NASA’s TRMM Satellite Sees Deadly Tornadic Thunderstorms in Southeastern U.S.
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 5, 2011
Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through the U.S. southeast on Nov. 16, TRMM collected rainfall data on the dangerous storms from space. NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring [...]
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EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Renewable Energy on Previously Contaminated Sites; Two Sites in Buffalo Area Among Those to be Assessed for Renewable Energy Projects
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 22, 2011
(Lackawanna, New York) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the feasibility of developing wind or solar power production on three previously contaminated sites in New York State U.S. EPA Radiation News
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Shepard launch – 50 years ago – was big for JFK, NASA, U.S.
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 5, 2011
May 5, 1961 – 50 years ago – the new President John F. Kennedy was off to a rough start and so was NASA, and the United States was getting its rear-end kicked by the Soviet Union in the Space War. NASA was about to launch its first astronaut – Alan Shepard – into space. [...]
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GOES-13 Satellite Animation Shows U.S. Severe Storms and Tornado Outbreak
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 11, 2011
The GOES-13 satellite captured images of the powerful weather system that triggered severe weather in the southern U.S. this weekend, and NASA created an animation to show its progression. GOES-13 satellite data showed the strong cold front as it moved eastward from Saturday through Monday and generated tornadoes before moving off-shore into the Atlantic Ocean. [...]
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 4, 2010
As prepared for delivery. Good morning, Madam Chairman, Chairman Carper and Members of the Committee U.S. EPA Radiation News
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U.S. Space & Rocket Center to host April Tweet-up
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 26, 2010
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp announced this afternoon that they will host their first Tweet-up for 16 lucky people to coincide with the April 29 launch of space shuttle Endeavour.The two-day Tweet-up is scheduled for April 28 and 29, and will focus on tours of nearby Marshall Space Flight Center and the [...]
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