Rossby Wave - What Russian Fires And Pakistan Floods Have In Common

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 12:00 in Earth & Climate

Planetary waves, named Rossby waves because they were discovered by  Carl-Gustav Rossby in the 1930s, are intriguing natural phenomena that travel from East to West.A new NASA study suggests two of the most destructive natural disasters of 2010 were completely natural and closely linked even though they occurred 1,500 miles apart.read more

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