NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions
From the window of a NASA Gulfstream III research aircraft, Alaska looks like a pristine wilderness untouched by humans. The land is covered in...
Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission
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Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation can also pinpoint emissions of the potent...
NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the latest findings of the agency’s Earth Surface Mineral...
Snow, Satellites, and Remote-Sensing Planes
Climate change is affecting the American West’s seasonal snowpack, making it harder to predict how the snow is distributed, how fast it melts, and...
Sounding an Early Alarm on Coral Reef Disease
Coral reefs are home to millions of species, from sponges to sea horses. They’re the most biologically diverse and species-rich marine ecosystem on Earth....
NASA Dust Detective Delivers First Maps From Space for Climate Science
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Measurements from EMIT, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, will improve computer simulations researchers use to understand climate change.
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Environmental Pillar submission to the consultation on Ireland’s Climate Action Plan 2023
The Environmental Pillar's submission covers the following areas:
The Framework
Avoid impacting biodiversity
Carbon Pricing and Cross-Cutting Issues
Transport
Agriculture, Land Use and Forestry
Buildings
Waste and the Circular Economy
NASA’s S-MODE Field Campaign Deploys to the Pacific Ocean
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The mission’s fleet of ship, aircraft, and marine robotics will study ocean eddies and other elusive features near the surface that have a...
EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish...
Following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the EU Commission has finally closed 87 sensitive marine areas in...
What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?
In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99...
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