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NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change

NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change

   A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.

Posted : Thu, May 15, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires

NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires

   Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California. Powerful Santa Ana winds have fueled more than 10 large wildfires stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

Posted : Wed, Oct 24, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

Scientists See First Signs of Long-Term Changes in Tropical Rainfall

Scientists See First Signs of Long-Term Changes in Tropical Rainfall

   NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise, using the longest and most complete data record available.

Posted : Wed, Aug 29, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

Scientists Rally Around NASA Chief After Global Warming Comments

Scientists Rally Around NASA Chief After Global Warming Comments

   After the remark of the head of NASA saying he was not sure global warming was a problem and added that it would be arrogant to assume the world's climate should not change in the future, scientists called the remarks ignorant.

Posted : Mon, Jun 04, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

NASA Finds Vast Regions of West Antarctica Melted in Recent Past

NASA Finds Vast Regions of West Antarctica Melted in Recent Past

   A team of NASA and university scientists has found clear evidence that extensive areas of snow melted in west Antarctica in January 2005 in response to warm temperatures. This was the first widespread Antarctic melting ever detected with NASA's QuikScat satellite and the most significant melt observed using satellites during the past three decades. The affected regions encompass a combined area as big as California.

Posted : Wed, May 16, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News
 
 
 
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