Earth is a pale, blue dot when seen from space. Its blue color is due to our home planet being 71% covered in water. NASA monitors Earth's water from space, the skies, ground stations on land, ships sailing the seas and even ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2020
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A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched and officials are bracing for the possibility of an early and more intense wildfire season amid record-breaking temperatures.
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
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Typhoon Bualoi continues to move through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite measured rainfall rates throughout the storm.
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2019
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NASA's Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) have collected rain and snowfall from space for nearly 20 years, and for the first time in 2019, scientists can access PMM's entire record as one data set.
Environment
Oct 16, 2019
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In the midst of the California rainy season, scientists are embarking on a field campaign designed to improve the understanding of the natural and human-caused phenomena that determine when and how the state gets its precipitation. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2015
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Tropical Storm Kammuri continues to strengthen on its north-northwestern track through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and NASA's TRMM satellite identified a band of thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall northwest of the ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2014
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Filling a gap in the picture of tropical clouds, a research team led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory combined two views of clouds in the tropical Indian Ocean. Using collocated precipitation and cloud radar measurements, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2014
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NASA has created a unique spherical film showing water's journey and extensive impact as it cycles through Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2014
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When asked to picture the shape of raindrops, many of us will imagine water looking like tears that fall from our eyes, or the stretched out drip from a leaky faucet. This popular misconception is often reinforced in weather ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2013
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Following the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory's arrival at the Tangashema Space Center in Japan, efforts by the NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency team will now focus on final checkouts and preparation ...
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2013
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