Weather News - Earth Science News RSS FeedsEarth Science :: WeatherWeather News Stories, Current Weather News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Weather Weather News Stories Current Weather News Events, Discoveries and Articles Texas A&M prof to predict weather on Mars Is there such a thing as "weather" on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet's atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. (2009-11-05) NRL sensor provides critical space weather observations Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 18, 2009, the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by NRL's Space Science Division and Spacecraft Engineering Department offers a first of its kind technique for remote sensing of the ionosphere and thermosphere from space. (2009-11-04) Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of the Royal Society B provides the answer. (2009-11-04) A special issue on the International Workshop of the 2008 Solar Total Eclipse On August 1, 2008 a total solar eclipse was visible within a narrow corridor that traversed from North America to China. (2009-11-02) Soil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. (2009-10-30) Final look at ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites As preparations for the launch of SMOS and Proba-2 continue on schedule, the engineers and technicians at the Russian launch site say goodbye as both satellites are encapsulated within the half-shells of the Rockot fairing. (2009-10-22) Seismic Noise Unearths Lost Hurricanes Seismologists have found a new way to piece together the history of hurricanes in the North Atlantic - by looking back through records of the planet's seismic noise. It's an entirely new way to tap into the rich trove of seismic records, and the strategy might help establish a link between global warming and the frequency or intensity of hurricanes. (2009-10-21) Climate change threatens rice production Once-in-a-lifetime floods in the Philippines, India's delayed monsoon, and extensive drought in Australia are taking their toll on this year's rice crops, demonstrating the vulnerability of rice to extreme weather. (2009-10-16) Tropical Storm Nepartak becoming extra-tropical at sea Tropical Storm Nepartak is now speeding in a northeasterly direction in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it is becoming extra-tropical and developing frontal qualities. (2009-10-14) Growth versus global warming Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. (2009-10-14) |
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