2012 in Top Ten Warmest Years in History. Alarming Trend continues
According to a report released by NOAA 2012 global surface temperature was among the 10 warmest ever recorded. This is alarming as there is no sign of the trend stopping,…
Category Archives: Earth Observation
Gulf Dead Zone Smaller Than Expected
(NOAA) – Scientists found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic “dead” zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size…
Jason-1 Satellite lost after Transmitter Failure
Long-Running NASA/CNES Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow (Source NASA) – Were facing a critical time in our ability to monitor the health of the Earth using satellites. Many, such as…
Possible record-setting dead zone for Gulf of Mexico
(Source NOAA)-Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several…
GOES 13 Weather Satellite Fails
With the recent EF5 Tornado in and loss of life in Moore Oklahoma the importance of continuous coverage by weather satellites is even more important and evident. One of the…
NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers’ Role in Sea Level Rise
(Source NASA) – A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to…
New Rover Deployed by NASA to a new planet….EARTH!
NASA Rover Prototype Set To Explore Greenland Ice Sheet (Source NASA) – NASA’s newest scientific rover is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of…
Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century
(Source NOAA) – For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that…
