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NASA A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world. A recent NASA study published in the October issue of the Journal of Hydrometeorology compared satellite rain data from NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) to landslides in central eastern China, Central America and the Himalayan Arc, three regions with diverse climates and topography where rainfall-triggered landslides are frequent and...

LANDOVER, Md., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloudburst Group today announced that Dr. Vladimir Knezevic, an innovative leader with a history of success in providing support to clinical and public health research, has joined the firm as Director of its Center for Public Health. In this position, Dr. Knezevic will be responsible for managing and driving the firm's established business in health communications, evaluation research and performance measurement, program planning and...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth annual Ft. Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (FLGLFF), October 4 through 7, 2012, the schedule of films showcased will expand to nearly 40 films, including a mix of men's and women's interest screenings, short films and documentaries, including a special documentary, "I Stand Corrected," on transgender jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham, who has performed with Mel Torme and Doc Severinsen among others. The...

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today expanded its CloudBurst family of pre-integrated cloud service delivery platforms by delivering the appliance on its POWER7-based hardware as well as separately offering the software to run on currently installed IBM and non-IBM systems. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Based on IBM's own corporate cloud installations and hosting engagements...

Tropical downpours are becoming more common, resulting in greater risks of flash floods. "As the tropics warm we are seeing an increased frequency in the heaviest rainfall," said Richard Allan of the University of Reading in England, who co-authored a study of tropical rains with Brian Soden of the University of Miami.The scientists have studied tropical rainstorms since the 1980s, and gave the first evidence to confirm computer models that predict more intense cloudbursts ahead...