Climate
Could The U.S. Government Shutdown Hammer Earth and Mars Missions?
As Day 2 of the United States government shutdown continues, some short-term effects are already in evidence when it comes…
New U.S. Climate Map Shows Temperature Changes In HD. How To Prepare?
If you're interested to see how warm your neighborhood will look like at 2090, here's a chance. There's new data…
Podcast: Climate Change
When it comes to carbon dioxide, just a little goes a long way to warming the planet. Unfortunately, we’ve been…
Happy (or is it Merry?) Aphelion This Friday
This 4th of July weekend brings us one more reason to celebrate. On July 5th at approximately 11:00 AM EDT/15:00…
An Early Start for Noctilucent Clouds
The season for noctilucent "night-shining" clouds is arriving in the northern hemisphere, when wispy, glowing tendrils of high-altitude ice crystals…
What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice?
Although it sits isolated at the "bottom of the world" Antarctica is one of the most influential continents on Earth,…
Carbon Impacts Planetary Atmospheric Formation
It might be common, but carbon could have a huge impact in the formation and evolution of a planet's atmosphere.…
Global Temperatures Continue to Rise
This week, scientists at NASA released their global climate analysis for 2012 which revealed that Earth continues to experience warmer…
Hurricane Sandy Barreling to Eastern Seaboard Menacing Millions
Image Caption: NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy threatening millions of people living along US Eastern Seaboard. See NASA satellite…
Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Heads Out to Sea
An "ice island" that calved from the Petermann Glacier in July is seen by NASA satellite (MODIS/Terra) Remember that enormous…