As the Republican Convention starts in Tampa and Hurricane Isaac hurtles toward New Orleans, NASA is aiming to shift our focus, for a few minutes, beyond the storm-filled sky.

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We are particularly concerned about flooding because the continuing rains can end up having an impact well beyond the immediate center of the storm.

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One is an apparent ability to detect thunderstorms well beyond the range that the sound of a storm can carry.

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