- NASA Study Says Climate Adds Fuel to Asian Wildfire Emissions April 30, 2009
Fires in equatorial Asia are growing more frequent and having a serious impact on the air as well as the land.
- Arctic Trek to 'Break the Ice' on New NASA Airborne Radars April 30, 2009
A team of scientists embark this week on a two-month expedition to Greenland and Iceland to use a pair of new airborne radars that can help monitor climate change.
- 'Breaking the Ice' on New Airborne Radars April 30, 2009
A team of scientists embark this week on a two-month expedition to Greenland and Iceland to use a pair of new airborne radars that can help monitor climate change.
- With a Pinch of Salt April 29, 2009
An upcoming NASA mission will track sea salinity, helping scientists monitor and predict climate change.
- NASA's Earth Observatory: A Decade of Earth Science on Display April 29, 2009
For the last decade, NASA's Earth Observatory has been using stunning satellite imagery to tell the story of our planet and the NASA scientists who are working to help us understand how it works.
- CALIPSO Sees Through the Haze April 22, 2009
New research shows that the warming effect of aerosols, or small particles in the air, increases with the amount of cloud cover below the aerosols.
- NASA Envisions "Clean Energy" From Algae Grown in Waste Water April 22, 2009
Astronauts were inspired by their living quarters to create a process that produces clean biofuels.
- NASA Airs HD Earth Views from Space Station for Earth Day April 20, 2009
A special high definition feed from NASA Television on Earth Day, April 22, will feature views of Earth captured by cameras aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA Celebrates Earth Day Across the Country April 17, 2009
NASA centers across the nation invite journalists and the public to see and hear about the agency's efforts and contributions to understanding and protecting Earth.
- CALIPSO Makes Successful Switch to Backup Laser, Keeping Important Data Stream Alive April 16, 2009
The CALIPSO satellite is helping scientists solve the puzzle of how clouds and aerosols affect Earth's climate.
- Experiment May Help Forecast Deadly Cyclones April 13, 2009
NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop.
- Climate Change and Atmospheric Circulation Will Make for Uneven Ozone Recovery April 9, 2009
New research by NASA suggests the ozone layer of the future is unlikely to look much like the past because greenhouse gases are changing the dynamics of the atmosphere.
- Aerosols May Drive a Significant Portion of Arctic Warming April 8, 2009
New NASA research suggests that much of the atmospheric warming observed in the Arctic since 1976 may be due to changes in tiny airborne particles.
- Satellites Show Arctic Literally on Thin Ice April 6, 2009
The latest Arctic sea ice data show that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover is continuing.
- Try, Try Again: Scientists Prepare for Return to Pine Island Glacier April 6, 2009
Polar scientists believe Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier to be thinning because of warm ocean waters below.
- Hispaniola Was a Tropical Cyclone Target Five Times in 2008 April 2, 2009
Hispaniola, the Caribbean island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is located directly within the hurricane belt, and was pummeled by five tropical cyclones last year.
- NASA Media Briefing Provides Check-Up on Arctic Sea Ice April 1, 2009
NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., will hold a media teleconference on Monday, April 6, at 11 a.m. EDT, to present the latest observations of sea ice conditions in the Arctic.