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=== EVM-3 INCUS ===
[[File:Cumulonimbus incus over Warsaw, Poland.jpg|thumb|Cumuionimbus INCUS clouds over Poland. The aim of EVM-3 INCUS is to investigate the formation of these clouds and thunderstorms often associated.]]
A branch of the Earth Venture Missions, the Investigation of Convective Updrafts missions is planned to have three small satellites. The three satellites will orbit in tight coordination and will have the aim of understanding the formation of convective storms and heavy precipitation. It aims to know not only how, but know exactly where and when they will form. Although still in planning and development stages, the first of the three satellites in EVM-3 in 2027. After deliberation between 12 proposals of EVM in 2021, the INCUS mission was selected after a review by panellists. NASA's Earth Science Director Karen St. Germain stated, "In a changing climate, more accurate information about how storms develop and intensify can help improve weather models and our ability to predict risk of extreme weather." As the effects of climate change are ever more increasing with increasing sea level temperatures globally, it is predicted that storms will have a greater intensity and occur more often. This is a result of increased water vapour moving upwards creating the convection currents. INCUS will help scientist understand these currents and help predict the likelihood and location of major storms when fully operational.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Sean |date=2021-11-05 |title=NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-new-mission-to-study-storms-impacts-on-climate-models |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=NASA}}</ref>