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Photo of technicians and engineers with SMAP propellant tank after installation at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

NASA Builds Sophisticated Earth-Observing Microwave Radiometer

06.05.2013
A NASA team delivered in May a sophisticated microwave radiometer specifically designed to overcome the pitfalls that have plagued similar Earth-observing instruments in the past.
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NASA Data Pinpoints Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise

05.16.2013
99% of Earth’s land ice is locked into the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. But from 2003–2009, the world’s other glaciers contributed equally to sea level rise as the two ice sheets combined.
Cropped image of showing variations in total water storage from normal, in millimeters, in the Tigris and Euphrates river basins, as measured by NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, from January 2003 through December 2009.

NASA Satellites Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East

02.12.2013
A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade.

NASA, Colorado State University Volunteer Network Invite Public to Free Webinar

02.06.2013
NASA and the Community, Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network run by Colorado State University, Fort Collins, invite the public to participate in a free webinar to promote citizen science...
Map of surface soil moisture of U.S. in January 2013

Despite Rain, Drought Lingers in the United States

01.19.2013
The deep drought in the United States that has fueled wildfires, damaged crops, and caused near record-low water levels on the Mississippi River has lingered well into January.
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Public Invited to Free Lecture at NASA Goddard: Detecting Landslides from Space

01.02.2013
The public is invited to a free event in January to experience "Finding the Slippery Slope: Detecting Landslides from Space" by Dalia Kirschbaum.
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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.
DeigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 satellite image of landslide area Zhouqu County in Gansu, China

NASA's TRMM Satellite Confirms 2010 Landslides

11.27.2012
A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world.

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...
Photo of Christy Hansen

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.
wo ranchers walk across the plains of drought-stricken West Texas in July 2011. (Photograph courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture.)

The Gravity of Water

09.12.2012
The signature of drought was easy to read in the southern United States in the summer of 2011.
Artist's concept of JPSS-1

NASA Finalizes Contracts for NOAA’S JPSS-1 Mission

08.10.2012
NASA has completed negotiations and finalized the contracts for the spacecraft and instruments that comprise the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) Satellite, NOAA's second next generation operational polar-orbiting satellite, planned to launch in 2017. JPSS-1 will follow the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite to maintain continuity of weather and environmental observations.
Artist's rendition of SMAP in orbit

2012 Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Validation Experiment

05.16.2012
The SMAPVEX12 Field Campaign is currently underway in Winnipeg, Canada and scientists are blogging from the field.
Artist's concept of Aqua in orbit

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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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.
Photo of clouds and light fog on Purchase Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

On Top of the Smokies, All Covered in Light Rain

04.20.2012
The Southern Appalachians are one of the rainiest places in the United States, and scientists have discovered that much of it is difficult to detect light rain.
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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.
Thumbnail image of Earth superimposed over global temperature map

Goddard Year in Review: Earth Science

12.16.2011
These stories, images and videos represent some of Goddard's 2011 Earth science highlights.
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Blogging about AGU

12.05.2011
Adam Voiland, of NASA's Earth Science News Team, is blogging from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5, 2011.

Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU

12.01.2011
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Complete list of NASA-related AGU news briefings
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Texas Drought Visible in Groundwater Maps

11.30.2011
Record-breaking drought in Texas has reduced groundwater levels in much of the state to the lowest levels seen in more than 60 years.
Know Your Earth image of North America covered in snow

'Know Your Earth' 2.0

11.07.2011
Know Your Earth 2.0, Chicago, a collaboration among 12 of NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions, is focusing on the “on-the-go” and “smart-technology” public in big cities...
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Earth Science Week: 2011

10.07.2011
Earth Science Week: 2011's theme is 'Our Ever-Changing Earth.' NASA offers a variety of multimedia products and educational activities designed to improve understanding of the natural processes that shape our planet.
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