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  • CSIRO weighs climate risk Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:29PMCSIRO has presented a grim picture of the realities of life in Australia should climate change lead to an average four degree rise in temperatures, as has been flagged by some researchers.
  • The heat is on for pros at Waterloo Open Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:08AMWATERLOO, Iowa --- You didn't need a meteorology degree to describe Saturday's conditions at Irv Warren Golf Course.
  • AGU journal highlights -- July 15, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:14PM( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Model gives 3-month warning of fire-prone season in Amazon forest"; "Episodic tremor triggers small earthquakes";"Melting glaciers can change Earth's gravity field"; "Model determines likelihood of freak waves"; "Tremor activity changes following two San Andreas Fault earthquakes"; and more.
  • Big Hail Can Stay Aloft for 30 Minutes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:52AMEven when we're not in a severe stretch like this one, hail is a summer tradition in this part of the country. Alan Gionet sought out the answer to the Good Question "How is hail formed?"
  • On campus - July 17, 2011 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:20PMSeven college scholarships from Farmers Union Oil Company of Bismarck-Mandan were presented to the following recipients: Brittany Schock, Lee Keller, Shannon Jacobson, Kristi Richter, Bailey Carlson, Brandon Shuler and Natalie Laubner. Each received a $500 scholarship.
  • Utah air-quality office names new deputy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:06PMUtah air-quality office names new deputy By JUDY FAHYS The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 13, 2011 01:05PM MDT Brock LeBaron, an environmental scientist in the Utah Division of Air Quality for more than two decades, has accepted a new position focusing on rural air issues. Amanda Smith, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, created the post of deputy director of air in ...
  • Utah air quality veteran to focus on rural air challenges Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:19PMSALT LAKE CITY — A veteran state air quality employee who has been the agency's point man on investigating pollution problems in the Uintah Basin has been selected to fill a new position focusing on rural air issues in the Utah.
  • New Air-office deputy named Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:06PMNew Air-office deputy named By JUDY FAHYS The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 13, 2011 01:05PM MDT Brock LeBaron, an environmental scientist in the Utah Division of Air Quality for more than two decades, has accepted a new position focusing on rural air issues. Amanda Smith, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, created the post of deputy director of air in May to focus ...
  • Summertime, and the Livin’ Isn’t Easy, Especially in Kansas Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:04AMLike a hamburger flipping endlessly on a grill, each turn of a calendar page of late has brought more punishing heat to the Midwest, South and even the ocean-cooled coasts.
  • WPXI-TV bidding farewell to chief meteorologist Bologna, again Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:02AMJulie Bologna, who has appeared on Channel 11 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. as well as the station's 10 p.m. newscast on Fox 53, is leaving Wednesday.
  • Snow reason for being late to work Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:19AMHEAVY snowfall on the West Coast gave people an excuse to be late for work yesterday morning.
  • Dust reduces visibility Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:54PMDUBAI - Residents living near sandy areas were forced to shield themselves with handkerchiefs and scarves as winds kicked up dust across the country on Wednesday.
  • A Climate Change Dissenter Who Has Left His Mark on U.S. Policy Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:34AMBOSTON -- Richard Lindzen is 71. His career as professor of meteorology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is winding d...
  • UAE- Hazy, humid weather condition to continue Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:12AMUAE- Hazy, humid weather condition to continue
  • ORNL says it's too early to make link between storms, global warming claims Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:00PMTornadoes, thunderstorms and TV weather warnings have suddenly become the norm. Or so it seems.
  • Come rain or shine, they keep on forecasting Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:45PMWho would be a weather forecaster? The barrage of abuse, the outpouring of scorn that greet the men and women of the Met Office when their predictions are less than accurate is enough to put off the most committed of presenters. Yet, since the first public forecast, 150 years ago this summer, those indomitable weather men and women have carried on, come rain or shine, seeking to predict that ...
  • WKYC's Betsy Kling likes Cleveland's storms, stores and more Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:49PM"There are a lot of unsung heroes in town. My dad, Tim, is my hero. He was a firefighter for 32 yeas in Akron."
  • Forecast for Pikes Peak Race: Fast, With Chance of Anything Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 10:39AMChristy Carlson, one of the drivers in Sunday’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, is a combination of rally racer and storm chaser.
  • Local priest being ordained once thought he’d be a TV weatherman Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:25AMAnthony Marshall will be ordained a priest at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Paschal Baylon Church, his home parish in Highland Heights.
  • Tampa Bay area's spring was second-hottest in history Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:37PMMarissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Monday, June 20, 2011 BY MARISSA LANG Times Staff Writer Carrying a wicker basket, visual artist Samson vanOverwater ducked into an air conditioned store in downtown St. Petersburg, looking for a little relief from the oppressive heat. "It's suffocatingly hot, like being in a warm woolen coat in the basement of an abandoned building in Beirut," he said. The ...
  • Frosty start to working week Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 1:21PMMOUNT Isa residents woke up to frost yesterday morning, with the mercury just inching above zero degrees.
  • Spring season was second-hottest in history Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:37AMBY MARISSA LANG
  • Top 100 apps - the definitive guide Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:33PMSearching for a happening wine bar, or a cafe with Wi-Fi? Want to read a good book or learn how to cook? Need to check your pulse or balance your budget? Look no further than your smartphone ... and our selection of 100 apps you soon won't be able to do without.
  • Queensland shivers as mercury plummets Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 6:15PMIt was a cool start across much of southern Queensland, with temperatures dropping below zero in some centres this morning.
  • Trainers aid injured high school athletes, but they could come under fire Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 10:57PMPennsylvania and Ohio have long been known for churning out a steady stream of football talent, and the Big 33 game annually pits some of the best high school players from both states against one another.
