Last November, a new weather satellite (GOES-R*), was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Fig. 1). This new space dweller is equipped with modern and powerful instruments, opening numerous possibilities for improved weather analysis and forecasting. Today, I would like to focus on a brand-new instrument – The Geostationary
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: The following opinions are mine alone. This weathertorial has been shared with local officials and others. Working outside and lightning don’t mix! That’s a hardened lightning safety rule that hasn’t changed in decades. Lightning safety was emphasized in an editorial in the Naples Daily News yesterday (May 13, 2015).
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: The following opinions are mine alone. This weathertorial has been shared with local governmental officials in the Naples to Cape Coral area. On July 22, 2014, lightning claimed one life and injured two on a Fort Myers, FL beach. Almost immediately, cries for beach lightning detection systems surfaced and…To
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