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A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change. http://www.physorg.com/news180101231.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:07 EST news180101231 Tropical Depression 05B is dissipating on the east coast of Sri Lanka today and over the next couple of days, but not before bringing some moderate and heavy rain over the next couple of days to some areas in Sri Lanka and the southeast coast of India, from Chennai, southward. http://www.physorg.com/news180040055.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:10:01 EST news180040055 Rainfall in the once-known Cyclone Cleo has really diminished over the last 24 hours, and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite has confirmed it. Cleo is fading and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center has acknowledged its demise, in its final warning on the storm today. http://www.physorg.com/news179766070.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:20:01 EST news179766070 NASA Satellites noticed that Tropical Cyclone Cleo had reached its maximum strength, and was now moving into areas that will weaken it. Cleo's maximum sustained winds were near 115 mph (100 knots), with gusts to (138 mph) 120 knots today, December 9, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news179593607.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:20:13 EST news179593607 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission on Dec. 2. http://www.physorg.com/news179508190.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:40:42 EST news179508190 The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean today, December 7. http://www.physorg.com/news179498597.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:06 EST news179498597 The "walls" of System 97W have been breached, and residents in the Western Pacific Ocean no longer have a tropical cyclone to worry about today. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center cancelled their "formation alert" for System 97W. System 97W is following in Nida's footsteps and is headed for dissipation. Nida has now officially dissipated. http://www.physorg.com/news179160177.html Space & Earth Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:43:46 EST news179160177 Nida is still holding on to Super Typhoon status in the Western Pacific Ocean, and over the weekend, is forecast to pass east of both Iwo To and Chichi Jima islands. Although the center of Nida will remain at sea, both islands will face heavy surf, gusty winds and heavy rainfall. http://www.physorg.com/news178802680.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:40:01 EST news178802680 This morning, Cyclone Anja was a powerful Category 4 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Wind shear has now giving Anja a strong "punch in the gut" as the storm has weakened to a Category 1 cyclone. http://www.physorg.com/news177693888.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:40:02 EST news177693888 The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as "TRMM" has the ability to measure rainfall from space, and assessed the heavy rainfall from last week's coastal low pressure area, formerly known as "Ida" that drenched the U.S. east coast. http://www.physorg.com/news177606500.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:20:07 EST news177606500 Research published this week in PLoS Medicine demonstrates associations between local rainfall and temperature and cases of dengue fever, which affects an estimated fifty million people per year worldwide. But the study finds little evidence that the El Niņo-Southern Oscillation - the climate cycle that occurs every three to four years as a result of the warming of the oceans in the eastern Pacific - has a significant impact on the incidence of dengue in Mexico, Puerto Rico or Thailand. http://www.physorg.com/news177579402.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:24 EST news177579402 The Congo Basin -- with its massive, lush tropical rain forest -- was far different 150 million to 200 million years ago. At that time Africa and South America were part of the single continent Gondwana. The Congo Basin was arid, with a small amount of seasonal rainfall, and few bushes or trees populated the landscape, according to a new geochemical analysis of rare ancient soils. http://www.physorg.com/news177100413.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:10 EST news177100413 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has the ability to provide data that can be made into three-dimensional images. Visualizers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. used TRMM data to create a 3-D movie to better see the thunderstorms in Ida. http://www.physorg.com/news177093254.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:14 EST news177093254 NASA satellites are amazing examples of technology. The TRMM satellite peers into tropical cyclones and can tell how much rain is falling per hour and where. QuikScat uses microwave technology to measure Ida's surface wind speed. The GOES-12 satellite, operated by NOAA, produces stunning visuals that are now made into movies by NASA. Both of these satellites have provided the latest views of Tropical Storm Ida today. http://www.physorg.com/news177000924.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:01 EST news177000924 NASA and the Japanese Space Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over Ida and captured her rainfall when she passed by Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize this weekend. TRMM data revealed that most of the heaviest rainfall totals, as much as 11 inches, were just off the coasts of those countries, even though all of those areas dealt with flooding rains. http://www.physorg.com/news176999217.