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Observing Arctic ice-edge plankton blooms from space

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Ongoing climate-driven changes to the Arctic sea-ice could have a significant impact on the blooming of tiny planktonic plants (phytoplankton) with important implications for the Arctic ecosystem, according to new research conducted by scienti…

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Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million CU-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite

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A $28 million University of Colorado Boulder instrument developed to study changes in the sun’s brightness and its impact on Earth’s climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA’s Glory mission set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Bas…

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New study illustrates shifting biomes in Alaska

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A new study released today in the EarlyView of Ecology Letters addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings, conducted by scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center and th…

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Better mapping of human settlements to support crisis management operations

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When a major disaster strikes in remote parts of the world, knowing if the area is populated, and how densely, is crucial for the effective organisation of humanitarian operations. The Global Human Settlements Layer (GHSL), developed by the European…

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NASA infrared satellite data see an intensifying Tropical Storm Dianne

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Infrared satellite data from NASA’s Aqua satellite reveal that Tropical Storm Dianne is getting organized off the coast of Western Australia today.
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) infrared imagery suggests that Dianne’s center of c…

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NASA sees heavy rains in Tropical Storm Bingiza, possibly headed for second landfall

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NASA satellite data indicates that Bingiza is still maintaining tropical storm intensity and carrying heavy rainfall over the Mozambique Channel as it prepares for its second landfall in Madagascar.
Deadly Tropical Cyclone Bingiza, which cross…

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NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Bingiza hugging the western Madagascar coastline

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Infrared satellite data from NASA is showing some strong thunderstorms over west-central Madagascar today as Tropical Storm Bingiza continues to hug the western coast of the island nation.
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument tha…

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NASA Satellite sees most of Cyclone Bingiza’s rainfall over Mozambique Channel

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Infrared data from NASA’s AIRS instrument revealed that the low level center of Cyclone Bingiza was still over land in western Madagascar this morning, but the bulk of its rainfall was over the Mozambique Channel.
When NASA’s Aqua satellite fl…

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NASA Satellite sees two ‘tropical fists’ threatening Australia

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Australia is getting hit with two “tropical fists” as NASA satellites watch two low pressure areas develop near the Northern Territory and Western Australia. System 99S is currently strengthening near Darwin, Australia and another low pressure a…

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NASA Satellite catches a tropical cyclone forming near Darwin, Australia

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NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a low pressure area known as System 99S that appears to be strengthening very close to Darwin, Australia. Aqua satellite data indicated that the strongest thunderstorms were over the Timor Sea on Feb. 15.
System …

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Monitoring killer mice from space

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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15, 2011 — The risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost mouse populations, a University of Utah study says. T…

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NASA’s NPP satellite undergoing flight environmental testing

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GREENBELT, Md. — The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp’s production …

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