Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Polar Winter!!

One thing you can say about the winter of 2010-’11, for what it’s worth: the Arctic doesn’t seem so remote anymore. You don’t have to be a meteorologist to get the feeling that the polar atmosphere has sprung a leak … Continue reading

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Tropical Storm in Southern Indian Ocean

Infrared data from NASA’s Aqua satellite on Feb. 10 hinted that strong convection would likely make the low pressure area known as System 96S into the next tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean. On Feb. 11, the same infrared data … Continue reading

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THERE’S A HOLE IN THE SUN!

This rather dramatic photograph of the sun was taken on Feb. 1 by the Japanese-led Hinode (pronounced hi-node-ay) solar mission currently orbiting the Earth. The 5-year old spacecraft can see the sun in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray wavelengths, so it is especially … Continue reading

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Early Use of Bioweapons

Biological weapons are toxic materials produced from pathogenic organisms (usually microbes) or artificially manufactured toxic substances that are used to intentionally interfere with the biological processes of a host. These substances work to kill or incapacitate the host. Biological weapons … Continue reading

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