What 'High Risk' Severe Weather Outlooks Mean And How Rare They Are
These are the most dire outlooks for severe weather NOAA's Storm Prediction Center issues. Here's what they mean and what you ...
How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges, and why a standard format could help assess outcomes
As the world grapples with how to tackle climate change, countries that signed the Paris Agreement outline their commitments ...
Tennis court conditions: Why players and weather mean as much as speed and bounce
The riddle of the court surface at Indian Wells has a deceptively simple answer: Players get out what they, and the weather, ...
What the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
Say those who have been there, all available evidence suggests that whoever was behind the wave of cuts at National Oceanic ...
Downpours To Destruction: What Meteorologists Mean By 'Severe Weather'
From tornado producing thunderstorms to hurricanes and dangerous flooding, severe weather can come in many forms. But not ...
What Severe Thunderstorm Outlooks Mean For The Tornado, Wind Damage And Large Hail Threat Level
Severe thunderstorm outlooks issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center can show a threat level from 1 to 5. They are used to ...
What Trump’s trade wars mean for your grocery bill
President Donald Trump’s latest trade decisions aren’t likely to help the situation. Amid a flood of announcements about ...
What US funding cuts mean for climate science
It was a big moment when last summer the young climate scientist landed a research position at the National Oceanic and ...
What is a red flag warning? Here's what to know about the severe weather term
A red flag warning does not necessarily mean there is a fire ongoing – extreme fire weather conditions are either occurring ...
Understanding severe weather risk categories
This is the least serious category issued. A marginal risk for severe weather means that there could be isolated strong to severe storm but those storms would be very limited in coverage and/or ...
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How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes
In this sense, NDCs do not just reflect pragmatic trade-offs: the divergence in climate commitments also reflects how different governments define responsibility, fairness and the role of the ...
Weather IQ: What do the Storm Prediction Center's categories mean?
Severe weather can strike at any time, and when it does, it’s important to understand the level of threat you're facing. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) uses a system of risk categories to ...