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  • March 26, 2019 - Washington, D.C, United States - U.S. Sen. Ed Markey joined by activist made a rally outside Congress arguing the Republicans have no plan to combat climate change and they’re blocking the only one we have. ....The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 PM to begin debate on a sweeping resolution to combat climate change, the Green New Deal, which was introduced by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York, and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey.  Washington, D.C. March 26, 2019. (Credit Image: © Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 23, 2019 - Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan - Quetta, Pakistan. March 23rd, 2019: A man dancing during solidarity rally with Pakistani political parties and forces regarding Pakistan resolution day 23rd March at Front of Quetta Press Club. This Resolution day is a national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the Lahore Resolution passed on 23 March 1940. (Credit Image: © Din Muhammad Watanpaal/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 30, 2019 - Rome, italy, Italy - Ambulants in protest in Piazza Madonna di Loreto. To demonstrate about 200 Roman against the relocations initiated by the administration of the Mayor Virginia Raggi, each town hall, in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 30 passed in the Capital Assembly. on APRIL 30, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Credit Image: © Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 5, 2017 - New York, NY, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is arriving at the Security Council meeting. The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting to consider new sanctions against North Korea following the nation's July 3 and July 28 tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles.  At the meeting, the council adopted Resolution 2371 which imposes a full ban on North Korea's exportation of iron, coal, lead and all seafood products with the anticipated result of a nearly one-billion dollar impact on North Korea's economy. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 19, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Senator Lisa Murkowski Republican of Alaska listens to witness during a Senate Subcommittee hearing on Appropriations  Washington DC. June 13, 2017. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue testifies in front of the Senate Appropiations Subcommittee (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Deputy Attorney Gerenal Rod Rosenstein testifies in front of the Senate Appropiations Subcommittee (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General answers questions put to him by the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee about the Russians hacking the election. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies today in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Dec. 15, 2009 - Business man sitting on chair reading. Model and Property Released (MR&PR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jun. 05, 2008 - Girl in lift. Model and Property Released (MR&PR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Dec. 09, 2007 - Muc, Bavaria, Allemagne - Yoga. Model Released (MR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 11, 2009 - businessman sprinting on running track. Model and Property Released (MR&PR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Nov. 28, 2009 - Business life. Model Released (MR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 11, 2009 - business man in starting blocks. Model and Property Released (MR&PR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jul. 12, 2010 - Kempten, Bavaria, Germany - Football. Model Released (MR) (Credit Image: © Cultura/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Congresswoman MAXINE WATERS (D-CA) reacts to testimony while sitting behind Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the start of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing into allegations of Russian hacking of the election. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General Jeff Sessions is surrounded by press photographers at the start of the Senate Intlligence Committee into Russian hacking of the elction. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General answers questions put to him by the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee about the Russians hacking the election. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.- Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections.  (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General answers questions put to him by the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee about the Russians hacking the election. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
    20170613_jlr_r142_029.jpg
  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS  testifies at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference with U.S. elections.  (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Secretary of State REX TILLERSON testifies in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on spending cuts. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table in front of the American Flag. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is the one on the right in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. 22 Aug 2017 Pictured: Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Photo credit: Ron Sachs - CNP / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table in front of the American Flag. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is the one on the right in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. 22 Aug 2017 Pictured: Very high resolution view of the fireplace in the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. The view is looking right from the doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office. The carpet is new. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Photo credit: Ron Sachs - CNP / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table in front of the American Flag. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is the one on the right in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. 22 Aug 2017 Pictured: Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table in front of the American Flag. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is the one on the right in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Photo credit: Ron Sachs - CNP / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. When seated at the table, the President's chair is the larger one in the center of the table in front of the American Flag. The doorway that leads to the hallway across from the Oval Office is the one on the right in the background near the center of the photo. The carpet is new. 22 Aug 2017 Pictured: Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. This view is what a visitor would see from the doorway as they enter the lobby. The reception desk is at lower right and the sitting area includes two couches. The carpet is new. