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Matt Daniel
Ophelia packs powerful winds as it pushes into Newfoundland
Ophelia has now weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it pushes into Newfoundland today. Its winds still pack a punch at 70 miles per hour.
October 3, 2011
No worries for the tropics … for now
The tropics in the Atlantic are forecast to become quiet for the next two weeks. By the middle of October, we might see another surge of tropical development.
September 29, 2011
Weather extremes and disasters in the summer of 2011’s
Drought and wildfires in Texas, flooding across New England, active Atlantic hurricane season, and snowstorms in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 25, 2011
Ophelia weakens while Hurricane Hilary blossoms
Tropical Storm Ophelia is weakening in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Hilary is a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific ocean.
September 23, 2011
Typhoon Roke makes powerful landfall in Japan
Typhoon Roke, a strong typhoon with winds reaching 135 miles per hour, made landfall on September 21, 2011, near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
September 21, 2011
Arctic sea ice melt video from NASA satellite view
This NASA video shows the decline of Arctic sea ice from its near-maximum state in early spring 2011 to the near-minimum state on September 9, 2011.
September 16, 2011
La Niña returns
La Niña has returned and is forecast to strengthen for fall 2011 and winter 2012, according to a new Climate Prediction Center report.
September 15, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding, tornadoes, and wildfires
Tropical Storm Lee produced wildfires in Texas, tornadoes in the Southeast, and significant flooding from Louisiana northeast into New York.
September 12, 2011
Hurricane season now peaking in the Atlantic
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season is halfway over, and we are only now entering the most active time for tropical cyclone formation.
September 9, 2011
Hurricane Katia update
It's currently thought that an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure will help steer Hurricane Katia away from U.S. shores.
September 5, 2011
