NASA Study Predicts More Severe Storms With Global Warming
August 30 — NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth's climate warms. More

Satellites Eye Coastal Water Quality
August 29 — Armed with data from two NASA satellites, researchers have invented a way to map the fleeting changes in coastal water quality from space - something that has long evaded researchers and coastal managers relying only on ground-based measurements. More

NASA and NOAA Partner to Monitor Algae in Great Lakes
August 28 — Researchers at NASA have teamed up with the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory to monitor harmful algae in the western basin of Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. More

Long-Term Increase in Rainfall Seen in Tropics
August 27 — NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise with the longest and most complete data record available. More

NASA, U.S. Forest Service Partner on Wildfire Imaging Mission
August 22 — NASA and the U.S. Forest Service are testing aerospace agency-developed technologies to improve wildfire imaging and mapping capabilities. More

Ozone Instrument Laid to Rest
August 15 — During its almost 30-year lifespan, NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) program provided unique and valuable information that shaped public policy and international perspectives on the environment. More

Scouting Out Aerosols in Oklahoma
August 15 — Slicing through the atmosphere from 28,000 feet, High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) from NASA's Langley Research Center can see some of the smallest atmospheric particles, including natural and human-made components. More

Web Page, Video Gives Educators an In-Depth Look at Hurricanes
August 14 — Educators will have the opportunity to bring a hurricane expert into their classroom with the release of a new NASA Web page and video. More

NASA Helps Texas Respond to Flooding
August 3 — A NASA aircraft equipped with a state-of-the-art sensor provided emergency response officials with critical soil moisture data for several regions across Texas that were threatened by flooding. More

Nation's Most Active Wildfires Rage in Montana
August 2 — An image, taken on July 31, 2007, by an instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite, highlights six of the largest fires in Montana, which currently has the most wildfire activity of any state. More

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