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Could Satellites Help Head Off a Locust Invasion?
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Published March 30, 2020
Researchers are using satellite data to understand where locusts may spread during the largest infestation in eastern Africa in decades.
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Where to Place a Rainwater Harvesting System
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Published July 27, 2018
Water shortages in the Middle East lead to sanitation issues in schools, resulting in periodic school closures. NASA is working to change that.
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Weeks of Extreme Weather in India
Published May 25, 2018
Lightning, thunderstorms, and dust storms are normal in India—but not at this intensity.
Researchers Detect a Global Drop in Fires
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Published June 30, 2017
Changes in human settlement patterns and agriculture have led to less burning in grasslands, tropical forests, and savannas.
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Global Lightning Activity
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Published March 31, 2015
Space-borne sensors extend the record of global lightning detection.
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Bigger Thunderstorms are Bringing More Rain to the Tropics
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Published March 26, 2015
The increase around the wettest regions of Earth comes from a rise in large, well-organized thunderstorms.
Typhoon Rammasun Drenches Philippines
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Published July 17, 2014
Eight months after Super Typhoon Haiyan, another powerful typhoon battered the Philippines.
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Rainfall Going Global
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Published March 11, 2014
The newly launched Global Precipitation Mission expands on its predecessor, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, in its geographic coverage and its measurement capabilities.
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Record Rain Floods Brazil
Published January 7, 2014
More than two feet of rain fell in parts of southeast Brazil during December, resulting in widespread flooding.
Unusual Rains from Oklahoma to Tennessee
Published August 18, 2013
Heavy rain led to deadly flash floods in the Central United States in the first two weeks of August 2013.