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Photo credit: Ron Sachs - CNP / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • May 31, 2017 - Kabul, Afghanistan - U.S. General John Nicholson, Resolute Support commander and RS Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Jurgen Weigt visit the blast site May 31, 2017 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A car bomb was detonated near Zambaq Square outside the Green Zone killing 90 people. (Credit Image: © Egdanis Torres Sierra/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 20, 2017 - Afghanistan - Soldiers conduct slingload operations at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 22, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to Task Force Muleskinner. (Credit Image: ? Shelia Cooper/Army/DoD via ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • October 10, 2018 - Washington, DC, United States of America - U.S President Donald Trump is briefed by FEMA Administrator Brock Long, right, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Hurricane Michael as it heads to Florida in the Oval Office of the White House October 10, 2018 Washington, DC. Hurricane Michael is the most powerful storm ever to hit the panhandle region of Florida (Credit Image: © Shealah Craighead via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 31, 2017 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Griffin, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, directs passengers during loading May 31, 2017 in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Kunduz has seen increased Taliban activity as more than 8,000 American troops and 6,000 from NATO and allied countries continue to assist the government. (Credit Image: © Brian Harris/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire)
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For nearly 15 years, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites have scanned Earth's surface daily for fires. When the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Suomi NPP began operating in 2012, the view got a whole lot clearer.<br />
While MODIS and VIIRS have similar orbits, the spatial resolution of the "thermal bands" on each sensor differs. The MODIS thermal band detects hot spots with a resolution of 1,000 meters per pixel; VIIRS detects hot spots at a resolution of 375 meters per pixel. In other words, VIIRS makes fire observations that are about three times more detailed than MODIS. As a result, VIIRS can detect many small and low-temperature fires that MODIS misses.<br />
The images above illustrate the difference in the fire detection capabilities of the sensors. Both images show agricultural fires burning in northeast China around the same time on November 6, 2015. MODIS captured the upper image while the lower image was acquired by VIIRS. Turn on the image comparison tool to see the differences. Though VIIRS has more detailed fire observations, the background of the MODIS image seems crisper. This is because MODIS has better resolution than VIIRS when looking at land surfaces that are not on fire. (250 meters per pixel for MODIS versus 375 meters per pixel for VIIRS).<br />
The improved resolution of the VIIRS fire observations means scientists - as well as firefighters - have a more capable tool for monitoring fire activity. As explained in the video below, the improved resolution means experts should be able to use data collected by VIIRS to more accurately model and predict shifts in a fire's direction or behavior.<br />
"We hope that by infusing the higher-resolution fire detection data and fire behavior modeling outputs into tactical fire situations, we can lessen the pressure on those working in wildfire management," said Wilfrid Schroeder, a scientist at the Universi
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  • April 26, 2018 - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - ''Mr. judges you should suffer the same experience to differentiate between abuse and rape'' is written on a placard during the protest. Barcelona joins the protests in different Spanish cities for the resolution of a multiple violation trial in the last San Fermin celebration, on July 2017. A girl, 18 years old, was forced to have sex with a team of friends (5 men) called himselfs as ''La Manada'' and fell in shock. She was recorded in different videos they send to their friends, and they leave the girl naked and without her mobile to call someone for help. The case became mediatic and the resolution has been too benevolent with the 5 boys and very unpopular, mostly for women who claim their right to go alone without being sexually assaulted. This case is added to another one of rape and murder in San Fermin years before. The killer is in probation and working as a psychologist after only few years. (Credit Image: © Laura Calonge/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • ALGIERS, Dec. 14, 2010  Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda addresses the opening ceremony of the International Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UN Resolution 1514, in Algiers, capital of Algeria, Dec. 13, 2010. The International Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UN Resolution 1514, declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples on Dec. 14, 1960, was held in Algiers on Monday. (Credit Image: © Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
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The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
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The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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When: 05 Mar 2020<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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When: 05 Mar 2020<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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When: 05 Mar 2020<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
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Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
<br />
Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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When: 16 Apr 2020<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
<br />
Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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When: 09 Apr 2020<br />
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  • Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers at UCLan alongside collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) and will provide astronomers with a better understanding of how the Sun’s magnetised atmosphere exists, and what it is comprised of.<br />
<br />
Until now, certain parts of the Sun’s atmosphere had appeared dark or mostly empty, but new images have revealed strands that are around 500km in width - roughly the distance between London and Belfast - with hot electrified gases flowing inside them.<br />
<br />
The ultra-sharp images were taken by NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short), a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these the highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere. MORE COPY AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com<br />
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  • February 6, 2018 - Topeka, KS, USA - The Kansas Senate approves a resolution condemning pornography on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, standing, said porn objectifies women and leads to other problems. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Shorman/TNS via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Photo supplied by University of Lancashire showing the highest-ever resolution images of the sun and its atmosphere. The images, analysed by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre, provide astronomers with a better understanding of the Sun’s complex atmosphere.
