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Map of the world showing methane concentrations
Interactions with Aerosols Boost Warming Potential of Some Gases
Certain gases that cause warming are so closely linked with aerosol production that the emissions of one type of pollutant can affect the quantity of the other.
Horizontal Lightning Bolt
NASA Explores Lightning's Impact on Pollution, Climate
More than 1.2 billion lightning flashes occur around the world every year. Each flash produces a puff of nitrogen oxide gas that reacts in the atmosphere to produce ozone, which can harm human and plant health.
Graphic for Earth Science Week October 11 - 17, 2009
NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week
During the week of October 11-17, the world will be celebrating Earth Science Week and NASA has a major part in that celebration.
Still from ice animation
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Third Lowest on Record
This year's satellite measurements show the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by floating ice was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979.
Lance Ice Shelf Bridge
NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight in Antarctica
Operation IceBridge, a six-year NASA field campaign, is the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
Artist's concept of the Aquarius mission
International Science Teams Selected for Aquarius/SAC-D Mission
NASA and Argentina's space agency have selected new members of the international science team for the Aquarius mission.
A large (magnitude 8.0) undersea earthquake near Samoa
Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
Large (magnitude 8.0) undersea earthquake near Samoa generated a destructive tsunami that killed over 100 people.
Satellite data showing ice thinning in Antarctica
NASA Ice Satellite Maps Profound Polar Thinning
Researchers have used NASA's ICESat to compose the most comprehensive picture of changing glaciers along the coast of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
The ups and downs of global warming
The Ups and Downs of Global Warming
Naturally occurring periods of no warming or even slight cooling could easily be part of a longer-term pattern of global warming, according to a recent study.
A swarm of locusts
With an Eye on Locusts, Scientists Make a Good Tool Better
Locusts are normally docile creatures that prefer solitary lives. But sometimes, when patches of green begin to dot dry landscapes, something extraordinary can happen.
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