  • USU research duo combines to ease hardship in Nepal Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 9:32PMUtah State University professors Robert Gillies and Dale Zobell come from different fields of study. Gillies studies meteorology and climate change, while Zobell specializes in the research of livestock and veterinary science.
  • USU research duo combines climate and livestock science to ease hardship in Nepal Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 6:44PMLOGAN — Utah State University professors Robert Gillies and Dale Zobell come from different fields of study. Gillies studies meteorology and climate change, while Zobell specializes in the research of livestock and veterinary science.
  • Business people slum it for charity Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 9:30AMTHEY'RE not high-profile victims of the global financial crisis, but Adelaide business people have put their comfort on the line for a good cause.
  • Daily grind is a pleasure at mill Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:12AMTim Shutt is still a young man, but he and his parents, Russell and Janet Shutt, readily admit to a fascination with "old things."
  • Ballarat weather station too expensive: council Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 10:08AMBALLARAT City Council can’t justify the $75,000 cost of a CBD weather station.
  • UAE- Dusty week ahead, forecasts NCMS Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 1:11AMUAE- Dusty week ahead, forecasts NCMS
  • Heavy rains, but a dry June still looms Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:39PMDespite the huge bank-up of traffic and streams of sodden commuters fronting up to work this morning after heavy overnight rains, Perth is still facing one of the driest winters on record.
  • MILITARY BRIEFS Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 10:45PMArmy Spec. Michael J. Atwell, a 2007 graduate of Long Beach Senior High School, has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of Operation New Dawn in the Iraqi Theater of Operations. He is a member of the 344th Maintenance Company, Bogalusa, La.
  • Siouxland People Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 6:45PMEagle Scout
  • Heat wave sweeps Rajasthan; 2 die Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:25AMJaipur, Jun 8 : Despite marginal fall in the mercury after rain and dust storm at some places, severe heat wave continued to sweep through most of the places in Rajasthan today.
  • Ukraine set to break grain export records Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:13AM“The weather in Ukraine this summer will be conducive to a bountiful harvest, of grain crops. While winter crops have passed through the first critical period of their growth, the second period is still ahead of us and will come in two to three weeks. All the more, Ukraine is experiencing a drought.
  • Five New Jersey Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:41AMPaying for college just got easier for five students across New Jersey. They are among 530 students nationwide who will receive scholarships of $5,000 each for the 2011-2012 academic year through the Verizon Foundation's scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.
  • Tech board OKs tuition increases Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 1:48AMBLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors approved a 9.6 percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduates to $10,509 for the 2011-12 school year.
  • Virginia Tech to offer state’s first meteorology degree program - www.roanoke.com Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:05PMThe Virginia Tech Board of Visitors this week approved establishing a new bachelor's degree program in meteorology, the first offered in Virginia, and passed its 2011-12 budget. Tech will adopt a $1.14 billion budget for its programs this year, slightly more than the previous year. The university will have to absorb the full impact of the state's 2010-12 biennial budget reductions and loss of ...
  • Officials say high water is dangerous, should be avoided Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:15PMPROVO -- Utah County residents don't need a degree in meteorology to know that this spring has been colder, wetter and longer than many in recent memory. But now -- after the drowning of a teenage boy
  • Va. Tech Board OKs Budget, Tuition Increases Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 12:01PMThe board on Monday formally ratified a 9.6 percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduates.
  • Spring heat wave set to break | VIDEO Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:14PMStorms, cold front to end three days of record temperatures Three days of record-high temperatures in Central Maryland were forecast to end late Wednesday with a round of strong thunderstorms and the passage of a cold front.
  • Board of visitors to consider academic changes, budgets at Virginia Tech - www.roanoke.com Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 11:05PMThe Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet Sunday and Monday in Blacksburg. During the two-day meeting, the board will consider resolutions to revise the pass/fail policy for undergraduate studies, establish a new bachelor's degree in meteorology and establish the Department of Populations Health Sciences. The board will also review the 2012-2018 capital outlay plan, the 2011-2012 ...
  • Police: Death of baby in car was 'accident' Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:32PMKENNESAW - Kennesaw police are calling the death of a 4-month-old girl who was left in a car parked at a day care center for five hours on Wednesday an "accident," but said they are still investiga...
  • KENNESAW: Baby dies after being left in hot car Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:37AMPolice say a four-month-old baby has died after being left in a hot car for more than five hours.
  • South-west's winter comes early Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 5:59PMAFTER one of the wettest spring and summer seasons in a century south-west Victoria is likely to experience a normal winter, but how long it lasts and how cold is still a guessing game.
  • Lincoln native alerted Joplin to coming tornado Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 4:24PMCaitlin McArdle is no fan of storms, especially tornadoes. But Sunday, McArdle found herself on the frontline of the deadliest single U.S. tornado in more than 60 years: the Joplin twister that took as many as 122 lives. Searchers continue to look for survivors and hundreds of missing persons.
  • Winter comes early as El Nina ends Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 1:22PMAFTER one of the wettest spring and summer seasons in a century south-west Victoria is likely to experience a normal winter, but how long it lasts and how cold is still a guessing game.
  • KHS announces top 10 percent of Class of 2011 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:36AMKINGSFORD - The top 10 percent of the Kingsford High School graduating Class of 2011 have been named, according to an announcement by school officials.
  • Viewers Capture Oklahoma Tornado's Sights, Sounds On Tape Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 8:28AMu local community members in Chickasha, Oklahoma capture a tornado that blew through town on tape Tuesday afternoon.