Volcano Warning!

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of people in the United States live every day with the threat of a volcano close by. If it erupts, it could be disastrous -- not only for the people on the ground, but also for the planes flying above. But a new website could help warn them both if disaster strikes.

Your Five-Day Forecast: More Than Ever Before!

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Odds are you have already watched one weather forecast today and will probably check out a few more. Accurate, timely forecasts are vital to everyday life, but just how critical may surprise you.

Saving Lives When Wildifres Burn

UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Most of us like to access the daily forecast so we know how to dress for work, school or travel. But for those who rely on the weather for their livelihoods, like emergency responders, researchers have developed a way to deliver updated and customized weather maps directly to their desktops.

Spring Flowers: Clues to Climate Change

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could the emergence of spring provide clues to climate change? Some researchers think so and now, you can be part of the scientific process studying global warming, just by observing what's blooming in your own backyard.

Perfect Weather Predictions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day, weather forecasters are put to the test for accurate daily predictions. It's a hard job that gets blamed for rained-out picnics, cancelled barbecues and delayed planes; but today, our forecasts are more accurate than any other time in history.

Dust Storms: Early Warning

TUCZON, Ariz. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, early warnings about dangerous thunderstorms -- even tornadoes and hurricanes -- help get millions of people out of harms way before the danger comes. Now, scientists are worried about a new threat: dust storms. If you think only desert dwellers need to worry, think again.

Inside the Clouds

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- NASA satellites are lifting the cloud of uncertainty surrounding climate change. Five satellites, flying in formation above the Earth, are revealing several times more information about global warming than traditional research methods.

Global Warming = Strong Hurricanes

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to new research, hurricanes in the North Atlantic are stronger and larger than ever before. Scientists now say they know what's to blame.

Saving Seahorses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- They're mesmerizing to watch, but seahorses may go the way of dinosaurs. One researcher concerned about their depletion is studying ways to help them survive.

Chickens on a Diet

NEWARK, Del. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of chickens, like many Americans, are starting a new diet regimen, but instead of helping to lose weight, the diet helps the environment.

The World on Water

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Yu may know how mountains formed, but do you know why they stay high up in the sky?

Protecting Miners

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Coal miners provide the raw material for nearly half of America's power. Every year, there are an estimated 14-hundred roof collapses and cave-ins at coal mines -- making it essential to provide supports that can keep escape routes open. Now, scientists are using a one-of- a-kind machine to improve safety.

Iron Science Teacher

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Want to know if your science teacher is the best? Send them to San Francisco to compete for the iron science crown.

Protecting Your Water

BERKLEY, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The same seismic waves picked up by a seismometer during an earthquake now has a new use -- finding problems at the source of your drinking water.

In-flight De-icer

DENVER, Co. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Of all the dangers weather can pose to an aircraft, ice is often considered the worst. For three decades, the National Transportation Safety Board has repeatedly called icing a threat to air safety. Now there's a new technology that could save travel time, money, and lives.

Tree Tracker for Cities

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trees add beauty to cities and neighborhoods, plus they help the environment. But some areas are short on tree coverage, and many cities don’t have an accurate tree count. Now, there is a new way volunteers are helping cities track trees.

Underwater Earthquakes

Woods Hole, Mass. -- In December 2004, an underwater earthquake triggered a string of tsunamis along the Indian Ocean with devastating effects. Now, scientists have found ways nature is preventing some deep ocean earthquakes and save lives. Strong underwater earthquakes start off silent -- until their tsunami waves roar on shore, destroying property and lives.

Storm Warnings: Right on Track

Washington D.C. -- It’s important to pay attention to warnings of severe weather in our area, but not everyone takes the alerts seriously. Next time severe weather hits, a new warning system could dramatically save lives and property.

3-D Hurricane Tracking

Boulder, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- 2004 … the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade … killing ten people … causing thirteen-billion dollars in damage. Its arrival was expected. Its intensity … an absolute surprise.

Our Changing Climate

Madison, Wis. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The eastern United States has a mild, humid, temperate climate, while the western United States has a dry climate, right? Well, according to climate models, global warming could change our current world climate zones, which would affect where crops are grown and even drive some plant and animal species to extinction, all in the next 100 years.

Predicting Wildfires

Madison, Wisc. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- They burn, strip away and destroy everything in their path. More than 140,000 wildfires occur each year in this country, costing us billions. And the problem is getting worse. Now, scientists are figuring out where wildfires will happen before they happen.

Dust Storms & Hurricanes

MADISON, Wis. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In 2005, a record number of hurricanes formed in the Atlantic, many striking the United States with devastating effects. First there was Katrina, then Rita, then Wilma -- three storms that ripped through towns, destroyed homes and killed hundreds. In 2006, most meteorologists expected another active year, but we had a much quieter season. Now -- a new discovery may boost the accuracy of the forecasts.

