Global Warming and Violent Weather
GISS scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth's climate warms.
(Aug '07)
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Climate Approaches Dangerous "Tipping" Point
GISS research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth's climate close to potentially dangerous consequences for the planet.
(May '07)
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Climate Change and Summer Heat Waves
A NASA study suggests that greenhouse-gas warming may raise average summer temperatures in the eastern U.S. nearly 10°F by the 2080s.
(May '07)
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Science Brief
Storms Power Saturn's Jet Streams
New Cassini mission research suggests eddies, or giant rotating storms, are the "engine" powering Saturn's jet stream winds.
(May '07)
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The Color of Life, Here and Out There
NASA scientists believe they have found a way to predict the color of plants on planets in other solar systems.
(Apr '07)
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Science Brief
Particulate Consequences
Changes over the next few decades in the types of aerosol pollutants and where they are emitted will affect how climate changes. GISS scientists recently looked at two possible scenarios.
(Mar '07)
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Global "Sunscreen" Has Likely Thinned
A new NASA study has found that an important counter-balance to the warming of our planet by greenhouse gases appears to have lost ground.
(Mar '07)
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G.Projector Map Maker Released
A new global map projection software application has been released by GISS. It is Java-based and cross-platform, so works on Windows, OS X and other operating systems.
(Mar '07)
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Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts
GISS scientists may have discovered how a warmer climate in the future could increase droughts in certain parts of the world.
(Feb '07)
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