In a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles in a given environment. Adam Hinterthuer reports
Here’s a novel potential public health measure against the flu—kick up the humidity. The cold, dry months of winter signal the start of flu season. [...]
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Humidity Helps Fight Flu
Posted by admin in May 13th 2009
Network of Research Buoys in Indian Ocean to Improve Monsoon Prediction
Posted by admin in May 6th 2009
Indian Ocean Buoy.
(Credit: NOAA)
A new array of moored buoys in the Indian Ocean will provide critical climate and ocean data to help scientists predict the dramatic variations between seasonal monsoon rains and droughts.
“The data from these buoys will provide us with much-needed information to advance our understanding of the oceanic and atmospheric processes that [...]
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Tags: american meteorological society, analysis and prediction, atmospheric processes, bulletin of the american meteorological society, computer models, credit noaa, dramatic variations, farming communities, forecast models, measure winds, monsoon conditions, monsoon rains, ocean basin, ocean currents, ocean data, relative humidity, seasonal rains, tropical oceans