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Top Stories Archive 11

Clouds rise through smoke over the Amazon.
NASA Study Improves Ability to Predict How Aerosols Affect Climate
Researchers have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles released from forest fires, influence cloud cover and affect climate.
Temperature map of the Indian Ocean.
African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean
A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa..
Map of Mississippi watershed.
Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones
When summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living creatures far below the ocean surface.
Graphic showing global forest cover.
NASA Aircraft Examine Impact of Forest Fires on Arctic Climate
NASA aircraft will follow the trails of smoke plumes from some of Earth's northernmost forest fires, examining their contribution to arctic pollution.
Still frame from pollution and rainfall movie.
Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day?
A new NASA study has found that storms are more intense during the work week than on the weekends.
China aerosSouthern California wildfire image.l pollution image
California Wildfires Continue to Burn Out of Control
Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California.
California fires.
Fires in California
Smoke billows from scattered wildfires in California, as captured by NASA's Aqua Satellite.
Coastal areas hit hardest by the cyclone in May 2008 were heavily populated.
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
After the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, NASA data came to the aid of officials by tapping into a unique set of NASA data products describing the location of the exposed populations.
Hurricane Florence
For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference
Making a proper distinction by looking at both raindrop size and abundance may be a key to assisting weather forecasters in estimating rainfall intensity to reduce the surprise factor of flash flooding.
Image of clouds partly covered by pollution.
Satellites Illuminate Pollution's Influence on Clouds
Clouds serve a valuable role in Earth's climate, and thanks to A-Train, a closer look at them is possible.
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