Dr. Lukas is one of two lead scientists for a research effort dubbed HiFi, a fledgling project that aims to improve hurricane - intensity forecasts — currently the weakest link in the National Hurricane Center's ability to provide timely warnings about the full impact a storm is likely to have when it makes landfall. (csmonitor.com)
A sudden jump in the number of lightning strikes inside a garden - variety thunderstorm might soon give forecasters a new tool for predicting severe weather and issuing timely warnings, according to research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). (sciencedaily.com)
This information collaboration is vital to scientific understanding of the atmosphere and the oceans, as well as essential for accurate forecasts and timely warnings of hurricanes, typhoons, and other severe weather. (sciencedaily.com)