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Stunning NASA infrared imagery of Hurricane Igor reveals a 170 degree temperature difference

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Igor on Sept. 14 at 14:47 UTC (10:47 a.m. EDT) the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured icy cold…

Satellites Search for 770M Tons of Dust in the Air

Some Saharan dust falls back to Earth before it leaves Africa. Some of it streams out over the Atlantic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea, carried on the wind as far…

August 2010 Slips in (Barely) as Second Hottest

August 2010 slips in (barely) as second hottestGlobal climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeAugust temperatures (preliminary)Global composite…

A tectonic zip

The complex fracture pattern created by the earthquake in Concepción (Chile) on 27 February 2010 was to a certain extent predictable. GPS observations from the…

Flying fish glide as well as birds

Flying fish can remain airborne for over 40s, covering distances of up to 400m at speeds of 70km/h. Haecheon Choi, a mechanical engineer from Seoul National…

LSU’s WAVCIS Director Says Oil Remains Below Surface, Will Come Ashore in Pulses

Gregory Stone, director of LSU’s WAVCIS Program and also of the Coastal Studies Institute in the university’s School of the Coast & Environment, disagrees with…

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