NASA’s Delta-X Mission Helps With Disaster Response in Wake of Hurricane Ida
Researchers flying a radar instrument over coastal wetlands in Louisiana helped with monitoring oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico. Charged with studying the Mississippi…
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Hurricane Ida Leaves a Trail of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ida left an extensive trail…
A Changed Landscape in Southern Louisiana After Hurricane Ida: Large New Patches of Open Water
The storm left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching closely to see if vegetation and healthy marshes return. Hurricane…
Hurricane Ida Recovery Assessments Continue at NASA Assembly Facility
Recovery and damage assessments continue at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans following Hurricane Ida. The powerful category 4 hurricane made landfall in Louisiana…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
Incredible View of Tropical Storm Elsa Captured From Space
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made a series of landfalls and dropped abundant rain from the Caribbean to the U.S. East Coast. Tropical…
Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Iota Sets Late-Season Records
Less than two weeks after being hit by category 4 Hurricane Eta, several Central American countries braced for the arrival of category 5 Hurricane Iota….
Prior Weather Linked to Rapid Intensification of Hurricanes Near Landfall
New study results show that ocean heat waves can provide enough fuel for hurricanes to gain momentum as they approach land. Although most hurricanes tend…
Hurricane Zeta Arrives on the Gulf Coast – Dramatic Space Station Flyover Video
For the fifth time this year, a named tropical storm or hurricane is going to make landfall in Louisiana. For the eleventh time in 2020,…
Historic 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Not Done: Hurricane Delta Aims for the U.S. Gulf Coast
The historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is not done yet. Hurricane Delta, the 25th named storm of the season, is expected to make landfall on…
Looking Down at Storm From Space, NASA Finds Heavy Rainfall Ringing Major Hurricane Maria’s Eye
Imagine being able to look down at a storm from orbit in space, and provide data that lets scientists calculate the rate in which rain…
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Finds Hurricane Marie Rapidly Intensifying
NASA infrared imagery revealed that Hurricane Marie is rapidly growing stronger and more powerful. Infrared imagery revealed that powerful thunderstorms circled the eye of the…
Between Fire and Hurricane: US West Coast on Fire While Hurricane Sally Hits Gulf Shores
Over the past month, dozens of wildfires have burned vast swathes of land in California, Oregon, and Washington State, killing more than 30 people and…
NASA Satellite Data Analysis of Rainfall and Rainmaking Capability in Hurricane Sally
NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after it made landfall in southern Alabama. NASA’s Aqua satellite and…
Catastrophic Flooding Possible: NASA Aqua Satellite Eyes Hurricane Sally and Finds Heavy Rain Potential
NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed the cloud top temperatures and water vapor content in Hurricane Sally as it crawls toward landfall, and found the potential for…