When a fire broke out at a Branford, Conn. quarry on Jan. 30, 2014, Fire Chief Jack Ahern knew it was more complex than most incidents”the quarry housed explosives for a blasting company.
Is Global Warming Hiding Underwater?
Global satellite data show a 30-year uptrend of sea-surface temperature has slowed during the last 15 years”not the end of global warming, but a shuffle in the climate system's energy flow.
NASA Cracks a Baffling Satellite Illusion
Why does Amazon rainforest vegetation appear even greener and healthier in satellite images during dry periods and drought? NASA scientists have the answer after nearly a decade of debate.
Tricky Maneuvers for Swarm Constellation Under Way
The European Space Agency is delicately coaxing its trio of Swarm satellites into their respective orbits so they can start delivering the best-ever survey of Earth's magnetic field.
Ball Aerospace Completes WorldView-3 Integration
With the imagery sensor and associated electronics now integrated, the completed WorldView-3 satellite bus is ready for system-level performance testing, followed by thermal vacuum and environmental testing.
Professional-Grade Mapping Accomplished with UAS
Applanix and American Aerospace Advisors Inc. (AAAI) completed a successful series of test flights of AAAI’s RS-16 platform equipped with an Applanix DMS-UAV aerial photogrammetry payload.
Satellites Eye El Niño's Effect on Continental Evaporation
European Space Agency satellites have helped scientists discover that El Niño-induced droughts have caused global declines in evapotranspiration despite rising temperatures.
Hazardous Haze Fills Sichuan Basin
A layer of haze filled China's Sichuan Basin on Jan. 23, 2014, when NASA's Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image of the phenomenon.
NASA Set for a Big Earth Science Year with Five New Missions
For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet.
Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2013
A NASA analysis of global temperatures shows that 2013 was the seventh warmest year since 1880. Nine of the 10 warmest years have occurred since 2000.
