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A global map of aerosols showing dust, smoke, and sea salt particles in different colors moving across Earth's atmosphere, from NASA's GEOS-FP computer model.

NASA Data Helps Protect US Embassy Staff from Polluted Air

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United States embassies and consulates, along with American citizens traveling and living abroad, now have a powerful tool to protect against polluted air, thanks to a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. State Department. Since 2020, ZephAir has provided real-time…

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Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle

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As the American West suffers a 22-year-long “megadrought” that researchers say is the worst in at least 1,200 years, water managers now have a new level of insight into just how much water will be available for their communities. Water…

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NASA and Google Team up to Better Track Local Air Pollution

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NASA and Google broadened an existing partnership to help local governments improve their monitoring and prediction of air quality for better decision making. The expanded collaboration looks to develop advanced machine learning-based algorithms that link NASA data with Google Earth…

Article2 years ago