Tag Weather
A scientist and a supercomputer re-create a tornado
Scientists have created a detailed simulation of a tornado-producing supercell thunderstorm that left a path of destruction over the central Great Plains in 2011.
UW center helps determine Antarctica’s highest temperatures
A new study may help scientists understand glacier recession and warming in the Antarctic Peninsula, phenomena they have documented in the region over the past 50 years.
Abrupt climate change could follow collapse of Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt
A new study shows Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, may be less stable than thought, posing a risk of abrupt climate change.
More frequent hurricanes not necessarily stronger on Atlantic coast
Active Atlantic hurricane periods, like the one we are in now, are not necessarily a harbinger of more, rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the U.S. coast, according to new research performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Sunrise at the Arboretum
The sun rose on a cold and quiet University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum on Jan. 4. Temperatures were only in the single digits, and most students were still gone on winter break.
Students, families encouraged to plan ahead for weekend winter storm
What you should know about commencement and final exams, with 7-11 inches of snow, gusty winds and subzero temperatures in the forecast.
New UW–Madison project funded by NOAA could improve weather forecasting
Weather balloons better watch their backs. A new weather forecasting tool could soon find itself part of the day-to-day operations of the National Weather Service, and UW–Madison researchers are testing it.
UW-Madison scientists help fly Global Hawk drone into Hermine, other hurricanes
The Global Hawk is part of a three-year experimental mission called SHOUT (Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology), focused on studying whether the drone can improve hurricane analysis and forecasting in an economically feasible way.
A better way to predict the weather on sea and over land
Scientists at UW–Madison have made new updates to old technology that will enable weather forecasters to make improved predictions of severe weather.
UW-Madison spinoff keeps an eye on weather as it returns to Madison
Understory, a company spawned by two University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students in 2012, has moved back to Madison. It designs and deploys flocks of miniature weather stations that create an unprecedented level of detail on such weather measures as wind, hail and temperature.
Heat waves hit heat islands hardest
Extreme summers like that of 2012 - which saw record temperatures in cities across the U.S. - may be atypical, but experts say they will return, especially as the planet warms under climate change. And as they do, cities will be especially vulnerable.
Weather-tech jobs remain in Madison even after company is sold
His demo tape as a TV weatherman was adjudged "pretty awful," yet it got University of Wisconsin–Madison grad Terry Kelly started "doing the weather" on WKOW Channel 27 in Madison in 1974. To improve on the paper drawings he was using to show storms and fronts, Kelly started Weather Central and built it into America's premier computer weather graphics and weather modeling business.
Understanding El Niño: Q&A with Dan Vimont
What’s fierce, massive and likened to Godzilla? The 2015 El Niño — or at least in its vivid media descriptions.
Hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel to speak at UW–Madison
Kerry Emanuel, a leading authority on hurricanes and climate, will deliver the 6th Len Robock Annual Lecture March 24 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Study models the past to understand the future of strengthening El Niño
El Niño is not a contemporary phenomenon; it’s long been the Earth’s dominant source of year-to-year climate fluctuation. But as the climate warms and the feedbacks that drive the cycle change, researchers want to know how El Niño will respond. A team of researchers led by the University of Wisconsin’s Zhengyu Liu will publish the latest findings in this quest Nov. 27 in Nature.
Satellite history at UW–Madison comes full circle with award
Michael Pavolonis thinks of himself as a volcano guy.
Fall impressions: A season of campus beauty
Temperatures drop, leaves turn, days shorten and sometimes life slows down enough to contemplate next steps. "Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons," author Jim Bishop once wrote. On a campus known for its beauty, this season certainly rivals others for making us look around and take notice.
CIMSS Tropical Cyclones Group to receive AMS Special Award
The Tropical Cyclones Group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) has been selected for an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Special Award.
Study shows tropical cyclone intensity shifting poleward
The latitude at which tropical cyclones reach their greatest intensity is gradually shifting from the tropics toward the poles at rates of about 33 to 39 miles per decade, according to a study published today (May 14, 2014) in the journal Nature.