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FIRST Makes New Observations of Earth's Atmosphere
High in Chilean desert, one of the driest places on Earth, NASA researchers are studying water vapor.
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NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week
NASA is releasing six short videos and NASA scientists are participating in a live, educational webcast to coincide with Earth Science Week 2009.
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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.
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The Life, Data and Death of a Satellite Mission
SAGE II and ERBS: remembering 25 years and a wealth of data on the chemistry and motions of the upper troposphere and stratosphere.
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Study Highlights Data on How Pollution Travels
JPL satellite data on the global transport of carbon monoxide are highlighted in a new National Academy of Sciences report on long-range transport of air pollutants.
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Space Radar Reveals Topography of Tsunami Site
The topography of the Samoan Islands, hit by a devastating tsunami on Sept. 29, is highlighted in this pair of images from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
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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.
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Floundering El Niños Make for Fickle Forecasts
Scientists agree El Nino is back. But not all El Ninos are created equal, and there’s less consensus about the future strength of this year’s event.
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NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight in Antarctica
Operation Ice Bridge is a six-year campaign of annual flights to each of Earth's polar regions.
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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.