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Still from visualization depicting the correlation and lag time of surface soil moisture following precipitation events over Australia, India, and the United States.

NASA Scientist to Discuss 'Mapping the Blue Marble: Using Space-Based Observations for Improved Global Water Security and Sustainability' at Library of Congress Lecture

05.08.2018
The public is invited to a free talk called 'Mapping the Blue Marble: Using Space-Based Observations for Improved Global Water Security and Sustainability,' with Dr. John Bolten.
GPM image depicting rainfall rates over Africa

NASA's IMERG Shows Devastating Rainfall Over East Africa

05.04.2018
Heavy seasonal rainfall has recently caused flooding in Kenya and NASA analyzed and estimated the total rainfall using data from a suite of satellites and gauges.
GPM satellite image of precipitation rate of storms over Kansas

NASA’s GPM Examines Developing U.S. Severe Weather

05.02.2018
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite has been busy analyzing severe weather in the U.S.
GPM satellite image of rainfall accumulation over the Kauai area

Rain Drenches Kauai

05.02.2018
The north shore of the Hawaiian island Kauai may have set a national record for the most rainfall ever in a 24-hour period, according to preliminary data.
2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

04.24.2018
Any telescope that reaches the launch pad in the 2030s likely will look much different than the concepts four teams are currently studying to inform the 2020 Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, but the studies do offer a roadmap.
NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

04.24.2018
As in past decades, the agency won’t make that decision in a vacuum or without understanding the technical obstacles, which are formidable.
GPM satellite image of precipitation in Tropical Cyclone Fakir

Fakir (Southern Indian Ocean)

04.23.2018
The southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season started on November 15, 2017 and will officially end on April 30, 2018.
GPM satellite data of precipitation rates of rainfall over Hawaii

NASA GPM Data Used to Evaluate Hawaii's Flooding Rainfall

04.19.2018
A weather system moving slowly westward through the northwestern Hawaiian Islands has caused destructive flooding and mudslides and NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite analyzed the heavy rainfall.
Photo of John Yorks with instrument

John Yorks Has a CATS Eye on Clouds

04.17.2018
I am an atmospheric scientist working with mesoscale atmospheric processes which, in my case, means studying clouds and tiny particles in the atmosphere called aerosols using laser instrumentation.
GPM satellite image of precipitation levels in the advancing storm line over the U.S. East Coast

NASA's GPM Catches Line of Strong Storms Responsible for Tornadoes in Eastern U.S.

04.17.2018
On Sunday April 15th, a line of strong storms at one point stretched from the Florida Straits below the Florida Keys all the way up the East Coast and into Ohio.
Photo of Lauren Farmer, citizen scientist, in a boat among large icebergs

Do-It-Yourself Science: Because We Are All Explorers

04.11.2018
In the mornings, Sylvia Beer sits at the desktop computer in her living room with a cup of coffee and looks for ridges on Mars.
Suomi NPP satellite natural-color view of an intense wave of dust in northeastern Africa

Vast Dust Storms in the Sahara

04.01.2018
In late March 2018, North Africa endured a maelstrom of sand, with far-reaching effects.
GPM satellite image of rainfall rates within Tropical Cyclone Eliakim

Eliakim (Southern Indian Ocean)

03.15.2018
NASA got an inside look at the heavy rainfall within developing Tropical cyclone Eliakim.
GPM satellite image of rainfall rates in Tropical Cyclone Hola

Hola (South Pacific Ocean)

03.07.2018
NASA obtained rainfall data on newly formed Tropical Cyclone Hola as it triggered warnings in Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean.
3D view of rainfall from Oklahoma into southwestern Arkansas based on GPM data

NASA's GPM Observes Arkansas and Tennessee Flooding Downpours

03.01.2018
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided forecasters with a look at the rainfall rates in storms drenching Arkansas and Tennessee.
Data collected from December 21, 2017 to February 23, 2018 in this NASA TMPA rainfall anomaly analysis

NASA Looks at Midwest Rain and Melting Snow that Contributed to Flooding

02.26.2018
Much of the U.S. Midwest has received above normal precipitation this winter. A NASA rainfall analysis provided a look at the precipitation that contributed to current flooding.
Terra satellite image of northern India covered by clouds

Urban Heat Islands Punch Holes in Fog

02.22.2018
In 2016, a satellite image showed peculiar holes in a layer of fog over northern India. Those holes seemed to correspond with the locations of major cities, but the cause was a mystery.
GPM image of rain rate in Tropical Cyclone Gita

Gita (Southwest Pacific Ocean)

02.09.2018
NASA’s GPM core satellite examined rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita soon after the storm came together.
Photo of snowy 2018 Winter Olympics

NASA Seeks the Gold in Winter Olympics Snow

02.08.2018
The Global Precipitation Measurement team is conducting ground validation experiments during the winter Olympics in South Korea.
Photo of the Jupiter-C rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying Explorer 1

Celebrating 60 Years of Groundbreaking U.S. Space Science

01.31.2018
Sixty years ago, the U.S. launched Explorer 1, rocketing into the Space Age.
GPM IMERG instrument image of rainfall amounts in Eastern France

France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG

01.26.2018
Eastern France has experienced unusually heavy rainfall this month and NASA satellite data has helped determine where the largest rainfall occurred.
Vintage JPL graphic celebrating Explorer 1 satellite

Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science

01.23.2018
Sixty years ago, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast.
GPM rainfall total map of rain over California

NASA Calculated Heavy Rainfall Leading to California Mudslides

01.11.2018
Winter rains falling on recently burned ground triggered deadly mudslides in Santa Barbara County, California on January 9.
GPM satellite image of Irving's rainfall rates

Irving (Southern Indian Ocean)

01.08.2018
On Jan. 8, Tropical Cyclone Irving was hurricane-force in the Southern Indian Ocean.
Terra satellite visible-light image of Tropical Depression 01W

Bolaven (was 01W - NW Pacific Ocean)

01.02.2018
The first tropical depression of the northwestern Pacific Ocean 2018 tropical cyclone season didn't waste any time forming after the first of the new year.
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