NOAA’s Efforts to Fix Critical Weather Radar Gaps Are Slow Going
July 11, 2018
Doppler radar transformed the way we look at the weather. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms rarely sneak up on us anymore. However, it only works when it can see the right parts of the storm. Central North Carolina has one of the worst weather radar…
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How Do Forecasters Know There’s a Tornado Without Seeing It? (Science!)
April 11, 2018
One of the big problems we run into when we talk about the weather is that people underestimate the risk they face when severe storms approach. The “it’ll never happen to me” mindset doesn’t only apply to heart attacks and car…
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