Technology/Science
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5
The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City at the end of May had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, ...Russia Sets Back UN Global Warming Talks 6 Months
The United Nations global warming talks have been set back by six months after Russia and its allies blocked progress at a group charged with implementing decisions of the 190 nations involved in the ...
Top Five States Ranked By Insurable Coastal Value: AIR Worldwide
More than $10 trillion is at risk for residential and commerical properties located in the more than 100 coastal counties of 18 states along the Eastern and Gulf coasts, according to a recent report ...
La Niña More Likely Than El Niño in Northern Summer: Forecaster
The U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday predicted that extreme conditions are unlikely through the Northern Hemisphere summer, with the La Niña pattern more likely to develop than its ...
Obama Orders Patent Changes to Combat Abuses
President Barack Obama announced a series of actions aimed at protecting technology, finance and retail companies from lawsuits and demands for fees by businesses that abuse the patent system. The ...
Trillions Of Dollars At Risk In Coastal States: AIR Worldwide, CoreLogic
In separate reports released earlier this week, AIR Worldwide and CoreLogic estimated insured property values in coastal areas of the United States reaching into the trillions of dollars. CoreLogic, ...
FSU Hurricane Forecast Less Than NOAA, But Still Above-Average
Scientists at the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), who developed a unique computer model for predicting hurricanes, are forecasting a season of ...
European vs. U.S. Hurricane Models: Which Is Better?
When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world to create their predictions. Some of those models ...