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:28:57 EST news176999217 (PhysOrg.com) -- The size of Santa Barbara area lagoons can be predicted, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists, who say that their research could help protect the endangered steelhead trout. http://www.physorg.com/news176457651.html Biology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:01:17 EST news176457651 Another typhoon in the northern Philippines really is something to be scared about, and Mirinae is expected to make landfall there in the mid-morning hours on Halloween, October 31. Mirinae will be the fourth major storm to hit the Philippines in one month bringing more rain to an already flood-weary region. http://www.physorg.com/news176054976.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:01 EST news176054976 NASA's Aqua and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellites are watching Tropical Storm Neki become extra-tropical, and TRMM data was used to create a three-dimensional image of the storm. http://www.physorg.com/news175792002.html Space & Earth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:08:02 EST news175792002 Tropical Storm Neki continues moving north and over the weekend it will be in open waters in the Central Atlantic. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Neki early on October 23 and noticed some intense areas of rainfall, even though it is not a hurricane anymore. http://www.physorg.com/news175584747.html Space & Earth Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EST news175584747 (PhysOrg.com) -- Tuesday is the wettest day of the week, suggests new analysis of rainfall data for Manchester. http://www.physorg.com/news175520195.html Space & Earth Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:01 EST news175520195 NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has been flying over Tropical Storm Neki in the Central Pacific Ocean and providing scientists with an idea of how much rainfall Johnston Island can expect from it. http://www.physorg.com/news175275799.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:05 EST news175275799 An invasion of crickets in Mauritania has spread to Morocco and the western Sahara, and could worsen if there is strong rainfall in coming weeks, the United Nations warned Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news174916217.html Biology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:10:06 EST news174916217 Tropical Storm Parma crossed over the Hainan Island, China over the weekend and is now poised for a final landfall in Vietnam around 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. http://www.physorg.com/news174671148.html Space & Earth Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:00:08 EST news174671148 Melor began as a tropical depression back on the 29th of September 2009 about 1000 miles (~1600 km) east-southeast of Guam in the Northern Mariana Islands. Over the next couple of days, the system steadily intensified, first into a tropical storm on the 30th, then into a typhoon on the morning of the 1st of October. At which time, Melor underwent a rapid intensification cycle and quickly reached Category 4 intensity on the night of the 1st with sustained winds estimated at 115 knots (~132 mph) by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) as it moved toward the west-northwest in the direction of the Northern Marianas. Melor underwent minor fluctuations in intensity before passing through the Northern Marianas Islands on the afternoon (local time) of the 3rd where it caused only relatively minor damage. After clearing the islands, Melor strengthened once again, becoming the 3rd super typhoon of the year as it crossed through the central Philippine Sea. Melor reached its peak intensity on the 4th when its sustained winds were estimated at 145 knots (~167 mph) by JTWC. http://www.physorg.com/news174240874.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:03 EST news174240874 (PhysOrg.com) -- The windswept deserts of northern China might seem an odd destination for studying the heavy monsoon rains that routinely drench the more tropical regions of Southeast Asia. http://www.physorg.com/news174053760.html Space & Earth Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:18:25 EST news174053760 Typhoon Parma is a huge storm and NASA's TRMM satellite sees it is already bringing more unwanted rains and gusty winds to the typhoon-weary and devastated Philippines. Parma, also called "Pepeng" in the Philippines, will bring heavy rains there today and tomorrow before moving back to sea. http://www.physorg.com/news173711366.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:30:06 EST news173711366 The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite, orbits the Earth and measures the amount of rainfall created by a tropical cyclone. When Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as "Ondoy") made landfall early this past weekend TRMM was monitoring its rainfall. That data was used to create a 3-D map of rainfall over the Philippines from September 21-28. http://www.physorg.com/news173639284.html Space & Earth Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:20:04 EST news173639284 NASA and the Japanese Space Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over the center of Super Typhoon Choi-Wan at 2:34 EDT on September 17, 2009 and captured heavy rainfall around the storm's center. http://www.physorg.com/news172424246.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:40:01 EST news172424246 Research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests that the expansion of rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) in Southern Appalachian mountain hollows may increase the likelihood of landslides during and after intense rain events. http://www.physorg.com/news170946074.html Biology Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:20:01 EST news170946074 Air pollution in eastern China during the last 50 years has led to a reduction in the amount of light rainfall of almost a quarter. This is revealed by an international study conducted with support from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. There is a risk that the consequences will be increased drought, reduced harvests and poorer public health. http://www.physorg.com/news170924284.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:20:02 EST news170924284