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Matt Daniel
The Weather Channel decides to name winter storms
The Weather Channel will begin to name significant winter storms that will impact large areas for the 2012-2013 winter season. See their list.
October 11, 2012
GOES-14 satellite drifts eastward to replace malfunctioning GOES-13
GOES-14 weather satellite is drifting 0.90 degrees per day. It'll take all of October to drift to the place where the ailing GOES-13 satellite is now.
October 3, 2012
Amazing videos from last weekend’s Typhoon Jelawat
Typhoon Jelawat pushed into Japan this past weekend and produced strong winds, flooding, and power outages. Check out these amazing videos!
October 1, 2012
Super Typhoon Jelawat eyes Okinawa, Japan
Super Typhoon Jelawat, a powerful cyclone in the West Pacific Ocean with sustained winds of 155 mph, will impact Okinawa, Japan by Friday, September 28.
September 26, 2012
Footage of a tornado in Okawville, Illinois
A tornado near Okawville in southern Illinois on Tuesday, September 25, pulled roofs off barns and knocked over semis on I-64.
September 26, 2012
Major weather satellite still not functioning
NASA put the GOES-13 satellite on standby on September 23, 2012 due to excessive noise in its imagery. GOES-13 serves the eastern U.S. and Atlantic Ocean.
September 25, 2012
August 2012 fourth-warmest August on record globally
August 2012 was the fourth-warmest August on record globally. It was also the 330th consecutive month of above-average global temperatures.
September 19, 2012
2012 Arctic sea ice extent lowest ever recorded
Loss of Arctic sea ice could affect weather in northern winter. For example, it might amplify the jet stream, pushing colder temperatures further south.
September 17, 2012
Super Typhoon Sanba eyes Okinawa, Japan and South Korea
Super Typhoon Sanba will threaten Okinawa, Japan late Saturday or early Sunday local time and will eventually push into South Korea by Monday.
September 14, 2012
For the U.S., summer 2012 was third-hottest in history
Meanwhile, the past 12 months (September 2011-August 2012) are the warmest 12 months ever recorded for the contiguous United States.
September 11, 2012
