Boston Scientific will pay J&J $716M in stent suit Sep 30, 2009
Oregon Scientific Weather Stations and Thermometers as low as $24. 50. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Improving financial and food security for farmers in northern Ethiopia Sep 26, 2009
Weather index insurance for rain-fed cereal farmers is proposed to be expanded utilizing two new automatic weather stations to cover the four new villages. The Rockefeller Foundation, which has a $70 million initiative focused on building resilience to climate change within the developing world, has provided over $565,000 in additional funding for this commitment based on the success on the 2008 initiative, and the potential of the expanded 2009 program. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Rocket Launch Lights Up Night Skies Sep 25, 2009
And along the East Coast, reports of the bright, cone-shaped light poured into weather stations and news organizations, a Boston TV station said on its website. Bob Farwell of Amityville, N.Y., said he spotted what looked like "a giant star" to the south while he was at a party in Lindenhurst, N.Y. After less than a minute, "it was like someone flipped the switch, and it just disappeared," said Farwell, 62. (FOX61, CT)
Duracell To Donate Ten Million Hours of Power to Cities at Risk Sep 22, 2009
The United States was divided into longitudinal and latitudinal cells measuring approximately 25-35 miles per side, analyzing storm damage from thunderstorms and tornadoes (such as power lines down, trees down and structural damage to buildings) in each area as well as reports from weather stations of severe threshold (58 mph wind gusts or 3/4" hail). This allowed for the development of a map spotlighting three cities (Knoxville, Tenn., Springfield, Mo. and Wichita, Kan.) that have the highest... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Taiwan, Philippines ink pact to boost technology sharing Sep 18, 2009
Taipei will also help Manila set up automatic weather stations and acquire weather radar systems. The two countries will share typhoon and rainfall data. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
'Tree power' attempts to harvest bio-energy Sep 12, 2009
"We've designed a custom product for the U.S. Forest Service that will integrate with their existing weather stations," said Voltree CEO Stella Karavas. The Forest Service operates 28,000 U.S. weather stations, each transmiting conditions on the ground to a satellite ... Voltree's energy harvester gathers information from the surrounding forest and transmits it wirelessly to existing weather stations. (EETimes)
Africa: Trying to Work From the Same Weather Page Sep 10, 2009
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) notes that there are only 744 weather stations, but only a quarter of them are of international standard; at least 3,000, evenly spaced across the continent, are needed, with another 1,000 in densely populated areas; ideally, Africa should have at least 10,000 stations ... Growing recognition of the seriousness of the problem is opening the door to innovative ideas like "Weather Info for All", a global public-private partnership initiative to put... (allAfrica.com)
Developing nations need better climate data, Annan says Sep 1, 2009
GENEVA - The world needs more innovative projects - such as putting weather stations on cellular phone towers across Africa - to help it better predict the increased hurricanes, tsunamis, droughts, and floods that climate change will bring, Kofi Annan said yesterday ... He suggested a model should be the project announced in June by his Global Humanitarian Forum to install automated weather stations on mobile phone towers across Africa ... The long-range goal is to install 5,000 automatic... (Boston Globe)
Liability fears spell doom for valley traditions, signposts Aug 30, 2009
Ironically, in many cases our signposts and landmarks are more accurate than the weather stations. How many of you have gauged the Logan River spring runoff by the old bridge around the corner from Logan Cave. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Observers, stations track Alaska weather history Aug 29, 2009
There are only 49 weather stations here; the Weather Service relies on volunteers such as Borg, who use a simple thermometer to take the temperature and a bucket to measure precipitation, to tell them what is happening with the climate in much of the state ... CRNs are self-contained, unmanned weather stations that will record temperature and precipitation and transmit that information by satellite to NOAA offices. (Juneau Empire)
Almost Heaven: Landing the Thirty Meter Telescope Fortifies Mauna Kea's Position as Earth's Eye on the Sky Aug 22, 2009
The researchers installed weather stations and a suite of other instruments at each site to measure the transparency of the atmosphere, turbulence, dust and other factors. They also pored over satellite images. (Scientific American)
• Students from around the world study on Juneau's icefield Aug 21, 2009
Once a partnership is established, JIRP will undergo a process of elevating the its level of technology, including digitizing data records, developing geospatial information files to share with the worldwide science community, upgrading weather stations and accessing satellite imagery. "When the program started, there were no computers," Molnia said. (Juneau Empire)
