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- NASA-USAID Earth Observation System Expands to Africa
- NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
and their partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch
SERVIR-Africa, a program that helps scientists, government leaders
and local communities address concerns related to natural disasters,
disease outbreaks, biodiversity and climate change.
- Water Vapor Confirmed as Major Player in Climate Change
- Researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping
effect of water in the air, validating the role of the gas as
a critical component of climate change.
- Arctic Sea Ice Decline Shakes Up Ocean Ecosystems
- Researchers took advantage of NASA satellite images to show
that the microscopic floating plants are teeming in regions
of recent ice melt.
- NASA Gauges Sea Level, Glacier Changes
- Researchers have used satellite data to make the most precise
measurements to date of changes in Alaskan glaciers.
- 2008 Ozone Hole Maximum Announced
- The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual maximum on Sept.
12, 2008, stretching over 27 million kilometers, or 10.5 square
miles.
- NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions To Aid Health Community
- NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in
the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health
managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded
project nears its conclusion.
- Climate Change Seeps Into the Sea
- The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much
of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide
that has been going into the atmosphere since the start
of the Industrial Revolution.
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- Earth Science Week 2008
- Keep your eyes glued to the Goddard Web site through the week
of October 12 for daily videos that answer several questions
about our home planet. The videos are all part of Earth Science
Week: 2008, themed "No Child Left Inside."
- Santa Ana Winds Fuel California Wildfires
- Powerful Santa Ana winds stoked several major wildfires in Southern
California on Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, when instruments on NASA's Aqua
satellite captured this image
- NASA Study Finds Rising Arctic Storm Activity Sways Sea Ice, Climate
- NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic
storms over the last half century directly accelerated the rate of arctic
sea ice drift which is a harbinger of climate change.