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QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on Tropical Storm Anja

QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on Tropical Storm Anja

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 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 ...


NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance

NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA satellites continue to capture important wind speed and cloud data that forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are using to help their forecasts. QuikScat has been particularly helpful in determining ...


2 NASA satellites see remnant low Dolores go out kicking

NASA satellites see remnant low Dolores go out kicking

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The remaining clouds and showers that were once tropical storm Dolores are fading at sea, more than 940 miles west of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Dolores has now weakened into a remnant low pressure area but continues ...


Worldwide success in treatment of liver tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Leicester consultant surgeon who has developed a pioneering technique using microwaves to destroy liver tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients are now being treated internationally.


Surgeons Use Microwave Technology to Destroy Tumors

Surgeons Use Microwaves to Destroy Tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A new minimally-invasive option for treating liver tumors, called microwave ablation, is now available at UC San Diego Medical Center and Moores UCSD Cancer Center, the only hospitals in the region to offer ...