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A computer model that incorporates NASA satellite data results in a more refined depiction of a dust storm
Climate Change Seeps Into the Sea
The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide that has been going into the atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
-- Good news has turned out to be bad.
Temperature map of the Gulf of Mexico
Earth Science Week 2008
Keep your eyes glued to the Goddard Web site through the week of October 12 for daily videos that answer several questions about our home planet. The videos are all part of Earth Science Week: 2008, themed "No Child Left Inside."
Satellite image of smoke over California
Santa Ana Winds Fuel California Wildfires
Powerful Santa Ana winds stoked several major wildfires in Southern California on Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, when instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image
Satellite image of Hanna
2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicking Into High Gear
For the first time in the 2008 hurricane season, there are four tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic Ocean basin on one day.
Still from animation on sea ice drift
NASA Study Finds Rising Arctic Storm Activity Sways Sea Ice, Climate
NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century directly accelerated the rate of arctic sea ice drift which is a harbinger of climate change.
Screen shot of animation of Arctic sea ice from January 1 through September 12
NASA Data Show Arctic Saw Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat on Record
Following a record-breaking season of arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists have kept a close watch on the 2008 melt season.
Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Season 2008: Latest News
For information on the storms of the 2008 hurricane season and other past seasons.
Artist concept of Arctic ice
Arctic Sea Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008
Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2008 and the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era.
2003 map of world CO2 levels
NASA Study Illustrates How Peak Oil Could Impact Climate
NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate.
A dust plume from Northern Africa moves over the Atlantic on July 20, 2007.
2007 Hurricane Forecast Took Blow From Winds, Dusty Air
A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season.
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