The Sky Is Not Falling: Pollution In Eastern China Cuts Light, Useful Rainfall Aug 18, 2009
To find out, the team charted trends in rainfall from 1956 to 2005 in eastern China, which has 162 weather stations with complete data collected over the entire 50 years. From this data, the team determined that both the north and south regions of eastern China had fewer days of light rain those getting 10 millimeters per day or less at the end of the 50 year timespan. (Science Daily)
New evidence on Antarctic warming Aug 14, 2009
Scientists say data from satellites and weather stations indicate a warming of about 0. 6C over the last 50 years. (BBC News -- Science)
Car Horns Warn Against Natural Disasters Aug 12, 2009
Smoke detectors, radio-controlled clocks and weather stations equipped with radio receivers can also trigger alarm. Despite the high distribution rate of some of these devices, it cannot be ensured that a warning reaches the entire population. (Science Daily)
Group aims to bring historic cutter home Aug 11, 2009
Storis Museum secretary Joe Geldhoff said the Storis fought in Greenland against the German meteorological weather stations and has served in the Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Chukchee Sea and North Pacific. "In its own right, it's a very historic ship," Geldhoff said. (Juneau Empire)
Summer temps drifting toward the chilly side Aug 10, 2009
Across the country, more than 1,100 weather stations reported new records for daily low temperatures in July, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. An additional 1,200 reported readings that tied record lows. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cooler temperatures, rain ruled record-making July Aug 1, 2009
5 inches of rain was recorded at various weather stations in Bloomington, Normal and the surrounding area. The month typically brings about 3. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Stumbling Over Data: Mistakes Fuel Climate-Warming Skeptics Jul 31, 2009
The information ranges from raw numbers from weather stations to computed values of, for instance, monthly global temperature anomalies, which represent temperature deviations from a historical average ... For example, last November users found that raw data erroneously replicated from Russian weather stations contributed to a suspiciously high temperature anomaly that Goddard published. (Scientific American)
Heat wave exits early Jul 31, 2009
Other high temperatures from weather stations were in the mid-80s Thursday. The forecast calls for those slightly cooler temperatures to continue the rest of this week. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Record Lows in July Challenge Climate Change Jul 28, 2009
The period of July 17-20 was the worst, according to AccuWeathers gleaning of the NCDC records -- with over 1,600 weather stations scattered across the country breaking records. Furthermore in the survey, there are some dramatic departure from average temperatures figures thus far in July. (Newsmax)
Forum: Whither your weather depends greatly on your station location Jul 26, 2009
Watts has completed a study, "Is the U.S. Surface Temperature Reliable?" that catalogs 865 of the 1,221 U.S. Historical Climatology Network weather stations around the nation. He found that "89 percent of the stations - nearly 9 of every 10 - fail to meet the National Weather Service's own siting requirements that stations must be 30 meters (about 100 feet) or more away from an artificial heating or radiating/reflecting heat source.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cool iPhone Apps: 49 Top Apps for Work and Play Jul 25, 2009
9) Live, local weather, gathered from a network of professional weather stations across America. Far better than merely looking out the window. (Datamation)
AFRICA: The art of predicting Rift Valley Fever outbreaks Jul 22, 2009
A drawback in remote sensing is the inability of satellites to penetrate cloud cover, but a pilot project by scientists from Denmark's University of Copenhagen to test new and improved optical systems is underway at weather stations in Senegal, Mali and Kenya. "The issue is to be able to provide data with a turnaround of three to five [cloud-free] days ... as the whole point of an early warning system is the timeliness of the data," Anyamba said. (AlertNet)
Solar eclipse sparks tourist fever in China Jul 21, 2009
Thundershowers or thick clouds may overcast many cities in the Yangtze River Valley, including Shanghai, Chongqing and Wuhan as well as the eight sites with the best views recommended by the National Astronomical Observatories, according to local weather stations ... Thundershowers or thick clouds may overcast many cities in the Yangtze River Valley, including Shanghai, Chongqing and Wuhan as well as the eight sites with the best views recommended by the National Astronomical Observatories,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Group asks about Dorgan vs. Hoeven Jul 12, 2009
Five committee rooms also have been outfitted with electronic messaging systems near their entrances to act as calendars, mini weather stations and agendas for the days. Each flat-screen system comes with a price tag of about $5,000. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Bracket Bonanza Challenge Jul 5, 2009
