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Invasive species cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion a year and disrupt the dynamics of ecosystems. Researchers are increasingly using remote sensing to map where invasive species are and where they could spread in order to minimize their damage.
Published May 22, 2020 04:30 PM
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Researchers map vegetation and analyze the heat island effect in the urban landscape.
Published Feb 16, 2004 12:04 PM
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According to a recent report in Science, the Amazon rain forest has lost nearly two million acres to logging each year since 1996.
Published Feb 22, 2003 02:20 PM
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Researchers investigate how much wildfires contribute to pollution, and how far this pollution can travel.
Published Feb 13, 2006 02:37 PM
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A lonely platform at sea helps balance Earth's energy budget.
Published Jan 25, 2010 02:51 PM
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New features in Worldview 1.4.0 (along with new imagery to view using Worldview) allow you to more easily and completely explore the planet using NASA Earth science data.
Published Apr 28, 2017 01:50 PM
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As wildlands shrink, scientists study the ecologies that people have tamed.
Published Oct 19, 2011 02:27 PM
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Scientists at NASA's Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) project use near real-time data to help the operational weather community with hurricane forecasting.
Published Jun 5, 2020 03:15 PM
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Scientists take a census of water.
Published Apr 22, 2014 04:07 PM
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A recent study reviewed the impact of satellite data in accurately forecasting the path of Hurricane Sandy. The study showed that AIRS NRT data from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites significantly improve these predictions.
Published Jun 4, 2015 10:06 AM
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Too much warmth and too little wind fueled a massive marine heat wave along the Pacific Coast.
Published Nov 2, 2018 11:30 AM
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After conducting an extensive study of available formats, EOSDIS planners selected the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) as the standard for Earth science data generated by EOS instruments.
Published Mar 5, 2018 12:07 PM
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New data product from NASA’s LANCE will enhance the ability to determine whether changes in nighttime lights are the result of power outages.
Published Jun 1, 2021 12:02 PM
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Hurricane researchers return, asking new questions.
Published Nov 14, 2011 11:39 AM
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A monthly summary of recent news and data releases from NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs).
Published May 11, 2023 04:23 PM
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NASA's OMI and OMPS Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPS) ensure that ozone data collected by instruments aboard the Aura and Suomi-NPP satellites reach global users.
Published Jan 22, 2018 04:17 PM
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Is the delicate relationship between fire and plants changing?
Published Sep 29, 2014 01:28 PM
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With the State of the Ocean tool, visualizing ocean data is just a web browser away.
Published Jul 28, 2023 02:40 PM
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Models that predict hurricanes use CAMEX, a series of hurricane field research investigations.
Published Feb 22, 2002 02:32 PM
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The addition of GOES-East, GOES-West, and Himawari-8 geostationary imagery updated every 10 minutes lets you view Earth as it is “right now.”
Published Oct 21, 2019 10:25 AM
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