Field measurements in Antarctica's spectacular blue ice region validate the accuracy of the European Space Agency's CryoSat mission and show that this part of the ice sheet has increased in height.
Groundwater Animation on Big Apple Big Screen
To highlight declines in Earth's groundwater, a visualization of world groundwater reserves will run several times each hour through April 22 on the big screen in New York's Times Square.
Satellite Images Reveal Ancient Syrian Settlements
Archaeologists who have digitized spy-era film satellite images have uncovered more than 9,000 potential ancient human settlements in Syria.
Switchgrass the Next Biofuel?
Armed with satellite-derived data of Nebraska grasslands, U.S. Geological Survey scientists demonstrate high potential for growing biofuel crops with relatively little energy input and environmental impact.
New Evidence from Satellites: Venice Still Sinking
The water flowing through Venice's famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year”and not only because of a rising sea level.
Earth Observation Meeting Focuses on Risk Management
Members of the Earth observation and insurance industries met last month to discuss Earth observation capabilities and the evolving information requirements of the insurance industries.
Historic Heat Wave Turns Winter to Summer
Unseasonably warm weather shattered records across the central and eastern United States and Canada between March 13“19.
Sense and Avoid for Drones Advances
Although still in testing phase, U.K.-based 2Excel says its system already does a better job than humans of detecting imminent drone collisions, a must-have capability for civil UAS acceptance.
Ice-Free Winter Stirs up Lake Erie
After a nearly ice-free winter, along with more rain than snow, Lake Erie was filled with colorful swirls of suspended sediment and algae on the first day of spring 2012.
Most Unsafe Aerosol Pollutant Abundant in China
NASA satellites validate abnormally high levels of fine pollution matter called PM2.5 over China that exceeds World Health Organization guidelines of 10 micrograms per cubic meter.
