TROPICS Stories

NASA’s TROPICS Offers Multiple Views of Intensifying Hurricanes
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NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites have collected their first views of hurricanes, offering scientists a new tool for understanding the inner workings of storms.
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Pathfinder Satellite Paves Way for Constellation of Tropical-storm Observers
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most brutal on record, producing an unprecedented 30 named storms. What’s more, a record-tying 10 of those storms were characterized as rapidly intensifying — some throttling up by 100 miles per…
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