Dr. Robert Jastrow, 1925-2008
The founder of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and its director for two decades recently passed away at the age of 82.
(Mar '08)
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2007 Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year
NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century.
(Jan '08)
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NASA Climate Experts Aided Nobel Effort
NASA scientists made important contributions to the International Panel on Climate Change's studies of global warming, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
(Dec '07)
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Earth's Temperature Tracker
After tracking Earth temperature for decades, scientist James Hansen is confident the global warming trend is mainly the result of
human-produced greenhouse gases.
(Nov. '07)
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Wetlands' Outsize Influence on Climate
The role of wetlands in the climate system is twofold because of their important part in the hydrologic cycle and in the methane that they emit.
(Oct '07)
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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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