January/February 2010: In This Issue

Zebulon Pike: Great American Explorer or Climate Spy?

by Merlin P. Lawson, Randy Cerveny, and Cary Mock

Zebulon Pike is known to history buffs as one of the great American explorers in the vein of Lewis and Clark. But what if the motivation behind his most celebrated adventure was just a bit more sinister?
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VORTEX2: Inside the Biggest Tornado Chase in History

by Susan Cobb

What do you get when you combine hundreds of scientists, tons of meteorological equipment, and a traveling caravan capable of covering vast amounts of terrain in a single day?
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The Controversy over Outdoor Warning Sirens
by Emily Laidlaw
Weather Queries
by Tom Schlatter
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The Volcano-Climate Connection
by Jack Williams
Weatherwatch: September/October 2009
by Brad Rippey, Jeffrey B. Halverson, Heather Angeloff, Blake Moore, Ted Fathauer, Anton Prechtel, Richard Thoman, and Graham Saunders
On the Job: FedEx Chief Meteorologist Dale Dockus
by Kimbra Cutlip

Forecast Center
by Tim Vasquez
From the Editor
by Margaret Benner
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Weather Front
by Kimbra Cutlip
Weatherscapes
by Ed Darack
Retrospect: January 15, 2009
by Sean Potter
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