Earth Observation
France Plans Revolution In Space
Originally Published by BBC News
Ambitious plans for European missions to the Moon and Mars are being considered by the French government.
Posted on
July 5th, 2008
Earth Observation, Politics, Technology
The Drought of 2007: A Foreshadowing of Things to Come?
The epic drought that stretched across the southeastern U.S. in 2007 won’t be forgotten soon. Water supplies plunged to perilously low levels and public officials imposed draconian conservation measures to protect a resource that had become more valuable than gold.
Lori Keesey, posted on
July 2nd, 2008
Articles, Disasters, Earth Observation, Featured Article, Water
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North Pole Ice Could Disappear This Summer
Originally Published by Earth News
The North Pole may be completely ice-free later this summer as global warming melts Arctic ice, according to scientists.
Posted on
July 1st, 2008
Climate, Earth Observation, Water
Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns
Originally Published by Environmental News Network
Climate hero scientist James Hansen delivered the somber news on Tuesday that Earth’s climate is nearing its tipping point - the point of no return and runaway climate change.
Posted on
June 29th, 2008
Climate, Disasters, Earth Observation
Mars Soil ‘Friendly’ To Life, Tests Show
Originally Published by washingtonpost.com - Science News and Headlines From The Washington Post
Early results from the first-ever “wet” chemical analysis of the surface soil of Mars show the planet harbors many of the nutrients needed for life and none of the acidity that some feared would make life highly unlikely.
Posted on
June 27th, 2008
Earth Observation
Surprisingly Rapid Changes In Earth’s Core Discovered
Originally Published by Science Daily
DTU Space, using the Orsted satellite, have shown that the earth’s core is changing amazingly fast and affecting the Earth’s magnetic field.
Posted on
June 25th, 2008
Earth Observation, Would You Believe?
NASA, Air Resources Board To Examine California Air Quality
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
NASA and scientists from the California Air Resources Board are conducting a series of research flights this month that are examining the atmosphere over the state to better understand the chemical dynamics of smog and greenhouse gases.
Posted on
June 23rd, 2008
Climate, Earth Observation
Ebb and Flowof the Sea Drives World’s Big Extinction Events
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
New research shows that changes in ocean environments related to sea level exert a driving influence on rates of extinction, which animals and plants survive or vanish, and generally determine the composition of life in the oceans.
Posted on
June 21st, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation, Water
Hurricane Monitoring to Improve in 2008
Originally Published by Live Science
As the forecast for this year’s hurricane season predicts a busy one, forecasters are implementing new technologies to monitor a storm’s strength prior to landfall.
Posted on
June 19th, 2008
Climate, Earth Observation, Weather
Trio of “Super-Earths” Discovered
Originally Published by BBC News
Three new planets - being called “super-Earths” - have been found orbiting the star HD 40307 and are more massive than the Earth but less massive than Uranus and Neptune (which are about 15 Earth masses).
Posted on
June 18th, 2008
Earth Observation, Would You Believe?
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