WEATHER REPORT

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Safer flying with satcom weather app
Apr 29, 2014 (ESA)
Pilots using a satellite service can now receive inflight updates on weather hazards and warn other aircraft of storms they see ahead. This Planet service is of...
At least 10 killed in powerful US tornadoes
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
Powerful tornadoes tearing across southern United States have killed at least 10 people, emergency officials in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma reported lat...
At least nine dead in Bangladesh storm
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
A severe storm left at least nine people dead and about 1,000 homeless after hitting northern Bangladesh overnight, police and a local government official said ...
Oklahoma tornado kills two: US reports
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
A tornado killed at least two people and destroyed buildings on Sunday in the US state of Oklahoma, officials and local reports said, with forecasters warning o...
Sixteen dead in Bangladesh storm
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
A severe storm has killed 16 people and destroyed 1,000 homes in northern Bangladesh, police and government officials said Monday. The storm tore through scores...
Search for victims after US tornadoes kill 17
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
A severe storm system threatened tens of millions of people in Mississippi and the US Southeast on Monday, a day after tornadoes killed 17, ripped up homes and ...
Minnesota projects offer hope and practical help to communities facing more extreme storms
Apr 25, 2014 (SPX)
Recent projects in two Minnesota cities demonstrate how communities can protect themselves from worsening storms. These projects continue a ten year program in ...
Lockheed Martin Solar Ultraviolet Imager Installed on GOES-R Weather Satellite
Apr 25, 2014 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has delivered a new solar analysis payload that will help scientists measure and forecast space weather, which can damage satellites, electrical...
AF Reserve space squadron temporarily assumes command of nation's weather satellites
Apr 08, 2014 (AFNS)
In a lead up to the recent launch of America's 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, or DMSP, spacecraft, Air Force Reservists here took full command a...
Airbus Wins Major ESA Weather Satellite Contract
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has reportedly won the contract to build Europe's next generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. According to Space N...
16 killed in China storms
Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)
At least 16 people were killed in rain and hailstorms that triggered flooding and landslides in southern China, officials said Monday. The severe weather, which...
DMSP Satellite Encapsulated For Upcoming Launch
Mar 21, 2014 (SPX)
A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite built by Lockheed Martin has been encapsulated into its payload fairing in preparation for an April ...
Bill Anselm - Builder of Satellites, Not Weather Predictor
Mar 19, 2014 (SPX)
Don't complain to electrical engineer Bill Anselm about the weather, he just builds the weather satellites. What do you do and what is most interesting about yo...
US Capitol goes dark, thousands lose power
Mar 13, 2014 (AFP)
The US Capitol building and other iconic Washington landmarks briefly went dark Wednesday as powerful wind gusts also caused tens of thousands of people in the ...
Kathryn Sullivan confirmed as NOAA administrator
Mar 11, 2014 (SPX)
The US Senate has confirmed Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D. as under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere. In this capacity, she will serve as the tenth a...
Australia endures 'angry summer'
Mar 10, 2014 (AFP)
Australia has endured another "angry summer" with more than 150 temperature records smashed, a new report said Monday, with a warning that heatwaves and swelter...
Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study
Mar 07, 2014 (AFP)
Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, c...
Australia to get hotter and bushfire season longer: study
Mar 04, 2014 (AFP)
Australia will suffer more days of extreme heat and a longer bushfire season as greenhouse gases force temperatures to continue rising, a new report warned Tues...
Storms 'slaughter' kills over 21,000 birds on French coast
Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)
More than 21,000 sea birds have died since the end of January on France's Atlantic coast due to storms in the worst "slaughter" in a century, the national Bird ...
British storms 'have changed coastline forever'
Feb 21, 2014 (AFP)
The huge storms and powerful winds that have battered the coast of Britain in recent weeks have caused years' worth of erosion and damage, authorities said on F...
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