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NASA researchers will present findings on a variety of Earth science topics at the 87th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, universities and international agencies will study how winds and dust conditions from Africa influence the birth of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

A study by NASA and university scientists is shedding new light on a mysterious, cyclical wave in Earth's atmosphere that at times profoundly affects our planet's weather and climate.

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today outlined research that has helped to improve the accuracy of medium-range weather forecasts in the Northern Hemisphere.

Your weather forecaster's job just got a little easier, thanks to new data now available from advanced weather instruments aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.

Think of them as the Good Witches of the North, South, East and West, whizzing around the globe daily on their techno "broomsticks" in space.

The old adage that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it, may soon fall by the wayside thanks to the quality of data from NASA's new "thermometer in the sky".

NASA's latest Earth observing satellite, Aqua, carrying the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory-managed Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument, successfully launched this morning at 2:55 a.m. Pacific Time.

NASA's mission to understand and protect our home planet will mark a major milestone this spring with the launch of the Aqua satellite, carrying the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory- managed Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument.

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Every year, from June 1 to November 30, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a meteorological mixing bowl, replete with all the needed ingredients for a hurricane recipe.

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04.23.02

A NASA/university study of the first-ever global satellite maps of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere has revealed new information on how this key greenhouse gas linked to climate change is distributed and moves around our world.

10.09.08

The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

12.19.08