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Too Hot to Exercise? New Research Links Obesity to Temperature and Humidity

By Guest PostJuly 22, 2014Healthandreas hartmann, austin, clot busting drugs, colorado, exercise, grundwasserneubildung, humidity, hydrologische prozesse, link, mountainous areas, obesity, people, stroke treatment, temperature, theresa shireman, university of texas

AUSTIN, Texas — If you live in the South and have trouble exercising during the muggy summer months, you’re not alone. New research by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that adults are less physically active — and more obese — in counties where summers are hot, especially if they are also humid or rainy.

The new study, which appears in the American Journal of Public Health, also found that adults are less active and more obese in counties where winters are especially cold, cloudy and dark. (more…)

The Depths of Winter: How Much Snow Is In Fact On the Ground?

By Guest PostFebruary 15, 2012Nature, Scienceavalanches, boulder, caltech, cocorahs, crystal, ethan gutmann, floods, global picture, gps technology, humidity, hydrologic sciences, kenneth libbrecht, kristine larson, lasers, mountainous areas, national science foundation, ncar, noaa, plate like snowflakes, prototype devices, rocky mountains, snow, snow crystals, snow depth, snow gauges, snowfalls, stellar dendrite crystals, stellar dendrites, stellar plate, thomas torgersen, tree like, ultrasonic devices, ultrasonic energy, university of colorado, weather challenge, winds, wintertime, yardsticks

*Will lasers and GPS technology finally enable accurate measurement of snowfall?*

Equipped with specialized lasers and GPS technology, scientists are working to address a critical wintertime weather challenge: how to accurately measure the amount of snow on the ground.

Transportation crews, water managers and others who make vital safety decisions need precise measurements of how snow depth varies across wide areas. (more…)