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Image of a new metasurface material developed by Harvard researchers to develop new lightweight polarimeters.

NASA Collaboration Using Harvard Technology Could Advance Earth Science from Orbit

06.09.2021
Measuring the polarization of scattered sunlight lets scientists extrapolate what is in the atmosphere.
Image of Hurricane Florence taken from ISS

NASA Scientists Available for Interviews Throughout Hurricane Season

06.02.2021
June 1 marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends Nov. 30.
La imagen del huracán Florence fotografiada por ISS

Científicas de la NASA disponibles para entrevistas durante la temporada de huracanes

06.02.2021
El 1 de junio marcó el inicio oficial de la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico, que termina oficialmente el 30 de noviembre.
Landsat 8 satellite images of the northwestern part of Saint Vincent, before and after two weeks of powerful eruptions and ashfalls.

Rock and Glass Shards Blanket La Soufriére

04.29.2021
Following several explosive eruptions on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, volcanic ash poses myriad hazards in the air and on the ground.
Blue marble image of Earth

NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event – Online, April 21–24

04.13.2021
NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event – Online, April 21–24 You’re invited to NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event, held April 21-24. Registration is FREE and open to the public!
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Seroja making landfall over Western Australia

Cyclone Seroja Slams Australia

04.13.2021
The category three cyclone made a rare landfall in Western Australia, causing significant damage to coastal towns.
Landsat 8 natural-color satellite image of flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system

Historic Floods in New South Wales

03.25.2021
Persistent heavy rain raised rivers to levels not seen since 1961.
GPM IMERG depiction of Total Rainfall across Hawaii

Torrential Rains Drench Hawaii

03.13.2021
Flash floods, landslides, and power outages plagued the islands after torrential rains fell.
Still GPM image from animation of Tropical Storm Zeta

NASA Helps the World Weather the 2020 Hurricane Season

02.25.2021
Forecasters predicted an above-normal hurricane season for 2020. They weren’t wrong.
Aqua satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Guambe

Tropical Cyclone Guambe

02.19.2021
Less than a month after a destructive storm in January, another tropical cyclone aims at the East African nation.
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NCCS-Enabled Science Advances Being Presented at Online AMS Annual Meeting

01.06.2021
From more accurate hydrology forecasts to improved understanding of cyclone dynamics, science advances enabled by NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) resources are the subject of posters and virtual presentations at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS 101), being held online January 10–15, 2021.
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NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020

12.21.2020
"NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience and persistence during the pandemic," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
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NCCS, CISTO, and Partners Present Advances at Virtual AGU Fall Meeting

12.01.2020
Researchers from the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS), its parent Computational Information & Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and university partner organizations are participating in the Scientific Program at the 2020 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, being held online 1–17 Dec 2020.
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NASA Aids Disaster Response after Eta and Iota Hit Central America

11.19.2020
With up to 155-mph winds, Hurricane Iota smashed record books on Nov. 16 as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in Nicaragua. Iota reached Category 5 strength before making landfall as a Category 4 storm near the town of Haulover, Nicaragua.
GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Iota

Iota – Atlantic Ocean

11.17.2020
Less than two weeks after being hit by Category 4 Hurricane Eta, several Central American countries braced for the arrival of Category 5 Hurricane Iota.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Typhoon Vamco

Vamco Thrashes the Philippines

11.13.2020
The typhoon brought strong winds and flooding to Manila.
Still from animation depicting precipitation in Hurricane Eta over Nicaragua

Eta – Atlantic Ocean

11.05.2020
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory satellite flew over Hurricane Eta at 11:41 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 3 (0541 UTC Wednesday, Nov. 4).
Suomi NPP satellite infrared image of Super Typhoon Goni

Devastating Storm Hits the Philippines

11.03.2020
Super Typhoon Goni brought winds upwards of 300 kilometers (195 miles) per hour before making landfall on Catanduanes Island.
Terra satellite image of Hurricane Zeta

Hurricane Zeta Arrives on the Gulf Coast

10.29.2020
It will be the fifth storm to hit Louisiana this year, and the eleventh to hit the continental United States.
Aqua satellite image of Typhoon Molave

Molave Heads Toward Vietnam

10.28.2020
After getting pummeled by three deadly storms in October, Vietnam prepares for another one.
Terra satellite image of Hurricane Zeta

NASA Prepares for Hurricane Zeta

10.28.2020
As Tropical Storm Zeta makes landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, NASA has eyes on the storm with an array of Earth-observing instruments and stands ready to aid affected communities with critical data and analysis.
Satellite image of rainrates in Tropical Storm Nangka

Nangka – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

10.13.2020
Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Nangka’s rainfall rates as the storm soaked Hainan Island, China early on Oct. 13 (EDT).
GPM satellite image of rainfall rates in Hurricane Delta

Update: Delta – Atlantic Ocean

10.09.2020
NASA’s satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations found that Hurricane Delta was bringing along heavy rainfall as it headed to the U.S. Gulf Coast
GPM satellite image of average precipitation rate of storms over Midwest

Thunderstorms Rumble over the Great Plains

10.07.2020
A nocturnal low-level jet stream brings large thunderstorms across the U.S. Midwest each summer.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm Norbert

Norbert – Eastern Pacific Ocean

10.06.2020
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and captured the birth of a depression that became Tropical Storm Norbert while Marie continued weakening while headed toward the Central Pacific.

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