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  • Photo supplied by University of Lancashire showing the highest-ever resolution images of the sun and its atmosphere. The images, analysed by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre, provide astronomers with a better understanding of the Sun’s complex atmosphere.
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  • Photo supplied by University of Lancashire showing the highest-ever resolution images of the sun and its atmosphere. The images, analysed by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and collaborators from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre, provide astronomers with a better understanding of the Sun’s complex atmosphere.
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  • December 17, 2019 - Australia - View from Terra of the difficult fire season in Australia in southern hemisphere spring. The image at the top of the page comes from Terra's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which observes Earth in 36 different wavelengths. Acquired on December 17, 2019, the false-color image combines visible and infrared light (bands 7-2-1) to distinguish fire burn scars (orange to brown) from healthy vegetation (green) in New South Wales. Red pixels represent areas where Terra detected heat signatures indicative of active fire. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • August 19, 2019 - Amazon Rainforest - In the Amazon rainforest, fire season has arrived. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite captured these images of several fires burning in the states of Rondonia, Amazonas, Para, and Mato Grosso on August 11 and August 13, 2019. In the Amazon region, fires are rare for much of the year because wet weather prevents them from starting and spreading. However, in July and August, activity typically increases due to the arrival of the dry season. Many people use fire to maintain farmland and pastures or to clear land for other purposes. Typically, activity peaks in early September and mostly stops by November. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • March 29, 2019 - SãO Paulo, Brazil - SÃO PAULO, SP - 29.03.2019: MINISTER DIAS TOFFOLI GIVES LECTURE IN SP - President of the STF, Dias Toffoli, Minister Conference at a university in the city of São Paulo, on Friday, 29. The Minister and President of the Federal Superior Court (STF), Dias Toffoli, holds a conference on the topic of Judiciary and Legal Security in the XXI century. During a press conference and lecture to the students, the president of the STF stated that it is necessary to &#nlock&#mp;#39; tou country, condemned the attacks on the Coun recent days and defended the Supreme by hiy highlighting the record resolution of litigation. (Credit Image: © Cesar Borges/Fotoarena via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 22, 2019 - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - A stunning attractive and eye-catching view of the lighting at canal preparation for celebrate 23rd march Pakistan. The people of Pakistan celebrate the 23rd of March, every year, with great zeal and enthusiasm, to commemorate the most outstanding achievement of sub-continent Muslims who passed the historic Pakistan Resolution on this day at Minto Park, Lahore in 1940. (Credit Image: © Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 22, 2019 - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - People busy preparing for celebrate 23rd march Pakistan Day at historical Minar-e-Pakistan and Lahore fort. The people of Pakistan celebrate the 23rd of March, every year, with great zeal and enthusiasm, to commemorate the most outstanding achievement of sub-continent Muslims who passed the historic Pakistan Resolution on this day at Minto Park, Lahore in 1940. (Credit Image: © Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 6, 2017 - Nikki Haley (R, front), U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, shakes hands with Liu Jieyi, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, prior to a Security Council on DPRK, at the UN headquarters in New York. The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution that aims to slash by a third the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 3 billion U.S. dollars annual export revenue over Pyongyang's two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in July.  (Credit Image: © Li Muzi/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 6, 2017: Liu Jieyi(C), China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, addresses after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution that aims to slash by a third the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 3 billion U.S. dollars annual export revenue over Pyongyang's two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in July, at the UN headquarters in New York. (Credit Image: © Li Muzi/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 26, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America - Very high resolution photo of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial in late summer evening light about an hour before sunset from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, June 26, 2017..