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NASA's TRMM Satellite Sees the Power in Tropical Storm Alenga
December 7, 2011 The first tropical storm of the Southern Indian Ocean season has been renamed from Tropical Storm 01S to Tropical Storm Alenga as it continues to strengthen. NASA's TRMM satellite was able to capture ... > full story -
NASA Sees Birth of First Southern Indian Ocean Season Tropical Storm
December 5, 2011 The Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off and running and NASA's Aqua satellite saw the birth of Tropical Cyclone ... > full story -
More Accurate Tropical Cyclone Prediction Model Developed
November 18, 2011 While the prediction of hurricane tracks have steadily improved over the last few decades, improvements in the predictions of storm intensity and structure have proven much more ... > full story -
Protecting Houston from the Next Big Hurricane
November 14, 2011 To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel, adding new levees to protect densely populated areas on east ... > full story -
2012: Killer Solar Flares Are a Physical Impossibility, Experts Say
November 11, 2011 Given a legitimate need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather – great bursts of electromagnetic energy and particles that can sometimes stream from the sun – some ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Sees a More Powerful Hurricane Rina, Warnings Up in Mexico
October 25, 2011 Hurricane warnings are in effect in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and visible and infrared satellite imagery from NASA continues to show Hurricane Rina getting stronger. Rina is now a category 2 ... > full story -
NASA Caught Tropical Storm Rina Forming, Strengthening
October 24, 2011 NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite called TRMM and NASA's Aqua satellite captured radar and temperature data that showed Tropical Storm Rina forming in the western Caribbean Sea ... > full story -
Clustered Hurricanes Reduce Impact on Ecosystems, Researchers Find
October 17, 2011 New research has found that hurricane activity is "clustered" rather than random, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human population. Tropical cyclones and ... > full story -
Spotty, Strong Convection Seen in NASA Imagery Helps Irwin Regain Tropical Storm Status
October 12, 2011 Tropical Storm Irwin almost appeared down for the count, but spotty areas of flaring convection provided a clue to forecasters that he wasn't ready to give up yet. The cloud top temperatures were ... > full story -
NASA Gets an Icy Cold Wink from Hurricane Jova's Eye
October 11, 2011 Several NASA satellites have been following Hurricane Jova since birth and over the last day, Jova's eye has "winked" at ... > full story
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