Articles by Dan Elliott

Meteorite Report Grounds Colo. Firefighting Planes

Authorities say reports of a possible meteorite or meteor shower briefly grounded firefighting aircraft battling a central Colorado wildfire. Meteorologist Scott Entrekin of the National Weather Service says emergency officials in Chaffee County reported a possible meteor in the skies …

Hurricane Forecaster Changes Formula, Predicts Active 2008 Season

Using a simplified forecasting technique, researcher William Gray is predicting an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic next year, with seven hurricanes, three of them major. Gray’s team at Colorado State University had called for above-average storm seasons the past …

Colorado Forecaster Calls for 5 More Atlantic Hurricanes

Hurricane expert William Gray downgraded his 2007 Atlantic storms forecast slightly, but he still predicted above-average activity for the rest of the season, with five more hurricanes, two of them major. As Hurricane Felix lashed the coast of Honduras, forecaster …