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP (Credit Image: © Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 13, 2017 - inconnu - The world´s largest 4k ultra high-definition widescreen TV has been launched.The C Seed 262 screen measures an incredible 6.65 metres / almost 22 feet diagonally.The retail price in Europe is an equally massive €490.000 Euros plus a system installation and project management fee of an additional €35.000 Euros !The set itself is 6.14 metres long and 2.7 metres high while the screen area is 15.78 square metres.It has been created by Austrian-based luxury electronics specialist C SEED introduces C SEED 262, A spokesman said the set was “ excellent news for the happy few whose living room is huge enough to accommodate” the world record display.She added:” You can stop thinking big and start thinking giant. “It has earned worldwide recognition and a prestigious design award with groundbreaking outdoor entertainment systems, collaborating with Porsche Design to launch the world-record C SEED 201 outdoor TV and, recently, teaming up with L-Acoustics to create the C SEED 125 outdoor sound system.The spokesman said : “ Now these technology innovators have turned their attention to indoors, where up to now conventional wisdom dictated that full cinematic entertainment is only available in a private movie theatre in a remote corner of a luxury mansion. “ C SEED changes this game, introducing the 262, an enormous 6144 mm by 2574 mm 4k LED TV display .”It uses black LED technology for higher contrast, latest Ultra HD technology for a really dynamic picture and a colour spectrum far beyond conventional TVs.The ultra-high 800 nits brightness is said to be the perfect viewing experience even in bright daylight conditions.The unit comes with an integrated 4k media server and six integrated high-end speakers for quality 7.1. or 9.1 cinema surround surrounds configuration.It has a motorised custom high end fabric cover to hide the screen at the click of a button. Resolution is 4096 x 1716 pixels .The sc
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  • June 12, 2017 - inconnu - Gaming fans can now immerse themselves into their pastime even more – thanks to a giant curved monitor.The CHG90 high definition screen from Korean electronics giant Samsung bends around the player to take them further into their game play world.It stretches 490 inches diagonally with a 32:9 aspect ratio.The panel curves at 1,800R which means that if its edges were extended to form a full circle, its radius would be 1,800 cms / 709 inches.It has an HD resolution of 3,840 x 1080 pixels and a 178° viewing angle. It features powerful High Dynamic Range (HDR) picture enhancement technology typically reserved for televisions and large-format displays. The screen produces a realistic, detailed, and colourful presentation that is said to showcase games “exactly as developers intended”.Samsung says it dramatically improves picture quality and game play with crisper colours and sharper contrast.The screen uses the firm’s Quantum LED technology known as QLED first seen in it’s television sets this year.It promise richer, more realistic colours.Smooth onscreen action is helped by the use of four channel scanning to prevent motion blur in fast moving sequences.It has two HDMI ports, one display port and one mini display port, USB 3.0, and audio input and headphone out.Samsung’s US product marketing vice president Andrew Sivori said: “Gamers want to feel completely immersed when they play, and our new monitors provide the most stunning visuals to deliver the ultimate gaming experience .“These QLED gaming monitors represent the future of gaming for both casual and dedicated players alike, and we’re confident that our innovative design and state-of-the-art features will enhance the entire gaming arena.”The CHG90 is available for pre-order in USA at the moment for $1,499 USD / €1,340 Euros / £1,175 GBP # UN ECRAN PARFAIT POUR LES GAMERS (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 9, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America - Very high resolution stock photo of the approach of Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, June 9, 2017..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP (Credit Image: © Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 9, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America - Very high resolution stock photo of the Washington Monument from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, June 9, 2017..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP (Credit Image: © Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated entrance to the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the fireplace in the newly renovated interior of the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the sitting area in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the newly renovated steps on the west side of the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the newly renovated steps on the east side of the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the newly renovated steps on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • High Resolution view of the newly renovated steps on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the press outside a United Nations Security Council meeting on the crisis in Syria in New York City, NY, USA on January 31, 2012. The Security Council met to discuss a draft resolution calling on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the newly renovated interior of the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Very high resolution view of the a plate on one of the tables in the newly renovated interior of the West Wing Lobby in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • April 24, 2019 - Mozambique Channel - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth just before landfall near the border of Mozambique and Tanzania. Around the time of the image, the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimated sustained winds of 120 knots (140 miles/220 kilometers per hour). The cyclone had quickly intensified over the previous 36 hours to arrive as a category 4 storm. