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On July 30, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite revealed strong thunderstorms circled the center of Isaias’ circulation. The center was near the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic and bands of thunderstorms from the eastern quadrant stretching over Puerto Rico. A thick band of thunderstorms from the center of circulation also…

IMAGE: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image Tropical Storm Isaias after it formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea on July 29. view more  Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided visible imagery of the development and movement of Tropical…

On July 26 at 3:35 p.m. EDT (1935 UTC) NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Hanna in infrared light using the AIRS instrument. The strongest storms with the coldest cloud top temperatures were located over extreme south Texas and northeastern Mexico. Coldest cloud top temperatures were as cold as or colder than (purple)…

Rainfall in north-central India can drop significantly this year because of the projected reduction in the monsoon low-pressure system, according to a study of an American scientific agency. The study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released on Friday, projected a significant decrease in Monsoon Low-Pressure System (MLPS)…

IMAGE: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Depression 7E on Monday, July 20 at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 UTC) and revealed it was devoid of strong thunderstorms... view more  Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over…

In the summer of 1977, on a field trip in northern Patagonia, the American archaeologist Tom Dillehay made a stunning discovery. Digging by a creek in a nondescript scrubland called Monte Verde, in southern Chile, he came upon the remains of an ancient camp. A full excavation uncovered the trace…

Marine debris is one of the biggest threats to marine life, especially turtles. As a result, one of the first steps to take to repopulate turtle populations is to combat said marine debris. Through various initiatives undertaken in Florida in the early and mid-2010s, there have been several success stories.…

by Debra Werner — July 6, 2020 For the hurricane season, which officially began June 1, NOAA upgraded its Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting computer model. Credit: NOAA NOAA forecasters predicting an active 2020 hurricane season are refining storm track and intensity forecasts thanks to data from multiple satellites, including…

by Debra Werner — July 2, 2020 On Aug. 31, 2012, a giant prominence on the sun erupted, sending out particles and a shock wave that traveled near Earth. This event may have been one of the causes of a third radiation belt that appeared around Earth a few days…

by Debra Werner — June 26, 2020 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks to dramatically increase the supply of radio occultation soundings it feeds into weather forecast models. At the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting in January, Steve Volz, NOAA assistant administrator for satellite and information services, said the…