From cities to deserts, the intense heat gripping California is being closely monitored by an Earth-observing mission aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA Gets a Wide Angle View of Hurricane Genevieve
NASA provided a series of photos of Hurricane Genevieve as it affected Mexico’s southern Baja California peninsula.
Systemic Racism Has Consequences for All Life in Cities
Social inequalities, specifically racism and classism, are impacting the biodiversity, evolutionary shifts and ecological health of plants and animals in our cities.
February Lockdown in China Caused a Drop in Some Types of Air Pollution, but Not Others
Atmospheric scientists have analyzed how the February near-total shutdown of mobility affected the air over China. Results show a striking drop in nitrogen oxides, a gas that comes mainly from tailpipes and is one component of smog.
Past Rapid Warming Levels in the Arctic Associated With Widespread Climate Changes
Abrupt climate changes during the Last Glacial Period, some 115,000 to 11,700 years ago, happened at the same time across a region extending from the Arctic to the Southern Hemisphere subtropics, new research has revealed.
Data Omission in Key EPA Insecticide Study Shows Need for Review of Industry Analysis
For nearly 50 years, a statistical omission tantamount to data falsification sat undiscovered in a critical study at the heart of regulating one of the most controversial and widely used pesticides in America.