Tag Archives: Meteorology

A 1960 photo of engineers testing the Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS), the world's first successful weather satellite, at RCA in Princeton, New Jersey.
1960: The Evolution of Weather Satellites – From TIROS-1 to GOES

Weather satellites, beginning with TIROS-1 and evolving to the GOES series, transformed global weather forecasting, providing a continuous and comprehensive view of weather patterns

A weather radar map showing the rain bands in Hurricane Katrina as it approached the southeastern coast of Florida on August 25, 2005.
1947: Weather Radar – A Revolution in Storm Monitoring and Forecasting

The advent of weather radar profoundly improved the ability to forecast and monitor severe weather, marking a significant advancement in meteorology

A 1946 photo of Vincent Schaefer, a pioneer in cloud seeding, working in his laboratory at General Electric Research in Schenectady, New York.
1946: The Science of Cloud Seeding – From Theory to Practice

Cloud seeding, developed by Vincent Schaefer and Bernard Vonnegut, transformed the theoretical idea of weather control into a practical technique, now used globally

A photograph of the ruins of the town of West Frankfort, Illinois, in the aftermath of the March 18, 1925 Tri-State Tornado.
1925: Tri-State Tornado – America’s Deadliest Twister

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925, a catastrophic F5 tornado, was the deadliest in US history and sparked advancements in tornado monitoring