Bee Gone!

GREENBELT, M.D. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Don’t be afraid of the buzz of a bee. If it wasn’t for bees, many fruits and vegetables we enjoy wouldn’t exist. They are vital for pollination of plants, but lately, they’ve been disappearing by the billions, possibly putting food supplies at risk.

Pest Control Au’ Naturale

WOOSTER, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Fruits and veggies are good for us, but the chemical pesticides they're sprayed with are not. Now, scientists are looking at ways to use the food chain to naturally battle bugs.

Preventing Summer Heat Deaths

Summer heat kills more people than tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and lightning combined. Now new technology may help save lives.

Preparing For Disaster

Almost everyone lives where a flood, tornado or other natural disaster can strike but are you prepared? Simple tips to make sure you're covered.

Can Co2 Be A Good Thing?

Pollution may have a positive effect on some parts of our environment. It's helping trees and plants grow faster.

Tracking Global Carbon

A pollution alert -- carbon is increasing three times faster than it was 50 years ago. We'll show you how it affects the air we breathe.

The Right Mix of Trees

SYRACUSE, N.Y., (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Global warming is a highly debated political issue these days. Many people wonder what one person can do to help. Planting trees can play a powerful role in cleaning up the local environment, but they're disappearing from cities across America.

What's In Our Air?

BOULDER, Colo., (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Scientists at NOAA confirmed pollution controls put in place 10 years ago are impacting us today. Now, the scientists say, with certainty, the "Clean Air Act" regulations that went into effect in 1999 are working today.

Balloons Tracking Storms and Saving Lives

DENVER (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When hurricanes threaten, time is critical in making forecasts to save lives and property. When a hurricane strikes, forecasters need all the help they can get to predict just how bad it'll be. And scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have taken another step in better predicting how strong a hurricane will be and where it will strike.

Cleaning up CO₂

ATHENS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Global warming's effects can be seen worldwide, and many experts believe it's only going to get worse! In fact, America is by far the largest contributor to global warming than any other country -- releasing a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide -- the primary cause of global warming. But now engineers have found a natural way to eliminate one of the worst contributors to our environment's decay.

El Niño's Wicked Weather

PASADENA, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Drenching rain ... Deadly tornadoes ... Wicked ice storms. 1998's El Niño was a huge force. So when El Niño surfaced again this winter, NASA climatologists and oceanographers jumped on his trail.

The Secret Lives of Snowflakes

GREENBELT, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When a fresh batch of snow falls, it's not long before the fun starts! Now, add a little more fun by catching snow. It's an easy way to help planetary scientists collect and identify snowflakes for the new Global Snowflake Network.

Ranking Winter Storms

CAMP SPRINGS, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When a winter storm hits, so do delays and headaches. Do you stockpile candles and canned goods or prepare the ice scraper and expect a difficult drive to work tomorrow?

Mission for NASA

TIMNATH, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- For millennia, man has studied clouds from the ground looking up. Today, satellites orbit earth, sending back a cross section of cloud information from the inside out...

Heads up on Severe Weather

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a sign of trouble. Thunderstorms mixed with air travel usually means delays, headaches and frustrated passengers. Flying from Atlanta to New York, the weather can change fast when you're flying at speeds up to 500 mph. Even huge airplanes are no match for the power of a thunderstorm.

Thunder+Snow=Thundersnow

NORMAN, Okla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Thunder, lightning and snow?!? These are three things you usually never see together! It’s called thundersnow, a combination of thunder and lightning during a snowstorm -- kind of like shaking a snow-globe and adding lightning.

Aerosols and Pollution

GREENBELT, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- While riding his bike Yoram Kaufman was struck and killed by an SUV. He was a prominent, atmospheric scientist.

Mysteries of Thunderstorms

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- There's no mistaking the billowing clouds, the noise, the rain, and the lightning of a thunderstorm. But why do some dark and ominous clouds form into huge masses of rain and lightning while others just pass us by?

Scientist Profile: Young Hurricane Expert

FT. COLLINS, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- One of the country's leading hurricane experts is stepping down after three decades of forecasting. Meteorologist Bill Gray, Ph.D., at Colorado State University has passed the torch to a man whose young age and accomplishments may surprise you.

Predicting Major Weather Disasters

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes ... Nature's fickle, and devastating forces are sometimes a surprise. But scientists are not waiting for the next big one. Another hurricane season is here, and while we hold our breath hoping for a less-destructive season than last year, scientists are stepping up to the challenge of looking at how the United States will stand up to all types of natural disasters.

