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- Interactions with Aerosols Boost Warming Potential of Some Gases
- Certain gases that cause warming are so closely linked with aerosol production that the emissions of one type of pollutant can affect the quantity of the other.
- NASA Explores Lightning's Impact on Pollution, Climate
- More than 1.2 billion lightning flashes occur around the world every year. Each flash produces a puff of nitrogen oxide gas that reacts in the atmosphere to produce ozone, which can harm human and plant health.
- NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week
- During the week of October 11-17, the world will be celebrating Earth Science Week and NASA has a major part in that celebration.
- Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Third Lowest on Record
- This year's satellite measurements show the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by floating ice was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979.
- NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight in Antarctica
- Operation IceBridge, a six-year NASA field campaign, is the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
- International Science Teams Selected for Aquarius/SAC-D Mission
- NASA and Argentina's space agency have selected new members of the international science team for the Aquarius mission.
- Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
- Large (magnitude 8.0) undersea earthquake near Samoa generated a destructive tsunami that killed over 100 people.
- NASA Ice Satellite Maps Profound Polar Thinning
- Researchers have used NASA's ICESat to compose the most comprehensive picture of changing glaciers along the coast of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
- The Ups and Downs of Global Warming
- Naturally occurring periods of no warming or even slight cooling could easily be part of a longer-term pattern of global warming, according to a recent study.
- With an Eye on Locusts, Scientists Make a Good Tool Better
- Locusts are normally docile creatures that prefer solitary lives. But sometimes, when patches of green begin to dot dry landscapes, something extraordinary can happen.
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