Tag: Extreme weather

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm

What is a downburst? These winds can be as destructive as tornadoes − we recreate them to test building designs

What is a downburst? These winds can be as destructive as tornadoes − we recreate them to test building designs

Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often

Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought

Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought

Madagascar’s lemurs live with the threat of cyclones – has this shaped their behaviour?

Madagascar’s lemurs live with the threat of cyclones – has this shaped their behaviour?

How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how

Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how