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Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill

“It was just a joke, but then everyone stopped and looked at each other and said, ‘Wait — that actually sounds cool,' ” said Longrich, a postdoctoral associate…

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First Six Months of 2010 Second Warmest on Record

First six months of 2010 second warmest on recordGlobal climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeJune temperatures (preliminary)Global composite…

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Stanford Study: Heat Waves Expected to Increase in the U.S. by 2039

“Using a large suite of climate model experiments, we see a clear emergence of much more intense, hot conditions in the U.S. within the next three decades,”…

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GOES-13 Satellite Monitors Organization of System 96L

GOES-13 is one of a two Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites that monitor weather over the U.S. GOES-13 covers the eastern U.S. and GOES-11…

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Alex's aftermath brings flash flood watches to Texas

The latest imagery from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-13, revealed Alex's remnants over Texas, and showed a lingering stationary…

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NASA TRMM satellite data show areas of Alex's heavy rainfall

Heavy rain amounts from satellites and flood inundation calculations from a hydrological computer model are updated every three hours globally with the results…

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GOES-13 Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Alex Near Mexico

At 8 a.m. EDT on July 1, Alex was about 55 miles (85 km) west of Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. That's near 23.8 North and 99.8 West. Its maximum sustained winds…

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CryoSat-2 Exceeds Expectations: A Closer Look at Its Success

Prof. Duncan Wingham, Lead Investigator for the CryoSat mission, stated, “The satellite is in very good shape – exceeding in-orbit specifications, the ground…

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NOAA-Supported Scientists Predict “Larger Than Average” Gulf Dead Zone

Scientists are predicting the area could measure between 6,500 and 7,800 square miles, or an area roughly the size of the state of New Jersey. The average of…

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NASA data see Alex's core aligned, growing toward hurricane strength

As Alex nears hurricane strength at 8 a.m. EDT on June 29, a Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio…

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GOES satellite sees Celia's remnants a shadow of her former self

GOES-11 was launched by NASA and is now operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA's GOES Project at the Goddard Space Flight…

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TRMM satellite sees Darby's remnants still kicking up isolated showers

The center of Darby the remnant low pressure area is located near 15 North and 97.5 West. Those remnants are still showing some scattered moderate to strong…

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Arctic Climate’s Sensitivity to Warming Revealed by Study

Led by the University of Colorado at Boulder, the international study indicated that while the mean annual temperature on Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic…

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Celia and Darby: Weakening Tropical Storms in the Pacific

Celia is spinning farthest away from land in the Eastern Pacific and seems to be sitting still. At 5 a.m. EDT on Monday, June 28, Celia was located about 1070…

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Tropical Storm Alex Hits Gulf: Heavy Rainfall in Belize, Yucatan

Today, June 28, a tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of Belize and the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Chetumal to Cancun. NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard the Aqua satellite captured infrared imagery on June 26 and 27 that showed the areas of high, cold, thunderstorm cloud tops and the warm western Caribbean waters….

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Arctic Freshwater Cycle Intensifies, Marks Warming

The multi-year, multi-investigator synthesis of available data caps a five-year effort known as the Freshwater Integration study (FWI), funded by the National…

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