NASA Greenland Mission Completes Six Years of Mapping Unknown Terrain
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To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world’s largest island.
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One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future
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Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on...
New insights into how Ireland sees the climate crisis
25 January 2022
Irish research is paying more and more attention to the social science side of the climate crisis these days.
Late last year we...
New insights into how Ireland sees the climate crisis
25 January 2022
Irish research is paying more and more attention to the social science side of the climate crisis these days.
Late last year we...
Key takeaways from this week’s Climate Committee sessions
14 January 2021
It was quite the busy week over at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action.
Members considered the proposed carbon budgets brought forward...
2021 Tied for 6th Warmest Year in Continued Trend, NASA Analysis Shows
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Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according...
Six Questions to Help You Understand the 6th Warmest Year on Record
The year 2021 was tied for the sixth warmest year on NASA’s record, stretching more than a century. Because the record is global, not...
Biodiversity spotlight: hen harriers
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As you might have already seen – we’re taking a new direction this year and that includes our biodiversity coverage.
We’re going to...
NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor
Dr. Katherine Calvin, NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve the...
Culture Column: why I’m still thinking about “Don’t Look Up”
7 January 2022
I tend to be a quiet film watcher. I don’t consult, I don’t verbally try to work out the plot in real...
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