Delta-X helps with disaster response in wake of Hurricane Ida

Delta-X helps with disaster response in wake of Hurricane Ida

Space Daily

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Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2021

Charged with studying the Mississippi River Delta, NASA's Delta-X project was gearing up to collect data on Louisiana's coastal wetlands when Hurricane Ida barreled ashore in late August. The storm - a high-end Category 4 when it made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on Aug. 29 - damaged buildings and infrastructure alike, resulting in power outages, flooding, and oil slicks in the Gulf o

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