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  True story: NASA technology saves Claus from a disaster at sea! Christmas may never be the same.
NASA's Gift to Mr. Claus
True story: NASA technology saves Claus from a disaster at sea! Christmas (and the sport of fishing) may never be the same.
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  NASA is teaming up with public health organizations to create a pollen alert system that could help
Pollen Alert!
NASA is teaming up with public health organizations to create a pollen alert system that could help people with maladies ranging from common hay fever to serious heart and lung diseases.
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  To improve hurricane forecasting, NASA engineers are spending time in a spooky room where 'no one ca
Spooky Hurricane Science
To improve hurricane forecasting, NASA engineers are spending time in a spooky room where 'no one can hear you scream.'
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  NASA scientists are preparing to launch a "flying tractor" with microwave sensors to explore the nit
The Realm of Earthworms: NASA Gets Down to the Nitty-Gritty
NASA scientists are preparing to launch a "flying tractor" with microwave sensors to explore the nitty-gritty realm beneath your feet.
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  NASA scientists are using an infra-red sounder in space to improve short-term weather forecasting.
NASA Works to Improve Short-term Weather Forecasts
NASA scientists are using an infra-red sounder in space to improve short-term weather forecasting.
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  New research by NASA-supported scientists shows how atmospheric gravity waves, the kind we often see
Gravity Waves Make Tornadoes
New research by NASA-supported scientists shows how atmospheric gravity waves, the kind we often see rippling in clouds overhead, can hit a thunderstorm and turn it into a deadly tornado.
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NASA is bringing high-tech satellite images and visualization tools to bear on the unique environmental problems of Central America.
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  Improving Drought Forecasts
From the deserts of the American southwest to the pine forests of the Deep South, drought-weary residents have one thing on their minds: "I wish it would rain!" Technically, what they should be wishing for is "more streamflow." Find out why in today's story.
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  In the Blink of a Hurricane's Eye
NASA-supported scientists are working on a new device to help predict the sudden transformation of tropical storms to deadly hurricanes.
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