Stanley contributes to NASA feature on Hurricane Season and NASA Tools
As most of us know, the Atlantic hurricane season has begun. NASA provides many tools for forecasters, all levels of government, disaster responders, just to name a few groups who need to know what to expect and how to prepare. In a recent NASA feature, "NASA’s Hurricane Science, Tech, Data Help American Communities," Dr. Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC) explains, "“People might be surprised how deeply NASA is involved in hurricane science. ... We are not the agencies issuing forecasts or warnings, but our technologies and science are making fundamental contributions to how we understand, predict, and respond to these storms.”
Various forms of technology, such as the Black Marble and NASA Disasters Mapping Portal, are utilized to monitor power outages and flooding after a hurricane. Another dangerous result of hurricanes is damage from landslides. Thomas Stanley (617/UMBC) discusses "NASA’s Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness (LHASA) tool, developed at NASA Goddard, which can help spot landslide-prone areas by combining different troves of satellite data."
The feature presents many examples of small satellite, lidar, atmospheric sensors, and instruments that NASA used to provide key information before, during, and after Hurricane Helene, and will be used concerning future hurricanes, typhoons, landslides, and other weather-related disasters.
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Posted: June 18, 2025, 1:49 PM
