What On Earth
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The New Climate Dice
Aug 06, 2012 09:43:52 AM | Kathryn Hansen
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- The analogy of loaded climate dice has evolved over recent decades to accommodate a new category of extreme temperature events.
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Has Sulfate Pollution from Asia Masked a Decade of Warming?
Jul 06, 2011 03:40:19 PM | Adam Voiland
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- A new study suggests the decade-long lull in global warming that’s caused some to question the scientific underpinnings of climate change stems from large increases in sulfur dioxide emissions in Asia.
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Searching for Rainbows
Feb 24, 2011 09:48:51 AM | Adam Voiland
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- Could searching for rainbows help scientists pinpoint the impact of aerosols?
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A Moment for Glory
Mar 16, 2011 03:33:43 PM | Adam Voiland
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- NASA held a press conference about its soon-to-launch Glory satellite this afternoon in Washington, DC.
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Speaking of Contrails...
Nov 16, 2010 12:19:25 PM | Adam Voiland
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- The prospect of a renegade missile transfixed newscasters last week after a videographer captured imagery of an unusual contrail near the coast of California.
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Q & A: Michael Lefksy on Measuring Trees From Space
Jul 27, 2010 03:06:08 PM | Patrick Lynch
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- Colorado State University researcher Michael Lefsky recently published the first global map of forest heights using data from a radar-like laser instrument. We talked to Michael to learn more about the work behind his work...
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What to Expect from the Arctic
Jul 27, 2010 12:32:02 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Greg Mitchell reckons he has spent about four years of his life aboard ships. His most recent trip inside the Arctic Circle was 1989. He expects to see change now.
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Beautiful Radiance
Jul 09, 2010 01:32:21 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Here on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, heading north toward sampling stations in the Bering Strait, there’s plenty of light -- a beautiful radiance nearly around the clock.
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Black Carbon's Day on the Hill
Aug 28, 2011 05:31:00 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Leading aerosol scientists, including NASA's Drew Shindell, explained the intricacies of a sooty component of smoke called black carbon to members of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming during a hearing on Capitol Hill last month.
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Working (Very) Remotely
Apr 01, 2010 07:57:20 AM | NASA Earth Science News Team
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- Making sure satellite measurements are accurate sometimes requires going a little out of the way.
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Rising Temperatures in the Midst of Heavy Snow?
Feb 26, 2010 09:42:06 AM | Adam Voiland
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- The last few months have been a bit odd. Too much snow in the mid-Atlantic. Too little for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. And a dusting nearly everywhere else.
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Same Words But Different Meanings
Mar 02, 2010 07:19:24 AM | NASA Earth Science News Team
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- There are many words that have distinctly different meanings to scientists and the public. Have any good examples to add to the list?
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How Do Global Soot Models Measure Up?
Feb 17, 2010 09:23:32 AM | NASA Earth Science News Team
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- A new study shows that models generally underestimate black carbon’s warming effect on climate.
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Fewer Southeastern Tornadoes Occur Following Dry Falls and Winters
Jan 08, 2010 04:02:03 PM | Adam Voiland
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- According to findings from a NASA-funded study published last June in Environmental Research Letters, dry fall and winter seasons in the southeastern United States mean it is less likely that Southern twisters will develop in springtime.
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Tour NASA's New Climate Reel
Feb 23, 2010 12:58:38 PM | Adam Voiland
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- In anticipation of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, NASA has put together a climate resource reel that highlights ten of its most compelling climate videos and visualizations.
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When It Rained,It Poured
Jan 08, 2010 03:43:16 PM | Adam Voiland
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- Even before historic September rains ended over the Atlanta area, researchers began to assemble a clearer picture of the climatological factors that fueled unexpected deadly flooding.
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