Hi folks
It's Hurricane Awareness Week and the following email contains lots of
good, timely information.
Lesley-Ann
Acting Chair
Geography Department
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 17:14:22 +0200
From: American Meteorological Society <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: AMS News You Can Use
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Beryl dumps heavy rain from Florida to Carolinas
The Columbus Dispatch (AP) - 05/29/2012
ATLANTA â?? Tropical Storm Beryl cut a soggy path across the southeastern
U.S. yesterday after swirling ashore in Florida at near hurricane strength.
The second named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season lashed the East
Coast from northern Florida to southern North Carolina and created a ris
A different Homestead 20 years after Andrew
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 05/29/2012
HOMESTEAD - The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Andrew here two decades ago still
serves as a warning about the devastation even a slow tropical storm season
can bring.
Hurricane preparedness weekNOAA urges residents to get ready now
Tampa Bay Newspapers - 05/29/2012
NOAA has designed May 27-June 2 as Hurricane Preparedness Week. ?History
teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common
threads among all major hurricane disasters.
Venus 'Transit of Sun' is next amazing sky sight
Fox News - 05/28/2012
Giovanni Paglioli took this image on June 8, 2004, from Centro Astronomico
Neil Armstrong in Salerno, Italy. The transit, or passage, of Venus across
the face of the Sun is one of natures rarest celestial phenomena.
Trimmed budgets: A forecast of poorer weather predictions
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 05/27/2012
For most people, sophisticated weather forecasts are a click away on cell
phones and other devices. But the technology behind those predictions is
crumbling under the weight of budget problems, and some scientists worry
that within three years, forecasts will be less accurate.
150,000 more US heat deaths projected by 2100
SRNNews.com - 05/27/2012
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Killer heat fueled by climate
change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest
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NOAA predicts a near-normal 2012 Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane
season, below-normal in Central Pacific
Green Car Congress - 05/26/2012
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane
season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA forecasts. NOAA?s outlook
for the Eastern Pacific basin is for a near-normal hurricane season and the
Central Pacific basin is expected to have a below-normal season.
Better technology key to hurricane forecasts
Delaware Online - 05/26/2012
MELBOURNE, Fla. ? Technological leaps promise better hurricane forecasts in
the next few years. But aging satellites could jeopardize those gains and
the future of storm forecasting in the long run.
Severe and Permanent Drought Predicted for Mexico and Parts of Central
America
Hispanically Speaking News - 05/25/2012
Click Here to Enlarge Photo According to a 2011 study, if current warming
trends continue, Mexico and many sections of the United States as well as
the majority of Central America could face severe and permanent drought
conditions in the future.
Assessing the Short-Term Effects of Heatwaves on Mortality and Morbidity in
Brisbane, Australia: Comparison of Case-Crossover and Time Series Analyses
PLoS One - 05/24/2012
Background Heat-related impacts may have greater public health implications
as climate change continues. It is important to appropriately characterize
the relationship between heatwave and health outcomes. However, it is
unclear whether a case-crossover design can be effectively used to assess
the
Hacking code of leaf vein architecture solves mysteries, allows predictions
of past climate
LabSpaces.net - 05/24/2012
UCLA life scientists have discovered new laws that determine the
construction of leaf vein systems as leaves grow and evolve. These
easy-to-apply mathematical rules can now be used to better predict the
climates of the past using the fossil record.
US Not Losing Its Foothold In Earth Observing Satellites, Only Shifting
Power
Red Orbit - 05/22/2012
Image Caption: Image based on observations from MODIS. Credit: NASA Earth
Observatory Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Speculations are emerging that the
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