Quake Prediction Gets Shake-Up ...'t use b-values, nearly all quakes in California in the past 10 years have been in his designated hot spots, he said.
Earthquake forecasting is where weather forecasting was a few decades ago, he said.
Weather is no less chaotic or complex than earthquakes, and accurate weather forecasts have become......more...Experts: Big Hurricanes in Future ...experts say the nation can expect to be pummeled by more of these mega-catastrophes over the next 20 or 30 years in a nasty conspiracy of unfavorable weather patterns, changing demographics and political denial.
A month after Katrina and one week after Rita, it's not clear how the United States will......more... Bogus Homeland Alerts Hit the Air Bogus Homeland Alerts Hit the Air
The National Weather Service adds new checks to its software after an operator error sparks a false radiological warning in Florida. By Kevin Poulsen.
By Kevin Poulsen
2:00 a.m. Aug. 1, 2005 PDT
As if Florida didn't have enough to worry about this hurricane season, ...more... News Junkies Need It Now ... of feeds to choose from, based on the Syndic8 database, or you can add your own category. You can search for feeds based on keywords, and I used the weather feature to receive the latest forecast automatically to see how much rain I'll be getting in Oregon each day.
I customized FreeNews so my feed......more... Weather Data for the Masses Weather Data for the Masses
The U.S. government's weather data is now available in a more friendly XML format, so everyone can make use of it. By Daniel Terdiman.
By Daniel Terdiman
2:00 a.m. Dec. 4, 2004 PDT
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week began providing weather data ...more... Reaping From the Wild Wind ...m 12 to 18 miles per hour yields more than three times the wind energy.
WindLogics and competitor AWS Truewind have developed algorithms that analyze weather data from the National Weather Service and other sources to estimate the wind patterns in specific locations.
WindLogics CEO Mark Ahlstrom sai......more... Thanks for the Pageviews, Ivan Thanks for the Pageviews, Ivan
Bad weather has been very good for business at Weather.com and other popular forecasting sites. They are posting record traffic in the wake of Hurricane Ivan's arrival on the mainland. By Joanna Glasner.
By Joanna Glasner
2:00 a.m. Sep. 18, 2004 PDT
A deadly hurricane ...more... Getting the Hurricane Word Out ...ds of his job. He jokes when asked about the pressures he faces -- How long do you have? -- but deflects most questions about himself to focus on the weather and the center.
I usually have an inner peace knowing that we've got a great team, he said. That inner peace comes in handy.
Mayfield was crit......more... Addicted Rats Brave Pain for Coke ... more cities with ever-higher temperatures, climate researchers predicted.
While some may like it hot, the forecast means misery for many, and hotter weather can affect crops, drive up fuel prices and can kill the old and weak. The heat wave that hit France a year ago killed an estimated 15,000 peop......more... |