NASA scientists are crisscrossing the globe in 2017 – from a Hawaiian volcano to Colorado mountain tops and west Pacific islands – to investigate critical scientific questions about how our planet is changing and what ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2017
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The Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working to improve ocean colour measurements vital for modelling climate and monitoring the health of the oceans. Colour differences (change in ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Devastating around a third of the country, it is estimated that the floods in Pakistan have affected up to 20 million people. As part of the effort to support humanitarian relief, satellite data are being ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Business, academic and environmental leaders are stressing the importance of weather satellites in an era of tight federal budgets.
Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2011
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The first of a series of global maps aimed at quantifying change in carbon stored as biomass across the world's forests and shrublands has been released today by ESA's Climate Change Initiative at COP25—the United Nation ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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In the Sahel, the frequency of storms increases when soil moisture varies over a few kilometers. Such contrasts cause air circulation between dry and humid areas, contributing to the development of storms. For the first time, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2011
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For the first time, scientists have been able to measure the amount of water that rises and falls annually in the Amazon River floodplain.
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2010
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(Phys.org)—As Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast, weather experts at the Short-term Prediction Research and Transition, or SPoRT Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville were busy developing ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2012
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Arianespace launched a Vega rocket on a complex mission early this morning that demonstrated the flexibility of its upper stage and multisatellite carrier.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2016
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If we had a second Earth, we could experiment with its atmosphere to see how increased levels of greenhouse gases would change it, without the risks that come with performing such an experiment. Since we don't, scientists ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2014
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