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Dust's Warming Counters Half of its Cooling Effect
Dust that routinely rises above the world’s deserts causes a more significant localized warming effect than previously thought, a new study based on NASA field research shows.
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Sandy (Atlantic Ocean)
Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern New Jersey Oct. 29, 2012, and as the powerful storm made its way along the east coast it brought damage to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
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NASA's SPoRT Team Tracks Hurricane Sandy
While Hurricane Sandy caused havoc, NASA's "SPoRT Center" was busy developing information to help forecasters better predict the massive storm.
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NASA Radar Penetrates Thick, Thin of Gulf Oil Spill
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have developed a method to use a specialized NASA 3-D imaging radar to characterize the oil in oil spills, such as the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Observing Earth's Ozone Layer
Remember the ozone hole? A signature environmental concern of the 1980s has become a signature environmental success story. Scientists at NASA and NOAA keep a close eye on the state of the ozone.
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Antarctic Ozone Hole 2nd Smallest in 20 Years
A warmer lower Antarctic stratosphere led to the second-smallest ozone hole in 20 years, according to NASA and NOAA satellite measurements.
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Opposite Behaviors? Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Antarctic Grows
While the Arctic Ocean ice cap has diminished over the last three decades, the sea ice cover at the opposite pole of the planet has expanded.
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NASA C-20A Completes Radar Study of Volcanoes
NASA's Airborne Science C-20A, carrying a synthetic aperture radar, recently completed a study of volcanoes in Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Japan.
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Could a Hurricane Ever Strike Southern California?
California has its share of disasters, like earthquakes, fires and floods. But what are the odds a hurricane could ever strike here? Turns out the concept isn't exactly all wet.
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Notable Tropical Cyclones in Southern California History
Here are a few of the more notable tropical cyclones that have affected Southern California in recorded history
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NASA's GPM Observatory Completes First Dry Run
NASA's GPM Core Observatory satellite went through its first complete comprehensive performance test (CPT), beginning on Oct. 4, 2012 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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Antarctic Rift Subject of International Attention
The rift in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier that was discovered by NASA's Operation IceBridge in 2011 has been monitored by researchers around the world.
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Operation IceBridge Resumes Antarctic Flights
Scientists and flight crew members with NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's polar ice are beginning another Antarctic campaign.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Max. Extent →
Two weeks after a record low sea ice minimum in the Arctic Ocean, the ice around Antarctica reached its annual winter maximum—and set a record for a new high.
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Hello, Knorr? It's the ISS Calling
Scientists aboard NASA's SPURS ocean research cruise and an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shared notes on exploring space and the sea in a very long-distance phone call.
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ISERV Team Earns NASA Silver Achievement Medal
The ISERV Team was honored at the MSFC Annual Honor Awards Ceremonies for receiving the prestigious NASA Silver Achievement Medal.
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Electromagnetic Interference/Capability (EMI/EMC) testing and structural dynamics testing completed for LDCM.
Orbital Sciences Corporation recently completed Electromagnetic Interference/Capability (EMI/EMC) testing and structural dynamics testing of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite.
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Satellite Sees Giant 'Fog Ring' in U.S. Southwest
The GOES-14 satellite saw a ring of fog over the southwestern United States on Oct. 4.
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HS3 Mission Thoroughly Investigates Long-Lived Hurricane Nadine
NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel scientists had a fascinating tropical cyclone to study in long-lived Hurricane Nadine, making 5 flights over the storm.
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Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers
NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.