NOAA researchers are working to make traveling in winter weather safer

[Dan Robinson]

Awesome to see this subject getting some real attention in research and operations!

With car travel, a small amount of freezing precipitation isn’t likely to prompt drivers to stay off the roads. But the black ice that freezing precipitation can cause is a big safety problem, leading in some cases to car accidents and fatalities.

NOAA researchers are working to make traveling in winter weather safer

Trying to travel in the midst of winter weather can be inconvenient at best and dangerous — even deadly — at worst. Snow, freezing rain and black ice can snarl traffic and delay flights, and can also lead to accidents and traffic fatalities. A team of scientists at NOAA’s National Severe...

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