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NASA Looks Back at Hurricane Katrina One Year Later

Several NASA satellites gave important details about Katrina's storm structure and strength throughout her life cycle, aiding forecasters and emergency…

Planet Earth may have 'tilted' to keep its balance

By analyzing the magnetic composition of ancient sediments found in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Princeton University's Adam Maloof has lent…

Weather Forecast Accuracy Gets Boost with New Computer Model

The high-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) is the first model to serve as both the backbone of the nation's public weather forecasts and…

Study provides first-ever look at combined causes of North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean freshening

In a report, published in the August 25, 2006 issue of the journal, Science, MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) senior scientist Bruce J. Peterson and his…

Study rules out ancient 'bursts' of methane from seafloor deposits

This research, to be published Friday in the journal Science, contradicts some suggestions that the sudden release of massive amounts of methane frozen in…

Schools of undersea robots give oceanographers new eyes and ears in the sea

All of these instruments, along with more than fifty scientists from over a dozen prestigious institutions throughout the country, are part of an extensive,…

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