Stories indexed under: Meteorology

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• Pioneer of climatology dies at 88 June 12, 2008 Reid Bryson, a towering figure in climatology and interdisciplinary studies of climate, people and the environment, and the founder of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's meteorology department and Center for Climatic Research, and the first director of the Institute for Environmental Studies, died in his sleep early June 11 at his home in Madison.
• Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado? June 6, 2008
• African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions May 20, 2008 As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide a piece of this puzzle.
• Curiosities: Is every snowflake unique? Dec. 17, 2007
• Recipe for a storm: The ingredients for more powerful Atlantic hurricanes Nov. 29, 2007 As the world warms, the interaction between the Atlantic Ocean and atmosphere may be the recipe for stronger, more frequent hurricanes.
• Today’s forecast: Weather science with a strong chance of humor Nov. 16, 2007 Together professors Jonathan Martin and Steve Ackerman are “The Weather Guys,” sharing climate and weather science with the public as regular guests on Wisconsin Public Radio’s call-in show “Conversations with Larry Meiller.”
• Curiosities: What determines the colors of the sky at sunrise and sunset? Nov. 6, 2007
• Jordan Gerth: Souping up state weather forecasts Sept. 6, 2007 Since arriving at UW–Madison from Kenosha in 2005 as a freshman, the atmospheric and oceanic sciences major has taken a lead role in a project that is making campus weather research tools available to frontline forecasters in Wisconsin’s National Weather Service (NWS) regional offices.
• Technology savvy helps soup up state weather forecasts Sept. 5, 2007 Even before he started kindergarten, Jordan Gerth remembers cutting out weather forecasts from the local newspaper and comparing the predictions to reality. Gerth’s passion for weather remains today, although he’s replaced scissors and paper with some of the most powerful meteorological tools on the planet.
• Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado? Aug. 24, 2007
• Curiosities: What are clouds made of? April 14, 2007 Question submitted by Jimmy Andruss, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
• New evidence that global warming fuels stronger Atlantic hurricanes Feb. 28, 2007 Atmospheric scientists have uncovered fresh evidence to support the hotly debated theory that global warming has contributed to the emergence of stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.