Sentences with phrase «u.s. weather experts»

But so far, at least, it has been one of the weakest seasons since modern record - keeping began about half a century ago, U.S. weather experts say.

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As Wistar notes, more people have migrated to regions on the planet «where the weather tends to be more dangerous,» such as the southern U.S. With more people in harm's way, there will undoubtedly be more legal, insurance and engineering cases in which forensic meteorologists» expert contributions will be vital.

DES MOINES (AP)-- Warmer and wetter weather in large swaths of the country have helped farmers grow corn, soybeans and other crops in some regions that only a few decades ago were too dry or cold, experts who are studying the change said... The change is due in part to a 7 % increase in average U.S. rainfall in the past 50 years, said Jay Lawrimore, chief of climatic analysis for the Asheville, N.C. - based National Climactic Data Center... Brad Rippey, a U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist, said warming temperatures have made a big difference for crops such as corn and soybeans... For example, data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service show that in 1980, about 210,000 soybean acres were planted in North Dakota.

The U.S. National Climate Data Center has been manipulating weather data too, say computer expert E. Michael Smith and meteorologist Joesph D'Aleo.

Experts from weather agencies worldwide, including the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Japan's weather bureau, had made the same forecast.