Firefighters prepare for large Washington state blazes to merge, with lightning storm to come
A lightning storm is forcasted to hit Washington state Saturday, causing even more fires in the region without any sign of rain. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and state health officials have distributed more than 20,000 respirator masks. Buildings have been protected, but people have been urged to evacuate and a highway has been closed.
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Final tests under way on Wyoming supercomputer to be used in weather research projects
The National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputer is in its final stages of being tested before it begins to be used for climate modeling. One of the first projects that this supercomputer will be used for is modeling air movement inside hurricaines and tornadoes. This supercomputer is 30 times more powerful than the machine that is being used now.
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Pittsburgh, county settle suit over death of man who tried to get ambulance in 2010 blizzard
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are settling a lawsuit that involves the family of a man who died during the 2010 blizzard after calling 911 10 times over the course of 30 hours. It is reported that medics could not reach the man and therefore asked him to walk to them through the storm. The trail will go to Common Pleas Court Friday.
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