Press Releases & Feature Stories Archive - Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Laboratory

Super Typhoon Rai

12.18.2021

Locally named Odette, the storm was one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the sixth to reach category 5.

NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

12.06.2021

NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and space science topics at the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, being held virtually and in New Orleans from Monday, Dec.13, through Friday, Dec. 17.

Severe Flooding in the Pacific Northwest

11.19.2021

Torrential rain in southern British Columbia and western Washington spurred deadly floods and mudslides that have damaged infrastructure and isolated communities.

Vice President Harris to Visit NASA Goddard Today, Deliver Live Remarks

11.05.2021

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today, Nov. 5, to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities.

NASA Partnership Supports the Next Generation of Space and Science Professionals

11.03.2021

NASA's participation in the Mentoring365 program will provide connectivity and access to the next generation of space and science professionals.

The Most Important Instrument You’ve Never Heard of

10.07.2021

For a little-known satellite instrument, the microwave sounder has a major impact on our lives. These instruments feed the weather models that inform our daily forecasts and help us plan for extreme weather. And their long-term temperature records of our atmosphere have played a key role in helping scientists determine that humans ...

Hurricane Sam

10.02.2021

The category-4 storm spun over the Atlantic Ocean, accompanied by Tropical Storm Victor and Saharan dust to the southeast.

NASA Field Campaigns Resume with GMAO and NCCS Support

09.29.2021

After delays due to COVID-19, NASA and partner organizations enthusiastically mounted several field campaigns in spring-summer 2021. Key to campaign success are 12-kilometer-resolution atmospheric forecasts provided by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) and NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS).

NASA’s TROPICS Pathfinder Satellite Produces Global First Light Images and Captures Hurricane Ida

09.13.2021

On August 8, NASA’s TROPICS Pathfinder satellite captured global first light images as well as a look inside the structure of Hurricane Ida before and after it made landfall.

Rapid Intensification for Typhoon Chanthu

09.10.2021

The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super typhoon in less than 48 hours.

Flash Floods from Ida Swamp the Northeast

09.03.2021

Many of the worst-hit areas in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York saw 6 to 10 inches of rain fall in just a few hours.

Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana

08.31.2021

Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental U.S.

Henri Soaks the Northeast

08.25.2021

Intense rain fell on Northeast U.S. soils that were already saturated.

Tropical Storm Henri

08.21.2021

The strengthening storm could reach southern New England with hurricane or near-hurricane strength winds.

NASA’s DC-8 Deploys to the U.S. Virgin Islands

08.19.2021

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft deploys to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Aug. 17 as part of the Convective Processes Experiment – Aerosols and Winds campaign.

Two NASA Goddard Scientists Elected as AMS Fellows

08.16.2021

Dr. Mian Chin and Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Heymsfield of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have each been named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Tropical Storm Elsa Over the Caribbean, July 4, 2021

07.04.2021

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Elsa on July 4, 2021, when it was affecting Jamaica. In the visible image captured by Suomi NPP’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument, Elsa appeared somewhat asymmetrical.

Pathfinder Satellite Paves Way for Constellation of Tropical-storm Observers

06.30.2021

To bring more data to forecasters and have a more consistent watch over Earth's tropical belt where these storms form, NASA has launched a test satellite, or pathfinder, ahead of a constellation of six weather satellites called TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats).