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“Future Earth” [2014 Documentary]

tdanielson 10 years ago

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We will try to predict what will happaned in the future: Humanity is at a crossroads, Nearly half of the Amazon rainforest has been deforested, Hi-tech, intelligent buildings are revolutionizing the urban landscape, Smaller, safer, hi-tech automobiles, Major advances in air travel comfort.

“Mapping the Universe” with Daniel Eisenstein

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Galaxies are not scattered randomly throughout the universe. Instead, they group into stringy filaments that span hundreds of millions of light-years. How did such structure evolve from the bland primordial soup that followed the Big Bang? New clues are coming from an ambitious mapping project, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which has measured the distance to galaxies halfway across the observable universe. Daniel Eisenstein is director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

“National Geographic” Time Scanners Jerusalem

tdanielson 10 years ago

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13 Volcanoes Seen from Space

Todd Danielson 1 year ago

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Have you ever wondered what a volcano looks like from space? This video counts down ESA's picks of the most impressive volcanoes around the world – captured by satellites, including Mount Fuji, Mount Mayon and Mount V...

2018 Arctic Sea Ice Ties for Sixth Lowest Minimum Extent on NASA Record

tdanielson 6 years ago

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Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent Sept. 19, and then again on Sept. 23, 2018. NASA works with the National Snow and Ice Data Center to track sea ice in the Arctic as it grows to a maximum extent thro...

2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record

tdanielson 4 years ago

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Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 ranked second-warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record

Todd Danielson 10 months ago

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2023 was Earth’s warmest year since 1880, and the last 10 consecutive years have been the warmest 10 on record. But why does NASA, a space agency, look at Earth’s temperature? And how do we even measure global tempera...