Tropics getting extra rainy, NASA boffins say
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Mind the wet spot This summer was a bit of a washout for the UK*, but globally, rainfall levels have stayed roughly the same for the last thirty years. But NASA researchers now say they have good evidence that the tropics are getting wetter, with more rain falling over the oceans, than on land.â¦
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The world's governments must dramatically cut emissions of heat-trapping gases or learn to live with more droughts, heat waves, powerful rainstorms, and rising sea levels that will affect millions, leading climate scientists said after the release of a landmark global warming report yesterday.
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NASA issued a more dismal forecast Monday for the planned liftoff of space shuttle Discovery, saying rain and low clouds would be moving in right around launch time.
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The Asian "brown cloud" of pollution is affecting weather systems globally, according to research.
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Summary - (Sep 8, 2004) NASA workers are continuing to assess the damage that Hurricane Frances wreaked on the Kennedy Space Center when it tore through Cape Canaveral over the weekend.
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Who would think that something like dust in the air could trigger rain? According to a new NASA study, this is just what's happening over South Asia's Tibetan Plateau.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Stymied once this week because of clouds, NASA is skipping a Friday launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery because of a dismal forecast and is looking toward the weekend.
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Global warming is likely to produce a significant increase in the intensity and rainfall of hurricanes in coming decades, according to an analysis.
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Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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The Earth's climate is out of balance and warming as a result of human activities, a leading scientific society warns.
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Scientists now have their first direct evidence of changing weather patterns on Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon. When the Cassini spacecraft flew past the satellite on Monday it spied clouds at mid-latitudes
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Pollution from Asia is causing more intense storms that may be affecting worldwide temperatures and contributing to polar warming, a new study finds.
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NASA is bringing high-tech satellite images and visualization tools to bear on the unique environmental problems of Central America.
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By Matthew Eisley, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--That was one wet week, what with Tropical Storm Ernesto and cool fronts spawning drenching showers and thunderstorms.
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The gigantic hangar where the space shuttle is prepared for its missions sustained much more damage from Hurricane Frances than initially believed, NASA officials said Tuesday.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Plenty of people in Florida aren&#39;t thinking beyond Hurricane Charley, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it&#39;s getting busy in the tropics.
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Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought, the journal Nature reports.