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Snapshot from Erickson's Google Earth application showing green and red tracks representing carbon dioxide present at different altitudes.
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.
Ozone hole shown by September 10, 2009 satellite data.
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.
Landsat scanned this image of farmland across northern Minnesota
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.
Composite image of video showing new method of monitoring water consumption from space
Landsat: A Space Age Water Gauge
NASA has released a video illustrating an innovative satellite-based method that maps agricultural water consumption.
Photo of women crushing millet
Satellites Could Help Keep Hungry Populations Fed
Few non-scientists have ever heard of "NDVI," but this tool will play a key part in helping us to keep food on the table as future populations swell.
Image showing the extent of devastation from the Station fire burning near Los Angeles
New NASA Image Shows Extent of Station Fire Burn
The extent of devastation from the Station fire burning near Los Angeles is strikingly visible in this Sept. 6 image from NASA's Terra satellite.
LIMA image of Antarctica
A Tour of the Cryosphere, Take Two
In 2002, NASA created a video tour of Earth's frozen regions using satellite data. This year, NASA visualizers are taking viewers on a return trip to see what's changed over the years.
Image of floating sea ice
What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back From Melting?
Even as global air and ocean temperatures march upward, the extent of the sea ice around the southern continent isn't decreasing. In fact, it's increasing and scientists want to know why.
Image of three polar bears
Satellites and Submarines Give the Skinny on Sea Ice Thickness
NASA and other research scientists recently combined the high spatial coverage from satellites with a longer record from Cold War submarines to piece together a history of ice thickness that spans close to 50 years.
Artist concept of Antarctica surface
Map Characterizes Active Lakes Below Antarctic Ice
Researchers using space-based lasers have created the most comprehensive inventory of lakes that actively drain or fill under Antarctica's ice.
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