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Top Stories Archive 12

Satellite image of Siberia.
Earth Impacts Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change
A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems.
Photo of reeds along the Chesapeake.
NASA Satellites AId in Chesapeake Bay Recovery
The nation's largest estuary just happens to be in the backyard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
A large fracture is visible in a lakebed on the Greenland ice sheet after it drained the lake's entire liquid contents
Researchers Warm Up to Melt's Role in Greenland Ice Loss
Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet.
Dr. Robert Bindschadler on the P.I.G. iceshelf.
NASA Researcher Visits One Tough P.I.G.
In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica.
Chris Cantrell and Becky Anderson work on a DC8 aircraft
NASA Studies Arctic Air From the Sky
NASA and its partners have begun the most extensive field campaign ever to study the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere..
sea ice image
Researchers Say Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk Despite Cold Winter
Scientists are monitoring the amount and age of sea ice to see if the declining trend persists.
China aerosol pollution image
NASA Satellite Measures Pollution from East Asia to North America
NASA satellites find vast quantities of industrial aerosols and smoke from East Asia and Russia travel from one side of the globe to another.
photograph of an aurora
Spring is Aurora Season
For reasons not fully understood, auroras are more common in the spring than at other times. The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why.
still from animation showing Greenland's ice loss
Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath.
Satellite image of cyclone Sidr
2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late
The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going.
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