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NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
2024.11.15
From 2015 through 2023, satellite measurements showed that the average amount of freshwater stored on land — that includes liquid surface water like lakes and rivers, plus water in aquifers underground — was 290 cubic miles (1,200 cubic km) lower than the average levels from 2002 through 2014.
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: Fall 2024
2024.11.14
On September 18, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from the GOES-19 satellite, its newest geostationary satellite launched on June 25, 2024...
NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission
2024.10.17
Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission.
A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere
2024.09.03
The polar vortex elongated and weakened over Antarctica, causing rare warming events.
California’s Park Fire Spread Fast and Hot
2024.08.31
An array of satellite sensors observed the long-duration, episodic spread of the state’s historic fire.
ARCSIX Analyzes Arctic Sea Ice Loss
2024.08.26
In summer 2024, NASA scientists went to northern Greenland to study how clouds and atmospheric particles may be contributing to the ongoing loss of multiyear sea ice.
NASA Data Shows July 22 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record
2024.07.29
July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the previous daily record, set in July 2023. These record-breaking temperatures are part of a long-term warming trend driven by human activities, primarily the emission of greenhouse […]
NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt
2024.07.26
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA mission is helping improve data modeling and increasing our understanding of Earth's rapidly changing climate. Changing ice, ocean, and atmospheric conditions in the northernmost part of Earth have a large impact on the entire planet. That’s because the Arctic region acts ...
Smoky Skies Across North America
2024.07.26
Hundreds of wildland fires lofted sky-dulling smoke over Canada and the United States.
Watch Carbon Dioxide Move through Earth’s Atmosphere
2024.07.23
This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation
Fires Char the Siberian Arctic
2024.07.19
Large wildland fires are burning in the tundra of northern Russia.
Extreme Heat Hammers U.S. Coasts
2024.07.12
As summer heat hit the western and eastern U.S. in July 2024, temperatures have been especially high in the Southwest.
In the Grip of Global Heat
2024.06.28
Heat waves rolled through parts of Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, leaving vulnerable populations at risk.
Evaluating Proposed Next-Generation Satellite Instruments: Nikki Privé
2024.06.25
Continuing our occasional series, this NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) User Spotlight shines on Dr. Nikki Privé. The quasi-native Marylander currently works as a senior research scientist in the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
A Blast of Heat in the East
2024.06.21
A heat dome broke temperature records in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Heat Scorches U.S. Southwest
2024.06.11
n early summer heat wave broke temperature records in Nevada, Arizona, and California in June 2024.
NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality
2024.06.06
Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points.
NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes
2024.05.31
To explore factors contributing to sea ice melt, NASA is flying two aircraft equipped with scientific instruments over the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland this summer
NASA, IBM Research to Release New AI Model for Weather, Climate
2024.05.22
Working together, NASA and IBM Research have developed a new artificial intelligence model to support a variety of weather and climate applications.
Cloudy With a Chance of Eclipse
2024.05.06
NASA citizen scientists collected thousands of photographs and temperature readings that are being used to study the relationship between total solar eclipses and clouds.
AI for Earth: How NASA’s Artificial Intelligence and Open Science Efforts Combat Climate Change
2024.04.18
As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these events, but also empowering outside researchers to do the same. The artificial intelligence (AI) efforts spearheaded by the..
New NASA Software Simulates Science Missions for Observing Terrestrial Freshwater
2024.03.26
To help researchers maximize the value of science missions, a team of researchers prototyped an Observational System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) for designing science missions dedicated to monitoring terrestrial freshwater storage.
The Arctic is Getting Rainier
2024.03.19
The Arctic and North Atlantic oceans have seen an increasing number of days when precipitation falls as rain, not snow.
NASA Invites Media to 61st Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
2024.03.14
Media are invited to attend the 61st annual Goddard Space Science Symposium (formerly the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium), which will take place March 20-22, 2024, at the Brendan Iribe Center on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. The symposium will also be streamed online.
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