Earth Sciences

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Parting the Waters: Computer Modeling Applies Physics to Red Sea Escape Route

The computer simulations show that a strong east wind, blowing overnight, could have pushed water back at a bend where an ancient river is believed to have…

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Hurricane Igor: NASA Captures Stunning Images Over Newfoundland

NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites captured visible and infrared images of Hurricane Igor yesterday as he brought heavy rainfall into northeastern Canada. A…

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GOES-13's wide view of Atlantic's Tropical Storm Lisa and low, Pacific's Georgette

At 1445 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT) today, Sept. 22, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 captured Tropical Storm Lisa in the far…

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New Research Reveals Neanderthals’ Advanced Toolmaking Skills

For decades scientists believed Neanderthals developed `modern' tools and ornaments solely through contact with Homo sapiens, but new research from the…

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Hurricane Igor Expands: GOES-13 Satellite Monitors Canada

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-13 is stationary in its position in space, watching over the weather in the eastern U.S. GOES-13…

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NASA’s Infrared Imagery Tracks Tropical Storm Lisa Formation

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured “Lisa” when she was still a low pressure area yesterday,…

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GOES-11 Monitors Rapid Birth of Tropical Storm Georgette

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-11 is stationary in its position in space, watching over the weather in the western U.S. GOES-11…

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Explore Titan: The Unique Atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon

Titan, one of Saturn's moons, is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere — ten times denser than the atmosphere of Earth. Five years ago, the…

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Windborne Dust Impacts Colorado River Runoff This Spring

On spring winds, something wicked this way comes–at least for the mountains of the Colorado River Basin and their ecosystems, and for people who depend on…

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NASA's MODIS and AIRS instruments watch Igor changing shape, warming over 3 days

The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Igor at 11:30 am on Sept. 18, while MODIS in the Aqua satellite captured Igor's…

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NASA’s TRMM Monitors Typhoon Fanapi’s Intense Rainfall

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as TRMM captured an image of Typhoon Fanapi's rainfall on Sept. 18 at 0653 UTC (2:53 a.m. EDT) after…

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NASA Satellites Track Hurricane Karl’s Impact Before Dissipation

Karl had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph when it made landfall on Friday afternoon, Sept. 17. That made Karl a Category three hurricane on the…

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NASA sees Tropical Storm Julia getting 'dusted'

NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Julia on Sept. 18 at…

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NASA Study Reveals Desert Dust Impact on Colorado River Flow

The study, led by a NASA scientist and funded by the agency and the National Science Foundation, showed peak spring runoff now comes three weeks earlier than…

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NASA’s Aqua Satellite Monitors Hurricane Julia’s Changes

As NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Hurricane Julia from space on Sept. 16 at 1:35 p.m. EDT, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)…

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NASA Monitors Typhoon Fanapi’s Approach to Taiwan

At 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 17, Typhoon Fanapi's maximum sustained winds were near 85 knots (97 mph). It was centered about 360 nautical miles…

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