The NDVI Light Sensor Bracket can be configured with Onsets line of research-grade weather stations, including the companys web-based HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring Systems, 4-channel HOBO Micro Stations, and 15-channel HOBO Weather. Rixty s Cash-Based Payment System Now Available at More Than 10,000 Retail Locations Nationwide. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Onset light sensor bracket Jul 3, 2009
The NDVI Light Sensor Bracket can be configured with Onset s line of research-grade weather stations, including the company s web-based HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring Systems, 4-channel HOBO Micro Stations, and 15-channel HOBO Weather Stations. The systems offer plug-and-play operation, and can be equipped with a range of sensors for measuring air temperature, relative humidity, Photosynthetic Light (PAR), solar radiation, and more. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Flexible Solar Strips Light Up Campus Bus Shelter Jun 26, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2009) There won t be anymore waiting in the dark at this campus bus shelter. New flexible solar cell technology developed by a group of engineering researchers at McMaster University has been installed to power lighting for night-time transit users. (Science Daily)
Mobiles boost Africa climate data Jun 19, 2009
The weather stations are mounted on mobile phone towers ... The project aims to deploy 5,000 automatic weather stations across the continent mounted on phone masts ... Africa has less than 200 weather stations meeting World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards. (BBC News -- Technology)
Annan backs better weather forecasting for Africa Jun 19, 2009
The project has already begun with the installation of 19 automatic weather stations on cellular phone towers in East Africa's Lake Victoria region, with basic weather data collected at each tower and transmitted to national weather services. Annan's idea is to piggyback weather stations on cellphone towers to take advantage of the security, maintenance and electrical power already provided for the towers ... The project, which has the backing of wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson and mobile... (USA Today -- Weather)
Win with Cape Union Mart! Jun 17, 2009
With loads of GPSs, knives, Leatherman multitools, portable weather stations, K-Way backpacks, Salomon trail shoes and other great outdoor gear to choose from, Cape Union Mart is the logical choice this Father's Day. Cape Union Mart prides itself on stocking great value, and great quality, technical clothing and gear. (iAfrica.com)
FAA Proposal Would Close 20 Weather Offices... Jun 5, 2009
The proposal comes in response to pressure from the FAA, which pays for the weather stations and has pressed the National Weather Service to come up with less costly ways of providing forecasts to the regional air traffic control centers ... Under the new proposal, one "lead forecaster on duty" will be available at each of the two consolidated weather stations nationwide as a point-of-contact to support 10 regional air traffic control centers by instant messaging or telephone rather than face to... (The Drudge Report)
Justifying Static Thermal Line Rating Parameters May 26, 2009
Data Quality: Advances in measurement technology have improved data quality by eliminating starting speed issues associated with mechanical anemometers used in earlier weather stations ... Ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensors that are commonly used in modern weather stations detect wind movement at any rate greater than virtually zero ... While this approach is useful when a direct measurement of the incident solar energy is not available, it becomes unnecessary when direct measurements... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Special buoys will help in study of beach contamination May 24, 2009
Every hour data from the sondes - and other data from weather stations set up on shore - will be collected by a computer at the United States Geological Service in Madison. That agency is getting a share of the grant to compile data and maintain a Web site, Pape said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Study: Michigan mammals rapidly migrating north May 23, 2009
Records from 16 Upper Peninsula weather stations showed a steady increase in temperatures over nearly four decades beginning in 1970. The mammal population changes happened during the same period. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Climate Change Driving Michigan Mammals North May 14, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009) Some Michigan mammal species are rapidly expanding their ranges northward, apparently in response to climate change, a new study shows. In the process, these historically southern species are replacing their northern counterparts. (Science Daily)
What Can Climate Models Tell Cherry Growers? May 7, 2009
The group's EPA funding has expired, but they're using other money to try to determine the likelihood of each future scenario, of which there are actually more like 60 for each of 15 weather stations around the Great Lakes. But for now it's unclear if there is, as Black put it, a story there. (Scientific American)
Met chief: Tibet challenged by global warming May 6, 2009
