Search Results for: Ocean

NASA eyes Tropical Storm Rafael battering the Leeward Islands

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Rafael in the…

NASA Spots First Tropical Cyclone of Southern Indian Ocean Season

On Oct. 12 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), Tropical Cyclone 01S (TC01S) was “born” about 90 nautical miles (103.6 miles/166.7 km) west-southwest of Diego Garcia,…

Antibiotic contamination a threat to humans and the environment

“We know very little about what happens to antibiotics that end up in the ocean, but several substances can accumulate in sediments where biodegradation occurs…

Too much of a good thing can be bad for corals

A new study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science shows that corals may be more severely impacted by…

NASA Sees Heaviest Rainfall Near Typhoon Prapiroon's Center

When NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Typhoon Prapiroon on Oct. 12 at 0741 UTC (3:41 a.m. EDT), the precipitation radar…

NASA Sees Some Strength in Tropical Storm Patty's Brief Debut

On Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. EDT the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced the formation of tropical depression sixteen (TD16) northeast of the Bahamas. Earlier,…

Seite
1 429 430 431 432 433 1,100