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Smithsburg native on research trip to study storm activity at equator
heather.keels@herald-mail.comGrowing up near Smithsburg, Angela Rowe was fascinated by weather, often sitting on her back porch to watch thunderstorms roll through the mountains until her mother made her go inside. “When I was in elementary school, we had a really, really...Tags: Weather, Taiwan, Travel, Science, Research
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Precise combination of factors create Okla. killer tornado with power of many Hiroshima bombs
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power...Tags: Mexico, Science, The Pennsylvania State University, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms
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After two days of travel, WDBJ7 crew meets up with Hokie Storm Chasers in Kansas
WDBJ7 is tagging along as a team of meteorology professors and students are using the Midwest as their classroom this week. Chris Hurst is with them for the next two days. He and photojournalist Andy May met up with them late Saturday night as they were...
Tags: Science and Technology, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Virginia Tech
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: Mathematics, Ellicott City, Festive Events, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Arts and Culture
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Sandy retired from list of hurricane names; replaced with Sara
Sandy is the 77th name to be retired from the World Meteorological Organization's Atlantic hurricane season lists, joining memorable storms to hit Maryland like Irene, Isabel, Gloria and Agnes. Sara will replace it on a list that will next come into use...
Tags: Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters
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Kevin Lighty
Dreams do come true. I know because I'm living my childhood dream. I grew up in a very small town in Indiana named Veedersburg. I've had a fascination with weather as far back as I can remember to my days as a 4 year old boy that watched storms from my...Tags: Television Industry, Radio Industry, Colleges and Universities, Indiana State University, Science and Technology
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Meet Brent Watts
E-Mail Brent Follow Brent On: Blog | Facebook | Twitter A native of Botetourt County, Brent Watts grew up watching Your Hometown News Leader, so it seemed only fitting that WDBJ7 was his only choice when searching for his first job in television. ...
Tags: Old Dominion University, Weather, Weather Reports, Botetourt County
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Meteorologist Bernadette Woods says she is leaving WJZ-TV
The Baltimore SunWJZ meteorologist Bernadette Woods is leaving the CBS-owned station to join a non-profit firm in New Jersey focused on climate change, she said Wednesday night. Woods, who has been with WJZ for seven years, said she will remain at the station helping...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Ecosystems, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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World's megacities may influence global weather
Heat generated by the Earth's major cities has influenced global weather patterns and is probably responsible for winter warming in parts of North America and northern Asia, according to scientists. So-called waste heat produced by human activities in...
Tags: Science and Technology, Energy
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Shepherd Holcombe: A Passion For Hartford And Its History
The Hartford CourantSome families are peripatetic and don't stay physically close to grandparents, or even parents or the places where they grew up. In a country of immigrants, many do not even know where their ancestors first settled. But some people find themselves,...Tags: Old State House, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Arts, Holiday Vacations, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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W. Kennedy Cromwell III, foreign service officer
W. Kennedy Cromwell III, a retired foreign service officer who spent the majority of his 32-year career in Africa, died Dec. 13 from complications of a stroke at the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville.
The former Washington and Annapolis...Tags: England, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Africa, Politics
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Despite devastation, Sandy doesn't qualify as 'major'
This year’s hurricane season — which officially comes to a close Friday — has proved to be one of the most active on record, with Hurricane Isaac and super storm Sandy wreaking havoc on two coastlines, although both storms, technically,...Tags: Science and Technology, Hurricane Isaac (2012), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms
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