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- NASA Data Link Pollution to Rainy Summer Days in the Southeast
- Rainfall data from a NASA satellite show that summertime storms in
the southeastern United States shed more rainfall midweek than on weekends.
- El Niño at Source of More Intense Wintertime Storms
- Researchers now believe that some of the most intense winter storm
activity over parts of the United States may have origins in far-flung
parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- 2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year
- NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth’s
second warmest year in a century.
- La Niña: 'Little Girl' Makes Big Impression
- Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains,
and record dry conditions in the Southeast are all signs that La Niña
is in full swing.
- NASA Climate Change 'Peacemakers' Aided Nobel Effort
- Hundreds of NASA scientists contributed to the United Nations effort
recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.
- Saharan Dust Has Chilling Effect on North Atlantic
- NASA has discovered that the chilling effect of dust was responsible
for the difference in hurricane activity between 2005 and 2006.
- Air Quality Forecasts See Future in Space
- With the help of NASA satellites, researchers are working to broaden
daily forecasts to include predictions of air quality.
- NASA at 2007 Fall AGU Meeting
- NASA researchers will present research findings at the 2007 Fall Meeting
of the American Geophysical Union.
- Smaller Storms Drop More Rain in Hurricane Season
- A study using NASA data indicates that smaller tropical storms do more
to alleviate droughts than hurricanes do over the course of a season
by bringing greater cumulative rainfall.
- TRMM Turns Ten
- The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission has helped scientists re-write
the book about profound parts of Earth’s water cycle.