SciFri Radio: Weather

SciFri Radio: Winter Wonderland? Wonder No Longer
A panel of experts discusses the different scientific phenomena that combine to make up the winter season.

SciFri Radio: NOAA Warns Of Gap In Future Forecasting Abilities
Budget cuts may impair NOAA’s ability to monitor severe weather, such as tornadoes and blizzards.

SciFri Radio: Living In The Century Of Disasters
Are disasters more common, or does it just feel like it?

SciFri Radio: Microbes In The Atmosphere Send Down Hail And Ice
Snow and ice usually form around a nucleus of dust--but a bacterium can seed precipitation too.

SciFri Radio: Struggling To Contain A Rising Mississippi
Ira Flatow and guests discuss whether boxing in the Mississippi is a sustainable long-term solution.

SciFri Radio: Looking For Clouds On Saturn's Moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has observed methane rain and surface changes on one of Saturn's moons.

SciFri Radio: Navigating in a Changing Climate
Will rising sea levels and melting sea ice change the way the Navy operates?

SciFri Radio: Two Cold Winters Don't Make A Climate Trend
Atmospheric scientist John Wallace says he's cautious to link weird weather to global warming.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: A Snowflake Solution
It's the time of year when people think about snow. We'll tell you how you can grow your own snowflakes. Well, sort of.

SciFri Radio: Storms and Coastal Erosion
New research gives coastal planners better insight into how major storms can rapidly reshape coastlines.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Weather

Newsbrief: US Mortality Likely To Rise As Climate Changes
Increases in extreme hot weather due to global warming may lead to increased mortality. Which cities will be hit hardest?

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