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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

The Gravitational Assist Maneuver

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On October 7, 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna 3 passed over Asia and transmitted a handful of blurry black-and-white photos back to Earth....
Sunday, March 1, 2020

The Hurricane Graveyard

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The Caribbean Sea appears to be a fertile area for the genesis and development of hurricanes: it lies at a tropical latitude, with warm ocea...
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Atmospheric Rivers

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The transport of water vapor in the atmosphere is responsible for the world's weather. As such, tracking the movement of water-laden ai...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Upper Atmospheric Clouds

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Weather is caused by the atmosphere. However, most of what we know as weather is limited to the atmosphere's lowest layer, the troposph...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

2019 Season Summary

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The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season had above-average activity, with a total of 20 cyclones attaining tropical depression status, 18 cyclon...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Tropical Storm Sebastien (2019)

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Storm Active: November 19-24 Around November 15, a trough of low pressure formed over the central Atlantic, generating a diffuse area of sh...
Friday, November 1, 2019

Subtropical Storm Rebekah (2019)

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Storm Active: October 30-November 1 During the last week of October, another nontropical low over the northern Atlantic slowed to a stop we...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Hurricane Pablo (2019)

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Storm Active: October 25-28 On October 23, a non-tropical low centered several hundred miles west of the Azores began to deepen and produce...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Tropical Storm Olga (2019)

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Storm Active: October 25 During the latter part of October, a tropical wave moved across the Caribbean and toward central America. As it p...
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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Tropical Storm Nestor (2019)

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Storm Active: October 18-19 Around October 12, a large low pressure area formed over the southwestern Caribbean sea. The system moved slow...