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Canada will contribute to NASA’s international Atmosphere Observing System

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Ottawa - The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced that Canada will contribute to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS)...

Tiny Satellites Reveal Water Dynamics in Thousands of Northern Lakes

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Using an army of small satellites, researchers have shown that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska are far more variable...

Trends in Global Freshwater: Wet Gets Wetter, Dry Drier

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A new global, satellite-based study of global freshwater distribution found that Earth's wet areas are getting wetter, while dry areas are getting drier. The...

Hurricanes: Stronger, Slower, Wetter in the Future?

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Scientists have developed a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed under the conditions predicted for the late...

Using Satellite Data to Provide Early Flood Warning & Reservoir Management

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A new study led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has analyzed what it would take for river-observing satellites to provide improved...

Global Agriculture Intensity Detailed in Interactive Map

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A new interactive map released this week provides the highest resolution of agriculture croplands worldwide ever published. The study has the potential to be a powerful...

Research on HABS and Lake Erie Water Quality

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Water quality conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose health risks for Ohioans in coastal communities that use the lake as their drinking water...

NASA Maps Saskatchewan’s Wetlands, North Sask. River

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Saskatchewan’s wetlands and North Saskatchewan River have been chosen as a testing ground for new NASA technologies designed to map water in northern environments...

Manitoba Report: Soil Moisture Anticipates Major Overland Flooding

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Manitoba has released its 2017 January Conditions Report, which indicates that normal to well-above normal soil moisture and winter precipitation to date, combined with...

NASA Opens Access to Three Million Earth Images

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Approximately three million photographs taken in space have now been made freely available to the public, contributing to scientists' understanding of changing Earth systems. The technology...

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