Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Toraji's Concentrated Center Approaching Japan

A visible image of Tropical Storm Toraji was captured on Sept. 3 at 02:10 UTC/Sept. 2 at 10:10 p.m. is it continued moving north past eastern China and…

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Cosmic Crash Linked to Prehistoric Climate Change in Canada

For the first time, a dramatic global climate shift has been linked to the impact in Quebec of an asteroid or comet, Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues…

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Increased greenhouse gases and aerosols have similar effects on rainfall

Manmade climate change comes mostly from the radiative forcing of greenhouse gases and air pollutants or aerosols. While greenhouse gases are well-mixed in the…

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Satellite Panorama of Fizzling Juliette and Two Lows in Eastern Pacific

NOAA's GOES-West satellite sits in a fixed orbit that covers the western U.S. and the Pacific Ocean, providing imagery on a continual basis. NASA's GOES…

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NASA's TRMM Sees Heavy Rain Over Taiwan from Tropical Storm Kong-Rey

Flooding from torrential rainfall with totals of over 500 mm (~19.7 inches) have been reported in western Taiwan. A rainfall analysis from TRMM's Microwave…

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NASA Data Reveals Mega-Canyon under Greenland Ice Sheet

The canyon has the characteristics of a winding river channel and is at least 460 miles (750 kilometers) long, making it longer than the Grand Canyon. In some…

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NASA Sees Tropical Storm Juliette Waning Near Mexico's Baja California

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Aug. 29 at 08:53 UTC/4:53 a.m. EDT, and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument…

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NASA Infrared Eye Sees Wind Shear Affecting Tropical Storm Kong-Rey

As Tropical Storm Kong-Rey moved past the northern Philippines NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the storm that revealed wind shear was…

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Tornadoes Tend Toward Higher Elevations and Cause Greater Damage Moving Uphill

The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation changes on tornado path, vortex, strength and damage have yielded valuable information that…

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Wildfires projected to worsen with climate change

Research by environmental scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) brings bad news to the western United States, where…

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NASA Tallies Tropical Storm Fernand's Massive Rainfall from Space

Heavy rain with Tropical Storm Fernand generated mudslides. According to the Latin Times, a total of 13 people died as the result of mudslides from Fernand's…

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Researchers predict greener Greenland

Scientists expect the future climate to become warmer, and that this will apply to the Arctic in particular. Here the temperature is expected to increase…

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Submarine canyons a source of marine invertebrate diversity, abundance

What’s more, scientists have used this data to draw new connections between the levels of faunal diversity and the heterogeneity of submarine canyon landscapes…

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Fernand's Remnants Still Drenching Eastern Mexico

On Aug. 27 at 10:32 EDT, radar data from Mexico showed rainfall streaming in from near the city of Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico, to the west and northwest….

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NASA Sees Tropical Storm Kong-Rey Battling Wind Shear

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Kong-Rey on Aug. 27 at 0515 UTC/1:15 a.m. EDT and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer took a…

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Supervolcanic Ash Transforms to Lava Miles From Eruption

Supervolcanoes, such as the one sitting dormant under Yellowstone National Park, are capable of producing eruptions thousands of times more powerful than…

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