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- Planet Labs Unveils Tiny Earth-Observation Satellite Family
- Posted on September 12, 2013 By Mike Wall, via PlanetSEATTLE — Planet Labs has released photos of its Dove line of spacecraft, 28 of which the San Francisco-based startup plans to launch a few months from now to form the world’s largest constellation of Earth-observing...
- Extreme weather: More to come?
- Posted on September 12, 2013 By Carolyn Gramling, via The Washington Post While 2012 was a rough year around the globe, it wasn’t because of the Planet X/Mayan calendar doomsday reasons people feared. Instead, it was a year of extreme weather: drought and heat waves...
- The US's Underwater Drones Are Observing Ocean Weather in 3D
- Posted on September 12, 2013 By Ben Richmond, via MOTHERBOARD At this point, the words “government drone program” is enough for people to reach for their guns, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s autonomous robotic vehicles don’t want to kill anything or violate anyone’s...
- Surges are the Overlooked Storm Threat — But Not for Much Longer
- Posted on September 12, 2013 by Hilton Collins, via EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Storm surges are a coastal threat that few taxpayers understand. A surge strikes when a storm causes seawater to rise above the normal predicted tide level. The surge itself consists of extra water that’s...
- City College Appoints Two Academic Leaders in STEM Fields
- Posted on September 6, 2013 Following an extensive nationwide recruiting process, The City College of New York today announced the appointment of two outstanding academicians, administrators and researchers who will bring new leadership to the College's programs in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and...
- It's the largest volcano on Earth--and it lurks beneath Pacific Ocean
- Posted on September 6, 2013 The world's largest volcano lurks beneath the Pacific Ocean, researchers announced Thursday in the journal Nature Geoscience.Called the Tamu Massif, the enormous mound dwarfs the previous record holder, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, and is only 25 percent smaller than Olympus Mons...
- CCNY Professor Serving as a NASA Mission Team Leader
- Posted on August 22, 2013 Dr. Z. Johnny Luo, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and NOAA CREST Institute at The City College of New York, is one of 12 lead scientists on a NASA airborne mission to study how...
- CREST Faculty Hangsong Tang participates in (DHS) Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving
- Posted on August 15, 2013 Hansong Tang to Join DHS Center of Excellence
- CUNY CREST Institute develops high-resolution simulation model for extreme weather events prediction in New York City
- Posted on July 15, 2013 By Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, CREST Institute gonzalez@me.ccny.cuny.edu The City University of New York’s (CUNY) CREST Institute has announced that scientists have developed an urban Weather Forecasting Model (uWRF) for more precise urban forecasts. By including a building height parameterization and...
- CREST Faculty wins DURIP Award
- Posted on May 15, 2013 Peter Romanov (NOAA CREST Senior Research Scientist) and Tarendra Lakhankar (NOAA CREST Research Assistant Professor) received a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) award
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