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Thorsten Markus sees Earth’s sea ice thinning
Thorsten Markus uses the ICESat satellite in Earth orbit to track Arctic sea ice. He said that loss of sea ice contributes to global warming.
May 3, 2010
Geoengineering to prevent global warming as last resort
Philip Rasch talks geoengineering, the process by which humans deliberately alter the atmosphere, with an intent to cool it - and counter global warming.
May 3, 2010
2010 earthquake took toll on Haiti’s water
Lane Wood of charity:water talked about the lack of access to clean water after the Haiti earthquake of 2010. Read more about the 2010 earthquake.
April 26, 2010
Is global warming causing more volcanoes?
Science hasn’t revealed any direct correlation between volcanoes and global warming, but it’s possible to visualize a connection.
April 26, 2010
CryoSat-2 satellite to examine Arctic Sea ice
ESA’s CryoSat-2 is designed to collect new insights into the role of ice. Our April 20th mission plan was to underfly the satellite over the Arctic Sea Ice.
April 25, 2010
Global changes point to connections between all things
Global changes are part of everyday life, and are reflected in the interconnections between all things. Read more about our interconnected world.
April 22, 2010
On Earth Day, see human footprint from space
Earth Day is a good time to think about the human footprint revealed by NASA satellite images of cities at night.
April 22, 2010
Oceans becoming more acidic at unprecedented rate
The National Research Council says that, unless man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are substantially curbed or controlled, Earth's oceans will continue to become more and more acidic.
April 22, 2010
Hawaiian endangered species vs invasive species
Many unique Hawaiian plants and animals are in trouble. A major reason is invasive species that have no natural predators. Read more on Hawaiian endangered species.
April 19, 2010
ICESat team flies over thinning Arctic sea ice
A break in the weather, and we are back in the air monitoring sea ice. The ice cap is starting to thin. Read more about the ICESat mission here.
April 14, 2010
