack Obama briefly took over the role of weatherman for NBC News' "Today" show correspondent Al Roker as he walked the frigid inaugural parade route on January 20. On a day when millions gathered to play witness to the making of ...
Beekeeper insurance.(weatherfront)
Mar 01, 2009; ... For the first time beekeepers can now purchase crop insurance through the federal Risk Management Agency's (RMA) pilot program in apiculture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Using either a rainfall or vegetation index, depending on the location, the RMA determines whether ...
Abrupt climate change.(weatherfront)
Mar 01, 2009; ... A new report released by the U.S. Geological Survey concluded that the United States could face abrupt climate change in the twenty-first century. Commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and authored by a team of climate scientists, the report defined "abrupt change" as ...
Weather data meets social networking.(weatherfront)
Mar 01, 2009; ... iMap Weather, launched at the beginning of this year, is a new Web site that combines real-life weather information with social networking. Released by Balcom Agency and Weather Decision Technologies, iMapWeather uses Google maps to provide weather data and enables video- and ...
An improved storm prediction model.(weatherfront)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Scientists at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa, the Japan-Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), and the University of Tokyo, recently analyzed the first results of an ultra-high resolution atmospheric global ...
Satellite flood measurement.(weatherfront)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Ohio State University researchers have found a way to use satellites that measure sea level to also measure flooding over land. Because the data cannot be processed quickly enough, the information cannot be used to forecast a flood, but it can help scientists better understand how floods ...
Southern Patagonia: South America's land of wind, ice, and furious skies.(weatherscapes)
Mar 01, 2009; ... While the world's eyes and imagination seem to focus almost exclusively on the sweeps of pristine ice and dagger-like granite spires of southern Patagonia, this large region encompasses many other land-forms, from the coast, to foothills, to broad sweeps of pampa on which Argentinian ...
Global weather highlights 2008: snow, flood, and drought.
Mar 01, 2009; ... A tropical cyclone that devastated Myanmar headlined a year that also included severe wintry weather across southern Asia, drought in the Middle East and Argentina, major monsoon flooding in northern India, and tropical storms and hurricanes that hammered Haiti and Cuba. A ...
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane seasons.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Tropical cyclone activity during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was above average. Sixteen tropical storms occurred, of which 8 became hurricanes and 5 strengthened into major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. These numbers are significantly ...
The 2008 eastern North Pacific hurricane season.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Tropical cyclone activity during the 2008 eastern North Pacific season was below average. Sixteen tropical storms occurred, of which 7 became hurricanes and 2 became major hurricanes. Although the number of tropical storms was near average, the numbers of hurricanes and major hurricanes ...
November 2008.(weatherwatch)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Following a mild start to November, a mid-month pattern change brought repeated surges of cold air into the Midwest, South, and East. Monthly temperatures averaged more than 5[degree]F below normal at a few Southeastern locations, and hard freezes (temperatures of 28[degrees]F or lower) ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2009 ... On page 31 of the January/February issue of Weatherwise, an island in the map of Hawaii was identified incorrectly as Nihue. The correct name is Niihau. Weatherwise regrets the error. ...
December 2008.(weatherwatch)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Stormy weather buried the nation's northern tier beneath a thick blanket of wind-driven snow, causing frequent travel disruptions and leaving people weary of winter even before the holidays. December (and a few all-time) snowfall records were established from Washington to New York. The ...
Alaskan weather.(weatherwatch)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Circulation over Alaska during December was more changeable than during the preceding 3 months. The month began without any strong pattern of circulation. This changed decisively during the second half of the month. High pressure built over the Aleutians, bringing relatively mild ...
Canadian weather.(weatherwatch)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Exceptionally mild temperatures in November over most of Canada disappeared abruptly in the first days of December. A mid-atmosphere trough directed cold arctic air over western and central regions. The monthly mean temperature was 2 to 6[degrees]C (4 to 11[degrees]F). Quebec, ...
Forecast center.
Mar 01, 2009; ... With an abundance of polar air masses, warm ocean temperatures, and a jet stream at its most southward seasonal position, January is full of meteorological action in the United States. In this puzzle readers will find cold fronts, warm fronts, occluded fronts, and several low and high ...