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- 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.
- Google Earth Application Maps Carbon's Course
- Google Earth – the digital globe on which computer users fly around the planet and zoom in on key features – is attracting scientists' attention and aiding public communication about carbon dioxide.
- NASA Satellite Data Show 2009 Ozone Hole
- The annual ozone hole has started developing over the South Pole, and it appears that it will be comparable to ozone depletions over the past decade.
- Snapshots From Space Cultivate Fans Among Midwest Farmers
- There is a growing group of Midwest farmers who rely on satellite imagery from Landsat to maximize their harvest and minimize damage to their fields.