Tag Archives: Earth Observatory

Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new aerial missions to study our changing planet

Just as Earth Day approaches, NASA announced it’s in full swing with six new aircraft-driven missions to study our changing planet. At a media briefing on Friday, April 19, NASA officials announced six new airborne missions that will focus on changing polar coasts, weather conditions created by wildfires, urban air pollution, the effects of changing… Read More »

Arctic rivers face major changes due to a warming climate, permafrost melting, and an accelerating water cycle; impacts will have global consequences

As the Arctic warms, its major rivers are changing in ways that could have major consequences not only for the Arctic region but for the world as well. Rivers represent the land arm of the earth’s hydrological cycle. As rain and snow fall, rivers carry freshwater runoff as well as dissolved organic and particulate materials,… Read More »