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| Q: Why is the weather along an ocean coastline usually milder than the weather farther inland?
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A: Proximity to water does indeed have a moderating effect on coastal areas. This is because of the larger heat capacity of water compared to land. This means that it takes water longer to heat up as well as to cool down. On a day-to-day basis this means that, as inland areas heat rapidly after sunrise, surface air is heated and rises, creating low pressure inland. Air above coastal waters is cooler and moves in...
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| Flakes fly in the West; Storms for the southern Plains
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Flakes fly in the West -- A storm system moving out of the Rockies and into the northern Plains today is bringing heavy snow to the mountains of Utah's Wasatch and western Colorado. Accumulating snow is expected at elevations around 7,000 feet. Total snow accumulations by Monday morning will range from 6 to 18 inches for elevations above 9,000 feet. While it is not expected to snow in the East, there is a chill in...
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| N.Y. man struck by lightning while pumping gas
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The video pretty much says it all. I think in addition to finishing the fill-up the following day, I would probably have gone in and purchased a few lottery tickets at the same time. Oh yeah, in case you missed it the first time, here's a link to Doyle's blog entry from this summer, "Nose ring vs. the lightning bolt." (Video courtesy WIVB, Buffalo, N.Y.)
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| Things that go bump in the flight
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It's been a couple of rough weeks for China Airlines. I read yesterday about a flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok that hit turbulence shortly before landing, resulting in injuries to 21 passengers and 11 crewmembers. In looking for a photo, I came across the photo (at left) of another recent incident. While in-flight turbulence often is just some minor bumpiness, it can sometimes be significant enough to cause injuries to passengers and damage to...
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| Wet in the Northwest; Northeast keeps its cool
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Wet weekend in the Northwest -- A Pacific storm will bring rain, wind and mountain snow to parts of the Northwest this weekend. Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches will be widespread west of the Cascades and into Northern California. Windward slopes of mountains will receive even more rainfall. In addition, the higher elevations will receive snow, with snow levels dropping as low as 6,000 feet for parts of the Cascades by Saturday. Even...
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NOAA News Releases
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| Federal Partners Announces Series of Open Houses on Potential Marine Conservation Areas
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| The federal government has organized a series of open houses to discuss the advisability of providing additional recognition or protection to the historic and scientific qualities of three specific marine areas in the Pacific. These public discussions were scheduled in response to President Bush’s memo to members of his Cabinet asking them to assess and recommend the appropriate future course in these three marine areas. The open houses are open to the press.
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NOAA News Releases
| President Bush Commends U.S. Ocean Action Plan Successes
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| President George W. Bush praised the successes of U.S. Ocean Action Plan, highlighting NOAA’s achievements in ocean conservation, and heralded the opening of the new Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History.
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| Pronounced Reduction in U.S. Drought
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| NOAA’s latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows improved drought conditions over the Plains and the Midwest, in part due to tropical systems; lingering drought exists for the interior Southeast, south-central Texas, and Calif.
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| Texas Coastline Photos
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| A collection of more than 4,000 aerial photos are now available showing the damaged Texas coastline in the wake of Hurricane Ike. This imagery was acquired by NOAA's Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA's national security and emergency response activities.
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| Globally, Summer Temperature Was Ninth Warmest
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| Summer 2008, the combined global average land and ocean surface temperature was the 9th warmest on record according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. Also, this August was the 10th warmest.
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NOAA Magazine
| Up Close: NOAA's Green Ship Initiative Led By Dennis Donahue And GLERL's Ship Operations Group
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| Thanks to the innovations put in place by NOAA marine superintendent, Dennis Donahue, and the 'Green Ships Initiative,' all three of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory large diesel research vessels operate fully on bio-based, vegetable products. The R/V Huron Explorer, R/V Shenehon and R/V Laurentian, all use 100 percent soy biodiesel for engine fuel, canola-based motor oil and vegetable-based hydraulic oil for its deck crane, winches, transmission, and steering gear. Not only is this a cost effective way to help reduce environmental emissions, but it also has improved both ship performance and crew health and safety. The ships are the first in the U.S. fleet to operate on 100 percent bio-based products and GLERL has already received two national level awards for this environmental effort.
