NASA Looks Into the ‘Heart’ of Severe Weather

Published By Richard Foreman On Friday, February 19th 2010. Under Featured, National News  Tags: , ,   
NASA Looks Into the ‘Heart’ of Severe Weather
The evening sky above Huntsville, Ala., held an eerie look on Thursday, Jan. 21, but few knew looming overhead was an EF-2 tornado waiting to descend on a downtown neighborhood. The Huntsville storm system didn't produce an abnormally large amount of lightning, typically a key indicator of severe weather, ... Continue Reading

GOES Weather Satellite Launched

Published By Richard Foreman On Sunday, June 28th 2009. Under Featured, World News  Tags: , ,   
GOES Weather Satellite Launched
A backup to the GOES weather satellite lifted off at 6:51 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday night from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite named GOES-O for now will be a backup to the system that provides about 60 percent of the images of Earth. NOAA has ... Continue Reading