Earth

Oceans
Climate Change
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Water on Earth
New findings have revealed a coastal realm highly sensitive to changes in runoff and rainfall on land. After helping stoke record heat in 2023 and drenching major swaths of the United States this winter, the current El Niño is losing steam this spring. Scientists have observed another way that the climate phenomenon can leave its […]
Posted April 3, 2024
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
Climate Change
Earth
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Oceans
People of Goddard
People of NASA
To achieve the impossible, Veronica T. Pinnick, who put NASA’s PACE mission through its prelaunch paces, says you need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Name: Dr. Veronica T.
Posted April 2, 2024
Earth
Natural Disasters
A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result that could provide meaningful information for conservation efforts. The West has been witnessing a trend of increasing number and intensity of wildland fires.
Posted March 27, 2024
Earth
Climate Change
Goddard Space Flight Center
Ice & Glaciers
Sea Ice
Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024. In the waters around Antarctica, ice coverage shrank to near-historic lows for the third year in a row. The recurring loss hints at a long-term shift in conditions in the Southern Ocean, likely resulting from global climate change, according […]
Posted March 25, 2024
Earth
Oceans
From the atmosphere down to the surface of the ocean, data from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, human health, and underrepresented communities.
Posted March 25, 2024
Oceans
Climate Change
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
TOPEX / Poseidon (ocean TOPography EXperiment)
A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations. Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate and the development of a strong El Niño. The […]
Posted March 21, 2024
Water on Earth
Earth
GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)
GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity mission will extend a decades-long record of following shifting water masses using gravity measurements.
Posted March 19, 2024
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Earth
Extreme Weather Events
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Oceans
Water on Earth
Operated by NASA and the French space agency, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission provides a new view of water on land, at the coast, and in the ocean. A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one […]
Posted March 5, 2024
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
General
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated.
Posted March 1, 2024
Earth
International Space Station (ISS)
While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this photo of Shanghai’s city lights and the Huangpu River flowing through downtown. Shanghai is the most populous city in China with a population of about 24.9 million. The space station serves as a unique platform for […]
Posted February 22, 2024
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