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'Supra-glacial lakes' are the focus of a new Penn State study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising temperatures on the Greenland ice sheet cause the creation of large surface lakes called supra-glacial lakes. Now a Penn State geographer will investigate why these lakes form and their ...
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Feb 11, 2010 |
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Next generation weather/environmental satellite marks major milestone
The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery and the beginning of spacecraft integration efforts for a key science ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2010 |
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Tropical Storm Olga: Three times a lady
Just like 1980s song by the Commodores, "Three Times a Lady," Olga has become a tropical storm for the third time in northern Australia. NASA satellite imagery showed that Olga's center moved back into the ...
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Jan 29, 2010 |
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Tropical Depression 11S forms in the southern Indian Ocean
The eleventh tropical depression formed today in the Southern Indian Ocean south of Port Louis. It will continue on a southeasterly track and move into open ocean.
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Jan 28, 2010 |
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Understanding human threats to the Earth's largest habitat -- the deep sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- When most people think about the deep sea, they picture broad expanses of muddy seafloor. However, the majority of deep-sea animals, and perhaps the majority of all animals on Earth, live ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Arctic could face warmer and ice-free conditions
There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 29, 2009 |
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'Environmental Atlas of Europe' unveiled at COP15
In support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Copenhagen, the European Environment Agency hosted the 'Bend the Trend' event on Sunday evening to provide a global climate ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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New method of measuring ocean CO2 uptake could lead to climate change 'early warning system'
An international team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans and mapped for the first time CO2 uptake for the entire North Atlantic.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Climate change in Kuwait Bay
Since 1985, seawater temperature in Kuwait Bay, northern Arabian Gulf, has increased on average 0.6°C per decade. This is about three times faster than the global average rate reported by the Intergovernmental ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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NASA's Aqua satellite sees Nida explode into a category 5 Super typhoon
Typhoon Nida is in a favorable environment that has enabled it to intensify faster and stronger than previously forecast, and has now exploded into a Super typhoon. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Nida and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2009 |
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El Nino Picking Up Steam
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Noise Evidence Could Expand Hurricane Record
As sea-surface temperatures rise across the globe, some scientists believe that hurricane frequency and intensity may increase. A fresh technique offers promise to generate new data from long-dead storms, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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NASA satellites make a movie and get rainfall, wind info on Ida (w/ Video)
NASA satellites are amazing examples of technology. The TRMM satellite peers into tropical cyclones and can tell how much rain is falling per hour and where. QuikScat uses microwave technology to measure Ida's ...
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
(AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Tropical Depression Neki nulled by cool waters and wind shear
Two ingredients that don't mix well with tropical cyclones are waters cooler than 80 degrees Fahrenheit and wind shear. Those two ingredients were added into Tropical Depression Neki's mix late yesterday, ...
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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