The research, based on data from 38 weather stations of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Meteorological Bureau, indicated that the average temperature in the landlocked region rose 0 ... Another six new weather stations will be set up in the Mount Qomolangama area, the bureau said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Climate Change Threatens Unique Ecosystems of World's Largest Lake, Lake Baikal May 5, 2009
23, 2007) A new analysis of data from buoys, weather stations, and historical ice records indicates that summer surface temperatures of Lake Superior have increased approximately 2. 5 degrees C since 1979. (Science Daily)
Bright Future With Solar Lanterns For India's Poor Apr 29, 2009
Researchers installed weather stations to track the best locations for taking advantage of renewable resources. Tracking sunlight exposure helps. (Science Daily)
Geek Secrets for Cheap Tech Gear Apr 28, 2009
I'm talking about routers, switches, portable external hard drives, flash drives as well as the more esoteric devices such as GPSs, weather stations and game consoles. A note of caution concerning electronics: Watch those shipping costs. (Datamation)
NASA experiment stirs up hope for forecasting deadliest cyclones Apr 14, 2009
Land-based weather stations monitor the edges of the bay, but they cannot see much when a storm is brewing several hundred miles from the coastline. Forecasters from the India Meteorological Department and the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center lack access to the fleet of "hurricane hunting" airplanes that fly through Atlantic storms. (EurekAlert!)
REGION: Shut-off plan might not have stopped Witch Creek fire Apr 14, 2009
Donovan also said it is difficult to tell how many times in the last 5 1/2 years outages might have been triggered, because there are few weather stations in the backcountry. "It's really difficult to apply future criteria and look backwards at past events," she said. (North County Times)
The Freemarket USTDA $1.1M KIA Projects Apr 2, 2009
Our investigation led us to the following summary: USTDA is rather providing funding for 3 feasibility studies in the following three areas: (1) indentify architectural and engineering services to improve passenger flow, renovate the arrivals area and add new ticketing building, concourses and departure gates; (2) the specifications and location for the new facility as well as recommend the ATC equipment needed to accommodate both near-term traffic and projected traffic over the next 15 years;... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Climate Change Hits American Yards Mar 24, 2009
Every ten years the data center calculates new U.S. "climate normals," or 30-year average values, for meteorological elements such as temperature, precipitation, and heating and cooling degree days for thousands of U.S. weather stations. Station locations change and methods evolve, so the climate data center warns that comparing normals between different 30-year periods may lead to "erroneous conclusions" about. (Scientific American)
Illinois researchers evaluate highway rest areas for wind power Mar 22, 2009
"We basically got the maps out, and we received tons of data from the local weather stations," said Chapman. "We applied all the wind generation models to figure out the wind resources at these particular sites.". (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Take the weather with you Mar 19, 2009
Some will consult a government website to monitor a radar map or observations from weather stations around the country ... au, features weather stations such as one at Safety Beach on the Mornington Peninsula, a long distance from official weather stations at Frankston or the naval base at HMAS Cerberus on Western Port Bay ... He says the business has a structure that in future could share potential revenue with the owners of the weather stations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Global dimming: Air pollution clogging skies worldwide Mar 13, 2009
countered in an e-mail that the locations of the weather stations, in many cases near population centers, do not represent the entire land-area distribution of the planet. "Also, their methodology does not account for any changes in aerosols above the lowest 10 or so meters of the atmosphere, which can be strongly affected by rain and wind," Ellsworth writes. (USA Today -- Tech)
Caltrans Installs Fog Alert System On Hwy 99 Mar 6, 2009
5-mile system on Highway 99 in Fresno and Tulare counties includes 33 message signs, 41 microwave sensors, six weather stations and 12 closed-circuit cameras. It comes following a chain-reaction accident in November 2007 that killed two people and injured 41 others south of Fresno. (KCRA 3, CA)
Caltrans unveils new fog system to prevent pileups Mar 5, 2009
The new system combines 33 permanent message signs that give weather updates; six portable message signs; 41 microwave detection stations; 22 visibility sensors; six weather stations; and 12 closed-circuit television cameras. Officials said they continue working to complete the closed-circuit network. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
WSI Executive Analyzes Weather's Impact on Energy Trading at FLAME 2009 Mar 5, 2009
Weather stations and equipment are our specialty. Print our order form or call to order. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Weather Mission at Air Force Academy Proves Challenging Mar 5, 2009
