(Phys.org)—NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. With the ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world to create their predictions.
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2013
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Google is adding tools to Google Maps and search to help you survive a natural disaster.
Software
Jun 6, 2019
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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey stalled after making landfall over coastal Texas, pouring down record rainfall, flooding communities and becoming one of the wettest and most destructive storms in United States history. A new technique ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2022
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The path of Hurricane Dorian, which is currently over the Atlantic and heading for the state of Florida, is closely monitored by US weather services with powerful forecasting tools.
Environment
Aug 31, 2019
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NASA launched eight mini-satellites Thursday morning to measure surface wind deep in the heart of hurricanes.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2016
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Imagery from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite has shown some towering thunderstorms within the low pressure area called System 96L, located in the southern Gulf of Mexico. NASA continues to create the imagery from the GOES satellite ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2012
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A new satellite built by NASA and its Japanese counterpart is poised to launch next month on a mission to study rain and snow around the world, the US space agency said Monday.
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2014
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The world's largest hurricane simulator is now complete and experts hope it will improve forecasters' ability to predict how strong a storm will get, which has been a key weak spot for science until now.
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2015
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Hurricane Matthew rapidly gained power Friday, escalating to a powerful Category 4 storm as it moved over the open Caribbean sea just south of Jamaica, US forecasters said.
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2016
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