News tagged with rainfall
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TRMM satellite sees system 98s raining on western Australia
System 98S is currently bringing rains and gusty winds to the northwestern coast of Western Australia, and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite spotted areas of moderate to heavy rainfall in ...
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Dec 31, 2010 |
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NASA satellite tracks soaking System 91S in western Australia
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a series of images from its Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument over the last two days and saw the low pressure area known as System 91S make landfall in Australia. ...
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Dec 17, 2010 |
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NASA satellites see heavy rainfall and displaced thunderstorms in System 94B
System 94B has not been classified as a tropical depression, but NASA satellite data has shown that it is creating heavy rainfall near India's southeastern coast. A second NASA satellite revealed that strong ...
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Dec 07, 2010 |
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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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NASA's TRMM satellite sees Tomas' power fluctuate
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite traveled over Tomas twice on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The second time was at 2005 UTC (4:05 p.m. EDT) when it was still classified as a tropical storm. During ...
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Nov 03, 2010 |
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Volcanoes have shifted Asian rainfall
Scientists have long known that large volcanic explosions can affect the weather by spewing particles that block solar energy and cool the air. Some suspect that extended "volcanic winters" from gigantic blowups ...
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Nov 03, 2010 |
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Time for a rain dance? Research finds 'cloud seeding' doesn't produce rain
In many areas of the world, including California's Mojave Desert, rain is a precious and rare resource. To encourage rainfall, scientists use "cloud seeding," a weather modification process designed to increase precipitation ...
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Nov 01, 2010 |
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Typhoon Megi unleashes its wrath
Though a storm’s strength is gauged by wind speed, tropical cyclones also pose a hazard because of the intense rain they bring to a region. This image shows the heavy rain Super-typhoon Megi unleashed ...
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Oct 27, 2010 |
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Pacific fisheries face collapse by 2035: study
Pacific island fisheries face collapse in the next 25 years as overfishing, population growth and climate change threaten one of the region's main economic resources, a study warned Wednesday.
Oct 27, 2010 |
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NASA satellites see Typhoon Megi poised for southeastern China landfall
Typhoon Megi has run into winds that are weakening the storm, but it is forecast to make landfall in southeastern China late at night (EDT) on Oct. 22 (11 a.m. local time Hong Kong, Oct. 23) as a Category ...
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Oct 22, 2010 |
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Category 4 Cyclone Giri hits Burma, NASA satellite sees heavy rainfall
Tropical Storm 04B grew quickly into powerful Cyclone Giri and was making landfall in Burma today as a powerful Category Four Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. NASA's TRMM satellite noticed that the storm ...
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Oct 22, 2010 |
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GOES-13 sees system 99L organizing tropically
The GOES-13 satellite keeps a continuous eye over the eastern U.S., the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, and noticed that System 99L is much better organized today, October 20, hinting that ...
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Oct 20, 2010 |
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Typhoon Megi's heavy rainfall witnessed by NASA as it moves into the South China Sea
Typhoon Megi is now over the South China Sea as a Category 3 typhoon, gaining more strength after drenching the northern Philippines. NASA satellites saw the heavy rainfall and very high thunderstorm cloud ...
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Oct 20, 2010 |
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NASA satellites see Otto become a tropical storm
NASA satellites have collected data as the Atlantic Ocean's Tropical Depression 17 has undergone two changes in less than 24 hours. Since Oct. 6, the depression has strengthened and has tropical storm-force ...
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Oct 07, 2010 |
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Scientists complete two-year study on short-day onions
Texas AgriLife Research scientists have recently completed a two-year study on the impact of deficit irrigation and plant density on the growth, yield and quality of short-day onions.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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