Scientists Think Bubbles May Hold the Key to Understanding Storms

Bubbles might be fairly innocuous, but they may also hold a clue to understanding a more sinister natural phenomena — storms.

French physicists at the University of Bordeaux are studying the behavior of the soapy substance to more accurately predict the intensity of large storms on the scale of Hurricane Sandy.

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The flow of liquid on the bubbles' membranes resembles the movements of weather systems that travel over the Earth, according to a report in the Daily Mail . By rotating the bubbles and varying their temperatures, the French research team has the ability to mimic storm-like system patterns. The process is filmed with a camera that shoots up to 500 frames per second, creating colorful renderings of the research results, according to a New Scientist report. Read more...

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