United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA scientists studying Mount Saint Helens are using high-tech light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology to analyze changes in the surface elevation of the crater, which began deforming in late September 2004.
Despite their sub-zero temperatures, a warming north may add more carbon to the atmosphere from soil, accelerating climate warming.
While Antarctica has mostly cooled over the last 30 years, the trend is likely to rapidly reverse, according to NASA researchers.
A NASA funded earthquake prediction program predicted the locations of 15 of California's 16 largest earthquakes this decade.
NASA scientists took infrared (IR) digital images of Mount Saint Helens' last week.