{"id":284287,"date":"2023-01-19T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-485125"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:01:19","slug":"president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"President Biden Lands at NASA Ames, Tours California Storm Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of people gather in front of the stairs to an airplane. At center, President Joe Biden speaks to two men in dark blue suits and a woman in a red raincoat.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg 5580w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=768,596 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=1024,795 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=1536,1192 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=2048,1590 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=400,310 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=600,466 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=900,699 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=1200,931 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?resize=2000,1552 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Dr. David Korsmeyer, associate center director for research and technology at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, left, President Joe Biden, U.S. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla gather in front of Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield, located near Ames, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. President Biden arrived at Moffett on his way to tour damage from a series of intense storms that recently hit the region.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eCredits: NASA\/Dominic Hartu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>President Joe Biden landed aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield Thursday, near NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, before departing to tour recent storm damage in the state. Biden was greeted by Ames\u2019 Associate Center Director for Research and Technology, David Korsmeyer, before departing with California Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Alex Padilla to view consequences of flooding and other storm impacts along California\u2019s central coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state has been battered by a series of winter storms that brought intense winds and rainfall. Researchers at Ames are doing their part to help by studying the source of these extreme weather events: atmospheric rivers. These narrow bands of water vapor transport in the atmosphere are often responsible for up to half the annual total precipitation over parts of the western U.S. Atmospheric rivers provide important water supply but can also cause devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability to predict atmospheric rivers on the scale of two weeks to a season in advance is crucial for mitigating impacts of flooding, securing water resources, preventing wildfire events, and ultimately protecting the whole ecosystem under a warming climate. Scientists with NASA, San Jose State University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/w14152392\" rel=\"noopener\">results<\/a> investigating the relationships between a climate pattern called the arctic oscillation, snowpack, and atmospheric rivers. The goal is to improve longer-term predictions of atmospheric rivers and, ultimately, water resources across the western U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden landed aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield Thursday, near NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, before departing to tour recent storm damage in the state. Biden was greeted by Ames\u2019 Associate Center Director for Research and Technology, David Korsmeyer, before departing with California Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":285721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2854,2665],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"President Biden Lands at NASA Ames, Tours California Storm Damage","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abby Tabor"}],"creator":["Abby Tabor"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Ames Research Center"],"dateCreated":"2023-01-20T03:25:00Z","datePublished":"2023-01-20T03:25:00Z","dateModified":"2023-09-29T22:01:19Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"President Biden Lands at NASA Ames, Tours California Storm Damage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-01-20T03:25:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Ames Research Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Abby Tabor\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"time_ago":"1 year","featured_image":{"id":285721,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acd23-0003-016.jpg","title":"U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives Aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield","alt":"A group of people gather in front of the stairs to an airplane. 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