- NASA Climate Change 'Peacemakers' Aided Nobel Effort December 17, 2007
Hundreds of NASA scientists contributed to the United Nations effort recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.
- Saharan Dust Has Chilling Effect on North Atlantic December 14, 2007
NASA has discovered that the chilling effect of dust was responsible for the difference in hurricane activity between 2005 and 2006.
- Air Quality Forecasts See Future in Space December 13, 2007
Weather broadcasts have long been a staple for people planning their day. Now with the help of NASA satellites, researchers are working to broaden daily forecasts to include predictions of air quality, a feat that is becoming reality in some parts of the world.
- NASA Satellites Help Lift Cloud of Uncertainty on Climate Change December 12, 2007
New findings from NASA’s CloudSat and other spacecraft in NASA’s “A-Train” constellation of five Earth observing satellites offer important insights into this year’s record reduction of Arctic sea ice, global rainfall patterns and the effects of pollution on clouds.
- NASA Hurricane Animation Improves Storm Damage Prediction December 11, 2007
New hurricane animation developed by NASA can help forecasters predict overall storm damage more accurately, thanks to a student intern science team that developed new computer graphics using satellite imagery.
- Smaller Storms Drop Larger Overall Rainfall in Hurricane Season December 7, 2007
According to a new study using NASA satellite data, smaller tropical storms do more to alleviate droughts than hurricanes do over the course of a season by bringing greater cumulative rainfall.
- NASA to Use Balloon Flotilla to Study Radiation That Affects Earth December 5, 2007
A new NASA project will use more than 40 high altitude balloons to return new scientific insights about Earth's Van Allen Belts.