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NASA reveals rise in deforestation in remote Peruvian parks
2015-04-27 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: New NASA data shows a jump in forest loss in two remote parks in the Peruvian Amazon during the first three months of 2015. NASA's Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC), a MODIS satellite-based product that underpins Mongabay's Global Forest Disturbance Alert System (GloF-DAS), detected a significant increase in forest disturbance in Peru's Alto Nanay Pintuyacu Chambira conservation area and Alto Purus National Park between January 1 and March 31, 2015. The forest loss is unusual: according...
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NASA forms unprecedented coalition to search for alien life on exoplanets
2015-04-22 20:23:14| Extremetech
The agency has announced it's bringing together experts from a variety of scientific fields in a new coalition to search for alien life on planets outside our solar system.
EPA, NASA, NOAA And USGS Creating Early Warning System To Detect Harmful Algal Blooms
2015-04-10 03:37:28| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that it is developing an early warning indicator system using historical and current satellite data to detect algal blooms.
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NASA Partnership advances composite materials for aircraft.
2015-04-09 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Public-private partnership established between NASA and 5 organizations aims to advance knowledge about composite materials that could improve performance of future aircraft. Regarding this partnership, NASA's Jaiwon Shin said results will include bringing better composite materials into use more quickly and maintaining American leadership in aviation manufacturing. NASA formed this consortium in support of Advanced Composites Project.
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NASA selects three proposals to develop ultra-lightweight materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures; seeking 40% mass reduction
2015-04-09 13:55:35| Green Car Congress
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