NASA’s ECOSTRESS Detects ‘Heat Islands’ in Extreme Indian Heat Wave
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The instrument aboard the space station documents blistering temperatures in urban areas around Delhi during the historic heat wave on the Indian subcontinent.
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International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean Currents
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures and climate change.
Though...
When it comes to action on the climate crisis, where does religion fit in?
6 May 2022
There’s a Hadith in Islam where the Prophet Muhammed taught that, “even if the sun has risen on the Day of Judgement,...
Climate Change Threatens $2 Trillion ‘Blue Economy’
Earth observations like those from NASA satellites are critical to understanding the threats of climate change to Earth’s ocean, according to a recent article...
From Weather Forecasting to Climate Change, NASA’s AIRS Builds a Legacy
NASA’s AIRS instrument tracked a record-breaking heat wave as it intensified in the Pacific Northwest last June. AIRS remains a vital resource for weather...
A closer look: climate & biodiversity in the 2022 Assembly election
5 May 2022
The polls are open today in Northern Ireland for Assembly elections, in case you haven’t heard.
It’s a 90-seat legislature and analysts are...
New NASA Training for Greenhouse Gas Earth Observations
This month, the NASA Earth Applied Sciences Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program will host a three-part training series called “Atmospheric CO2 and CH4...
NASA’s EMIT Will Map Tiny Dust Particles to Study Big Climate Impacts
Blown by wind across continents and oceans, dust does more than make skies hazy, congest lungs, and leave a film on windshields. Also known...
Culture column: reflections on eco-poetry
29 April 2022
At COP26 I was handed a booklet with a bright yellow cover and the title “Future Anterior – COP(oety)26.” It was a...
NASA Scientist Discovers New Means to Measure Snow Depth from Space
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Inspired by how ants walk around their colonies, a NASA scientist is adding a new dimension to a satellite instrument that measures the...
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