Get More Than Clean In Bath — Attend EUMETSAT’s Meteorological SatConference
On September 21 to 25, 2009, meteorologists, scientists, and researchers will meet in Bath, U.K., for the 2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.
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Soyuz 2.1b Launch Vehicle Will Attempt To Place Russian Weather Sat
Russia will launch a new meteorological satellite on Tuesday, starting the process of restoring the country’s weather forecasting capabilities, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday.
Read MoreAmazing GRACE Discovers Disappearing Water in India
Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot per year over the past decade. Researchers concluded the loss is almost entirely due to human activity.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Atlantic Hurricane Season Has A Calm Side
According to its August Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA now expects a near- to below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, as the calming effects of El Nino continue to develop.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Hardly Handy Hurricanes + Temperamental Typhoons
Although Tropical Storm Goni is "gone" as a tropical cyclone, its remnants are still bringing rains to southeast China. — Felicia is the storm that rules the Eastern Pacific Ocean this week, but Enrique refuses to give up. — Satellite imagery over the last two days has shown Typhoon Morakot to be a monster, and over the last two days, NASA satellites have confirmed the typhoon doubled its size.
Read MoreOn-Orbit Testing To Get Going For GOES-14
On July 17th, Boeing [NYSE: BA] transferred Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-O to NASA, completing the company's third on-orbit satellite handover this year.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Warming Waters = El Niño
In July 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center reported that ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific had shifted into El Ni?o — anomalously warm — conditions.
Read MoreGoing For GMES
EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, has signed a Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program.
Read MoreNice New Bits For NPOESS
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) team reached a major milestone as the final portion of the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) ground system was transitioned to operations.
Read MoreNASA Is Treading On Thin Ice
A small NASA aircraft completed its first successful science flight Thursday as part of an expedition to study the receding Arctic sea ice and improve understanding of its life cycle and the long-term stability of the Arctic ice cover.
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