Climate
Letter to NASA is Common Ploy in Climate Change Denial
A group of 49 former NASA employees from Johnson Space Center have written a letter to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden,…
The Sky Is Falling, Scientists Report
[/caption] Ok, maybe not the sky itself... but the clouds. According to recent research by climate scientists in New Zealand,…
Getting to the Core of Earth’s Falling Snow
[/caption] An international plan is unfolding that will launch satellites into orbit to study global snowfall precipitation with unprecedented detail.…
Hansen on Climate: “We need to make clear to the public what’s really going on”
[/caption] Editor's note: This interview is from DailyClimate.org and Climate Query is a semi-weekly feature offered by Daily Climate, presenting…
NASA Finds 2011 is Ninth-Warmest Year on Record
[/caption] From a NASA press release: The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according…
Desperately Seeking a Snow Day: Why So Little Snow in 2012?
Ah, for the days of Snowmageddon and Snowpocalypse back in 2010 and 2011. So far, 2012 is turning out to…
A Balanced Budget on Titan
[/caption] It's been said many times that the most Earthlike world in our solar system is not a planet at…
Michael Mann on Climate: “There’s Still Time to Make the Right Choices”
Climate scientist Michael Mann from Penn State recently spoke at a TED event, and what he says in this video…
NASA’s New Climate and Weather Satellite Launches
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, or NPP, launched successfully on a Delta 2 rocket early today…
Next Generation Climate and Weather Satellite Ready for Friday Launch
A new satellite that will test key technologies and instruments for the next generation of climate and weather-monitoring satellites is…