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On September 4, 2018, Hokkaido, an island off the coast of Japan, was drenched by a rainstorm that was part of Typhoon Jebi. Two days later, Hokkaido experienced a 6.6 magnitude earthquake. With saturated ground, and slopes already prone to landslides, the earthquake caused large-scale mass wasting. For rescue and recovery efforts,... Read More >
On December 26, 2004, a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit just off the coast of north Sumatra, triggering a tsunami that sent waves up to 100 feet high into coastal areas throughout the Indian Ocean. More than a quarter million people in Indonesia and 13 other countries perished, in large part because they had little to no warning the... Read More >
Days before Hurricane Florence began pummeling the North and South Carolina coasts with its powerful winds and 13-foot storm surge, Harris technology—from space to ground—was helping meteorologists predict and inform, emergency managers prepare, and residents take action to protect their lives and property. More than 22,000... Read More >
Spectral analysis is usually thought of in relation to remote sensing data, but the Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division (PRTD) has developed an application of hyperspectral imaging to analyze and preserve cultural heritage materials. “We knew ENVI was an incredibly powerful piece of software for extracting... Read More >
Every summer since 2009, NASA has sent a group of senior undergraduate students up in a research aircraft to get hands-on experience conducting scientific campaigns. The eight-week Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) uses one of NASA’s flying science laboratories to sample atmospheric chemicals and image land and water surfaces... Read More >