Climate
Satellite Data Show Plant Growth is Declining on Earth
[/caption] One idea about climate change suggested that higher temperatures would boost plant growth and food production. That may have…
What is Causing Weather Extremes in 2010?
[/caption] Massive rains in Pakistan, China and Iowa in the US. Drought, heat and unprecedented fires in Russia and western…
View From Space: Huge Piece of Glacier Breaks Off Greenland
[/caption] A huge ice island four times the size of Manhattan-- and half as thick as the Empire State Building…
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record
[/caption] Was last month warm where you live? If so, you weren't alone. According measurements taken by the National Oceanic…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Bringing The Planetology Home
We keep finding all these exoplanets. Our detection methods still only pick out the bigger ones, but we're getting better…
Nailing Down Goldilocks: What’s “Just Right” for Exo-Earths?
For Goldilocks, the porridge had to be not too hot, and not too cold … the right temperature was all…
Ozone on Mars: Two Windows Better Than One
Understanding the present-day Martian climate gives us insights into its past climate, which in turn provides a science-based context for…
Scientist Discusses Latest Report of Rising Global Temperatures
[/caption] A new NASA report says the past decade was the warmest ever on Earth, at least since modern temperature…
Be A Carbon Hero
NASA is quite proud of its spinoffs technology developed for the space agency's needs in space that in turn contribute…
How Deforestation in Brazil is Affecting Local Climate
Satellites are giving scientists a bird's eye view of deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest, and the impact this is happening…