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TRMM satellite sees heavy rain, towering clouds in Tropical Storm Katia
While parts of the East Coast and New England are still recovering from Hurricane Irene, a new storm is brewing in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Katia. The TRMM satellite looked "under the hood" of the storm ...
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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NASA eyes two more Atlantic tropical cyclones while Irene drenches Canada
While the remnants of Hurricane Irene drench Quebec and Newfoundland, Canada today, NASA satellites are keeping tabs on two other tropical cyclones in the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Jose and newly formed Tropical ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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TRMM satellite sees 4 possibilities for the next Atlantic tropical storm
On Friday, August 12th, there were no named tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean. However, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is now monitoring four areas in the Atlantic Ocean that have potential ...
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Aug 13, 2011 |
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Hurricane Fred fades with a satellite exclamation point
NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the remnants of Fred, September 13 and captured an infrared and visible image of the storm's clouds from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. Both AIRS images ...
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Sep 14, 2009 |
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Sandy streets over the Atlantic
Thick dust from the Sahara blowing over the ocean off the western coast of Africa encounters the islands of Cape Verde, forming a wake of swirling “vortex streets” visible by satellite.
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Feb 10, 2012 |
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NASA satellites Hurricane Irene almost one-third the size of US east coast
Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Meanwhile, far in the eastern Atlantic Ocean a tenth tropical ...
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Aug 25, 2011 |
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NASA satellites see heavy rains for Central America from Tropical Depression 8
The eighth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season formed from the low pressure System 93L on August 19 at 8 a.m. EDT and satellite data from NASA shows strong rainmaking potential as the ...
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Aug 19, 2011 |
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Researchers discover hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels
The search for new energy sources to power mankind's increasing needs is currently a topic of immense interest. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are considered one of the most promising clean energy alternatives. ...
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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European coastal pollution is harmful to seals
The bodies of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina), which live in estuaries or along coastlines where industrial activities take place, are highly contaminated. This is the result of a European study, involving Spanis ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Two tropical cyclone names retired from list of Atlantic storms
Two tropical cyclone names in the Atlantic were retired from the official name rotation by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee because of the deaths and damage they caused in 2010. ...
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Mar 17, 2011 |
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Migrating sea turtles have magnetic sense for longitude
From the very first moments of life, hatchling loggerhead sea turtles have an arduous task. They must embark on a transoceanic migration, swimming from the Florida coast eastward to the North Atlantic and ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Desert dust puzzle solved
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pioneering measurements by University of Reading scientists are helping to unravel a mystery over strange properties of atmospheric dust.
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Jan 10, 2011 |
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NASA compares rainfall of 2010 and 2005's Atlantic hurricane season
The year 2010 was accurately predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be an active one with 14-23 tropical cyclones and 8-14 hurricanes predicted. NOAA's National Hurricane ...
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Nov 29, 2010 |
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Atlantic sea turtle population threatened by egg infection
An international team of Mycologists and Ecologists studying Atlantic sea turtles at Cape Verde have discovered that the species is under threat from a fungal infection which targets eggs. The research, published in FEMS Mi ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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