NASA Looks a Hurricane's Temperature in the Eye
April 30 — Last year, NASA researchers took the temperature of the eye of Hurricane Erin to determine how a hurricane's warm center fuels the strength of storms. More

Finding Tiny Particles in Hurricanes May Help with Predictions
April 29 — NASA-funded scientists are looking at microscopic ice particles inside hurricanes to determine if they contribute to the storm's strengthening or weakening. More

NASA's Aqua Spacecraft to Study Earth's Water Cycle
April 23 — NASA's mission to understand and protect our home planet will mark a major milestone this spring with the launch of the Aqua satellite. More

Massive Icebergs May Affect Antarctic Sea Life and Food Chain
April 22 — NASA-funded research using satellite data has shown large icebergs that have broken off from Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf are dramatically affecting the growth of minute plant life in the ocean around the region -- plant life vital to the local food chain. More

An Earth Day Present From Space: Europe and Asia's Watery Gateway
April 22 — Taken by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in February 2000, NASA has released an image of the (Turkish Bogazici) Strait, which is considered to be the boundary between Europe and Asia. More

Changing Antarctica Viewed by NASA Satellite
April 11 — NASA instruments flying on the Terra satellite have observed the calving of an iceberg and the breakup of an ice shelf in Antarctica, roughly 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) from one another. More

Terra Satellite Data Confirm Unusually Warm, Dry U.S. Winter
April 8 — New maps of land surface temperature and snow cover produced by NASA's Terra satellite show this year's winter was warmer than last year's, and the snow line stayed farther north than normal. More

NASA Images Confirm What New Yorkers Already Know: It's Dry
April 3 — Whether you look at the glass as half empty or half full, reservoirs at 52 percent of capacity for a major metropolitan area spell trouble. More

NASA Pinpoints Where Rain Comes from and Where It Goes
April 1 — A new NASA computer model can now tell exactly where in the world rain or snow that provides local water originated. More

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