Summer Forecast: La Niña

CAMP SPRINGS, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Batten down the hatches! Forecasters are warning of another powerful hurricane season.

Sounds From the Sea

SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- What do boats, whales and rainfall sound like from underneath the surface of the sea? How does it affect everything that lives down there?

Derecho

NORMAN, Okla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A derecho is a weather term meteorologists admit most people don't know about. But in this past year of unpredictable weather, it's worth learning about.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Do you bring your umbrella? Is severe weather headed your way? Where will the storm hit? These questions are answered by meteorologists every day. Their accuracy can not only help plan your weekend picnic, but can save lives, too. But how accurate are they? Weather forecasters and meteorologists are using more advanced technology than ever before to know when and where severe weather will strike.

Built on Shaky Ground

SAN FRANCISCO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's an unusual event ... A meeting of art and science. But it can make for a "shaky" learning experience, especially when it comes to earthquakes.

Tulips! Tulips! Tulips!

HILLEGOM, The Netherlands (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When you think of Holland, you probably think of tulips. They're bright, bold and beautiful! Learn what it takes to grow tulips like these, but do you ever wonder how these unique flowers are grown? We traveled all the way to the tulip capital of the world to find out.

New Tornado Scale

NORMAN, Okla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Until now, the damage of an F5 tornado in Oklahoma was rated the same as if it struck Ohio. But now the National Weather Service is updating a standard tornado scale to reflect consistency in reporting storms.

Hurricanes: Predicting 2006

MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Last year, a record three Category 5 hurricanes hit the United States, leaving 1,300 Americans dead and millions homeless. Researchers just announced that we're in store for another rough storm season. But using new tools, meteorologists can now tell how many storms will occur and how bad they will be.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Warnings say stay away, but why are airplanes flying toward hurricanes? Preparations are underway for the 2006 hurricane season. Researchers say we're in the middle of a rough cycle, meaning we could be in store for more strong storms this season.

Real-Time Quake Detection

SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The first few hours following a major earthquake are critical for seismologists, rescuers and people living in the quake zone. Now, researchers can estimate where a quake made its biggest impact within 30 minutes after a big earthquake.

LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 80-percent of the earth's natural forests have been destroyed, and research shows 45 percent of lakes are too polluted to be safe for drinking, fishing or even swimming. We all know our environment is changing, but there's still a lot to learn. With new technology, we may soon have a clearer picture of exactly what's happening.

Harder Rain, More Snow

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- If you don't like the weather now ... Just wait, huge changes could be in store. Some scientists predict severe weather events will be even more extreme over the next few decades -- more snow, harder rain, and hotter heat waves.

Forecasting Aftershocks

PASADENA, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Earthquakes are unpredictable, but one thing seismologists know for certain is the occurrence of one earthquake makes another one more likely. The unexpected and violent nature of earthquakes keeps a lot of people on edge, but now, they have a new tool for figuring out when and where aftershocks could occur.

Danger in Your Backyard

DULLES, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- There could be dangerous chemicals lurking in your own backyard, putting you and your family at risk. The harmful chemical arsenic, once used to treat lumber, and now primarily used in pesticides, can make its way into the ground and linger for decades, turning clean soil into tainted dirt. Now, scientists are getting down and dirty with a new way to clean it up.

Saving Butterflies

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- We've seen them and probably taken them for granted. But if we don't do something now to save the monarch butterfly, they could disappear. Now scientists have a new plan to help put these butterflies back on the map.

Fog Cleans Air Pollution

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A dreary, foggy morning may wreak havoc on your morning commute. But now, scientists reveal that not all thick, foggy air is bad. Some of it may be helping to cleanse the atmosphere by absorbing polluting airborne particles.

Hurricanes Spawn Tornadoes

(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Hurricane season officially started in June, and now forecasters from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center say once a hurricane makes landfall, the storm often weakens and can lead to tornadoes, even thousands of miles away.

Heat and Health Alert

(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- We think of summer as carefree and fun, but for many people, super-hot weather can be more than uncomfortable. It can be dangerous, especially for children and the elderly. Now scientists have a new way to warn us when the mercury becomes menacing.

North American Monsoon

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Summertime brings the right mix of conditions for thunderstorms, but pinning down their exact location makes forecasting summer weather unpredictable. A group of researchers is trying to change that, and the results could have a huge impact on our economy.

Quake Network

(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Last December's tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean. Experts say the United States has a 1 in 5 chance of a cataclysmic earthquake off the west coast in the next 50 years, one that could trigger our own tsunami. This realization put the scientific community to work, as it now examines the vast amount of information collected from a network of seismic monitors.