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Snow over Antarctica Buffered Sea-Level Rise during Last Century
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A new NASA-led study has determined that an increase in snowfall accumulation over Antarctica during the 20th century mitigated sea level rise by 0.4 inches. However, Antarctica’s additional ice mass gained from snowfall only makes up for about a third of its current ice loss.
Earth from Space: Uruguay River Wetlands
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space program, the Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite takes us along the lower reaches of the Uruguay River.
European Space Agency 2019 Preview
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ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will return to the International Space Station, in Science Cheops will look at exoplanets, while the EDRS-C satellite will start the era of super-fast data relay on orbit.
No Planet B
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A message from ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from on board the International Space Station to mark the start COP24, the UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Katowice, Poland.
Arctic Report Card 2018
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Arctic Report Card: Update for 2018 - Tracking recent environmental changes, with 14 essays prepared by an international team of 81 scientists from 12 different countries and an independent peer-review organized by th...
Monitoring Our Changing Planet
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Through ESA’s Climate Change Initiative, long-term datasets on key indicators of climate change are being systematically generated and preserved.
Make Every Day ‘GIS Day’
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GIS in education offers key skills and advantages, such as critical thinking, workforce competencies, working with data, holistic thinking, inquiry, and much more.
Meet ICON: NASA’s Airglow Explorer
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NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, launched on Nov. 7, 2018, and orbits above the upper atmosphere, through the bottom edge of near-Earth space.
NOAA’s Advanced Technology Demonstrator
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The ATD is a new research radar that combines the benefits of a phased array radar with the benefits of a dual polarization technology.
MetOp: The Power of Three
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With MetOp-C, the mission continues as a three-satellite constellation, increasing the wealth of data for weather forecasting.