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| NOAA’s Special Agents and Enforcement Officers Undaunted By Mission
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| Considering the 3.44 million square miles that comprise federal waters, is twice the size of the entire land mass of the United States, protecting resources withing this marine zone could be seen as a daunting task. However, for the 220 NOAA employees within NOAA Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement, this is just everyday business.
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| Behind The Scenes: NOAA’s North Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Outlook
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| While meteorologists at the NOAA National Hurricane Center predict the track and strength of individual storms, the annual Hurricane Seasonal Outlook is an official forecast product of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It’s the job of NOAA’s seasonal hurricane forecasters to predict tropical storm and hurricane activity over the entire six-month season.
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| Summer Weather Can Promote Poor Air Quality – NOAA’s Air Quality Forecast Guidance Helps Predict It
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| In many parts of the country, the arrival of summer signals the start of air pollution season. Fortunately, the NOAA National Weather Service’s air quality forecast guidance, produced in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, helps provide air quality forecasters and the public with information on predicted air quality conditions they need as they plan their daily activities. NOAA’s involvement in air quality forecasting stems from the fact that air quality and weather go hand in hand. Weather can promote both the formation or degradation of various airborne pollutants and can disperse/transport them from one part of the country to another, thus making air quality a national issue.
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| All Eyes Are on the Sun After NOAA-Led Solar Cycle 24 Panel Predicts Upcoming Period of Intense Solar Storms
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| All eyes are on the sun now that the NOAA-led Solar Cycle 24 Prediction Panel released its official consensus solar cycle forecast at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., yesterday. “The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012,” said Doug Biesecker, a solar physicist from the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., who also chaired the NASA-funded 12-person panel.
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MSNBC.com: Weather
| Tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico
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| A tropical storm has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported Monday.
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The Weather Channel: National Weather Outlook
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| Your National Forecast Summary
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| Midwest - A storm system will ride northeastward from the Plains to the Great Lakes over the next couple of days.
Rain and ... South - Weather conditions across the South will deteriorate from west to east across the South over the next couple of days ... Northeast - It seems like spring has finally sprung across the Northeast. Today will feature warm temperatures some of the warmest so ... West - Much of the Northwest will turn downright COLD as some wintry weather conditions lock in on a deep trough of ... For more details...
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| Severe Weather Alerts Across The Nation
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| Alaska-California-Colorado-Connecticut-Idaho-Kansas-Maine-Massachusetts-Michigan-Mississippi-Montana-New Hampshire-New Jersey-New York-Ohio-Oklahoma-Oregon-Pennsylvania-Texas-Vermont-Washington-Wisconsin-Wyoming. For more details...
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| Airport Impact Map
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| A visual representation of possible weather-related delays at 24 major airports across the United States including Chicago's O'Hare, Boston's Logan, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, Dallas/Fort Worth Int', and Los Angeles Int'l. For more details...
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NOAA's National Weather Service Headlines
| ...Tropical Storm Marco forms in the Bay of Campeche...
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| At 400 PM CDT the center of Tropical Storm Marco was located about 100 miles east-northeast Of Veracruz Mexico. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and Marco could approach hurricane strength as it nears the coast.
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| ...U.S. Drought Shows Signs of Improvement...
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| The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows improvement in drought conditions over the Plains and the Midwest, in part due to landfalling tropical systems, and also shows lingering drought for the interior Southeast, south-central Texas, and California.
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ScienceDaily: Weather News
| Scientists Take Off For Southeastern Pacific Climate Study
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| During October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations will take part in an international field experiment designed to make observations of critical components of the climate system of the southeastern Pacific.
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| Arctic Sea Ice Annual Freeze-up Underway
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| After reaching the second-lowest extent ever recorded last month, sea ice in the Arctic has begun to refreeze in the face of autumn temperatures, closing both the Northern Sea Route and the direct route through the Northwest Passage.
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| Cloud Radar: Predicting The Weather More Accurately
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| The weather. It's the one topic of conversation that unites Britain -- umbrella or sun cream? Now scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council have developed a system that measures the individual layers of cloud above us which will make answering the all-important weather questions much easier in future. The Cloud Radar will not only allow forecasters to predict the weather more precisely, the information gathered will also enable aircraft pilots to judge more accurately whether it is safe to take off and land in diverse weather conditions, offering a powerful safety capability for civil airports and military air bases.
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