Fierce storms over the ocean can dislodge carbonate sediment – like from coral, algae and hard shells of marine life – from shallow water and move it deeper into the ocean.

This process may have important implications for ocean acidification. go.nasa.gov/3Gro3Ts 🌊🪸🐚
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In Feb. 2023, Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle passed over shallow waters at the Bellona Plateau in the Coral Sea.

The storm suspended carbonate sediment that then drifted into deep ocean waters.
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This process can help counter ocean acidification from rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

But scientists are still investigating how climate change might be changing the marine carbon cycle. go.nasa.gov/3Gro3Ts
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Staying up late? Watch the TEMPO launch! 🚀

TEMPO is a @nasa and @CenterForAstro mission to study air quality over North America every hour. It’s launching on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

12am ET (4am tomorrow UTC) 🕛
Watch: nasa.gov/nasalive 📺
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Using two decades of NASA satellite data, scientists assessed the risks Belize’s coral reefs face from murky waters and rising temperatures.

The findings could help protect reefs around the world from overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Details: go.nasa.gov/3nNiuZl
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Did you guess the puzzler?

It’s Crater Lake in Oregon! At 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and among the deepest in the world. #Landsat captured this picture of the lake on March 18, 2023.
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#Landsat captured a tornado’s path of destruction across Arkansas.

Severe thunderstorms tore through the U.S. Midwest and Mid-South where they spawned dozens of tornadoes across seven states. go.nasa.gov/3MlnoHf
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Nitrogen dioxide is largely produced from vehicle emissions.

The team estimated that 1.85 million new asthma cases worldwide in 2019 were attributable to NO2. Two-thirds of those were in urban areas. go.nasa.gov/3Kx5T5u
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Air quality is an important contributor to disease. #NPHW

NASA-funded scientists linked health outcomes to satellite measurements of air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). go.nasa.gov/3Kx5T5u
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Small, inhalable particles called PM2.5 can contribute to diseases and premature death.

A @nasa-funded study found that 2.5 billion city dwellers worldwide live in areas where PM2.5 exceeds @WHO guidelines, leading to 1.8 million deaths in 2019. go.nasa.gov/3MeCSg6
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Wildfire smoke is one of the largest sources of unhealthy air quality.

To help extinguish its health effects, Jason Vargo of the @SFFED uses @nasa satellite data to better understand wildfire smoke impacts and build healthier communities.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3Zb93j2
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It’s National Public Health Week!

@nasa data is key for scientists to understand public health risks like wildfire smoke, dust storms, night lights and more to keep communities healthy. #NPHW
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Bright nighttime lights disrupt circadian rhythms and cause sleep deficiency.

Scientists compared @nasa nightlight and @cdc health data and found that poorer, non-white neighborhoods experience more artificial light at night. #NPHW go.nasa.gov/3nBnuQx
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#Landsat data gives eradication specialists a head start at knowing where farmers are growing cotton, which typically isn’t reported until later in the growing season.

In this image, light green fields are cotton, while darker fields are mostly sorghum or corn.
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Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are using @nasa satellite data to stop infestations of a cotton-loving beetle early in the growing season before they become severe and spread.

Full story: go.nasa.gov/3nF8scH
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A winter storm in December 2022 dropped snow over Mauna Kea and the recently erupted Mauna Loa in Hawai’i.

An astronaut on the @Space_Station snapped this photo of the snowcapped volcanoes. go.nasa.gov/3TWwtIh 🌋❄️
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Welcome to the Triassic parks!

This @nasa Terra satellite image shows the Ischigualasto and Talampaya parks in northern Argentina, an area that was teeming with crocodile- and mammal-like reptiles in the Triassic 252-200 million years ago. go.nasa.gov/40LPrnD
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NASA is preparing to launch its TEMPO satellite next month!

TEMPO will observe air quality over North America from space every hour and reveal how pollution exposure varies by neighborhood and within a city. go.nasa.gov/3G3jjDq
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Once in orbit, TEMPO will join a larger constellation of satellite missions that monitor air quality in Europe and Asia, @esa’s upcoming Sentinel-4 and South Korea’s GEMS, respectively.

