NASA’s satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations found that Hurricane Delta was bringing along heavy rainfall as it headed to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Oct. 9.
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Future Ocean Conditions Could Cause Significant Changes in Marine Mussels
The increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century have been argued to cause significant physical changes in an economically important marine species.
Climate Patterns Linked in Amazon, North and South America, Study Shows
University of Arkansas researchers have established a link between climate patterns in the Amazon and large parts of North and South America using their newly developed tree-ring chronology from the Amazon River basin.
School Absences Correlate to Impaired Air Quality
In Salt Lake City schools, absences rise when the air quality worsens, and it’s not just in times of high pollution or “red” air quality days—even days following lower levels of pollutions saw increased absences.
NOAA's Miniature Aerosol Instrument Delivered to International Space Station
A miniaturized aerosol spectrometer developed by scientists in NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Laboratory reached new heights on Monday, October 5.
Stay-at-Home Orders Cut Noise Exposure Nearly in Half
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study.