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• New balloons aim for better hurricane data
On Friday, University of Miami graduate students Yumin Moon and Chiaying Lee, both 26 and getting doctorates in meteorology, filled their first balloon in a conference room, a tank of helium hissing as they checked the balloon was inflating properly ...
• Cosmic Log: How animals gauge the weather
It turns out that the saying encapsulates animal behavior as well as regional meteorology, at least according to North Carolina's State Climate Office. Animals tend to turn their backs into the wind, so that they have a chance of catching the scent ...
• How satellites saved the world - Space- msnbc.com
Weather monitoring: Meteorology was among the first applications for satellite technology, ranked alongside telecommunications and military surveillance.
• Wind farms need techs to keep running - Going Green- msnbc.com
... obstacle coming in the form of its own work force, a highly specialized group of technicians that combine working knowledge of mechanics, hydraulics, computers and meteorology with ...
• How computers outrace hurricanes - Science- msnbc.com
... and deputy technical director, at right, flank Fleet Support Officer Navy Lt. j.g. Jason D. Gipson on the Operations Watch Floor at the U.S. Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology and ...