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Uncertainty: A Mathematician's Perspective
by Sean Crowell, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Oklahoma One thing we enjoy in mathematics is certainty of our knowledge....
Recreational Tornado Chasing: the Psychology of Risk
Who seeks the thrill of nature at its most beastly? Researchers at the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources...
Not Seasick…Science Smitten
What if you are asked to be part of a scientific expedition aboard a non-luxurious research vessel, surrounded by complete...
NOAA Names Regional Climate Services Directors
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the selection of six new NOAA regional climate services directors. According to NOAA Administrator Jane...
"Media" Is Short for "Meteorology"
Studies of local TV news have been telling us this story for years: weather is what drives people to the...
National Climate Assessment Welcomes Your Comments
The US Global Change Research Program published its “US National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next Steps” (also available...
Art Gets Meteorological
Lawrence, Kansas, has been an epicenter of serious weather in the past–dating back at least to a killer tornado in...
The Rise of Mountain Meteorology
Mountains are already hard to miss, often hard to avoid, but in meteorology their prominence is only growing right now,...
How Much Was That Forecast Worth?
Despite the general good fortune that the storm stayed out at sea, there are plenty of grumblings about the cost...
Welcome to the…Climate Zoo?
Astronomy has its Galaxy Zoo, in which citizen scientists across the internet–and hence the world–help professionals comb through millions of...
