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NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming
The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
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2008 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Rainfall
Hurricane, tropical storm and tropical depression rainfall caused many severe floods and numerous lost lives during the 2008 north Atlantic hurricane season.
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Scientists Have a New Scientific Tool for Hurricane Research On-Line
Scientists, students, and applications users seeking on-the-fly visualizations and analysis of hurricane-related data can now get access to it via the NASA Hurricane Data Analysis tool on-line.
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NASA Honors Ocean-Observing QuikScat Mission
NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to the QuikScat team.
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Activity Coincides With Hurricane Season's Peak
The recent flurry of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic is a reminder that we are now entering the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, and this season is turning out to be well above average.
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2008 Hurricane Season Kicks Into High Gear
For the first time in the 2008 hurricane season, there are four tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic Ocean basin on one day.
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2007 Hurricane Forecast Took Blow From Winds, Dusty Air
A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season.
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For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference
Making a proper distinction by looking at both raindrop size and abundance may be a key to assisting weather forecasters in estimating rainfall intensity to reduce the surprise factor of flash flooding.
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2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late
The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going.
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NASA Hurricane Animation Improves Storm Damage Prediction
Thanks to student interns and NASA satellites forecasters will be able to predict overall storm damage more accurately.
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Smaller Storms Drop More Rain in Hurricane Season
A study using NASA data indicates that smaller tropical storms do more to alleviate droughts than hurricanes do over the course of a season by bringing greater cumulative rainfall.
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Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Forests
Hurricane Katrina damaged 320 million large trees which led to massive quantities of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
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11.06.07 - The Unmanned Aerosonde →
Accompany this small, unmanned craft as it takes a low-altitude look inside Hurricane Noel.
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Improving Estimates of a Hurricane's Punch
As Tropical Storm Noel churns off Florida's east coast, NASA and university scientists have announced they have developed a promising new technique for estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones from space.
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"Towering" Achievement for Goddard's Visualization Studio
A NASA visualization illustrating the complex science of hurricane hot towers has been selected for an award by Science Magazine
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New Lightning Sensors Warn of Hurricane's Power
By monitoring the lightning near a hurricane’s eye, scientists will be able to improve their forecasts of a storm's intensity.
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Hurricanes Henriette and Felix Set a Record
Felix and Henriette make landfall on the same day on either side of Central America.
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A NASA Look Back at Hurricane Katrina
NASA technology was deployed to aid officials in assessing the damage along much of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Katrina.
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Hurricane Andrew: 15 Years Ago
Fifteen years ago, in the early morning hours of August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in south Florida and became one of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history.
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NASA Eyes Current Sea Surface Temperatures For Hurricanes
Sea surface temperatures are one of the key ingredients for tropical cyclone formation and they were warming up.
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NASA Web Page, Video Gives Educators An In-Depth Look At Hurricanes
Educators will have the opportunity to bring a hurricane expert into their classroom with the release of a new NASA web page and video.
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07.18.07 - Flying Into a Thunderstorm →
Shakespeare's King Lear shouted to the heavens for a storm to vent its fury on him. Some NASA scientists hope for the same thing. They'd like a few really furious thunderstorms to come their way.
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NASA's Close-Up Look at a Hurricane's Eye Reveals a New 'Fuel' Source
New NASA research is providing clues about how the movement of air within the eye of a hurricane provides energy to keep this central 'powerhouse' functioning.
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Did Dust Bust the 2006 Hurricane Season Forecasts?
NASA study suggests tiny dust particles may have foiled 2006 hurricane season forecasts.
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NASA's Advanced Technology Peers Deep Inside Hurricanes
Determined to understand why some storms grow into hurricanes while others fizzle, NASA scientists recently looked deep into thunderstorms off the African coast using satellites and airplanes.
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Airborne Science in the Classroom: The Next-Best Thing to Being There
NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (NAMMA) probes an easterly atmospheric wave off the African continent.
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The 2006 Hurricane Season Was Near Normal
NASA scientists have learned why this year's hurricane season wasn't a blockbuster like 2005.