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Earth
Study finds that natural regeneration of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental challenges
Joshua Slaughter (left) and Matthew Fagan discuss a map of Costa Rica’s forested areas. A global map of potential natural forest regrowth areas, developed in a nature study led by Brooke Williams and Hawthorne Beyer and based on the Global Forest Lands Database developed by Fagan, covers the area of tropical Mexico. This suggests that larger areas may be able…
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VXS-1 squadron continues mission while tracking potential tropical cyclone
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Science Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 takes to the skies Tuesday, Sept. 24, to deploy observation buoys in advance of Hurricane Helen’s predicted path to the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP). Provided real-time predictions. Hurricane Coastal Impact (NHCI) team for timely forecasting and operational preparedness. The planned deployment site pictured above is where the team…
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Science
Two killed in Mexico as Hurricane John weakens to tropical storm
A woman transports a table from the southern Mexican coast ahead of Hurricane John. Officials said Tuesday that Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast overnight, killing at least two people. The cyclone has since weakened to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further. However, forecasters warned that heavy rain and flash flooding would inundate coastal areas over…
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Environment
Identifying the key dimensions of rapid tropical cyclone intensification
This image, taken by NOAA-21’s VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer), shows Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensifying at 12:50pm AST on June 30, 2024. Credit: NASA Earth Observation Satellite Imager Mikala Garrison using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Accurately predicting how fast tropical cyclones (TCs) will intensify is a major challenge due to…
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