How trees withstand a storm
As Hurricane Katia slowly approaches the East Coast, many people are still cleaning up from Hurricane Irene, whose high winds last week caused trees to fall, leaving millions without power.
As Hurricane Katia slowly approaches the East Coast, many people are still cleaning up from Hurricane Irene, whose high winds last week caused trees to fall, leaving millions without power.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2011
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(AP) -- Tropical Storm Maria weakened slightly as it neared Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, but no further change in strength is expected, forecasters said.
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2011
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More hurricanes and tropical storms hit North Carolina in September than in any other month. Two UNC experts explain how state residents can stay safe and healthy before and after a dangerous storm.
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2011
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(AP) -- Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2011
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This week we look at two images taken simultaneously with different Envisat sensors of Hurricane Irene, which struck the US east coast last week.
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2011
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A satellite image recorded Monday at the University of Maine after the remnants of Hurricane Irene passed over northern New England the day before shows unusually high amounts of river discharge and suspended sediment in ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2011
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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 and saw heavy ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2011
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) has been busy doing just that: measuring the massive amounts of rainfall left in the wake of Hurricane Irene as she ravaged the Caribbean and U.S. East coast this past week.
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2011
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Hurricane Irene left a trail of devastation and heavy rainfall in its wake from the Caribbean to the U.S. east coast and is now a depression dumping heavy rains in eastern Canada before it heads into the Atlantic. Satellite ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2011
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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 Depression ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2011
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