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Top Stories Archive 9
- NPP satellite Mission Operations Readiness Review for NPOESS Preparatory Project Completed
- A comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed last month.
- New Satellite Data Reveal Impact of Olympic Pollution Controls
- China had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air.
- 2008 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Rainfall
- Hurricane, tropical storm and tropical depression rainfall caused many severe floods and numerous lost lives during the 2008 north Atlantic hurricane season.
- Scientists Have a New Scientific Tool for Hurricane Research On-Line at NASA
- Scientists, students, and applications users seeking on-the-fly visualizations and analysis of hurricane-related satellite and model data can now get access to it via the NASA Hurricane Data Analysis tool on-line.
- NASA-USAID Earth Observation System Expands to Africa
- NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and their partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch SERVIR-Africa, a program that helps scientists, government leaders and local communities address concerns related to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, biodiversity and climate change.
- Water Vapor Confirmed as Major Player in Climate Change
- Researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping effect of water in the air, validating the role of the gas as a critical component of climate change.
- Arctic Sea Ice Decline Shakes Up Ocean Ecosystems
- Researchers took advantage of NASA satellite images to show that the microscopic floating plants are teeming in regions of recent ice melt.
- NASA Gauges Sea Level, Glacier Changes
- Researchers have used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in Alaskan glaciers.
- 2008 Ozone Hole Maximum Announced
- The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual maximum on Sept. 12, 2008, stretching over 27 million kilometers, or 10.5 square miles.
- NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions To Aid Health Community
- NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded project nears its conclusion.
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