What On Earth
- October 2010
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Here is the list of entries for What On Earth based on the selected criteria.
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NASA's Pouring Funds, Scientists and Satellites into Pakistan Flood Warning
Oct 28, 2010 12:54:59 AM | Adam Voiland
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- In July 2010, monsoon rains came to Pakistan in a Biblical way. Three months’ worth of rain fell in just one week. Historic flooding ensued in the weeks to follow -- spanning 600 miles along the flood zone of the Indus River Valley -- taking the lives of as many as 1,600 people.
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Some Tunes to Get Into An A-Train State of Mind
Oct 26, 2010 07:37:54 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Each afternoon, some 705 kilometers (438 miles) above the surface, a parade of Earth-observing satellites soars across the equator. Chances are you've never heard of them since the close-flying satellites keeps a far lower profile than, say, attention hogs like the Hubble or the International Space Station.
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Glory Versus the Curse of the Black Carbon
Oct 15, 2010 09:14:58 AM | Adam Voiland
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- Kick back, make yourself some popcorn, and enjoy one of the newe offerings from NASA Television: a tongue-in-cheek trailer about the horrors of aerosols. Black carbon plays the villain and the sooty particle (which comes from wildfires, campfires, various industrial processes, and diesel fumes) gets the blame for “cursing” atmospheric scientists with a “scourge of ignorance”.
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Hungry? Try a Honeypot Ant...
Oct 09, 2010 07:39:06 AM | Adam Voiland
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- If I’ve learned anything as a science writer, it’s that scientists produce such a flood of fantastically odd factoids that boredom isn’t much of an occupational hazard.
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What On Earth is That?
Oct 01, 2010 01:52:44 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Post your guesses in the comments. Check back next week for the answer...
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