News articles tagged with 'Atlantic' (Page 2)
GOES-13 satellite sees cold front stalking remnant low of Tomas
— 9 Nov 2010 12:34 | EnvironmentThe GOES-13 satellite is watching a flurry of activity in the Atlantic Ocean today as a cold front approaches the remnants of Hurricane Tomas and threatens to swallow it in the next…
Change in the Earth's climate 20,000 years ago reversed the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean
— 3 Nov 2010 19:55 | EnvironmentThe Atlantic Ocean circulation (termed meridional overturning circulation, MOC) is an important component of the climate system. Warm currents, such as the Gulf Stream, transport energy…
Genomic comparison of ocean microbes reveals East-West divide in populations
— 12 Oct 2010 09:10 | BiologyMuch as an anthropologist can study populations of people to learn about their physical attributes, their environs and social structures, some marine microbiologists read the genome…
The secret life of Ireland's smooth-hound sharks
— 4 Oct 2010 08:23 | BiologyThey grow to over a metre in length, can weigh up to twelve kilos and each summer they swarm into the shallow waters of the Irish east coast. Despite this, the starry smooth-hound has…
GOES-13's wide view of Atlantic's Tropical Storm Lisa and low, Pacific's Georgette
— 23 Sep 2010 09:48 | EnvironmentThe GOES-13 satellite may be stationed in orbit over the eastern U.S., but it has a wide field of view from the eastern Atlantic to the eastern Pacific, and today it captured three…
NASA infrared imagery sees tropical depression 14 becomes 12th tropical storm: Lisa
— 22 Sep 2010 09:43 | EnvironmentThis Atlantic hurricane season has now spawned 14 tropical depressions and 12 of them have strengthened into tropical storms. The latest is now called Tropical Storm Lisa and is in…
Hurricane watches up in Canada as the GOES-13 Satellite sees Hurricane Igor still expanding
— 22 Sep 2010 09:40 | EnvironmentHurricane Igor may be changing into an extra tropical storm and losing his warm core of energy, but he hasn't lost his punch as hurricane watches are up today in eastern Canada. The…
NASA sees Tropical Storm Julia getting 'dusted'
— 21 Sep 2010 11:22 | EnvironmentDust has been blowing into the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Africa's Saharan Desert, and a NASA satellite captured some of that dust east of Tropical Storm Julia…
NASA's MODIS and AIRS instruments watch Igor changing shape, warming over 3 days
— 21 Sep 2010 11:19 | EnvironmentThe Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS, is an instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites and provides incredible views of tropical cyclones like Hurricane…
Argentina puts legal muscle behind Atlantic Forest protection
— 18 Sep 2010 09:13 | EnvironmentThe Argentinean province of Misiones has approved a major new land use law for native forests in that area, legally backing a commitment last year to help save the Atlantic Forest and…