Don’t look now, but Katia—that’s pronounced KA-tee-uh—just tipped from intensely simmering over to boiling in the middle …
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Hurricane Irene’s Path: How Do Forecasters Predict the ‘Cone of Uncertainty’?
You’ve seen Hurricane Irene’s path predicted on maps: lime green states, electric blue water and a white upside-down teardrop running smack into North Carolina. But hurricanes are fickle and go where they will, so how do weather …
Specialist: Hurricane Irene Is Just the Beginning of an Active Season
Forecasters routinely get blamed for simply blowing hot air. But nobody accuses the National Hurricane Center of anything of the sort.
Hurricane Season: NOAA Forecasts Up to Six Major Atlantic Storms
The upcoming hurricane season, spanning from June 1 to November 30, might be a rocky one.
Climate Confusion: Oklahoma Town Sees 100-Degree Temperature Shift in One Week
We all think our winter weather is crazy, but one Oklahoma town is truly confounded by Mother Nature’s frenzy.
Who Needs Mars: Japanese Probe Reaches Venus
People keep buzzing about water on the moon, and missions to mars – not to mention arsenic-based life forms – but Japan has instead chosen the second planet from the sun as the test location for their first orbiting probe.