Students ask me this question a lot at local career days throughout the school year: “Miss... (pointing at the anemometer I have up on the screen), what does THAT thing do?” It typically leads to a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meteorologists use many different instruments to observe and forecast the weather. Some sit at the surface… others remain far above the ground, all are important in knowing and ...

State-of-the-art weather instruments developed by University of New Hampshire researchers have been launched into outer space.The equipment was launched into space aboard a rocket carrying a NASA ...

Being right in the middle of technology news, I’m always surprised by the creativity of engineers who make the world around us move. iPads make their way into operation rooms, educational systems are ...

You probably use weather forecasts all of the time. The military, aviation community, farmers, businesses, and emergency managers certainly do. Most people do not think about the "nuts and bolts" of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

When classes start in early September, students will wake up wondering what they should wear. Will they need a rain jacket? A sweater? Will it be warm enough to wear shorts? Thanks to a new weather ...

If weather data collection devices were installed on each fire station in the U.S., more accurate data could be used to predict deadly and devastating storms. With 50,000 fire stations, the fire ...

NASA wants to better understand the weather of Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role that dust plays in Martian weather, and how huge ...