Published February 11, 2022
With lightning killing hundreds of people in Bangladesh and Nepal each year, researchers think space-based observations could help reduce risks.
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Published February 11, 2022
With lightning killing hundreds of people in Bangladesh and Nepal each year, researchers think space-based observations could help reduce risks.
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Published January 11, 2022
A sensor installed on the International Space Station is yielding fresh insights on the global distribution of lightning.
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Published March 30, 2020
Researchers are using satellite data to understand where locusts may spread during the largest infestation in eastern Africa in decades.
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Published July 27, 2018
Water shortages in the Middle East lead to sanitation issues in schools, resulting in periodic school closures. NASA is working to change that.
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Published May 25, 2018
Lightning, thunderstorms, and dust storms are normal in India—but not at this intensity.
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Published June 30, 2017
Changes in human settlement patterns and agriculture have led to less burning in grasslands, tropical forests, and savannas.
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Published June 30, 2017
Changes in human settlement patterns and agriculture have led to less burning in grasslands, tropical forests, and savannas.
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Published March 31, 2015
Space-borne sensors extend the record of global lightning detection.
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Published March 26, 2015
The increase around the wettest regions of Earth comes from a rise in large, well-organized thunderstorms.
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Published March 26, 2015
The increase around the wettest regions of Earth comes from a rise in large, well-organized thunderstorms.
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Published July 17, 2014
Eight months after Super Typhoon Haiyan, another powerful typhoon battered the Philippines.
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