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Science News // 1 decade ago

Cities said to affect, strengthen storms

Urban areas can modify thunderstorms, making them stronger and more violent before they leave the cities and move to downwind areas, U.S. researchers say.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Study: Urbanization hikes monsoon rainfall

A Purdue University scientist says he has determined urbanization and other man-made landscape changes increases monsoon rainfall amounts.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Tropical storms linger over wet land

Purdue University scientists say they've determined tropical storms originating over oceans retain their strength after landfall when ground moisture is high.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Study: Many factors in weather predictions

It takes more than one variable, such as temperature, to accurately predict the weather, researchers at Purdue and North Carolina universities say.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Study: La Niña might create severe weather

U.S. scientists say La Niña-controlled weather patterns have the potential to produce more severe storms, as those recently seen in the Midwest and South.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Purdue forecast: Better weather forecasts

A Purdue University research team has used improved satellite imaging and computer modeling to more accurately forecast storms.

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Once a storm comes overland, it was unclear whether it would stall, accelerate or fizzle out
Tropical storms linger over wet land Aug 26, 2009

Even though the question often posed involves the impact of global warming on agriculture, the real question ought to be 'What is the effect of drought?
Study: Many factors in weather predictions Nov 06, 2006

In the rural areas, we're seeing pre-monsoon greening occurring two weeks earlier than what it did 20 years back as the demand for agricultural intensification to feed India's people increases
Study: Urbanization hikes monsoon rainfall Dec 15, 2009