items tagged with Weather
Predicting thunderstorms just got better
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-09-05 08:31:34
According to Australian researchers, the probability of predicting the next thunderstorm is now better with the use of a technique called THESPA, which can produce “nowcasts” for up to one hour ahead of the storm.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-09-05 08:31:34
According to Australian researchers, the probability of predicting the next thunderstorm is now better with the use of a technique called THESPA, which can produce “nowcasts” for up to one hour ahead of the storm.
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Supercomputer for Kiwi enviro forecasting
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-31 04:40:54
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has paid out big money to purchase an IBM supercomputer for use in environmental forecasting in one of the country’s most significant investments in science.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-31 04:40:54
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has paid out big money to purchase an IBM supercomputer for use in environmental forecasting in one of the country’s most significant investments in science.
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GOES-O satellite goes into space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-28 07:58:08
NASA launched the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) into space at 6:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite helps to keep the United States informed of weather conditions and environmental events.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-28 07:58:08
NASA launched the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) into space at 6:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite helps to keep the United States informed of weather conditions and environmental events.
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Mobile networks to support massive upgrade of Africa's weather monitoring
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 00:24:49
Mobile cell sites are ideal locations for weather monitoring: they can provide physical infrastructure, power and connectivity. Ericsson and mobile carriers plan to use them to increase Africa's weather monitoring stations from a mere 300 to over 5000, and Ericsson is looking to do the same thing in Asia Pacific.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 00:24:49
Mobile cell sites are ideal locations for weather monitoring: they can provide physical infrastructure, power and connectivity. Ericsson and mobile carriers plan to use them to increase Africa's weather monitoring stations from a mere 300 to over 5000, and Ericsson is looking to do the same thing in Asia Pacific.
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Biggest hurricanes found one day after lightning
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-05-02 09:27:07
Israeli researchers analyzed global weather conditions and found that the worst hurricanes came just one day after the appearance of lightning. Their conclusion could help to better forecast hurricane activity.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-05-02 09:27:07
Israeli researchers analyzed global weather conditions and found that the worst hurricanes came just one day after the appearance of lightning. Their conclusion could help to better forecast hurricane activity.
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Cloudy days may mean brighter brains
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-18 10:20:29
According to Australian researchers, people have better memories when the weather is dreary than when it is bright. Are we more interested in playing outside and less focused on the job at hand? Could be!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-18 10:20:29
According to Australian researchers, people have better memories when the weather is dreary than when it is bright. Are we more interested in playing outside and less focused on the job at hand? Could be!
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Southern hemisphere's largest HPCs coming to Australia
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-18 20:02:26
Australian weather forecasters are set to get a supercomputer 12 times as powerful as their existing system. More than 2500 Nehalem-based Sun Blades will be installed in Canberra and Melbourne.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-18 20:02:26
Australian weather forecasters are set to get a supercomputer 12 times as powerful as their existing system. More than 2500 Nehalem-based Sun Blades will be installed in Canberra and Melbourne.
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Do you blame headaches on the weather? Maybe you're right!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-10 08:38:18
If you think the weather causes your headaches, you can now back up your medical claims with a scientific study of U.S. researchers on the relationship between headaches and outside changing temperatures.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-10 08:38:18
If you think the weather causes your headaches, you can now back up your medical claims with a scientific study of U.S. researchers on the relationship between headaches and outside changing temperatures.
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Risk of death from U.S. natural disasters reported
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-17 11:31:43
U.S. geographers researched patterns of mortality (death) within the United States. High profile disasters such as Hurricane Katrina aren’t the deadliest. Overall, risk is highest for extreme cold and hot temperatures.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-17 11:31:43
U.S. geographers researched patterns of mortality (death) within the United States. High profile disasters such as Hurricane Katrina aren’t the deadliest. Overall, risk is highest for extreme cold and hot temperatures.
