Weather Band
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When a Forecaster Issues a Tornado Emergency: Insights from the Front Lines
By Ashton Robinson Cook and Bob Henson The word “emergency” seems tailor-made for a serious tornado threat. It’s a hazard...
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Pigeon Point Green Flash
By Jan Null As a long-time meteorologist, I have known of and have been watching for the Green Flash whenever...
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Rooting into Plant Hardiness Zone Maps for Blooming Good Gardens
By Chris Vagasky There have been tornadoes in Wisconsin, a major winter storm on the Colorado Front Range, and baseball...
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Iridescent Contrail
By Soumyadeep Mukherjee Back in 2020 when I started taking an interest in, and practicing astrophotography, images of different optical...
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Electrical Storm Over the Strait of Malacca
By Graeme Guy My wife and I live in an apartment on Penang Island in northern Malaysia that overlooks the...
In History
Triumph from Tragedy: How a Discovery from the 1974 Super Outbreak Saved Countless Lives
By Bob Henson Like many of you, I’ve found that some weather events – even if they don’t directly affect...
Science Spotlights
Snowflakes are Six-Sided (not Four- or Eight-sided), and other Ice Crystal Shape Considerations
By Lourdes B. Avilés, Ph.D. For many years I have been paying attention (one might say, too much attention) to...
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Nudge Theory and Choice Architecture: Can Weather Social Science Be this Simple?
By Kim Klockow McClain Over the past decade or two, interest has grown rapidly in bringing social science insights to...
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Do Roads Have Weather?
By William B. Gail Perhaps you’ve heard the term “road weather”. Maybe you wonder why we need a name for...
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Hurricane Hazards: Know What You’re Facing
We’re now in the middle of Atlantic hurricane season (June through November). Are you prepared? With powerful winds, rain, and...
