Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Quieter Atlantic as Tropical Storm Hector Spins

Satellite imagery shows two lows in the Atlantic as Tropical Storm Hector spins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean with System 95E near the Mexican coast. The NOAA…

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Tropical Storm Kai-tak Approaches the Philippines: Key Updates

Warnings are already in effect in part of the Philippines. Tropical storm Kai-tak is the fourteenth tropical cyclone of the western North Pacific season. On…

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Hurricanes can be 50 percent stronger if passing over fresh water, says Texas A&M study

Ping Chang, professor of oceanography and atmospheric sciences and director of the Texas Center for Climate Studies, along with his former student, Karthik…

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Greenland Freshwater Inflow: Impact on Marine Ecosystems

This year Greenland is experiencing one of the warmest summers in its recent history. This heat wave has meant that an international research team is in the…

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NASA sees 2 tropical cyclones in Eastern Pacific

On August 10, NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured Tropical Storm Gilma and a low pressure area that was once the Atlantic Basin's Tropical storm Ernesto, now…

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The earthquake risk and Europe

How strong can earthquakes in Germany be? Where in Europa are the earthquake activities concentrated? These questions are the basis for risk assessments and…

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UCLA scientist discovers plate tectonics on Mars

“Mars is at a primitive stage of plate tectonics. It gives us a glimpse of how the early Earth may have looked and may help us understand how plate tectonics…

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The cold power of Hurricane Gilma revealed by NASA satellite

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Gilma on August 9 at 5:53 a.m. EDT. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image…

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Scientists find 50-year decline in some Los Angeles vehicle-related pollutants

“The reason is simple: Cars are getting cleaner,” said Carsten Warneke, a NOAA-funded scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental…

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NASA's New Way to Track Formaldehyde

He and his team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have developed an automated, lightweight, laser-induced fluorescence device that…

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NASA sees Tropical Storm Kirogi headed for cooler waters

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Kirogi on August 9 at 0241 UTC. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image…

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NASA sees very heavy rainfall within Tropical Storm Ernesto

The TRMM satellite saw tropical storm Ernesto on August 9, 2012 at 0656 UTC (2:36 a.m. EDT) after it moved from the Yucatan Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico….

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Exploring Underground Corrosion in Geothermal Plants

Deep geothermal plants in northern and southwestern Germany often work with highly saline thermal waters. The high salt content and pressure, dissolved gases…

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Tropical Storm Ernesto Brings Heavy Rainfall and Thunderstorms

At 11:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 7, Belize radar indicated Ernesto made landfall along the southern Yucatan coast near Mahahual, Mexico as a category one…

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NASA's Aqua satellite sees Tropical Storm Haikui make landfall in China

China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) said that Tropical Storm Haikui, made landfall in Zhejiang province on August 8 at 3:20 a.m. local time (19:20 UTC…

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How Dam Drawdowns Impact Global Warming: New Research Insights

Washington State University researchers have documented an underappreciated suite of players in global warming: dams, the water reservoirs behind them, and…

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