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Demand growing for mobile content and services
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-22 00:48:43
Fewer people are buying more mobile content, according to the latest Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index. The study is published by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, and sponsored by mobile broadband application provider m.Net and user interface design company Ideal Interfaces.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-22 00:48:43
Fewer people are buying more mobile content, according to the latest Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index. The study is published by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, and sponsored by mobile broadband application provider m.Net and user interface design company Ideal Interfaces.
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Three nations, one language - but what about their search interests?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-21 21:52:14
Everyone knows that people use search engines to hunt down porn ahead of everything else, right? Wrong, according to Google Insights. But there are some interesting similarities and differences among the search interests of American, Australian and British Googlers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-21 21:52:14
Everyone knows that people use search engines to hunt down porn ahead of everything else, right? Wrong, according to Google Insights. But there are some interesting similarities and differences among the search interests of American, Australian and British Googlers.
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Green supercomputer heading to Canada
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-14 22:29:30
The University of Toronto is set to become home to the largest - though perhaps not the fastest - supercomputer outside the US.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-14 22:29:30
The University of Toronto is set to become home to the largest - though perhaps not the fastest - supercomputer outside the US.
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You could have been a mountain climber 12 million years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-26 11:39:51
A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-26 11:39:51
A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.
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The rise and rise of mobile data usage
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-17 20:50:21
A new study by m.Net corporation and the University of Adelaide shows that mobile data services (MDS) on mobile phones – purchasing, communications, information and entertainment – are finally reaching “critical mass”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-17 20:50:21
A new study by m.Net corporation and the University of Adelaide shows that mobile data services (MDS) on mobile phones – purchasing, communications, information and entertainment – are finally reaching “critical mass”.
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Think twice before catching snowflake in mouth: Bacteria
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-01 08:14:32
Scientists have known for about forty years that bacteria cling to ice high in the atmosphere in order to produce rain and snow. However, U.S. scientists only recently found out that biological organisms, such as bacteria and other such microorganisms, play a significant role in the formation and distribution of precipitation.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-01 08:14:32
Scientists have known for about forty years that bacteria cling to ice high in the atmosphere in order to produce rain and snow. However, U.S. scientists only recently found out that biological organisms, such as bacteria and other such microorganisms, play a significant role in the formation and distribution of precipitation.
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Cape Canaveral, Florida readies itself for NASA STS-122 mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Earth getting warmer middle, and it's faster than predicted
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-04 09:14:24
The tropics around the Earth's equator, about one-fourth of its surface, has been widening for over twenty-five years. According to research by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research team, such a change could drastically alter Earth’s weather.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-04 09:14:24
The tropics around the Earth's equator, about one-fourth of its surface, has been widening for over twenty-five years. According to research by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research team, such a change could drastically alter Earth’s weather.
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U.S. researchers report new House Process could reduce global warming
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-08 09:14:36
Harvard University and Penn State researchers have developed a new technology that is an accelerated process to help nature clean the atmosphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-08 09:14:36
Harvard University and Penn State researchers have developed a new technology that is an accelerated process to help nature clean the atmosphere.
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Boston-area scientists study controlling hurricanes with soot
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-01 09:09:41
Moshe Alamaro and Ross Hoffman say that if airplanes drop soot over clouds, then the carbon particles could absorb sunlight that would warm up the cold clouds. Such action would reduce wind speeds and possibly prevent hurricanes from causing damage like Katrina did to New Orleans.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-01 09:09:41
Moshe Alamaro and Ross Hoffman say that if airplanes drop soot over clouds, then the carbon particles could absorb sunlight that would warm up the cold clouds. Such action would reduce wind speeds and possibly prevent hurricanes from causing damage like Katrina did to New Orleans.
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Excitement builds over iPhone/iPod Touch SDK
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-10-21 13:00:13
After 10 months of more Apple coverage than ever, thanks mostly to the iPhone, and the things that can and can’t be done with one, the SDK announcement has restored faith in many users who thought Apple had begun turning to ‘the dark side’.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-10-21 13:00:13
After 10 months of more Apple coverage than ever, thanks mostly to the iPhone, and the things that can and can’t be done with one, the SDK announcement has restored faith in many users who thought Apple had begun turning to ‘the dark side’.
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