Effects of solar flares arriving on Earth
(AP) -- The impact of a series of eruptions on the sun began arriving at Earth on Friday and could affect some communications for a day or so.
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NASA identifies the areas of Tropical Storm Muifa's strength
The strongest thunderstorms that make up tropical storm Muifa are on the storm's eastern and southern sides, according to infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite. The northern side is being weakened by a nearby weather ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2011
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Satellite video shows Tropical Storm Beatriz fizzle in 6 hours
Satellite data from NASA and NOAA showed that Tropical Storm Beatriz went from a strong tropical storm to a remnant low pressure area in six short hours after running into Mexico's western mountains. An animation of imagery ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2011
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NRL instrument provides key space weather data
Data products from the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division were officially transitioned for use in operational systems at the Air ...
Engineering
Jun 22, 2011
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Landsat 5 satellite helps emergency managers fight largest fire in Arizona history
The largest fire in the history of the state of Arizona continues to burn and emergency managers and responders are using satellite data from a variety of instruments to plan their firefighting containment strategies and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2011
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'Dramatic' solar flare could disrupt Earth communications (Update)
An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory (video) on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2011
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GOES-13 satellite video close-up of deadly Joplin, Missouri tornado
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 provides forecasters with continuous visible and infrared imagery of weather systems across the U.S. and a new movie from the NASA GOES project gives a ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2011
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NASA's TRMM satellite saw heavy rainfall in supercell that spawned Joplin tornado
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Sunday May 22, 2011, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of the rainfall rate in the supercell thunderstorm that generated the deadly twister that struck Joplin, ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2011
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NASA mission seeks to uncover a rainfall mystery
Scientists from NASA and other organizations are on a mission to unlock the mysteries of why certain clouds produce copious amounts of rain. In a field mission that is now under way, aircraft are carrying instruments above ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2011
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University of Oklahoma researchers working to advance predictability research initiatives
Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school's predictability research initiatives with multiple projects that could one day lead to more accurate forecasts of weather-related events, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2011
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