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Space weather and infrastructure Credit NASA
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White House Seeks Input to Update Space Weather Strategy

by S. Jonas and W. Murtagh 8 May 201813 October 2021

Space weather can affect many technologies and infrastructures that society relies on. The White House seeks public input to inform the next steps to better prepare the Nation for this hazard.

Imja Lake—the long, silty lake in this 2010 photo—has grown in front of Imja and Lhotse Shar glaciers (top right) in the Himalayas.
Posted inNews

Satellite Data Archives Reveal Unrecorded Himalayan Floods

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 May 201819 October 2021

Almost 30 years’ worth of Landsat observations created a comprehensive inventory of catastrophic floods caused by glacial lakes bursting through their rock dams.

New research reveals how sea level rise threatens wastewater treatment plants.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sea Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of Wastewater Treatment Plants

by E. Underwood 4 May 201828 February 2023

Untreated sewage could affect 5 times more people than direct flooding, a new study shows.

Natural color image of Hurricane Harvey captured by MODIS on 24 August 2017.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Tropical Cyclone Predictions in the Gulf of Mexico

by Terri Cook 3 May 201819 October 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newest High Resolution Atmospheric Model captures the influence of intraseasonal oscillations on tropical cyclone activity.

Researchers examine a large plasma hole generated by a satellite launch to understand the impacts of anthropogenic space weather.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding the Effects of Anthropogenic Space Weather

by Terri Cook 1 May 201824 October 2022

A large plasma hole generated by the vertical launch of the Formosat-5 satellite created temporary navigating and positioning errors of up to 1 meter, according to a new study.

Researchers use the 2015 eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano to test how well remote infrasound monitoring can detect volcanic activity
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Harnessing Remote Infrasound to Study Volcanic Eruptions

by Terri Cook 30 April 20182 May 2022

Data from the 2015 eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano suggest the international network built to monitor nuclear explosions may also be used to detect and characterize volcanic activity.

Researchers assess how space storms impact satellites in geosynchronous orbit
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Space Storms Affect the Satellite Superhighway

by E. Underwood 30 April 201813 April 2022

A powerful numerical model reveals how space weather disturbs magnetic field at geosynchronous orbit.

Moon’s Schrödinger crater
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New Simulation Supports Chicxulub Impact Scenario

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 27 April 201814 March 2023

Mountains ringing the center of Earth’s most famous impact crater consist of porous rocks. Computer models of the impact can now predict those rocks’ microstructure.

Theewaterskloof dry Dam
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Will Cape Town Escape Its Water-Starved Fate?

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 26 April 201824 February 2023

Despite ramped-up conservation efforts and hopes lifted by a few recent rainstorms, residents of the South African metropolis still face the possibility of a water doomsday.

Researchers use satellite data to calculate how fast the Nile Delta is sinking
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Capturing Structural Changes of Solar Blasts en Route to Earth

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 April 20184 May 2022

Comparison of magnetic field structures for 20 coronal mass ejections at eruption versus Earth arrival highlights the importance of tracking structural evolution to refine space weather predictions.

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