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Oklahoma Tornado: NASA Release Images; 1.3 Mile Wide Twister More Powerful Than Atom Bomb?
The terrifying Oklahoma tornado ripped through the state this week and caused indescribable damage that cost the lives of 24 victims. At least 230 more were injured by the twister.
Navy rear admiral appointed to direct new center on weather and climate risk solutions
Titley brings his knowledge of climate change as it relates to national security to Penn State
Penn State Meteorology wins second straight national forecasting title
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the second consecutive year, a team of Penn State students captured first place in the Weather Challenge, a North American collegiate weather forecasting competition.
John Paul Martin presented with North Dakota Department of Commerce gold medal for developing decision making tools
Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Recent temperature extremes at high northern latitudes unprecedented in the past 600 years
Recently observed extreme temperatures at high northern latitudes are rare by definition, making the longer time span afforded by climate proxies important for assessing how the frequency of such extremes may be changing.
EMS boasts five student entrants and keynote speaker at capitol event
Richard Alley, Nobel Prize Laureate and Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences knows how to inspire. And that’s just what he did as keynote speaker for the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Poster Conference in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 19. He shared his passion about learning, teaching and sharing as key tools for sustaining civilization.
Meteorology student, Nick Rufo, and Penn State Brandywine professor solve astronomical mystery
Rufo, who spent his first two years at the Brandywine campus and is now a meteorology major in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at University Park, worked closely with Lawlor to analyze data about Caffau’s Star. He was able to complete calculations using a computer code and produced all of the models that were compared to Caffau’s Star in the research process.
Sunny forecast: Meteorology scholar, Hailey Mitchell, predicts bright future
And while her study abroad experiences have taken her around the globe, from Switzerland to South Africa, jet-setting isn't Hailey's favorite memory from her time at Penn State. "The memories that I have at 2 a.m. in the weather station, joking around with my colleagues – those have been the best times," Hailey said.
Ozone masks plant's volatiles, plant eating insects confused
"Insects detect odor with olfactory receptors located on their antennae," said Jose D. Fuentes, professor of meteorology, Penn State. "These receptors sense plant-emitted volatile organic compounds in very small amounts -- as low as six molecules hitting an antenna."
Penn State announces spring 2013 commencement speakers and events
 
Penn State meteorology researchers work with NASA to measure air pollution
 
Online Meteorology graduate Philip Lutzak published in Weather and Forecasting
"A Proposal for Analyzing and Forecasting Lower-Atmospheric Undular Bores in the Western Gulf of Mexico Region"
Students Discuss STEM Involvement at N.C. A&T Forum
Dr. Jose Fuentes participates in the fifth annual Urban Education Institute
Winter storm hits plains; Kansas struck by 'Thundersnow'
Thundersnow came as a surprise to Kansans. Meteorologist Lee Grenci says most people think thundersnow is rare.
A fiscal Code Blue for 'Code Red' pollution alerts
Think the budget battles in Washington, D.C., are just a lot of hot air? Well, say so long to next-day air pollution forecasts, hanging out on the chopping block amid federal funding fights.
Kara Sulia selected as recipient of prestigious Alumni Association Dissertation Award
Kara Sulia has been chosen to receive an Alumni Association Dissertation Award for 2012-13.
Graduate student Dan Tomaso is recognized at Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit
CONGRATULATIONS on being the winner of the Best Student Talk Award
Researchers Jose Fuentes and Michael Mann to investigate Everglades ecosystem, climate change
Water management in the Florida Everglades is the focus of a National Science Foundation grant awarded to Jose Fuentes, professor of meteorology.
Climate scientist backs bill to curb emissions
Michael E. Mann, a prominent climatologist at Penn State, has thrown his support behind an effort to get Pennsylvania to do more to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
Ozone depletion trumps greenhouse gas increase in jet-stream shift
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Depletion of Antarctic ozone is a more important factor than increasing greenhouse gases in shifting the Southern Hemisphere jet stream in a southward direction, according to researchers at Penn State.
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