Thomas E. Weber

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Why High-Tech Weather Forecasts Don’t Save More Lives

The tornado that devastated Lee County, Alabama, on March 3 came as a shock, but not a surprise. Meteorologists had warned of severe weather days in advance. Forecasters monitored the area closely, blasting out warnings...

By Thomas E. Weber

The U.S. Desperately Needs a Better Way to Predict Storms. One Scientist Might Have the Solution

The weather outlook for the low country of South Carolina looked unsettling. Alan Walters, charged with protecting more than 9,000 students as the executive director of safety for the Georgetown County school district there, pored...

By Thomas E. Weber

Our Cars Tell Stories

If you’re taking a summer road trip–or just a drive to the grocery store–allow a few moments to savor our country’s most ubiquitous civics lesson: the automobile license plate. Every time we hit the highway,...

By Thomas E. Weber
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