How NASA Saw 2020’s Record-Breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season From Space
In 2020, there were a record-breaking 30 names hurricanes in the Atlantic, and scientists are tracking how human-caused climate change is altering storm behavior. NASA monitors hurricanes from space using Earth-observing satellites, and we feed that data to weather models to better our understanding of a hurricane’s trajectory and magnitude.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Writer
- Roberto Molar Candanosa (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Producer
- Kathleen Gaeta (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Monday, July 12, 2021.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT.
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