Thursday, 4 April 2013

Global Warming


Global Warming



Landsat Satellite Launch
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
University of Michigan ecologist George Kling, nearby an area of permafrost that melted, which formed a small landslide.
Permafrost carbon is a potentially huge factor in global warming.
Visualization showing how charged particles stream onto the poles of the Earth creating the northern and southern lights as seen in the new PBS documentary "Earth from Space" by NOVA.
Watch as satellites reveal how hurricanes form and how dust fertilizes the Amazon.
Payload Faring at LCDM Spacecraft
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is set to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
giant panda cubs, cute baby animals, captive breeding, reintroduction
Experts in China are working with Michigan State University to grow the population size of wild, protected pandas.
climate change, global warming, flu outbreaks
Warm winters usually make the next year's flu season worse than average.
earth, global warming, climate change
Daily satellite data updates, loads of historical data and up-to-the-minute analysis help make this website the go-to place for info on Earth's second largest block of ice.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Earth Photo
The global temperatures were second to only 2010, when the winter month reached its warmest.
Cirrus clouds
More water than expected enters stratosphere, where it's a potent greenhouse gas.
earth, global warming, climate change
Recent extreme rains may have been intensified by the rising global average temperature.
Arctic storm on Aug. 6, 2012
A massive Arctic storm did not contribute to last year's record sea ice melt, scientists find.
Waves crash ashore near the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y., ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall on Monday, Oct. 29.
Sandy and other disasters have shown that cities are vulnerable and must prepare.
Fossil dinosaur with feathers
Proposed bills could disrupt the teaching of evolution and climate change.
This composite image shows a global view of Earth at night, compiled from over 400 satellite images.
Heat released by cities is disrupting air circulation patterns, making some places warmer and others cooler.
dung beetle with milky way glow in background
Star outbursts, stargazing dung beetles and newly discovered details about human DNA all made our list this week. Check these out.
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