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Small but mighty, the spongy moth can do some major damage to trees and shrubs not only in Washington state but across the country.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Bodnar says the chance for fires here is much lower, even with incoming hot weather.

The partnership between USDA and NASA has been invigorated by the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December. "This is the third MOU I'm aware of, and it's a long line of cooperation between USDA and NASA; especially with soil moisture," noted Mike Cosh, research hydrologist with the Agricultural Research Service ...

Researchers at the UC-Irvine, and others, are rolling out a new worldwide satellite-based drought severity index.  Relying on data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, called GRACE, the index adds groundwater storage to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most often based on the amount of precipitation.   ...

NASA is partnering up with USDA and the National 4H program to teach young people life skills through a program called ‘Expeditionary Skills for Life.’   Amy McCune with the National 4H Program said they want to help with developing STEM skills, but when they worked with NASA to develop this program, they found there are other important skills.   “They d...

On Saturday, the National Weather Service will try to launch a new generation of weather satellites from Cape Canaveral, FL.  Dennis Hull with the National Weather Service says this new equipment will allow forecasters to better predict storm development and paths.  ...

Work is underway to determine the possibility of growing food in space potentially opening a door to deep space travel.   Joshua Summers with Clemson University is one of the researchers assisting NASA with this endeavor and he said, “What’s most exciting is that we’re using technology that has been out there for decades if not even longer, hydroponics.”   The school is par...