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• Water
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  First Satellite Measurement of Water Volume in Amazon Floodplain

  August 5, 2010 — For the first time, scientists have been able to measure the amount of water that rises and falls annually in the Amazon River floodplain. The result -- 285 billion metric tons, or 285 cubic ... > full story
• Satellites
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Space Station
  Space Missions
  Space Probes
   
  

  Engineers Prove Space Pioneer's 25-Year-Old Theory

  July 26, 2010 — When American space pioneer, Dr. Robert L. Forward, proposed in 1984 a way of greatly improving satellite telecommunications using a new family of orbits, some claimed it was impossible. But now ... > full story
• Satellites
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Geography
  Climate
  NASA
   

  Final Instruments on NASA Climate/weather Satellite Integrated

  July 22, 2010 — The last of five instruments slated to fly on the upcoming NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite have been successfully integrated, according to NASA officials. The ... > full story
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Geography
  Storms
  Weather
  Rainforests
   
  

  NASA Releases GOES-13 Satellite Movie of the Life and Times of Hurricane Alex

  July 13, 2010 — NASA's GOES Project has just released a "movie" of satellite imagery showing the life and times of 2010's only June hurricane. From birth to death, the GOES-13 satellite kept an eye on the life and ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Geography
  Weather
  Oceanography
   
  

  CryoSat-2 Exceeding Expectations

  July 1, 2010 — Participants at the Living Planet Symposium have been hearing about the European Space's most recently launched mission, CryoSat-2. In orbit for almost three months, the satellite is in excellent ... > full story
• Software
  Artificial Intelligence
  Computer Programming
  Computer Modeling
  Internet
  Mathematical Modeling
   
  

  Software System to Predict the Evolution of the Ash Cloud from the Icelandic Volcano

  June 14, 2010 — Researchers have developed a system to forecast the evolution of the ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull ... > full story
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Weather
  Geography
  Environmental Issues
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Experts Gather as Volcanic Dust Settles

  May 28, 2010 — Following the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano that spewed huge amounts of ash and grounded numerous flights, more than 50 experts from around the world gathered at a workshop ... > full story
• Disaster Plan
  Urbanization
  Space Policy
  Geography
  Aviation
  Weather
   
  

  NASA Develops Enhanced Search and Rescue Technologies

  May 24, 2010 — NASA, which pioneered the technology used for the satellite-aided search and rescue capability that has saved more than 27,000 lives worldwide since its inception nearly three decades ago, has ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Hazardous Waste
  Weather
  Oceanography
   
  

  Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in the Loop Current

  May 19, 2010 — Scientists monitoring the U.S. oil spill with the European Space Agency's Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Hazardous Waste
  Weather
  Mining
   
  

  NASA Satellite Imagery Keeping Eye on the Gulf Oil Spill

  April 30, 2010 — NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites are helping keep tabs on the extent of the recent Gulf oil spill with satellite images from time to ... > full story

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