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NASA Finds 2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record
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Globally, 2020 was the hottest year on record, effectively tying 2016, the previous record.
Space Weather Could Be Worse in the North
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Instead of a symmetrical distribution of energy between the northern and southern hemispheres through the year, scientists have used data from ESA’s Swarm mission, to discover that electromagnetic energy is preferentially channelled to the northern hemisphere.
NASA Satellite Measures Human Impact in Water Storage
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To investigate humans’ impact on freshwater resources, scientists have now conducted the first global accounting of fluctuating water levels in Earth’s lakes and reservoirs–including ones previously too small to measu...
Field Study Sheds New Light on Melt Zone
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Five years after a NASA-funded field study returned to to set up camp once again in the melt zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a new study adds to the rich findings from this innovative project.
Earth Day 1970 Part 1: Intro (CBS News with Walter Cronkite)
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Original broadcast of CBS News Special Report with Walter Cronkite about the first Earth Day, 1970. Also known as Earth Week 1970.
Wildlife Works and Everland Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
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In this video you will learn firsthand how investing in the communities that protect our most precious resources results in a reduction of harmful carbon emissions and prevents the need for slash and burn for subsistence.
Quantifying Climate Benefits from UNESCO World Heritage Forests
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Forests contribute to the global climate system by both emitting and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. However, our understanding of the transfer of CO2 between forests and the atmosphere at specifi...
Counting Carbon
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As well as tracking atmospheric carbon, ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is using satellite observations to track other carbon stocks on land and sea.
NASA Tests System for Precise Aerial Positioning in Supersonic Flight
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NASA recently flight tested a visual navigation system called the Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System (ALIGNS).
Space Olympics
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The International Space Station Expedition 65 crew recorded themselves on a day off after a long week of work having some weightless fun. From Earth orbit, 400 km above our planet, the crew present the very first Spa...