" Helping the flight provide the most up-to-date weather information are quite a few high-tech systems. This includes access to Doppler weather radar, a mesonet consisting of 12 high-wind alert system weather stations, a satellite communications lightning detection system and an automatic meteorological station. The team soon will be receiving the joint environmental toolkit. "This is probably one of the most challenging places to forecast that you can find," said Jeff Rosbach, a forecaster with... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Droughts Ravaging California, Texas Mar 2, 2009
AND LET THIS BE A SIGN UNTO YOU: IN THE LAST DAYS, YOU CANNOT TELL THE SEASONS FROM THE SEASONS" (bible scripture) YEP. Posted by harbinger19 at 11:26 PM : Mar 1, 2009 Wow--first we start a bunch of wars--then comes diseases (like SARS and flesh eating bacteria and disease resistant STDs and menningitis) then comes the drought for CA so no crops...last year the flooding in the midwest--so less crops --maybe flooding this year....Then there were the aphids, lady beetles and the missing bees and... (CBS News -- US)
Poles apart but warming greater than thought Feb 27, 2009
Data from satellites and weather stations confirmed that for the past 50 years it has been warming at the same rate as the rest of the planet. Until recently it was only the fragile Antarctic Peninsula that juts up from West Antarctica, which was considered vulnerable to global warming. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Study: Antarctic Glaciers Slip Seaward Feb 26, 2009
He said data and automated weather stations indicate, "The warming we see in the peninsula also extends all the way down to what is called west Antarctica.". . (KWTX.com, TX)
Small grain growers have three model forecast systems to use against disease Feb 26, 2009
Since there are a limited number of weather stations reporting into the system, there is a factor of weather variability. Again, due to the limited reporting stations and isolated weather events. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Antarctic galciers' fast melting risks sea-level rise Feb 26, 2009
But satellite data and automated weather stations now indicate it is more widespread. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Durham University and Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) collected boulders deposited by three glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment -- a region currently the focus of intense international scientific attention as it is changing faster than anywhere else on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's (WAIS) and it has the potential to raise... (Xinhuanet, China)
Glaciers Melting Faster Than First Thought Feb 26, 2009
But satellite data and automated weather stations now indicate it is more widespread. The melting also extends all the way down to what is called west Antarctica, said Colin Summerhayes, executive director of the Britain-based Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. (CBS News)
Lompoc dries out after winter storm Feb 18, 2009
Weather stations in the area reported as much as 0. 38 inches of rain fell in one hour at the storm s peak, early Monday morning, and winds gusted up to 17 mph. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Semantic Web Promises A Smarter Electricity Grid Feb 18, 2009
By monitoring the power and heat consumption of homes, factories and offices, and correlating that data with information from nearby weather stations it would be possible to gain a clear understanding of the energy efficiency of different buildings. Commercial applications likely. (Science Daily)
The same species, living poles apart Feb 16, 2009
They have used narwhals as mobile weather stations by attaching tracking devices to the animals, which have a single, unicorn-like tusk. This gave them information on the distribution of narwhals, said Ron O'Dor, a Canadian biologist who is one of the senior scientists in charge of producing the census. (Globe and Mail)
Continue reading Feb 13, 2009
Caltrans has installed 33 permanent changeable message signs, six portable changeable message signs, 41 microwave vehicle detection systems, 22 visibility sensors, six weather stations and 12 closed circuit television cameras. The stretch of highway extends from just south of the Fresno and Tulare County lines near the Kings River to Manning Avenue in Fowler. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Predicting power - New forecasts aim to help plan wind energy Feb 10, 2009
He said the forecasts will use data from satellites, aircraft, weather radar, ground weather stations and sensors on wind turbines. The information will be fed into three NCAR systems: The Weather Research and Forecasting computer model, the Real-Time Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation System and the Dynamic Integrated foreCast System. (Missoulian, MT)
Antarctica warms, which threatens penguins Feb 8, 2009
New evidence from satellites and weather stations suggests that way down south, Antarctica is feeling the heat ... But data from weather stations inland at the South Pole and Lake Vostok indicated these sites were actually getting colder ... The team combined meteorological records from 42 weather stations in Antarctica together with data collected from satellites. (Science News for Kids)
