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  Hurricane Irene Polluted Catskills Watershed

  September 26, 2012 — The water quality of lakes and coastal systems will be altered if hurricanes intensify in a warming world, according to a new ... > full story
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  Cutting-Edge Technology Makes NASA's Hurricane Mission a Reality

  September 25, 2012 — Cutting-edge NASA technology has made this year's NASA Hurricane mission a reality. NASA and other scientists are currently flying a suite of state-of-the-art, autonomously operated instruments that ... > full story
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  Civil Engineers Destroy Test Levee in the Netherlands

  September 20, 2012 — Civil engineers collapsed a full-scale dike this week in the Netherlands. The test dike was embedded with advanced sensors and traditional measurement instruments, and results of the study are ... > full story
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  NASA's Global Hawk Investigating Atlantic Tropical Depression 14

  September 11, 2012 — NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) airborne mission sent an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft this morning to study newborn Tropical Depression 14 in the central Atlantic Ocean that seems ... > full story
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  More Accurate Method for Predicting Hurricane Activity

  September 11, 2012 — Researchers have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous ... > full story
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  Older Adults Not Prepared to Ensure Food Safety During Power Outages

  September 10, 2012 — In the wake of Hurricane Isaac, which left millions without power, a new study highlights that many older adults are not equipped to keep food safe during an extended power ... > full story
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  NASA's Global Hawk Mission Begins With Flight to Hurricane Leslie

  September 7, 2012 — NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. ... > full story
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  A Slow-Moving Isaac Brings Flooding to Gulf States

  August 30, 2012 — Isaac -- once a Category 1 hurricane and now a strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (60 knots) -- continues to create havoc across the Gulf Coast, from eastern ... > full story
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  Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac

  August 29, 2012 — Strong winds and storm surge from Hurricane Isaac's landfall forced the Mississippi River to flow backwards for nearly 24 hours on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The USGS streamgage at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, ... > full story
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  NASA Sees Hurricane Isaac Make Double Landfall in Louisiana

  August 29, 2012 — Hurricane Isaac made two landfalls in southeastern Louisiana. Isaac's first landfall occurred in southeastern Louisiana on Aug. 28 at 7:45 pm EDT, second landfall on Aug. 29 at 6 am EDT. NASA's TRMM ... > full story

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