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NASA SEAC4RS Mission Targets How Pollution, Storms And Climate Mix

06.06.2013
NASA's science aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions affect atmospheric composition and climate.
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NASA's Hansen to Hand Over Reins at Goddard Institute for Space Studies

04.02.2013
James E. Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, has announced he is retiring as the GISS director and leaving government service.
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How Climate Change Affects Extreme Weather

03.05.2013
For several types of storms, global warming may prime the atmosphere to produce fewer but stronger storms.
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PODEX Experiment to Reshape Future of Atmospheric Science

01.16.2013
David Starr, project scientist of the PODEX experiment, discusses a new class of instruments that could reshape the next generation of atmospheric science.
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NASA Finds 2012 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend

01.15.2013
NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.

NASA, NOAA to Announce 2012 Global Temperature, Climate Conditions Jan. 15

01.14.2013
U.S. government climate experts will announce new data on global temperature conditions in 2012 during a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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Reviewing Goddard's 2012 Highlights

12.28.2012
If NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center were to write a holiday letter, there would be no shortage of highlights to share. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard 'household' in 2012.
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James Hansen Receives the Stephen Schneider Climate Science Communication Award

12.05.2012
James Hansen—head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, adjunct professor at Columbia University's Earth Institute, and author of Storms of My Grandchildren—first met Stephen Schneider when Schneider was still a student.

NASA, AGU to Host NASA Social in San Francisco

11.14.2012
NASA and the American Geophysical Union are inviting social media followers to a unique behind-the-scenes NASA Social on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in San Francisco.
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Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss 'Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective,' Oct. 16

10.11.2012
The public is invited to a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Library of Congress, Washington...
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Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

10.03.2012
NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.
Map showing temperature anomalies for July 2012, as analyzed by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).

Mapping the Hot Summer

08.23.2012
July 2012 was the hottest month on record for the contiguous (lower 48) United States, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Research Links Extreme Summer Heat Events to Global Warming

08.06.2012
A new statistical analysis by NASA scientists has found that Earth's land areas have become much more likely to experience an extreme summer heat ...
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Flights Safer and More Reliable with NASA Cloud Modeling Technique

07.30.2012
New and improved cloud information from NASA is now being fed into forecasts produced by the National Weather Service every hour.
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The Titanian Seasons Turn, Turn, Turn

07.10.2012
Images of high-altitude haze concentration and a vortex materializing at the south pole show that the seasons are turning on Saturn's moon Titan.
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Cassini Shows Why Jet Streams Cross-Cut Saturn

06.25.2012
Scientists studying images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have found that heat from within the planet powers the jet streams.
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Aqua Satellite Celebrates 10th Anniversary

05.04.2012
The Aqua satellite mission has proved to be a major component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) for its ability to gather unprecedented amounts of information on Earth’s water cycle.
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Plants Blooming, Leafing Earlier

05.02.2012
Plants are leafing and flowering sooner each year than predicted by controlled experiments designed to predict plant responses to rising temperatures.
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Create NASA Earth Day Video, Win Seats to Launch

04.22.2012
To mark Earth Day 2012, we are again inviting you to create your own compelling video vision of NASA's exploration of Earth.
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Public Invited to Two Free Earth Day 2012 Events at NASA Goddard

04.16.2012
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is hosting two free events on April 18 in celebration of Earth Day's forty-second anniversary.
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NASA Celebrates Earth Day 2012 in Washington Area

04.12.2012
NASA is taking part in the celebration of Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from April 20 through April 22, 2012.
Cassini mosaic image of Jupiter showing gravity anomaly affecting its jet stream near the red spot.

Cassini Spies Wave Rattling Jet Stream on Jupiter

03.13.2012
New movies of Jupiter are the first to catch an invisible wave shaking up one of the giant planet's jet streams, an interaction that also takes place in Earth's atmosphere.
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Bright is the New Black: NYC Roofs Go Cool

03.07.2012
A study including NASA scientists has found that covering roofs of New York City buildings can drastically reduce surface temperatures, by 75 degrees F, cutting into the sweltering phenomenon called the 'urban heat island.'
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Earth's Energy Budget Remained Out of Balance

01.30.2012
A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity -- not changes in solar activity -- are the primary force driving global warming.

NASA Scientists Awarded Distinctions as 2012 AGU Elected Fellows

01.30.2012
NASA scientists figure prominently in the distinguished group honored as Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012.
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