Press releases from the NASA centers and from NASA researchers. New Space Observations Poised To Save Lives From Floods, Landslides May 24 Using NASA's advanced Earth-observing satellites, scientists have discovered a new opportunity to build early detection systems that might protect thousands from floods and landslides. More NASA Looks at Hurricane Cloud Tops for Windy Clues May 16 Scientists at NASA are finding that with hurricanes, they can look at the cloud tops for clues about the behavior of winds below the hurricane on the Earth's surface. More La Nina Will Have No Effect on 2006 Atlantic Hurricanes May 4 NASA oceanographers agree that the recent La Nina in the eastern Pacific Ocean is not expected to have an effect on the Atlantic hurricane season this year. That's good news, because normally a La Nina tends to increase Atlantic hurricane activity and decrease Pacific Ocean hurricanes. More Experiment on Monsoon Season Rainfall Lives Up to Its 'Name' May 3 For many people, a monsoon brings to mind images of intense rainfall and high winds in faraway places. Actually, monsoons occur all over the globe, including North America. These seasonal reversals of winds trigger dramatic changes in rainfall and other weather events within a short period of time. More Back to: News |