• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2014
Global Precipitations Satellite Returns First Images

Global Precipitations Satellite Returns First Images

The spacecraft was launched into space about a month ago

TRMM Reveals Average Rate of Daily Rainfalls on Earth

TRMM Reveals Average Rate of Daily Rainfalls on Earth

The satellite was launched in orbit around 17 years ago

GPM Satellite Installed Aboard Its Carrier Rocket – Photo

GPM Satellite Installed Aboard Its Carrier Rocket – Photo

The spacecraft is scheduled to launch tomorrow, officials say

Tibet Wetter Now than in the Past 3,500 Years

Tibet Wetter Now than in the Past 3,500 Years

Recent decades brought on significantly more precipitations

Satellite Animation Shows How Rain Came to California

Satellite Animation Shows How Rain Came to California

The state is currently being plagued by a severe drought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 28th, 2014
NASA Getting Ready for GPM Launch This February

NASA Getting Ready for GPM Launch This February

The satellite will measure global rainfall and snowfall patterns

Cars Could Be Used as Rainfall Sensors

Cars Could Be Used as Rainfall Sensors

New initiative relies on GPS to gauge rain intensity

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 26th, 2013
Advanced Precipitations Satellite Delivered to Japan

Advanced Precipitations Satellite Delivered to Japan

The new spacecraft was tested and assembled at NASA

Precipitation Patterns Shift Can Only Be Explained by Human Interference

Precipitation Patterns Shift Can Only Be Explained by Human Interference

New study shows how climate change is affecting global rain patterns

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 1st, 2012
Venus May Have a Snowy Atmosphere

Venus May Have a Snowy Atmosphere

Orbiter detects extremely cold layer in its upper atmosphere

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2012
Global Warming Will Further Intensify Extreme Precipitations

Global Warming Will Further Intensify Extreme Precipitations

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Climate Change Will Force Seasonal Dead Zones in Lake Erie to Spread

Climate Change Will Force Seasonal Dead Zones in Lake Erie to Spread

The global phenomenon will boost algal blooms on the lake

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 29th, 2012
Global Warming Affects Water Flow in Finland

Global Warming Affects Water Flow in Finland

PhD thesis focuses on developing climate models for the country

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 14th, 2012
Measuring the Amount of Snow on the Ground

Measuring the Amount of Snow on the Ground

Experts find it very difficult to determine this quantity

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2012
Airborne Mission Will Learn to Measure Precipitations from Space

Airborne Mission Will Learn to Measure Precipitations from Space

An upcoming NASA satellite will need to be able to do this

Arctic Oscillation Turns Positive

Arctic Oscillation Turns Positive

This explains warmer-than-average winter temperatures

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 13th, 2011
The Sahel Is Dying

The Sahel Is Dying

Trees there are being slowly destroyed by global warming

 
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