National Weather Service Gets Boost From Big Blue
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The weather remains one of those things in life that can’t actually be changed, but being able to predict and track weather is the next best thing. By being able to improve forecasting...
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NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as TRMM measured Cyclone Mahasen's rainfall rates from space as it made landfall on May 16. Mahasen has since dissipated over eastern India. Tropical Cyclone Mahasen hit southern Bangladesh on May 16, causing the reported deaths of at least 13 people and the destruction of many homes. Mahasen brought heavy rains and tropical storm force winds when it came ashore, but the winds quickly weakened. NASA's TRMM satellite had two very...
The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was short-lived. Satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Alvin became a remnant low pressure area 36 hours after it was named. NASA's GOES Project created an image of Alvin's remnants using infrared data from NOAA's GOES-15 satellite on May 17 at 1200 UTC (8 a.m. EDT). NASA's GOES Project is located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Alvin became a named tropical storm on May 15 at 5 p.m. EDT and...
StoneRiver’s National Flood Services (“NFS”) subsidiary, a leading provider of outsourced technology solutions and services to insurance carriers and agents, reached a definitive agreement to acquire the flood insurance business process outsourcing (“Flood BPO”) unit of CSC. Kalispell, Montana (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 StoneRiver’s National Flood Services (“NFS”) subsidiary, a leading provider of outsourced technology solutions and services to insurance carriers and agents,...
Brazil-weather now offers real time weather information on all major cities in Brazil, and sometimes uses humor, as well as facts, to do so. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Brazil-Weather.com now offers real time weather information on all major cities in Brazil, and sometimes uses humor, as well as facts, to do so. It often uses humor on their website, along with facts, to impart weather information to website visitors. This is especially true regarding Brazil. Brazil-weather says, “You could...
North Texas was hit with a powerful tornado on Wednesday night and Tarps Plus stages thousands of tarps to be supplied. Palmdale, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Tarps Plus has strategically placed over 50,000 hurricane and tornado related tarps for tornado and hurricane victims. In the wake of the North Texas tornadoes Tarps Plus has staged the tarps at their Weir Texas location 40 miles North of Austin, Texas. The tarps have been placed on pallets and staged ready to be delivered. Hundreds of...
Oklahoma Company’s live GPS tracking takes planning and preparedness to new level OKLAHOMA CITY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 When weather strikes, it can be sudden, unexpected and unique to a particular locale. No matter where your fleet roams, there it is…WEATHER of one type or another, and inevitably, that means extreme conditions or events that directly impact your business decisions. US Fleet Tracking’s weather overlay feature assures your readiness for Mother Nature, and whatever lurks...
NASA Solar activity continued on May 14, 2013, as the sun emitted a fourth X-class flare from its upper left limb, peaking at 9:48 p.m. EDT. This flare is classified as an X1.2 flare and it is the 18th X-class flare of the current solar cycle. The flare caused a radio blackout – categorized as an R3, or strong, on NOAA’s space weather scales from R1 to R5 -- which has since subsided. The flare was also associated with a non-Earth-directed CME. CMEs and flares are separate but...
Daily weather forecast and wrap-up provided by redOrbit meteorologist Joshua Kelly. redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from May 14: The biggest news of the day was the heat wave that hit the middle of the United States. Places from Texas to South Dakota and Minnesota soared into the 100’s. Another big story was the strong thunderstorms that moved through the Northern Rockies. Big Story Weather Discussion for May 15: High pressure over the Southeast...
Weather Expert Offers 2013 Hurricane Season Forecast During SBA/Agility Webinar WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A global climate expert from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will share the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast during a free webinar Tuesday, May 28 hosted by SBA and Agility Recovery. After the weather discussion, disaster preparedness tips will be presented by Agility. (Logo:...
Daily weather forecast and wrap-up provided by redOrbit meteorologist Joshua Kelly. redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from May 13: The first big story from yesterday was the heat wave in the West. Many places from Idaho to South Dakota soared into the upper 80’s and 90’s, which for this time of year is about 20 degrees above normal. The second story was the cold air over the East Coast as places were setting records this morning for cold air with temps...
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The Tristram’s Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) is a species of seabird in the family of storm-petrels called Hydrobatidae. The species’ specific and common name comes from the English clergyman Henry Baker Tristram, the species can also be known as the Sooty Storm-petrel. The Tristram’s Storm Petrel is distribution across the North Pacific Ocean; mainly in tropical seas. This storm-petrel has long angular wings and is 24 cm long. The plumage is dark all over with a slightly pale...
The Northern short grasslands is only 1 of 867 terrestrial ecoregions defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This ecoregion includes portions of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the American Great Plains states of Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The Northern short grasslands have a semi-arid climate, with the annual average precipitation ranging from 270mm to 450mm. The winters here are cold, with an average temperature of 14 degrees...
The Northern tall grasslands is only 1 of 867 terrestrial ecoregions defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This ecoregion largely follows the Red River Valley in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the American states of Minnesota and North Dakota. The grasslands have a humid continental climate with moderate precipitation, normally between 450 and 700 mm. The winters are very cold, with an average temperature of 9.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the summer are warm with the mean...
The High Plains are a sub region of the Great Plains mainly in the Western United States, but also partially in the Midwest states of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, generally ecompassing the western portion of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains. The High Plains are located in southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, eastern Colorado, western Nebraska, eastern New Mexico, western Kansas, northwestern Texas and western Oklahoma. They rise in elevation...
The Humid Pampa is an extensive region of flat, fertile grassland of loessic origin in Argentina. It has a precipitation average of 900 mm per year, compared to the Dry Pampas towards the west, which average less than 700 mm. Similar to the Pampas in general, the region's terrain is mostly hilly and of a temperate climate, though rich mollisols are more abundant here than to the west, where the soils are loessic origin are more common. This area is characterized by four distinct...
