Meteorology

It's on the verge of thunderstorming. Do you know where your weather app gets its forecast data? Why does your friend's app show a different temperature? A lot has to do with NOAA's National Weather Service, which collects a ton of data and distributes it. But are there better forecast models.

Drones are being deployed for many practical uses around the globe. The Navy may use these glider drones for hurricane research.

Meteorologists forecasted where Hurricane Katrina made landfall accurately, but underestimated its strength. Better weather models now will help prevent such miscalculations.

This spring, researchers will comb the central United States in search of tornadoes and purposely put themselves in harm's way to help save your life.

The United Arab Emirates wants to build a full-sized artificial mountain to encourage more rainfall in a country mostly covered by desert.

A team of Dutch scientists have created an alternative way to track rainfall: Using cellphone towers and seeing how much the rain interrupts cell signals.