A new partnership between NOAA and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community has yielded a fresh safety campaign slogan to protect more people from lightning strikes this summer.
Environment
Jun 27, 2016
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The mystery of why most of the most powerful lightning on Earth happens over the oceans isn't solved, but a few of the usual suspects are no longer in custody.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2016
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Dry tinder, naturally occurring weather, and hot weather make for dangerous conditions in the Southwest. Three fires which all began by lightning strikes in the month of May are still burning in New Mexico and Arizona.
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2016
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The Jack Fire in east-central Arizona continues to burn on June 10, and NASA's Aqua satellite saw smoke streaming from the fire from its orbit in space.
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2016
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Fires caused by lightning strikes on hydrocarbon storage plants are a century-old, yet to be addressed, problem, according to research published in the International Journal of Forensic Engineering. In the era of hydraulic ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2016
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ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image circling Earth 400 km up in the International Space Station. He commented: "Sometimes looking down on Earth at night can be kinda spooky."
Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2016
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Upward lightning strikes initiate on the ground and head skyward. These discharges, which usually begin at the top of tall and slender structures, pose a real risk for wind turbines. An EPFL study analyzes the mechanisms ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2015
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Scientists have recorded measurements of X-rays of energies up to 10 MeV caused by electrons accelerated in the intense electric fields inside a thundercloud.
General Physics
Sep 30, 2015
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Wildfires continue to plague several states in the West. In this image taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies onboard NASA's Aqua satellite, fires can be seen in Washington, ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2015
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The Pacific Northwest is abundantly dotted with wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. There are over 27 fires listed in the Inciweb database for the state of Washington. The largest active fire listed is the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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