NASA Explorers: The Snow Below
Snow is one part of the cryosphere that many of us have actually encountered, but it also plays a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate. Through decades of remote sensing, […]
Genre: Climate
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NASA Explorers: The Snow Below
NASA Explorers: High Mountain Glaciers
They’re rivers of ice, slowly flowing down the sides of mountains, and they currently have an outsized role in sea level rise. NASA Explorers is taking us high into the […]
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NASA Explorers: High Mountain Glaciers
NASA Explorers: Glacial Pace
NASA Explorers study Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets more than almost any other part of the cryosphere. As they melt and change, glaciers and ice sheets dramatically affect sea level […]
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NASA Explorers: Glacial Pace
NASA Explorers: Frozen Worlds
You have to start somewhere when looking for life away from Earth. Many NASA Explorers look for places with water ice, including distant moons like Enceladus and Europa. This week, […]
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NASA Explorers: Frozen Worlds
NASA Explorers: The New Normal
As the planet warms, fire seasons burn year-round and more areas are becoming flammable. NASA Explorers are studying how fires are changing with the climate and tracking how landscapes change […]
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NASA Explorers: The New Normal
NASA Explorers: Chasing Clouds
“Earth science is a subject far too big for one country, one agency, to tackle all by itself.” So NASA Explorers team up with researchers from around the country and […]
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NASA Explorers: Chasing Clouds
NASA Explorers: Flying Alaskan Glaciers
Flying low over some of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet, a cadre of scientists and pilots have been measuring changes in Alaskan glaciers as part of NASA’s Operation […]
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NASA Explorers: Flying Alaskan Glaciers
NASA Explorers: The Carbon Problem
In the Arctic, fires are a natural part of the ecosystem. But as the climate changes, fires are burning longer and hotter, releasing long-buried carbon from the soil. NASA Explorers […]
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NASA Explorers: The Carbon Problem
NASA Explorers: Follow that Plume!
Chasing smoke is a round-the-clock business. Wildfire smoke can travel long distances and over several days, so NASA Explorers with the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air […]
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NASA Explorers: Follow that Plume!
NASA Explorers: The Big Thaw
NASA Explorers is a new digital series that takes you inside the space agency and follows the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the front line of exploration. Season 1, “Cryosphere,” […]
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NASA Explorers: The Big Thaw
NASA Explorers: A Year in Fire
We live in a “new normal.” Large fires burn in the Arctic, sending carbon around the globe. Fire seasons in the American West burn longer and hotter. To put it […]
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NASA Explorers: A Year in Fire
NASA Explorers: Ice Odyssey
To know the evolution of sea ice and how we observe it from space is to know Dr. Claire Parkinson. Meet the scientist who continues to have a profound effect […]
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