Jul 28 2011
Antarctica: A ‘Scary’ Source for Rising Seas
A new study of ocean sediments indicates West Antarctica as well as Greenland must have contributed to oceans that were 15 to 20 feet higher than their current levels.
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Jul 20 2011
Getting the Dirt on Dust
Airborne dust has so many different influences on basic Earth processes large and small that no single science has a clear understanding of it.
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Jul 06 2011
Pirate Booty: A Monsoon Cache
Somali piracy is taking a toll on climate research, especially studies related to the Indian Ocean monsoon.
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Jun 08 2011
Sensing Salt on the Sea — No More Grainy Pictures
The Aquarius satellite mission is set to launch on Thursday providing a detailed look at the salty sea surface.
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Jun 03 2011
Under the Ice, Antarctic Land Comes Into Focus
The details of land under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is of special interest to anyone concerned about future sea level rise in a warming world.
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May 24 2011
Contrails Over Buckingham As Ash Continues
A new threshold for flying around volcanic ash plumes will lead to less delays and cancellations during the current Icelandic eruption.
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May 20 2011
Ultimate Game of Chance: Tracking the Rapture
A revision of earthquake risk is in store following tomorrow's day of rapture, but would have been even without the judgment based on new geophysical reports.
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Apr 21 2011
Ozone Hole A Surprise Rainmaker
A new climate change culprit in the Southern Hemisphere has been identified -- the ozone hole.
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Mar 23 2011
Catching the World’s Largest ‘Frisbee’ at Sea
The world's largest eddies are spinning off the coast of Brazil.
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Mar 10 2011
Earth’s Core ID’s Natural and Human-Induced Warming
NASA geophysicists find natural cycles to Earth's warming that correlate to movement of liquid iron in Earth's outer core -- up until 1930.
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