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NASA provides an infrared analysis of Tropical Cyclone Maha
NASA infrared imagery revealed Tropical Cyclone Maha was still a powerful storm as it continued moving through the Arabian Sea in the Northern Indian Ocean. On Nov. 4 at 4:45 a.m. EDT (0945 UTC the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS…
NASA provides an infrared analysis of typhoon Halong
Typhoon Halong continued to strengthen in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA’s Terra satellite passed overhead. Infrared imagery from an instrument aboard Terra revealed very high, powerful storms with very cold cloud top temperatures circling the center as well as…
Sea levels to continue rising after Paris agreement emission pledges expire in 2030
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Sea levels will continue to rise around the world long after current carbon emissions pledges made through the Paris climate agreement are met and global temperatures stabilize, a new study indicates. The historic Paris agreement on climate…
Just 15 years of post-Paris emissions to lock in 20 cm of sea level rise in 2300: study
Unless governments significantly scale up their emission reduction efforts, the 15 years’ worth of emissions released under their current Paris Agreement pledges alone would cause 20 cm of sea-level rise over the longer term, according to new research published today…
The world is getting wetter, yet water may become less available for North America and Eurasia
Plants will demand more water in the future making less water available for people
KU Leuven researchers use satellite data to calculate snow depth in mountain ranges
Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a method to measure the snow depth in all mountain ranges in the Northern Hemisphere using satellites. This technique makes it possible to study areas that cannot be accessed for local measurements,…
NASA finds heavy rain potential in typhoon Bualoi over Marianas
Typhoon Bualoi was lashing the Marianas Islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead and analyzed the cloud top temperatures to give forecasters insight into the storm’s rain potential. On Oct. 22, a Tropical Storm Warning…
NASA imagery reveals Neoguri now extra-tropical
Formerly a typhoon, now an extra-tropical storm, Neoguri has taken on more of a frontal system appearance in imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite. The final warning on the system has been issued. On Oct. 22, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or…
NASA finds Typhoon Bualoi rapidly intensified
Typhoon Bualoi rapidly intensified over 24 hours and quickly developed an eye and powerful thunderstorms. On Oct. 21, the eye of Typhoon Bualoi was just over 50 miles from the island of Saipan when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead.…
£4m study investigates impact of climate change on Antarctic ice sheet
A major £4 million EU-funded study to investigate how changes in Antarctica’s ice sheets and shelves may lead to a large and irreversible rise in global sea level over the coming decades is about to begin
Northern peatlands may contain twice as much carbon as previously thought
New findings double potential emissions from these areas, with big implications for climate modeling
Antarctic ice cliffs may not contribute to sea-level rise as much as predicted
Study finds even the tallest ice cliffs should support their own weight rather than collapsing catastrophically
NASA catches short-lived Tropical Storm Priscilla’s landfall in Mexico
Tropical Storm Priscilla was short-lived because it formed on Sunday, Oct. 20 very close to the coast of western Mexico and made landfall that same day. NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible picture of the storm as it was making…
NASA finds a transitioning Tropical Storm Neoguri
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on Oct. 21 and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Neoguri. Satellite imagery revealed that the storm is becoming extra-tropical. On Oct. 21, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument…
Big data, artificial intelligence to support research on harmful blue-green algae
Robotic boats and aerial drones combine with water sampling to study eastern lakes
NASA-NOAA satellite finds Tropical Storm Neoguri consolidating
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with a visible image of Tropical Storm Neoguri that showed it had become more organized over the previous 24 hours. Tropical Depression 21W lacked organization for a couple…
NASA-NOAA satellite finds overshooting tops, gravity waves in Tropical Storm Nestor
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided night-time and infrared views of developing Tropical Storm Nestor in the Gulf of Mexico and found over-shooting cloud tops and gravity waves. When the satellite passed over the potential tropical depression early on Oct. 18,…
NASA-NOAA satellite observes development of Tropical Storm Octave
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided infrared data that showed the development of Tropical Storm Octave in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Octave formed on Oct. 17 by 5 p.m. EDT as a tropical depression. At that time, it was located about…
NASA-NOAA satellite catches last burst before demise of Tropical Depression 17E
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over Mexico and found two small areas of very strong thunderstorms near two different coastlines. One area was in Potential Tropical Cyclone 17E in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the other was for another system…
NASA’s Terra satellite catches end of Atlantic Tropical Depression 15
Tropical Depression Fifteen or TD15, developed off the west coast of Africa on Oct. 14 by 5 p.m. EDT. The depression never strengthened into a tropical storm before it reached the end of its life. NASA’s Terra satellite provided an…
Fire blankets can protect buildings from wildfires
Existing blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe situations
Reclamation awards $8.9 million for innovative solutions in water and power management
The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $8.9 million to 27 new research projects and 114 continuing research projects through its Science and Technology Program. The funding from Reclamation is being matched by $10.9 million in partner contributions. The research findings…
NASA’s Aqua satellite reveals flooding in Japan from Typhoon Hagibis
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan over the weekend of October 12 and 13, bringing damaging winds, rough surf and flooding rains. NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of the flooding caused by the torrential rainfall. Hagibis made landfall…
NASA provides a farewell infrared view of extra-tropical storm Melissa
NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over North Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 14 and provided forecasters with an infrared view of Tropical Storm Melissa that revealed wind shear was tearing the storm apart as it was becoming extra-tropical. NASA’s Suomi NPP…
NASA’s Terra satellite catches a glimpse of a fleeting Ema
Tropical Storm Ema had a very short life, but NASA’s Terra satellite caught a glimpse of the storm before it dissipated in the Central Pacific Ocean. The newest tropical storm of the Central Pacific Ocean hurricane season formed to the…
Lakes worldwide are experiencing more severe algal blooms
Climate change is likely hampering recovery efforts
Deep Purple — future biological darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Purple algae are making the western Greenland Ice Sheet melt faster, as the algae darken the ice surface and make it absorb more sunlight
Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century, says new study
Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe. While the climate continues to warm, scientists expect the frequency and intensity of heat waves to…
Dust in ice cores leads to new knowledge on the advancement of the ice before the ice age
Ice core research: Researchers from the section Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth (PICE) at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have succeeded in making a method to enlighten an otherwise dark period in climate history. Working with the…
UM scientists awarded NOAA grant to study heat waves
Study will help improve future projections of extreme heat wave events in US
Study finds large potential range for invasive spotted lanternfly
Suitable habitat abounds in US and Europe for tree and fruit pest
Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates, study finds
Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new Colorado State University research, it can also make you more aggressive
NASA finds a transitioning cyclone Mitag filling the sea of Japan
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Sea of Japan on Oct. 3 and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Mitag. Clouds associated with the storm blanketed the Sea of Japan and satellite imagery indicated the storm was becoming extra-tropical.…
NASA sees Post-tropical Cyclone Lorenzo affecting Ireland
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the eastern North Atlantic Ocean early on Oct. 3 and captured a visible image of Post-tropical Cyclone Lorenzo as it neared Ireland. Lorenzo’s eastern side is already affecting Ireland, and both Ireland and the United…
African evidence support Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis
First African evidence to support hypothesis of an asteroid impact that contributed to the extinction of large animals 12,800 years ago
NASA finds Narda’s remnants bringing rain to mexico, headed to southwestern US
The remnant low pressure area that was formerly known as tropical cyclone Narda is still generating rainfall as it moves toward the southwestern U.S. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring on…
NASA satellite sees a large Hurricane Lorenzo headed toward Azores
Hurricane Lorenzo was heading toward the Azores Islands when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm. Satellite imagery revealed the large extent of the storm. Visible imagery from NASA satellites help forecasters understand if a…
NASA satellite shows Typhoon Mitag’s large reach over East China Sea
The bulk of Typhoon Mitag’s clouds and precipitation has been pushed north of its center, extending its reach over the East China Sea. Mitag was centered just off the coast of China’s Zhejiang province when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed…
NASA finds tropical storm Narda bringing heavy rainfall to western Mexico
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Narda along Mexico’s west coast in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Satellite data revealed the potential for heavy rainfall within Narda, and warnings are in effect for portions of western Mexico. Narda…
NASA finds Typhoon Mitag’s eye east of Taiwan
NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of Typhoon Mitag’s cloud-filled eye, located east of Taiwan. On Sept. 30, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of Mitag. The MODIS image…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP analyzes record-setting hurricane Lorenzo
Over the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29, Hurricane Lorenzo attained Category 5 strength briefly, becoming the strongest hurricane on record in the eastern-most Atlantic Ocean. Lorenzo has also attained and contributed to some other significant statistics. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP…
Brave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events ‘could be lethal’
Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a consequence of climate change. New research from Washington University in St. Louis provides important new insights…
Longest coral reef survey to date reveals major changes in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Marine biologist Prof. Maoz Fine: ‘Following in the footsteps of the pioneers of coral reef biology and ecology was an inspirational experience’
NASA data stares into the eye of powerful hurricane Lorenzo
Satellite data has confirmed that Lorenzo is a major hurricane in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean with an impressive structure. NASA’s Terra Satellite provided a visible image of Lorenzo that revealed a clear eye and a solid structure of thunderstorms…
NASA Satellite finds Karen holding onto tropical storm status
NASA’s Terra Satellite provides a variety of data on tropical cyclones including cloud heights and cloud top temperatures. Terra examined those factors in Tropical Storm Karen in the North Atlantic Ocean and data showed Karen holding onto tropical storm status.…
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Tropical Depression 19W organizing
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with a view of Tropical Depression 19W’s structure that helped confirm it is now a depression. On Sept. 27, 2019, the…
Thousands of meltwater lakes mapped on the east Antarctic ice sheet
The number of meltwater lakes on the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is more significant than previously thought, according to new research. A study led by Durham University, UK, discovered more than 65,000 supraglacial lakes using high-resolution satellite…
Potentially large economic impacts of climate change can be avoided by human actions
People are less motivated to take actions if its outcome is uncertain, and this could be true for climate-related issues. The uncertainty in climate response to the increase in greenhouse gas concentration, which is often believed to be substantially large,…
NASA finds light rain in former hurricane Kiko’s remnants
Former Hurricane Kiko is now just a remnant low pressure area that has slid into the Central Pacific Ocean. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring within the low. Kiko weakened to…