When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean it gathered water vapor data that provided information about the intensity of Tropical Cyclone Tino.
NASA Water Vapor Imagery Shows Tino’s Heavy Rain Potential Over Fiji
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Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns.
Battling Longer, More Intense Fire Seasons
Ph.D. candidate describes her research into wildland firefighting, the impact on firefighters, U.S. policy around wildfires, and parallels to what’s happening in Australia.
Researchers Testing Ability of Floating Wetlands to Survive Winter
Early results from the pilot study suggested a reduction in nitrogen levels but also brought up a number of new questions that still need answers.
NRL Researching Rivers in the Sky
Meteorologists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory plan to take a harder look in 2020 at a prime, yet difficult to model, component of the global water cycle known as atmospheric rivers.
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There could be important lessons from the fear of the Y2K software meltdown for those working against the clock on climate change.