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • May 2, 2019 - Bengal - As Tropical Cyclone Fani bore down on the eastern coast of India, the storm gained significant strength over the past 24 hours. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Auqa satellite acquired this natural-color image at 1:02 p.m. India Standard Time (07:32 Universal Time) on May 2, 2019. Around that time, the storm had sustained winds of 135 knots (155 miles/250 kilometers per hour). That's the equivalent of a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth Observatory/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • May 1, 2019 - Bengal - Tropical Cyclone Fani, currently spinning over the Bay of Bengal, is advancing northwest toward the eastern coast of India. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image at 5:22 a.m. Universal Time (10:52 a.m. India Standard Time) on May 1, 2019. Around the time of the image, the storm had sustained winds of 105 knots (120 miles/190 kilometers per hour). That's the equivalent of a category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth Observatory/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Bella Hadid releases a photo on Instagram with the following caption: "2019 resolution- quit juuling! So far so good! \ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead\ud83d\udead". Photo Credit: Instagram *** No USA Distribution *** For Editorial Use Only *** Not to be Published in Books or Photo Books ***  Please note: Fees charged by the agency are for the agency’s services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. The agency does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify and to hold the agency and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against the agency arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material.
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  • Heidi Klum releases a photo on Instagram with the following caption: "... still dancing ....\u2764\ufe0f\nNew years resolution for 2019 \n#dancemore #kissmore #laughmore #lovemore". Photo Credit: Instagram *** No USA Distribution *** For Editorial Use Only *** Not to be Published in Books or Photo Books ***  Please note: Fees charged by the agency are for the agency’s services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. The agency does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify and to hold the agency and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against the agency arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material.
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  • October 9, 2017 - Santa Rose, California, U.S. - Parts of northern California have been ravaged by intense and fast-burning wildfires that broke out on October 8, 2017. Blazes that started on a few hundred acres around Napa Valley were fanned by strong northeasterly winds, and by October 10, the 14 fires had consumed as much as 100,000 acres (150 square miles) of land. States of emergency have been declared in Napa, Sonoma, Yuba, and Mendocino counties, and thousands of people were asked to evacuate. The densely populated "wine country" is famous for its vineyards and wine-making operations and the tourists they attract. In the late morning of October 9, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image (top) of the smoke billowing from the fires. About two hours later, the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured the second view. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Satellites often observe dust swirling over remote and unpopulated deserts but most of these events go largely unnoticed. Not so with the major dust storm that made international news in September 2015 for enveloping heavily-populated areas in the Middle East and North Africa.<br />
Dust first emerged in Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery in Syria on September 6, 2015. By September 7 (top image), a thick plume swept across Syria, the Mafraq region of Jordan, and part of Turkey's Mediterranean coast. By September 8 (bottom image), dust had enveloped all of Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, and the Palestinian Territories. By September 9, it had moved southwest and spread over northeastern Egypt and the Gulf of Suez.<br />
The influx of dust triggered a rash of canceled flights, closed ports, and a suspension of daily activities for many people. In several countries, authorities are advising the elderly and young children to stay indoors. The number of people visiting hospitals with respiratory problems has increased significantly, and several deaths have been attributed to the dust, according to media reports.<br />
While satellites observe the dust from above, air quality sensors on the ground are recording remarkable amounts of particulate matter in surface air. In Jerusalem, pollution levels were 173 times higher than average, according to one news report. A sun photometer at the Sede Boker AERONET station in southern Israel showed a dramatic increase in aerosol optical depth (AOD) - a measure of how much sunlight is scattered by particles in the atmosphere.<br />
"Satellite instruments, particularly MODIS, have revolutionized the scientific community's ability to understand the spatial extent, transport pathways, and the source areas of dust storms," explained Thomas Gill, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Texas at El Paso. "Largely because of MODIS, we now have a much better understanding of what specific kinds of landforms and landscapes
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In summer 2015, wildfires raged across the western United States and Alaska. Many of those fires burned in the U.S. Northwest, visible in these images from late August.<br />
The top image was acquired in the early morning local time on August 19 by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite. The image was made possible by the instrument's "day-night band," which uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals including those from wildfires. Labels point to the large, actively burning fires in the region.<br />
The bottom image shows the same area in natural-color, acquired in the afternoon of August 18 with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite. Red outlines indicate hot spots where the sensor detected unusually warm surface temperatures generally associated with fires. Thick plumes of smoke are visible emanating from the hot spots. Use the image comparison tool to see the how the view at nighttime differs from that during daylight hours.<br />
According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, the Okanogan Complex Fire in Washington was among the larger active fires; as of August 20, the fire had burned 91,314 acres (370 square kilometers, or 143 square miles). In Oregon, the Canyon Creek Complex Fire had burned 48,201 acres (195 square kilometers, or 75 square miles), destroyed 26 residences and threatened another 500. Both fires were less than 40 percent contained. Meanwhile, firefighters have made progress on the large, damaging Cornet-Windy Ridge Fire in Oregon, which as of August 20 was 70 percent contained; smoke from this fire is more visible in<br />
earlier images.<br />
According to a story in The New York Times, fire managers have struggled to find enough crews to battle the fires burning across the Northwest and Northern California.<br />
References<br />
BuzzFeed News (2015, August 12) California Isn't Actually in the Middle of a Wildfire Apocalypse. Acces
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  • The ocean has storms and weather that rival the size and scale of tropical cyclones. But rather than destruction, these storms - better known as eddies - are more likely to bring life to the sea...and often in places that are otherwise barren.<br />
The<br />
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured these natural-color images of a deep-ocean eddy on December 26, 2011. The top close-up shows the vortex structure of the eddy, traced in light blue by plankton blooming in the 150-kilometer wide swirl. The lower, wider view shows the bloom and eddy in context, about 800 kilometers south of South Africa.<br />
"Eddies are the internal weather of the sea," says Dennis McGillicuddy, an oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. They are huge masses of water spinning in a whirlpool pattern - either clockwise or counterclockwise - and they can stretch for hundreds of kilometers. Eddies often spin off from major ocean current systems and can last for months.<br />
In the image above, the anti-cyclonic (counter-clockwise) eddy likely peeled off from the Agulhas Current, which flows along the southeastern coast of Africa and around the tip of South Africa. Agulhas eddies, or "current rings," tend to be among the largest in the world, transporting warm, salty water from the Indian Ocean to the South Atlantic.<br />
Certain types of eddies can promote blooms of phytoplankton. As these water masses stir the ocean, they draw nutrients up from the deep, fertilizing the surface waters to create blooms of microscopic, plant-like organisms in the open ocean, which is relatively barren compared to coastal waters.<br />
In satellite observations of sea surface height and in computer models, eddies appear as bumps or depressions in the ocean, indicating the upwelling or downwelling of water. They also can be distinguished by higher or lower surface temperatures. However, such observations were not available for the eddy depicted above.<br />
References<br />
Carlowicz, M. (
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  • The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite acquired this image showing<br />
fall foliage along the Kolyma River in eastern Siberia on September 9, 2015. The lower image shows a broader view. Notice how no green vegetation remains visible in the northernmost part of the image. Meanwhile, valleys and other low-elevation areas still have plenty of green farther to the south.<br />
In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees change colors as they lose chlorophyll, the molecule that plants use to synthesize food. However, chlorophyll is not a stable compound and plants have to continuously produce it, a process that requires ample sunlight and warm temperatures. When temperatures drop and days shorten, levels of chlorophyll do as well.<br />
Chlorophyll makes plants appear green because it absorbs red and blue sunlight as it strikes leaf surfaces. As concentrations of chlorophyll drop, the green fades, offering a chance for other leaf pigments - carotenoids and anthocyanins - to show off their colors. Carotenoids absorb blue-green and blue light, appearing yellow; anthocyanins absorb blue, blue-green, and green light, appearing red.<br />
References<br />
University of Wisconsin<br />
The chemistry of autumn colors. Accessed September 9, 2015.<br />
USDA Forest Service<br />
Why leaves change color. Accessed September 9, 2015.<br />
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Cropping and caption by Adam Voiland.<br />
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  • Uncertainty swirls around how the Black Sea got its name. Some speculate that it stemmed from black sludge that covered objects in the sea's depths. Others say it was coined by sailors who observed that the water appeared black during winter storms. Perhaps the sea would have a different name if people had seen it from space in spring or summer, when the sea is transformed from drab to colorful.<br />
On May 7, 2016, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color image of the Black Sea, a large inland body of water bordered by Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, and Turkey. Light blue colors toward the middle of the sea are likely the result of blooming phytoplankton.<br />
Phytoplankton are the "primary producers" of the seas and oceans. These plant-like, microscopic algae, bacteria, and protists use chlorophyll to make food from sunlight and dissolved nutrients. More than 150 different types of phytoplankton have been observed in the Black Sea, supporting a rich bounty of fish and other marine life.<br />
One type of phytoplankton found in the Black Sea are coccolithophores - microscopic plankton that are plated with white calcium carbonate. However, early May might be too soon to see them blooming here in large numbers, according to ocean scientist Norman Kuring of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Their signature milky blue swirls are more common in summer. On the other hand, climate change is altering the timing of phytoplankton blooms around the world. Only a surface sample can confirm the exact composition of this bloom.<br />
Other factors could also contribute to the myriad colors. The middle of the sea is quite deep, diving down more than 2000 meters (7,000 feet). In this region, surface water generally does not mix with the deeper, saltier, anoxic waters. But in the shallows closer to the coasts, some color could be due to the mixing and stirring of bottom sediments. Browns and greens are also
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Fog is common in winter in northwestern North America. Moist Pacific air rides up into the Cascade Mountains, the Coast Range, and the Columbia Plateau, then cools at altitude or at night and sinks into the surrounding valleys. As that air gives up its heat to the upper atmosphere, the layer near the surface becomes saturated (reaching the dew point) and essentially forms clouds at ground level. Often a temperature inversion - warm air, higher in the atmosphere, moving over the cooler denser air near the surface - will trap this moisture in the valleys for days.<br />
Such fog would have been easy to see in late November 2015 if you were standing in any of those valleys. And it would not have been hard to distinguish fog from snow if you were standing in it. But the line between snow and fog might have been tougher to spot if you were looking across one of those valley at the fresh snow on the mountains. It can be hard for satellite eyes, too, when viewing things as the human eye sees them.<br />
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired these images of Oregon and Washington at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (19:20 Universal Time) on November 29, 2015. The top image shows the region in natural color, as the human eye would see it. Note how snow and clouds can be difficult to distinguish from each other. The second, false-color image was composed from blue and shortwave infrared light (MODIS bands 3-6-7, or 479 nm: 1,652 nm: 2,155 nm). Scientists turn to these wavelengths to reveal what the human eye cannot. Turn on the image comparison tool to see the difference.<br />
Fog is liquid water, while snow is ice; fog droplets are much smaller than ice crystals. Those distinctions are visible from space with the MODIS radiometer. In natural color, condensed water - liquid or solid - does not absorb light, so it reflects equally at all wavelengths and appears white, explained Robert Pincus, an atmosp
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