1. Power and telephone lines sagging after heavy ice storm.

    Building to weather icing conditions

    In order to make communities less vulnerable, structures must be built with extreme weather events in mind. Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are collaborating with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to do just that by updating structural design standards on icing conditions.

    • Weather

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  2. Simulation of plume of chlorine over railroad cars.

    NSF NCAR provides critical guidance to U.S. military planners

    NSF NCAR scientists have developed a suite of high-technology tools that give military leaders vital intelligence about weather and climate conditions.

    • Weather

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  3. Satellite view of North America.

    The Weather Company adopts JEDI system to improve everyday forecasts

    The Weather Company has become the first operational user of JEDI, a groundbreaking software tool developed at the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation.

    • Data,
    • Weather

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  4. Aerial view of flooded New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

    AMS to hold special session as Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary looms

    An AMS Presidential Session interdisciplinary panel will look at the many impacts of Hurricane Katrina.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  5. Storm clouds over corn field.

    A change in the weather in the Corn Belt

    The corn fields of the central U.S., along with intensive irrigation and shallow groundwater, has altered the region's precipitation patterns.

    • Climate,
    • Water,
    • Weather

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