updated 10/31/2005 5:47:25 PM ET 2005-10-31T22:47:25 The one-two hurricane punch from Katrina and Wilma, along with predictions of more severe weather in the future, has scientists pondering ways to save lives, protect property and possibly even control the weather. While efforts to tame storms have so far been clouded by failure, some researchers aren't willing to give up the fight.
When people think of natural disasters, they tend to think of earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. But Sarah Gibson, an astrophysicist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is more concerned about a phenomenon called space weather, that begins on the Sun millions of miles from Earth, and could mean lights out for the entire world.
Dec 9, 2016; 8:40 PM ET Snow is falling at a rapid 3-4 inches per hour in Bemus Point, New York. Storm chaser and extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer measures how much snow is falling.
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