Stories indexed under: Weather

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• Stay safe out there: Advisory issued on snowballs, snow clearance Dec. 9, 2009
• Capturing tomorrow's satellite data with today's instruments Sept. 17, 2009 A satellite that won't be launched into orbit until 2015 is already paying dividends for an advanced weather research project.
• Beating the radar: Getting a jump on storm prediction June 16, 2009 Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.
• Dust plays larger than expected role in determining Atlantic temperature March 26, 2009 The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study.
• City declares snow emergency Jan. 9, 2009 The city of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire city of Madison, including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone.
• Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado? June 6, 2008
• African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions May 20, 2008 As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide a piece of this puzzle.
• Photo, seismograph from Mendota 'Ice Quake' posted Feb. 2, 2008 The shaking felt Thursday afternoon in areas near Lake Mendota was most likely an ice quake, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison geologists. A tremor was recorded by a geology department seismometer at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, and lasted approximately two or three seconds.
• Weather advisory issued for this afternoon, evening June 7, 2007 The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of severe and damaging storms during the course of Thursday (June 7) afternoon and evening. UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are urged to monitor rapidly changing weather conditions.
• Curiosities: What are clouds made of? April 14, 2007 Question submitted by Jimmy Andruss, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
• Preparing for better weather forecasts March 27, 2007 UW–Madison scientist Allen Huang is at the forefront of preparations for new satellite instruments and the predicted data deluge.
• Online tool accesses Wisconsin winter driving conditions, airport delays Feb. 12, 2007 PDA users can quickly assess conditions on major roads in Wisconsin during a blizzard using the University of Wisconsin-Madison's PDA Animated Weather, or PAW - a PDA-friendly online weather service developed at the UW-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center.