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University of Oklahoma takes part in upcoming feasibility study

Through an international, competitive bidding process, the University of Oklahoma was recently selected by the Meteorological and Hydrological Service of the Republic of Croatia to undertake a comprehensive modernization Feasibility Study for the DHMZ. Led by Regents Professor Ken Crawford, Director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, the study team consists of a diverse collection of meteorological experts from the National Weather Center.

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John Coleman Says Global Warming Is A Scam

Founder of the Weather Channel, Meteorologist John Coleman: Global Warming is the Greatest Scam in History.

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Scientists warn Australia could be 5 degrees Celsius hotter

Parts of Australia could be 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter and 80 percent drier by 2070 if global greenhouse gas emissions are not radically reduced, government data said Tuesday.

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The 2007 Aurigid Meteor Shower on September 1

On Sept. 1, 2007, a flurry of bright and oddly-colored meteors might—emphasis on might - come streaming out of the constellation Auriga, putting on a beautiful early morning show for sky watchers in western North America

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ESA's Medspiration project branches out to support biodiversity

Maps of the sea surface temperature around Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island in the Pacific Ocean are being produced daily and are available online in full resolution in near-real time as part of the Medspiration project, an ESA-funded effort to represent the most reliable temperature of the seas on a global basis.

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Researchers examine effects of global warming on Antarctic

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report citing the detrimental loss of sea ice sheets in the Arctic due to global warming echoes what many in the scientific community have been saying for years. Now researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio's Department of Earth and Environmental Science are turning their attention to the South Pole to find out if global warming is having similar effects in the frigid Antarctic region.

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Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements model goes operational

NRL scientists use GAIM to evaluate UV space sensor data

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2006 Hurricane Season Was Near Normal

After the record setting season of 2005 with 27 named tropical cyclones, many meteorologists and hurricane specialists were forecasting another above average hurricane season for 2006, but it didn't happen. NASA scientists have learned several reasons why.

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Innovative Satellite System Proves its Worth with Better Weather Forecasts, Climate Data

Preliminary findings from a revolutionary satellite system launched earlier this year show that the system can boost the accuracy of forecasts of hurricane behavior, significantly improve long-range weather forecasts, and monitor climate change with unprecedented accuracy.

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Graduate students study links between African and US weather systems

NSF-supported program encourages students to broaden their scientific experience with international collaboration

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