Harris Corporation… Satellite Programs Save Lives (Event)
[SatNews] The deputy administrator for NOAA stressed the need for continued funding of advanced weather forecasting technology...
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Here’s Looing @ Earth… Lava Looks+ Venting Views (Imagery—NASA)
[SatNews] Since it began erupting on June 12, 2011, emissions from Eritrea’s Nabro Volcano have drifted over much of East Africa and the Middle East.
Read MoreAfrica… Stormy Outlooks (Imagery)
[SatNews] A new study of how storms are generated could improve rainfall prediction in dry regions of Africa, where drought and short growing seasons are common.
Read MoreNOAA… How To Handle A Hurricane…
[SatNews] The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year...
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Steam Sullies Forth + Ash Attacks (Imagery)
[SatNews] Another Iceland volcano is spewing ash and steam.
Read MoreAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)… Truly Stormy Days Ahead (Satellite)
[SatNews] As the U.S. readies itself for an expected active hurricane season, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) calls on Congress to restore funding to the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Predilection For Prediction (Imagery—NASA)
[SatNews[ Weather fronts are as familiar as rain — for those who live outside of Earth’s tropics, the movement of warm and cold masses of air creates the weather, and when the two clash, if often rains.
Read MoreEumetsat… Farewell To Meteosat-6 (Satellite)
[SatNews] After more than 17 years of service, Meteosat-6 — the longest operating Meteosat First Generation satellite — was moved to a graveyard orbit on April 15, 2011.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… A Dustoff Of Mammoth Proporations (Imagery—NASA)
[SatNews] Atmospheric scientists track aerosols — tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in our atmosphere — because they have important impacts on weather, climate, and human health.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… A Cloudy Countenance (Imagery—NASA)
[SatNews] What do you get when you mix below-freezing air temperatures, frigid northwest winds from Canada, and ocean temperatures hovering around 39 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 5 degrees Celsius)? Paved highways of clouds across the skies of the North Atlantic.
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