Salina-based planes aid in study of thunderstorms, ozone - MENAFN
26 May 2012, 8:49 pm
It will wrap up June 30. Thunderstorms act like natural elevators: their updrafts hoist pollution and moisture-rich air to the upper atmosphere where they mix or chemically react in sunlight to produce ozone. Ozone serves as a critical shield in upper ...

Ask Todd: Raindrop size - WBIR
24 May 2012, 9:56 pm
There are several factors that determine a raindrop's size as it leaves a cloud. The two major ones are the availability of water vapor and the intensity of updrafts within the cloud. Larger drops -- that heavy, drenching ran -- tend to result from the ...

Anvil Cloud Photo: Supercell Storm Captured From High Above Oklahoma - Huffington Post
24 May 2012, 11:26 am
These clouds can produce some of the most severe types of weather, including hail and tornadoes. Scientists think that storm updrafts — when air from the ground moves up to the surface — could bring chemicals that could produce ozone ...

Makings of a Severe Threat May 24th - WEAU-TV 13
23 May 2012, 10:55 pm
Winds at this level are progged to be 70-90kts at this time, which translates to plenty of wind energy at this level to enhance storm updrafts. The short wave takes on what we call a negative tilt, shown by the red line. This feature will aid development ...

Hugoton Royalty Trust: How To Buy 60 Cents For A Dollar - Seekingalpha.com
22 May 2012, 6:42 am
Properly hedged against updrafts in natural gas prices, HGT is a relatively low-risk short. Though I generally dislike shorting dividend-paying stocks, it is helpful in this case to realize that [more than] the entire dividend is a return of capital ...

Pollution in thunderclouds increases global warming - TG Daily
21 May 2012, 1:57 am
Instead, they ride the updrafts higher, where they freeze and absorb more water vapor. Collectively, these events lead to bigger, more vigorous convective clouds that live longer. To find out which factors contribute the most to this ...

West Van pilot dies in Okanagan crash - nsnews.com
17 May 2012, 2:45 am
"It was a clear day," he said. "But that doesn't mean it's good for flying close in the mountains" where updrafts and downdrafts can affect planes. A full investigation is expected to take several months. Yearwood said Beavers have been a mainstay of ...

Let's Talk About: New satellites to improve tornado warnings - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
16 May 2012, 11:10 pm
When complex patterns of updrafts and downdrafts in the atmosphere are added, part of the base of the thundercloud begins to rotate and a tornado is born. Most tornadoes look like a violently twisting funnel cloud, behind a shroud of heavy rain or hail.

Watchers document annual return - Frontiersman
12 May 2012, 10:25 pm
In the spring, they take advantage of prevailing southerly winds and updrafts over mountains to ease the long flight. Thus, impressive numbers of hawks are seen at the local hawk watch. The birds fly north, generally following the coastline.

Tornado hits Oxfordshire as more thunder and lightning forecast - Metro.co.uk
9 May 2012, 2:47 am
You suddenly realise the force of nature, it's incredible.' The supercell storm, a thunderstorm characterised by rotating updrafts, blamed for causing the tornado is rare in the UK but common in the US. A tree uprooted following the Rugby tornado last ...