Super-Typhoon Haiyan Hits The Philippines

Super-Typhoon Haiyan Hits The Philippines

Super-Typhoon Haiyan is bringing the maximum sustained winds of a Category 5 hurricane - 195 MPH, making it among the strongest storms ever recorded. Warnings are in effect for the Philippines and…
Can We Get Better Heat Wave Forecasts?

Can We Get Better Heat Wave Forecasts?

Might we one day predict summer heat waves? A distinctive atmospheric wave pattern high above the Northern Hemisphere can foreshadow the emergence of summertime heat waves in the United States more…
Typhoon Francisco Bears Down On Japan

Typhoon Francisco Bears Down On Japan

Typhoon Francisco was already spreading fringe clouds over southern Japan when NASA's Aqua satellite flew overhead and captured a picture of the storm from space on Oct. 22nd at 04:30 UTC/12:30 a.m.…
The Disaster That Wasn't: Super Typhoon Francisco

The Disaster That Wasn't: Super Typhoon Francisco

Typhoon Francisco passed by Guam today - on its way to becoming a super typhoon. Francisco developed in the Western Pacific Ocean on October 16th, 2013 and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission…