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Maria-Jose Viñas

Washington, D.C.
Once veterinarian, now Spanish communications lead at @NASA_ES | Earth is my favorite planet 🌎 | Opinions my own | Knitter 🔗| Mi casa está en la frontera
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When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA's Role in Famine Warnings – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

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By Maria-Jose Viñas, Maria-José Viñas
| climate.nasa.gov
By Maria-José Viñas, NASA’s Earth Science News Team This article is part of a series that explores NASA research into Earth's fresh water and surveys how those advances help people solve real world problems. Learn more. NASA’s satellite imagery and model forecasts regularly help agricultural and aid agencies to monitor the performance of crops worldwide and prepare for food shortages.
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Massive iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

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By Maria-Jose Viñas, Maria-José Viñas
| nasa.gov
By Maria-Jose Viñas, NASA’s Earth Science Team An iceberg about the size of the state of Delaware split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf sometime between July 10 and July 12. The calving of the massive new iceberg was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite, and confirmed by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite instrument on the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP) satellite.
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Arctic sea ice annual minimum ties second lowest on record – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

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By Maria-Jose Viñas, Maria-José Viñas
| nasa.gov
Arctic sea ice appeared to have reached its annual lowest extent on Sept. 10, NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder reported today. An analysis of satellite data showed that at 1.60 million square miles (4.14 million square kilometers), the 2016 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is effectively tied with 2007 for the second lowest yearly minimum in the satellite record.
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