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Using the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument aboard the Terra spacecraft, scientists at NASA were able to capture a few exquisite images of Franz Josef Land, an archipelago located near the North Pole.
Due to the fact that it's only 600 miles (970 kilometers) fr... |
7 January 2012
04:22 GMT |
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This photograph is now more than 9 years old, having been collected by the NASA Terra satellite on April 9, 2003. Yet, the passing of time has not affected its beauty. The area depicted here is the volcanic caldera named Laguna del Maule.
The image is zoomed on the northern parts of the caldera. The formation, which... |
3 January 2012
01:45 GMT |
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Images collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard the NASA Terra satellite reveals the extent of the floods that affected New South Wales, Australia, this November. The area imaged is usually a rather solid green. Shades of blue represent flood waters and their depth, wh... |
16 December 2011
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The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument aboard the NASA Terra spacecraft captured this view of catastrophic floods affecting Thailand on October 23. The catastrophe was caused by heavy monsoon rains that have been pouring since this July.
Even the capital city of Bangkok... |
28 October 2011
01:36 GMT |
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Throughout late October, Mexico has been plagued by floods, especially in its southeastern areas. Authorities say that a number of rivers eventually got so engorged that they filled the surrounding landscape, causing considerable damage. The American space agency is helping Mexican authorities by providing them with ... |
25 October 2011
01:20 GMT |
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the NASA Terra satellite managed to capture this amazing view of typhoon Nalgae heading towards the Philippines Archipelago.
The storm, known in the Pacific by the name Quiel, looks impressive in this image. According to weather experts, the s... |
1 October 2011
05:56 GMT |
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According to reports published by the Hindustan Times newspaper, the Indian state of Orissa has been plagued by massive floods throughout September. The heavy rainfall that caused the disasters came in two waves, one at the beginning of the months, and the second one a few days ago. The newspaper indicates that the s... |
28 September 2011
06:46 GMT |
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In a recent study, experts at the American space agency compiled a new map showing the concentration of the dangerous greenhouse gas carbon monoxide (CO) above the United States and Canada. The dataset paints a very alarming image, indicating massive concentrations of the stuff above most areas. In the attached view,... |
10 June 2011
07:42 GMT |
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It appears that Wortmann AG isn't the kind of company that would put off launching a new product just because most consumers are more or less preoccupied with the MWC 2011 expo, so it delivered its newest Terra series monitor.Right now, a fair chunk of the consumer base is understandably focused on just what wi... |
15 February 2011
09:06 GMT |
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While there are still few tablets on sale to speak of, there are a variety of slates that are slated to eventually debut, and Wortmann decided to add an extra item to that list by unveiling the Terra Pad 1050.Despite the initial reservations that the IT industry had in regards to media tablets, it seems that slates ... |
11 November 2010
07:01 GMT |
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The display market has been constantly growing, with more than enough monitors and TVs having been revealed over the past few weeks alone, and it seems that the influx of displays is not over, with Wortmann AG having now unveiled the Terra LCD 4319 Greenline Plus.Most of the monitors unveiled so far have placed spec... |
13 October 2010
09:14 GMT |
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Using data collected via its Earth-observing satellites, the American space agency is currently piecing together a clear picture of what happened just before, during and after the massive wave of floods that affected Pakistan in late July 2010.According to official statistics, it would appear that about 20 percent of... |
21 August 2010
05:08 GMT |
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Just days after it unveiled a 17-inch Terra Mobile laptop, Wortmann AG has again broken the silence and taken the microphone in order to reveal that its Terra family of displays is also celebrating the arrival of new members, namely the 2220W and the 2420W, with screen sizes of 21.5 inches and 23.6 inches, respectiv... |
17 August 2010
06:37 GMT |
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Scientists at NASA announce that they have just recently obtained a new photograph showing the extent of the damage caused by the oil spill currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. While numerous other satellite images of the disaster have been taken, the new one, snapped on May 7, is different because it was co... |
8 May 2010
05:57 GMT |
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Using measurements and high-resolution pictures from its Terra spacecraft, the American space agency NASA and Japan recently released the most accurate topographic rendering of Earth's surface, which covers no less than 99 percent of all places in the world today. Created entirely out of 1.3 million stereo-paire... |
30 June 2009
02:58 GMT |
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It looks like this year's summer starts with heavy gear, much to the joy and happiness of sound and audio editors. The newest thing in the industry is dedicated to Digidesign's ProToolsHD software and this time it looks like most serious stuff. Terra Digital Audio has just released their second product in t... |
4 June 2007
04:51 GMT |
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O2 Germany has now started selling and shipping its latest handheld, the Xda Terra, which is the first device to be commercially available running Windows Mobile 6 Professional (formerly Pocket PC Edition). This does not include the WM6 updates that have already become available for several devices. The mobile operat... |
30 April 2007
04:43 GMT |
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