What is the difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon?
The only difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon is the location where […]
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What is the difference between a hurricane watch and warning?
A warning means that hurricane conditions are expected whereas a watch means that conditions are […]
Did NASA find water on another planet?
Four hundred years ago, the astronomer Galileo’s discovery of Jupiter’s four large moons forever […]
What is PORTS? (Physical Oceanographic Real Time System)
PORTS® stands for Physical Oceanographic Real Time System. NOAA PORTS® is an information system that […]
Why do scientists measure sea surface temperatures?
Sea surface temperature provides fundamental information on the global climate system. Because the ocean covers 71 […]
How are satellites used to observe the ocean?
Satellites can “see the sea” in ways that are otherwise impossible and are amazing tools for […]