NASA Satellite Observes Massive Power Outages in New Orleans
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due to downed power lines and damaged transmission towers. Three days…
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Stunning NASA Image Captures Tropical Storm Ida at It Passes Over the Southern U.S.
In this image, captured in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 30, Tropical Storm Ida is seen moving inland over portions of southeastern Louisiana,…
The Future of Flooding in Venice – “Sea Level Is a Nasty Beast”
Improving Projections, Predictions and Protection in the Face of Expected Sea Level Rise A new assessment of flood risk in Venice indicates that the impact…
Dramatic NASA Satellite Video Examines Hurricane Ida’s Eye in 3D
Hurricane Ida off the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane on the morning of Sunday, August 29th at 10:13am (CDT) right before making landfall….
NASA GOLD’s Bird’s-Eye Reveals Mysterious Dynamics in Earth’s Interface to Space
New research using data from NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, mission, has revealed unexpected behavior in the swaths of charged…
Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana: 5th-Strongest Storm Ever To Make Landfall in the Continental U.S.
Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental U.S. Exactly 16 years after Katrina made landfall, another major…
Under the Northern Lights: Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion Phenomenon
The same phenomenon that causes aurorae — the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth — causes mesospheric…
Up to 95% of Ocean Surface Climates May Disappear by 2100 Due to Climate Change
Between 35.6% and 95% of 20th century ocean surface climates — defined by surface water temperature, pH, and the concentration of the mineral aragonite —…
Global Warming Simulation Reveals Possible End of El Niño/ La Niña Temperature Cycle
Highest resolution global warming simulation conducted to date reveals possible end of El Niño/ La Niña temperature cycle. The cycling between warm El Niño and…
Devastating Rain Leads to Catastrophic Flash Floods in Tennessee
Flash floods occur when persistent heavy rain causes small creeks, channels, and streams to swell rapidly. On August 21, 2021, a burst of severe and…
Consequences of the Loss of Threatened Vertebrates in Different Regions Across the World
The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions of the world is highly variable, as is the proportion of threatened species. Some regions, such…
Underwater Volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba Explodes
The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into flight paths and created an expansive raft of floating rock….
NASA’s MISR Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes Traveling Miles Into the Atmosphere
Smoke from several large wildfires burning in Northern California can be seen traveling miles into the atmosphere. As of August 24, wildfires in Northern California…
Global Distribution of Toxic Pollution and Climate Change Revealed in New Analysis
And provides top-ten list of countries at highest risk — and likely most equipped to immediately begin pollution risk reduction. A new analysis of global…
More Research Needed To Determine “Tipping Point” of Supervolcanoes
Scientists say it is extremely challenging to try and predict when a supervolcano might erupt again due to the sheer diversity of events that have…
Earth’s Oceans Were Stressed Before Abrupt, Prehistoric Global Warming
Shelled organisms helped buffer ocean acidification by consuming less alkalinity from seawater. Third recent Northwestern study to detect calcification stress before and across ancient ocean…
The Arctic Ocean’s Deep Past Provides Clues to Its Imminent Future Under a Global Warming Regime
Nitrogen isotopes reveal that stratification of Arctic waters will prevent surface plankton from receiving enough nutrients to grow abundantly. As the North Pole, the Arctic…
Tropical Storm Henri Soaks the Northeast With Intense Rain
Intense rain fell on Northeast U.S. soils that were already saturated. Henri did not reach the northeast U.S. coast at hurricane force, but the slow-moving…