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New Method to Measure Snow, Soil Moisture With GPS May Benefit Meteorologists, Farmers

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2 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected ...

El Nino intensifies Latin America drought

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10 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year.

International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic

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Scientists from the Marine Biogeochemistry and Geology and Geophysics sections of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) organized and led a team of university and government scientists on an Arctic expedition ...

QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on Tropical Storm Anja

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now a tropical storm in the southern Indian Ocean. Two instruments ...

El Nino Could Play A Role In Colorado's Winter Weather, Scientist Says

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Nov 17, 2009 | 2 / 5 (1) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- El Nino, a warming event of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's ...

Cyclone Anja hits wind shear, weakens drastically

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

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.

Volatile gas could turn Rwandan lake into a freshwater time bomb

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Nov 16, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 5

A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.

Ancient high-altitude trees grow faster as temperatures rise

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Nov 16, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (11) | 0

PIC=32536:left]Increasing temperatures at high altitudes are fueling the post-1950 growth spurt seen in bristlecone pines, the world's oldest trees, according to new research.

TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's' rainfall from space (w/ Video)

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

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 ...

Terra satellite spots Tropical Cyclone Anja, the first of the southern season

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Nov 16, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

NASA's Terra satellite captured a stunning image of Anja, the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone season. When Anja formed on Saturday, November 14, in the Southern Indian Ocean, about ...

Optical properties of the Antarctic system and new radiation information

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Antarctic system comprises of the continent itself, Antarctica, and the ocean surrounding it, the Southern Ocean. In a study for a doctoral degree by geophysicist Kai Rasmus, University of Helsinki, Finland, measurements ...

Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake

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Nov 15, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.

Taiwan to boost quake warning system

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Nov 15, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.

Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues

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Nov 14, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.

El Nino Picking Up Steam

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Nov 13, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.

Russia gains new land after quake, lava flows: scientist

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Nov 13, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0

Russia, the world's largest country, has grown even larger recently thanks to an earthquake and a volcanic eruption in its seismically active far eastern regions, a scientist said on Friday.

Cyclone Phyan raining on Tibet after breaking a record in India

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Nov 13, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Cyclone Phyan broke a 43 year record when it made landfall north of the city of Mumbai, India during the evening hours on November 11. NASA's Aqua satellite captured Phyan's landfall with one instrument, and ...

Satellite imagery confirms Ida's low is finally moving away from the east coast

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Satellite imagery and weather ground station readings today along the Mid-Atlantic indicate "Ida the coastal low pressure area" is finally moving away from the U.S. east coast.