Climate Change
Earth and Climate: Two Scenarios of Our Planet in 2100 AD
The Earth is warming up. Ocean temperatures are rising. Arctic sea ice is melting. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are growing.…
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…
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…
NASA’s Operation IceBridge Surveys Greenland and Earth’s Polar Ice Sheets
NASA's Operation IceBridge has begun the 2013 research season of Ice Science flights in Greenland and the Arctic to survey…
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…
Is Earth Alive? Scientists Seek Sulfur For An Answer
[/caption] Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered a way to identify and track sulfuric compounds in Earth's marine…
Antarctica’s Ice Being Eaten Away From Below
Data collected from a NASA ice-watching satellite reveal that the vast ice shelves extending from the shores of western Antarctica…
1981 Climate Change Predictions Were Eerily Accurate
[/caption] A paper published in the journal Science in August 1981 made several projections regarding future climate change and anthropogenic…
Fears of Tornado Catastrophes Due to Global Warming Unfounded
[/caption] The 2012 tornado season got off to a rousing start. Between February 28th and March 3rd, two deadly storm…