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Sandy to Erode Many Atlantic Beaches
October 27, 2012 Nearly three quarters of the coast along the Delmarva Peninsula is very likely to experience beach and dune erosion as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, while overwash is expected along nearly half of ... > full story -
USGS Storm-Surge Sensors Deployed Ahead of Tropical Storm Sandy
October 27, 2012 Storm response crews from the U.S. Geological Survey are installing more than 150 storm-tide sensors at key locations along the Atlantic Coast -- from the Chesapeake Bay to Massachusetts -- in ... > full story -
NASA Satellites See Sandy Become a Hurricane Again and Strong Winds Expand
October 27, 2012 Sandy weakened to a Tropical Storm and strengthened back into a hurricane early on Saturday (Oct. 27), and its pressure was dropping, meaning that the storm is intensifying as it becomes an ... > full story -
Hurricane Sandy Looks as 'Frankenstorm' Approaching U.S. East Coast
October 26, 2012 NASA's TRMM satellite revealed Hurricane Sandy's heavy rainfall and the storm is expected to couple with a powerful cold front and Arctic air to bring that heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic and ... > full story -
NASA Sees Power in Hurricane Sandy Moving Toward Bahamas
October 25, 2012 NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Sandy as it was moving over eastern Cuba early on Oct. 25. The AIRS instrument captured an infrared image of Sandy that showed a large area of very high, ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Sees Huge Burp at Saturn After Large Storm
October 25, 2012 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has tracked the aftermath of a rare massive storm on Saturn. Data reveal record-setting disturbances in the planet's upper atmosphere long after the visible signs of the ... > full story -
Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Lightning!
October 19, 2012 Australian scientists have unveiled a new theory which explains the mysterious phenomenon known as ball ... > full story -
Could a Hurricane Ever Strike Southern California?
October 18, 2012 There's an old adage (with several variations) that California has four seasons: earthquake, fire, flood and drought. While Californians happily cede the title of Hurricane Capital of America to U.S. ... > full story -
Doing Nothing Might Be Best Management Decision for Forests Destroyed by Wind or Ice
October 17, 2012 In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state ... > full story -
Tropical Cyclones Are Occurring More Frequently Than Before, Study Shows
October 15, 2012 Are there more tropical cyclones now than in the past -- or is it just something we believe because we now hear more about them through media coverage and are better able detect them with satellites? ... > full story
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