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North Carolina Volunteers Work Toward Cleaner Well Water
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When the ground floods during a storm, floodwaters wash bacteria and other contaminants into private wells. But thanks to citizen…
Article3 months ago
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Flood detection is a surprising capability of microsatellites mission
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The eight CYGNSS smallsats were built to study tropical cyclones. A new and unexpected capability has emerged: the ability to…
Article6 years ago
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Before the flood arrives
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River floods are one of Earth's most common and devastating natural disasters. A NASA study analyzes how river-observing satellites can…
Article6 years ago
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