This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that caught an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai…
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Satellite image of the Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula acquired on November 1, 2023, by NASA’s Aqua satellite. Eurasia’s tallest active volcano spewed ash…
Artist’s impression of NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mapping the properties of global mesospheric gravity waves. By analyzing the mesopause’s airglow, AWE will advance our…
A new study reveals the critical role of oceanic salt distribution in regulating global climate, linking historical cooling periods such as the Little Ice Age…
The large low velocity provinces (LLVPs) in the deep Earth mantle may be relics of Theian mantle materials. Credit: Hongping Deng and Hangzhou Sphere Studio…
Past global warming events offer insights into natural mechanisms that regulated Earth’s climate, such as rock weathering, which reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide. Today, enhancing rock…
Researchers have discovered that human activity has caused a sevenfold increase in atmospheric mercury since 1500 C.E. Using sulfur dioxide as a proxy for volcanic…
The 2023 MIT Energy Initiative Conference focused on action over debate in climate change mitigation, with advances in technology and distributed energy systems taking center…
New research highlights how learning from historical crises can inform our approach to climate change. By analyzing over 150 past events, researchers have found that…
El Niño’s disruptions to global rainfall patterns may increase food insecurity, with regions like southern Africa being particularly vulnerable. FEWS NET’s analysis aids in understanding…
Trou au Natron in Chad resembles a ghostly face from space, formed by distinctive volcanic features. Satellite observations and research expeditions have unveiled its rich…
A group of international scientists predicts that most of Earth’s near-surface permafrost could vanish by 2100. This conclusion is based on a comparison of current…
A study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography indicates that meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers accelerates their ice loss. This effect, termed subglacial…
ESA’s EarthCARE mission carries a suite of instruments to answer some critical scientific questions related to the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting…
Scientists from UC Davis and Cornell University have discovered that applying crushed volcanic rock to croplands can store carbon in soil, even in drought-prone regions…
Launched in 2020, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is designed to monitor sea surface heights, aiding in climate studies, especially the El Niño phenomenon. By…
The left and right images show the plane and equipment used to conduct a partial survey of Antarctica during the ICECAP data gathering project, courtesy…
Researchers have reported that while Greenland’s surface ice melt has accelerated due to the combined effects of warming and the influence of Foehn and katabatic…
This Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite image has vividly captured ships transiting the 80 km-long Panama Canal, a significant engineering achievement connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.…
Eruptions from neighboring volcanoes on Russia’s ever-fiery Kamchatka Peninsula were captured on October 16, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Eruptions on…