Source: University of Alabama Huntsville News

A sudden jump in the number of lightning strikes inside a garden-variety thunderstorm might soon give forecasters a new tool for predicting severe weather and issuing timely warnings, according to research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. The sudden …

Learning how wildland fires behave scientifically provides a better chance at accurately predicting the spatial and temporal evolution of high intensity wildfires, said Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the UAH College of Engineering, and professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. …