Browse Archive
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JPL Wind Watcher Blows Into its Second Decade
NASA's QuikScat satellite has reached a milestone--10 years of tracking wind speed and direction, and revolutionizing marine weather forecasts.
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Follow Ocean Trends From With NASA’s 'Sea Level Viewer'
Internet users can access ocean heat data by using the Sea Level Viewer, an interactive visualization tool developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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S'COOL Sets Sail To Promote Ocean Health
A NASA student weather monitoring program joins adventuring scientists on a voyage to raise awareness of ocean health.
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New Developments in Societal Applications of Earth System Science: Media Briefing
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Scientists Search for a Pulse Above Earthquake Area
A new NASA 3-D airborne radar, capable of seeing below the surface, will study earthquake faults in California.
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Applied Sciences Projects Improve Famine Predictions
Two new projects are using satellites and computer models to better anticipate famine and speed up the delivery of aid to populations in critical need.
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Forecasters: Cooler Sea Might Dampen Hurricane Season
Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What can we expect?
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NASA Studies Ozone Damage to Important Crops
The U.S. soybean crop is suffering nearly $2 billion in damage a year due to rising surface ozone concentrations, a NASA-led study has concluded.
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NASA Uses Satellite For Crop Forecasting
NASA researchers are using satellite data to estimate soil moisture, improving global forecasts of how well the world's crops will grow during shortages.
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Red Glow Helps Map Ocean Plant Health
Researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health and productivity of ocean plants, as revealed by a unique signal detected by a NASA satellite.