Climate Change
Ice loss in Greenland is Accelerating
The rate at which Greenland is losing its ice is accelerating. This unsurprising conclusion comes from a new study based…
We Have the Technology. Airplanes Could Spray Particles into the Atmosphere to Battle Climate Change. But Should We?
If climate change models are correct, humanity is working itself—and dragging the rest of life on Earth with it—into a…
NASA Tests a Tiny Satellite to Track Extreme Weather and Storms
NASA recently deployed a technology demonstrator called the RainCube, a miniature satellite that could revolutionize how we monitor weather
Look at all the Aerosols Pushed into the Atmosphere, from Fires, Volcanoes and Pollution. Even Sea Salt Thrown into the Air from Hurricanes
Using the Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing (GEOS FP) model, NASA recently released a visualization that showed all the…
Does Climate Change Explain Why We Don’t See Any Aliens Out There?
Addressing the Fermi Paradox, a team of researchers recently conducted a study predicts whether or not Climate Change may be…
Some of The Last Glaciers in The Tropics. They’ll be Gone in About a Decade
Images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show how ice loss in the tropics is advancing, and how glaciers there will…
12,800 Years Ago, Earth Was Struck by a Disintegrating Comet, Setting Off Global Firestorms
According to a massive research study, Earth was struck by a comet 12,800 years ago that caused massive wildfires to…
Watch this Chilling Animation of Capetown’s Water Disappearing
A new animation released by NASA's Earth Observatory illustrates how ongoing drought is diminishing Cape Town's water supply.
Antarctica has a Huge Mantle Plume Beneath it, Which Might Explain Why its Ice Sheet is so Unstable
A new study led by researchers from NASA JPL has provided compelling evidence for the existence of a mantle plume…
It Might Be Possible to Refreeze the Icecaps to Slow Global Warming
According to a new study from the School of Earth and Space Exploration, it may be possible to refreeze the…