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Economic Recovery Is Stronger in States Where People Are More Optimistic
May 25, 2011 — Economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and economic recovery is faster in US states where people are more optimistic says a new study. Further, the effects are stronger in states ... > full story -
NASA's TRMM Satellite Saw Heavy Rainfall in Supercell That Spawned Joplin, Missouri Tornado
May 25, 2011 — On Sunday May 22, 2011, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of the rainfall rate in the supercell thunderstorm that generated the deadly twister that struck ... > full story -
NASA's NPP Satellite Successfully Completes Thermal Vac Testing
May 25, 2011 — The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite has successfully passed all environmental testing with the recent ... > full story -
Do Bacteria Play Role in Weather Events? High Concentration of Bacteria in Center of Hailstones, Researchers Report
May 24, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a high concentration of bacteria in the center of hailstones, suggesting that airborne microorganisms may be responsible for that and other weather ... > full story -
Software Reveals Critical Crop Growth Stages
May 12, 2011 — Agronomists have developed computer software that tells farmers when to spray pesticides. The software, called "PhenologyMMS (Modular Modeling System)," predicts the timing of plant growth stages so ... > full story -
Mississippi Flooding Captured by NASA Satellites
May 11, 2011 — The Mississippi River reached nearly 48 feet in Memphis, Tenn., on May 10, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. It was the highest water level for Memphis since ... > full story -
Finding Reserves on the Electrical Grid
May 11, 2011 — The weather determines how much energy wind turbine systems provide. The same applies to power line capacity. On cold and stormy days, this capacity is higher than on days with no wind and high ... > full story -
New Strategy for Drought Tolerance in Crops: Shutting Down the Plant's Growth Inhibition Under Mild Stress
May 11, 2011 — Researchers have unveiled a mechanism that can be used to develop crop varieties resistant to mild droughts. It turns out that under non-lethal stress conditions, plants inhibit growth more than ... > full story -
Climate Change Analysis Predicts Increased Fatalities from Heat Waves
May 3, 2011 — Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. A new analysis has calculated that the city of ... > full story -
NASA Mission Seeks to Uncover a Rainfall Mystery
April 27, 2011 — Scientists are on a mission to unlock the mysteries of why certain clouds produce copious amounts of rain. In a field mission that is now under way, aircraft are carrying instruments above and into ... > full story
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