Tune into any TV weather report and you’ll hear the words “Doppler radar” as meteorologists track storms across California. But how does Doppler radar work? And how accurate is it? The concept of ...

A tool designed for war became a tool designed to save lives. Doppler radar is a crown jewel of modern science that helps meteorologists save countless lives every year—and it’s a complex technology ...

Outside every National Weather Service (NWS) office around the U.S. stands what looks like an enormous white soccer ball, perched atop metal scaffolding several stories high. These somewhat plain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — As severe thunderstorms crossed northern Ohio Wednesday evening, I took some time to talk about how meteorologists use radar when looking for tornadic activity. Of course, ...

The radar's display system also allows for live street level mapping of radar data and automatic storm tracking as well as a flash option to highlight areas of intense precipitation. We can also ...

Unexpected wind shifts, ember attacks, fire storms and fire vortices. They're some of the unpredictable and extreme components that can transform a bushfire from bad to deadly. A mobile Doppler radar ...