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Bright orange flames from California’s 2017 Thomas Fire burn a hillside as dark smoke rises. A Forest Service truck and worker is in the foreground.

NASA Data Shows How Drought Changes Wildfire Recovery in the West

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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…

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Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline

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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…

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The image is a satellite view, peering down on the ocean. The background of the image is the dark blue color of the ocean, but centered in the image is a swirling shape of light blue, milky substance – phytoplankton making up a bloom. In the foreground of the image are bright white clouds, seen in the top left corner and along the bottom of the image.

Early Adopters of NASA’s PACE Data to Study Air Quality, Ocean Health

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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. Years before the launch in February 2024, mission leaders from NASA teamed with…

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NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño

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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…

Article1 week ago

US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement

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The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity mission will extend a decades-long record of following shifting water masses using gravity measurements. NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR (German Aerospace Center) have agreed to jointly build, launch, and operate a…

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SWOT Satellite Catches Coastal Flooding During California Storms

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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…

Article3 weeks ago

Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No

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New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated.

Article4 weeks ago

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission: 10 years, 10 stories

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From peering into hurricanes to tracking El Niño-related floods and droughts to aiding in disaster responses, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission has had a busy decade in orbit. As the GPM mission team at NASA and the Japan Aerospace…

Article4 weeks ago

NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities

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NASA is now an associate member of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, giving the agency new opportunities to collaborate with federal agencies and other partners to better understand wildland fires and leverage technology and innovation to prevent and manage them…

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PACE Mission’s Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment

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Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment. Name: Sujung Go Title: Research scientist Organization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting…

Article1 month ago

PACE Mission’s Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment

1 min read

Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment. Name: Sujung Go Title: Research scientist Organization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting…

Article1 month ago

PACE Mission’s Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment

1 min read

Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment. Name: Sujung Go Title: Research scientist Organization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting…

Article1 month ago

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