Exploring NASA’s new Eyes on Earth App
The Eyes on Earth application from NASA, Vital Signs, look at events in real time and history.
Deforestation and Cigarettes Tobacco
Smoking products destroy forests worldwide.
Rapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost GalleryRapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost
Arctic, Climate Change, Cryosphere, Environment, Geosphere, Impacts, Methane (CH4), Permafrost, Russia, Science, Soils, World News
Rapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost
First identified in 2014, mysterious "sinkholes" or openings in the Siberian Arctic could represent a significant new permafrost feedback - or not. Key arctic experts weigh in.
Don’t visit Antarctica!
Tourism in Antarctica is ruining the environment. So don't go there. Just go to Alaska. Who even knows the difference?
United States: Record Flames and Record Floods July 2014
Record breaking flash floods in North Carolina, pounding hail in Nevada, record wildfires in central Washington, and severe weather across the Nation.
On Mass Extinction, Sea Level Rise and Amplification
Peter Ward discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change.
A Surprisingly Simple Way To Stop Fracking
Watch the true story of a town who discovered strength in unity and turned the tables on the powerful oil & gas industry.
Permafrost and the mysterious Crater in Russia
Siberia’s frozen soil — known as permafrost — contains millions of tons of methane gas. As the surface slowly warms, this gas begins to be released — and pools into highly volatile pockets.
NOAA State of the Climate 2013 Report
Scientists issued their annual physical of Earth, comparing the planet in 2013 to a patient that's only getting worse and highlighting problems with key vital signs.