Full story: go.nasa.gov/3G3jjDq
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Elsa who? ❄️

SnowEx was in the field this March – and it’s #WomensHistoryMonth!

Today, we’re celebrating the female scientists who showshoed and snowmobiled through Alaska, dug snow pits, and measured snow properties for @nasa’s SnowEx mission.
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Carrie Vuyovich is a snow scientist @nasagoddard and the lead for NASA's SnowEx.

This year, Carrie is leading the largest SnowEx mission to date – with over 46 scientists helping to measure snow in the field and from research aircraft. ❄️ #WomenInScience
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Spain’s fire season got off to an early start with an intense blaze in the eastern Castellon province. An astronaut on the @Space_Station took this photo on March 27, as a thick plume of smoke streamed southeast toward the Mediterranean Sea.

🔗 go.nasa.gov/3M4MlpX
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Scientists can now detect small-scale features of harmful algal blooms that occur close to beaches and inside small bays.

Using a data processing technique, they can view “red tide” events in false-color, seen in this Feb. 26 satellite image of Florida. go.nasa.gov/3nwk4ys
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The work was done by scientists at the University of South Florida, using PlanetLabs satellite data made available through @nasaearthdata’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/40OoYoR
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Ready for a puzzler?

Tell us where in the world this is, what we’re looking at, and why it’s interesting. go.nasa.gov/3Kk1N08 🧩 🌏
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NASA experts travel far and wide on our home planet to learn more about the universe.

In this week’s episode of NASA’s Curious Universe podcast, @NASASun writer Miles Hatfield takes us to northern Australia for a sounding rocket launch. nasa.gov/curiousuniverse
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A tornado moved through Mississippi on March 24, leaving a 29-mile-long tornado track near the city of Winona.

The tornado’s path is visible in #Landsat satellite imagery captured the next day. go.nasa.gov/42Oq1He
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This #Landsat 9 image shows the path of a subsequent, weaker tornado near Winona, Mississippi.

(The path of the stronger tornado was outside the view of Landsat 9.)
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We mourn the loss of Virginia T. Norwood, known as the “Mother of Landsat.” She designed the first space-based multispectral scanner that flew on the first #Landsat. Her impact lives on in how we see Earth from space.

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From space, air, and on the ground, @nasa studies Earth and the ways it is changing. These observations help us better understand – and prepare for – the effects of human-caused climate change.

Today we released our 2023 climate strategy. go.nasa.gov/40rbT5a
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NASA is developing technologies in space and on the ground that we can use to improve energy efficiency and storage, and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Read the full report: go.nasa.gov/40rbT5a
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Scientists deployed Icefin, a remotely operated vehicle built for @NASAAstrobio research, to "swim" under two Antarctic glaciers and study them from below.

Bundle up and dive in! go.nasa.gov/3FZ4a6c 🧊🌊
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SWOT’s that?
A first look at data from @nasa’s SWOT mission! 💧

This image shows sea level in two 75 mile wide strips in the Gulf Stream off the U.S. East Coast. Red indicates sea level higher than the global average; blue is lower. go.nasa.gov/3TOKaZu
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Reminder: applications close tomorrow! 🚨⤵️ usajobs.gov/job/714177700

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Physical Scientist, AST - Science Technology Utilization and Commercialization (Direct Hire)

As a program area manager in the Applied Sciences Program of the Earth Science Division, you will lead the strategy, implementation, and oversight of eff orts to advance uses of Earth science information to inform decision making by public and privat…

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A low-pressure system lifted sand and dust from the Gobi Desert in late March, causing a major dust storm across Mongolia and China.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image on March 22, 2023. go.nasa.gov/3nshw4g
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Depending on the size and type of particles and where they reach in the atmosphere, dust can contribute to warming or cooling, and influence storms and weather events.

NASA’s EMIT instrument is now on the @Space_Station, mapping dust around the globe. go.nasa.gov/3nnHpST
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