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NASA Scientists Use Satellites To Help Track A Disease And Keep It Under Control
July 16, 1999 — Using weather satellites to spot the early signs of an El Nino, scientists may be able to help save East Africans and their livestock from Rift Valley Fever, a mosquito-borne disease that can be ... > full story -
USGS Reports Continued Decline Of California Sea Otters
June 23, 1999 — The spring 1999 survey of 2,090 California sea otters indicates the population has declined overall by 1.14 percent since the 1998 spring survey, which revealed that there were a total of 2,114. ... > full story -
NASA's New Ocean-Observing Satellite Set To Chase The Wind
June 8, 1999 — Built in record time in just 12 months, QuikScat, NASA's new ocean-observing satellite, will be launched on a Titan II rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:15 p.m. Pacific ... > full story -
Jet Stream Studied In West African Drought
June 7, 1999 — The two jet streams that flow over West Africa during the summer months may contribute to the extended drought that has plagued this already semi-arid area, according to Penn State researchers. ... > full story -
Projected Snowpack Decline Could Mean Drastic Changes For Pacific Northwest
June 2, 1999 — Despite this year's record snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, the amount of water stored as mountain snowpack is projected to drop significantly in the long run, a change that could repaint the ... > full story -
New NCAR/United Nations Study Will Help 12 Countries Prepare Forthe Next El Nino
May 14, 1999 — The National Center for Atmospheric Research and the United Nations Environment Programme have together received a $650,000 UN grant to help 12 countries build operational, research and ... > full story -
Understanding Earth's Underwater Forests: Kelp Demography Off The Coast Of California
May 10, 1999 — They share many of the same qualities as old growth forests, but the only way to really appreciate these magnificent places is through the lens of a diving mask. Sometimes encompassing several miles ... > full story -
International Research Team To Study Indian Ocean Monsoon
April 26, 1999 — An international team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder will begin a research effort in the Indian Ocean April 26 to study the South Asian summer monsoon, which has been shown to affect ... > full story -
Radar Data Will Help Scientists In Their Quest To Pinpoint Climate Change
March 25, 1999 — Nature has a way of throwing curves at glacial scientists trying to diagram climate history and find evidence of cycles that might have altered weather repeatedly during hundreds of thousands of ... > full story -
La Nina Hangs On, Expected To Keep Influencing Global Climate Systems Into Early Summer
March 12, 1999 — The cold pool of water in the Pacific known as "La Nina" still persists, although it is slowly weakening, according to scientists studying new data from the U.S.-French TOPEX/Poseidon ... > full story
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